The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-09

tional love of Roosevelt, or commenda-
ton of many of the cratic things he
has done. that resulted in his election
over Judge Parker said Mayor Her
man Myers in discussing the result of
the election.
HE was simply the beneficiary of
the country's great prosperity, for
which no party is responsible. and of
the undoubtedly enormous campaign
fund that the Republican party had at
it's command.
THAT party, having the sinews of
war. has been able to keep up a fine
organization in all of the doubtful
states, whereas the Democratic party
has in recent years, been more or less
disorganized. and was unable to get
itself into first-class fighting shape
for this campaign.
'It reconciled its differences of opin-
ion too recently for it's units to get to-
gether into one solid body. There is
hardly doubt that the purchaseable
vote in the great doubtful states of
the North and West was corraled by
the Republicans. The longest purse
gathered them in. This has been the
case in all recent national contests.
No Really Great Issue.
But above and beyond all this
there was no really great issue that
could enthuse the Democratic party
and nerve it for victorious fight. The
leaders of the two parties, on the
whole, show but little difference of
views on the money question, on the
upbuilding of merchant marine and
on the smaller questions that were
brought forward in the platforms and
then dropped.
THE Philippine question cuts both
ways in both parties. There are prob
ably as many Republicans as Demo-
Gratis who condemn the existing stu
alton in the Philippines, just as there
are many Republicans who condemn
the isthmus affair. On the other
hand there are many Democrats who
believe the Philippines should be per-
petually retained by this country, or
who think the day of independence for
the islands is too remote to be dis
cussed, and that the isthmian canal
overshadows anything Objectionable
in the method of securing it.
TariM Was Chief Issue.
1T do not think either of those issues
benefited or injured either of the par
ties to any extent. The tariff was
really. It seems to me. the underlying
issue in the North. and there had been
no Suftlclent campaign OF euucatlOn on
that issue to make II a telling one.
Judge Parker was good leader.
pure, high-toned, able man, and with
all other Democrats. I regret II was
his misfortune to lead a losing fight.
But this losing fight may. and proba-
bly, will be, but the precursor OF a
glorious Democratic victory four years
hence"
ut was what 1 feared. but that
makes my regret none the less" said
Alderman James M. Dixon, in speak
ing OF the defeat of Parker. The Re
publicans had the money and that tells
the whole story.
Trusts and Money Did IL.
Protecting the trusts as the Re-
publican party does, IL has a prac-
tically inexhaustible source of reve-
nue. at its command. With this money
the Republicans were able to defeat
the Democrats in the doubtful states
and gain the victory Roosevelt never
could have beaten Parker. II was the
trusts and money that did II.
THE night is over, however, and
there is nothing to do but wait until
another four years shall pass. BY then
the country will certainly have had a
surfeit OF Roosevelt and Republican
administration"