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words, the republican outlook today is
markedly better than it was in Sep
TENDER, when Vermont and Maine had
their elections.
The existence of this reaction was
acknowledged by the New York Her
editorially that Parker could not be
elected. The Herald has been support
ing Parker, and it would still like to
see him win From day to day for the
past week, in detached news dispatches
from the east, T he Journal has
contained a prognosis and diagnosis of
the democratic campaign, pointing TO-
ic national committee practically ad-
mits this condition when it decides to
expend all it's energies in the three
states named, in the hope Of doing
something which will save the ''safe
and sane" democracy and prevent the
recrudescence of Organism.
Parker's Scuttle Speech.
Judge Parker's "scuttle' speech last
Saturday night at Esopus is another
straw indicating the direction Of
the wind. The nonsense and inaccuracy
of that speech have been emphasized,
first by William E. Curtis, and later
by former Secretary Root in New York
On Wednesday night. The entire coun-
u uOW huOWS CudU uOS0 oil was
launched by the pressing necessities Of
his campaign into this TRADE against
imperialism, so-called, without even
elementary knowledge of the subject,
and that his speech has been made to
recoil upon him with tremendous force.
Earlier such speech might possibly
have sounded a s'keynote,'' but now it's
that Parker's New York newspaper
supporters are saying absolutely moth
ing about it.
Another "straw' Indicating republi-
can victory and emphasizing the re-
action which have been discussing, is
the wonderful revival Of business. Rail
road earnings are increasing, stocks are
going upward, Wall street is unusually
active for presidential autumn, and
Using and satisfactory. The country
doesn't want change, and it is now
convinced that no change is coming.
I don't want to speak in any oracu-
lar way about a republican landslide,
and hope I do not do so when I say
that there are Of late days plenty of
signs that such landslide may be at
hand. 1t ought not to surprise anyone
who has been following the campaign
to wake up the morning after election
and find out that Roosevelt has swept
the country by a popular plurality and
an electoral majority such as few, if
any, of our presidents have had.
Germans Interview.
In this connection there is at hand
a notable interview with Senator Cor
man yesterday by the Baltimore Sun,
the leading democratic newspaper, OF
Maryland. The senator declined obso-
lutely to say how he thought the cleo
ton was going, and would not even hint
that he thought Parker would be
elected. Nobody could figure out the
result, he said, and he wouldn It be fool
ish enough to try. All of which sounds
very queer, coming from a man who is
usually, SO Hcock sure' as German.
He called attention to the exceeding
ly heavy registration all over the coun-
try, especially in the states where the
contest has been fercest, and noted
that notwithstanding this increase the
people were taking very little interest
contest. - This, he thought, was very
Significant, Four years ago not far
from one-third Of the democratic party
the senator added, had failed to sup
port Bryan. The large registration in
d!cates that these men will vote this
year. But yet the senator ism It sure
that they will vote for Parker. He
thinks it altogether likely that there
will be tremendous landslide one way
or the other, but he declines to say
which direction he thinks it will take.
in making. a free translation Of this
interview into the common speech Of
the day and holding it to mean that
there is absolutely no hope for Parker
and that Roosevelt is likely to be
elected by q landslide vote. .,-. 49,.