Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-11
The Result of the Election.

The overwhelming republican ma
jorty of Tuesday Is n personal tri-
umph for President Roosevelt. 1t
does not necessarily mean that all
the voters who voted the republican
ticket are entirely in harmony with
the existing administration. 1t does
NEAR decisively, that an immense
majority of the citizens of this coun-
. try have faith In Theodore Roose-
welt, in his honesty of purpose,
courage of conviction and energy of
action. Only by looking back on his
administration after a score of years
has passed, can 1t be determined If
this faith is wellfounded The presi-
dents opportunity is exceptional. Ell
Their he will be written in history as
the greatest president since Abra-
ham Lincoln or he will be considered |
failure. The people have left the I
matter largely with him. All good
citizens can but hope that he will
prove absolute master of the situation,
will have a prosperous term of office
and will retire with even greater re-
spect and honor than he has yet
known.
The explanation of the utter defeat
of Judge Parker and the recognized
democracy is simple. SO simple Is 1t
that, newspaper reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding the democrats
have had no hope of winning for !,
weeks past. Beginning with a radical
controlling element that had been
submerged in two elections, the at
tempt to unite at st. Louis on a
conservative basis, as safe and
sane party was but nominally sue
cessful. There was not and can never :,
be any real union between the fol- :,
lowers of William j. Bryan and those :,
of his party who deserted him in SO
until the former give up free silver
voluntarily or the issue dies nat =
ural death. Judge Parkers famous =
gold telegram might have been =
vote getter If the election had imme- 4
diately followed it, but the glamor =,
was gone before Nov 5. The party -
was sadly dis united to the end.
The management of Mr. Cortelyou
was far superior to that of Mr.. Tag
CART. How far this superiority can be
accounted for in the different prob :.
ems that confronted the two men
md how far their respective abilities ~
entered into it Is largely matter of
conjecture. Even Mr.. Cortelyou and -,
he republican treasury would scarce
al rt | 49,
tally if the two committees had
hanged places.
Judge Parker was too little known inc
t the start and too passive to be on,
opular leader. lie couiu not INITIATE che
he president and keep quiet sue riffs
essfully because he had not been tho
alking to the people for four years if
s Roosevelt had Those dissatisfied hor
nth republican rule could not see of
nough promise of better things in p
le uelhocrdtic caiiuiua'e' iheS is
'ould not Jump out OF Ihe Trying chill
an for fear of the fire. lea,
Plainly most people think the and
nited States is doing very well. mat
resident Roosevelt's stand pat doc dry
inc is vindicated. SURE
Looking back to st. Louis we may LOT
ell believe that there was early in dcc'
e year enough opposition to repub- 70 !
IAN rule co that q virile energetic Gus
Indidate, nominated by a harmonious no
Id united democracy, with cam iial'
,ign manager of more than ordin- 'rac
y sagacity might have won the PREF
Glory. Unfortunately for the DEM rem
rats, all these things were lacking II
hat will result from the nromised falle
Of the marty nobody are
nd