The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-05

aN. The returns Of the election pre-
scented to the readers OF the Mail
today contain the confirmation OF
the prediction indications and the
story Of The complete triumph Of
the Republican party in the Nation,
the State and Kanawha county.
- New York set the pace for the
/. rest Of the country in is approval
4 Of the policies Of President Roose-
. welt by the tremendous majority
\, given for William Howard Tat and
s.James S. Sherman. while the other
/ States have wheeled into line with
4 majprities duplicating those Of four
y years ago, and in some instances
doing even better.
$ The result Of the election clearly
demonstrates that the great Journals
/ of the country correctly reflected TIE
popular sentiment OF the people. ana
that the trend Of sentiment that
I set in a month ago for the Republic
can candidates never ceased until
the ballot box. the last and best or
portunity presented where 1.-The pe0-
pie rule
.. The result is not surprise to
the. people Of the country who
have watched events and have fGith
in the integrity and patriotism oc
the people, as we'll as their intclli-
gence.
!, The Democratic party under the
/, leadership Of Bryan entered the
campaign with attacks upon the
Judiciary Of the country, condemna-
ton for the tariff system, and gen
eral abuse Of the nations record
since its greatness has been estab-
llshed through the policies prOmul-
gated and supported by the Republic
can party.
The condemnation Of the Judiciary
became q D.. Democratic slogan
through the peerless leader Of the
, Democracy, the tariff system was at
tackled and denounced, the, -gtaran-
tee of bank deposits, almost as bad
as the old hat money SYSTEM, was
the faTOTite theme Of the Democracy
through its organs, until the people
in very seIf-deGcnSe were driven to
the support Of the stail ana sub
stantial policies offered through tho
time tried and oft-testeA Republican
party.
From the date OF the opening Of
the campaign until the final test at
the polls Bryan Weakened his cause
by the arguments he presented.
Plausible in phrase and elegant in
d. address in the discussion and Drcscn~
tation Of ordinary questions, he de-
sends to the ridiculous and un-
reasonable when he truches the
great questions Of the hour, and the
people see through his s0phistrics
when called upon for the final test.
Bryan in the present instance sue
3 ceeded in hyDnctizing practically the
5#entire secondary leadership Of the
3Democratic party. Whether they
A permitted this to be done ii order
that he should be finally and fully
s. disposed Of by this latest defeat will
s never be known, but certain it j.;
Il that they have given him the froost
y opportunity Of all opportunities for
him to forever put himself out 81
3, the running.
81. But the best part Of it all is that
b the Republican party presented q
q record Of things accomplished which
+ has made our country the greatest
Z on the face OF the earth. the d.
IS claration OF principles for the fu-
sAture that promised no backward
$sYstep from The high pinnacle reached
SSk under Theodore Roosevelt ana q
q leader in the person OF William
y Howard Taft whose splendid char
J aeter, craftsmanship ana experience
81 SO ably fits him for The prrsidcncv.
and all this brought tho great VIC
81 tory registered BY the voters on
II Tuesday.