The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-09

from claiming that the Roosevelt vic
tory justifies their position. Landslides
always. come about thru the operation
of the independent and silent vote. The
politicians, the men who do the talking
have nothing to do with them, and can
recall that Chairman Cortelyou of the
republican national committee, as the
result of the best information he could
gather, did not feel warranted last
Sunday morning in predicting that
Roosevelt would win more than 314
electoral votes.
President Clears the Decks.
The presidents statement, made in
that he would not be candi,
date for another term, opens the
way for him to make great rec
ord during the administration to begin
next March. He has cleared the decks
for action by this statement. The
as they otherwise would have done.
that his important moves were all made
with view to the next national con-
vention. Thus the new administration
will have a highly suspicious begin
ming.
Parker Roosevelt Friendship Broken.
Incidentally, it may be said that Par
ker has forever forfeited the friend
ship of the president. The two men
have known one another intimately for
many years, and their families have
frequently exchanged visits. The pres
ident was much hurt when Parker be-
gan to utter the libels about an under
standing between the republican party
and the trusts, by which the trusts, in
return for campaign contributions, were
to have certain high privileges and
immunities at the hands of the Roose
Yelt administration, and word was car
ried to Parker, with the president g
knowledge and consent, that these state
that his callers spoke on the personal
authority Of the president, and he was
asked to discontinue that style of cam
paigning. His refusal brought forth
The president IS impassioned, sledge-
hammer denial, and forever broke the
friendship Of many years. 1t was ap-
parent that Parker was willing to sac
tit THAT ,d fdEfndshhp if by 50 81 doing
ocratic victory, and that he was not
concerned as to whether the charges
were true or false, so long as they prom
ised to make democratic votes. 49,
Federal Corrupt Practices Act.
One of the results of the charges
against the president and Chairman
democratic press Of Greater New York
| will be an effort to secure the passage
by congress of federal corrupt-prac-
tees act, under which all contribu-
tions to presidential campaigns will be
subject to the same scrutiny and pub
Lefty as are guaranteed by law IN many
formed, will not be opposed by the
president or any of the leading men
in the republican party. Their atti-
tude toward it, however, will not be
an admission by indirection of the truth
Of the recent charges, but an effort on
their part to raise the great quadren-
NAL campaigns to higher levels. | am
would have been glad, had there been
such law in existence at the begin
ming Of the campaign of this year.
Hebrew and Roman Catholic Vote.
In closing, l will say that the "silent
vote,' about which 50 much was said
in the heat of the canvass, and the
trend of which was in some quarters re.
garded as 50 uncertain, has been cast
for Roosevelt, as the republican lead
ers said it would be. Two great fac.
tors in this vote came from Hebrew and
Roman Catholic quarters. The former
favored the president because. of what
| his administration has done for the
Hebrews in Russia, and the latter be:
cause of the administration 8 notably
fair and open handed dealings with the
church in the settlement of the, friar
question in the Philippines. Broadly
speaking, both these forces in Ameri
can politics are nominally democratic
Their liking for Roosevelt will explain
a good deal that otherwise might be
confusing in the study Of the urban
vote as cast yesterday. .,,.- r..
In New York and in Chicago, for in
stance, the Hebrew and the Catholic
votes are very large. Enough Of this
vote in both cities was cast for Roose
welt to give the republican landslide
increased impetus. This statement viii
also apply to the New England state:
and New York and New Jersey gener
large.
In large way the presidents per
sonality has stamped itself upon hi
entire administration. The democrat
focused their campaign on that per
sonality, with a result which surel.