The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-27

TIE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE EN-
AHMED.


vote is of interest as it has bearing
ON the future of the Democratic party.
NV immersion is the vote in 1900 was
light. &C. 49,
1900 in the Southern States b0O,OO0.
II fell off in the country at large 4bO'-
900: so there was gain in the North
ern states of 100000, OF the popular
votes.
The Republicans lost in the South
ern States $4,000. They gained in
the Northern States $4,000.
Parker lost in Texas 10020S and in
the other Southern states O,00O,
and in the Northern States $4,000.
The Socialists gained 100000; the
Prohibitionists gained $1,000. and the
Popuiists gained $4,000. While some
Prohibition gains may nave been
drawn from the Democratic ranks. it
may be taken that the Socialists and
Pobulists gains We're exclusively from
that party, as the Republicans made
gains in all the Western States and
Parker lost in all the Western states
This would account for about $50, 900
of Parker's loss in the Southern and
Western States, leaving $4,000 Dem
ocrats to be still accounted for. The
Republicans gained in the Northern
States $4,000. That party was,
however, entitled 70 gain by
natural increase of 400 900 votes
at the North SO it does
not appear that any considerable part
of the missing 431, 900 Democratic
voters went TO the Republicans party.
yet some may have done so. Those
missing voters were probably persons
who voted for Bryan in 1900. but
would not vote for Parker, and were
not inclined TO vote for Debs, or for
Watson, whose canvass was under
stood to be in the interest of Roose-
Welt and not in good faith in the in
terest of the Populists.
Starting out with these figures and
this survey of the field, we find that
in Maine Roosevelt lost 97S votes and
Parker 1872. In New Hampshire
Roosevelt lost 634 and Parker 1904.
an Connecticut Parker lost 1,0S5 and
Roosevelt gained S,522.
In Vermont Parker lost 3,0T2 and
Roosevelt gained 4,114.
In Massachusetts both sides gained
! Roosevelt gained 1858 and Parker
800. and in Rhode Island both
gained: Roosevelt 1921 and Parker
| 5.027.
In New England it thus appears
that the parties preserved their align
ment fairly Well There was no great
slump.
In New York, Parker gained $685.
votes and Roosevelt gained 1854.
In New Jersey Parker lost only
242 votes. but Roosevelt gained %,
600
In Delaware Parker gained 500 and
Roosevelt 1.1S5.
The Democrats seem to have held
their own in those States fairly well.
although they We're entitled to a nat
ural increase.
In Indiana Parker lost 1929. Wat
! soil got but 2,444. and Roosevelts gain
! q clt
| lar influences prevailing in Indiana as
| in the adjacent States.
! In Illinois Parker lost 1886; Debs
| got 69,225 votes, while In 1900 the
total Socialist vote throughout the
| Union was only $1,000, and Roosevelt
gained only $4,000 votes. Watson got
but 6,725. In Iowa, while Roosevelt
| 024; still Watson got but 2,207
| Missouri is a bird of the same feather.
! Parker lost 46,075: Roosevelt gained
1856, while Watson got but 1926.
| In Kansas Parker lost 1891
| Roosevelt gained 24,90S, while Wat
| son got only 6,15G.
| In Nebraska Parker lost 62,137
| Roosevelt gained 1923 and Watson's
vote was 20.50S.
| THESE figures show slump away
/ from Parker, but not towards the
Populist party, and they do not show
| that many Democrats voted fol
| Roosevelt.
1t is to be observed that the Re-
puplicans were very wise in conduct
ing their campaign. They used print
/ ing ink extensively. In some OF the
popular magazines they had very
strong articles-appealing to the
voters in behalf of Roosevelt, which
were very effective--while had they
appeared in partisan newspapers they
would hardly have been read.
1t is also to be observed that the
| slump away from Parker was particu-
! larry at the West.
| The policies of the Republican
| party are more in accord with popular
! sentiments at the West than at the
| East. What it is that appeals to he
| Wesern people is a subject of enquiry,
Certainly the Democratic position on
| the tariff does not interest them
| The agricultural people at the West
are not in love with tariff reform
| | have had my own notion on this
subject for years. 1t is that the Re-
! publican policies are deemed more
patriotic than those advocated by the
| Democratic party The Republicans
offer to do things that appeal TO the
| patriotic fervor of the citizen, and
they have managed to make it APP
pear that the Democratic party is UNI
patriotic.
Reason and judgment make but lit
| tie Roadway against the prejudice en-
gendered by this sDecious course OF
! partisan deception.
! In addition to that general draw
| back to Democratic success in the re-
cent election, the personality of Roose-
welt, carried him on the crest OF a
| tidal wave, while the popular hear,
was not moved for Judge Parker.
Roosevelt was dear to the Western
| heart, a sort of popular hero
/ These conditions are not apt TO re-
occur, and by a wise course in Con-
gress. the Democratic party may, four
years hence, gain the presidency Let
us not be detected.
s. A. ASHE.