Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-09
Washlugtun StandS.A
OILY MPlA, WASH.
Fhlbil MORNING. DECEMBER Q. 1901.
Place the Credit Where 1t Belongs.

Place the Credit Where It Belongs,
Some OF the Eastern Republican
papers are calling for an acknoWlcdg-
ment q error on pant OF those who
predicted that Eortclyou was too eak
man t. I'LL acceptably the plac OF
Chinaman oil the Republican Ma
tionsl Committee. 1t will hardly he
accorded, il based solely on the over
~htlmlng vote for Roosevelt. 1t was
one OF those happenings attributable
to impulse, with about as much rea.
son as lmpcls band OF sheep to scurry
away in direction chosen by some i'm
pulsive leader. 1t was an utter repudi.
alton OF work OF the st. Louis conven.
ton, and the general and frequently
open and acknowledged support given
by Democrats for the Republican
national nominees, that produced the
landslide, and which, temporary though
it be and OF extreme doubtful expedi.
ency, and justifable only as q heroic
remedy, that is claimed and accorded
by some Republican newspapers as an
evidence OF the wisdom and prowess Of
the man who acted by the grace of
Roosevelt as his figurehead and posi-.
bly, ecapegoat. Plaudits, and immu.
nifty for crookedness, are accorded as
freely as sometimes bestowed upon the
millionaire defaulter, solely on account
of the magnitude OF the transaction.
If Mr.. Cortelyou has shown any
marked evidence OF executive shrewd-
ness, it has not been a matter of COM
ment as the campaign developed its
salient characteristics. In fact, he
was at times, the subject of severe but
honest criticism OF his partisans, and
mp to the hour of election, he utterly
failed to realize the magnitude of the
disaffection in the opposition, or the
strength which it added 10 his own
party. He allowed New York with
its immense plurality, to be classified
as doubtful State and many others
were virtually conceded to the opposi.
ton which gave Republican majorities
for President. Mark Hanna, with the
opportunities available for an organ.
lied and an intelligent poll of popular
sentiment would have been able to
very nearly guage the chances OF
battle.
tits as absurd 10 give special credit
for management of campaign which
in reality managed itself. The same
anomalous conditions as existed in this
State prevailed nearly everywhere, in
every State north of the Mason and
Dixon's line. The mention of Parker's
name was seldom heard, never cheered
and all allusion to national issues was
carefully avoided, while Republican
speakers of national {enown were al.
lowed to trade their claimed influence
for the Democratic State ticket, tor
privilege OF eulogizing Roosevelt in
meetings held under call and by au-
thority Of the Democratic State com.
mittee. Is it matter of any surprise
that the plurality in our own State
attained the magnificent total of H..
296. or that the popular plurality of
the whole country should be counted
by seven figures instead of the usual
tens and hundreds of thousandsi
The national election, 90 far as the
Democrats were concerned, went BY
default to the other party. The great.
or triumph, that is plainly due beyond
all question, to any faction. is to the
Cleveland conspirators, who, for q
third time, have had their way in pro.
noting success for their allies. Lei
the credit, or iniamy, fall where it il
properly due.