The Washington times., 1908-11-05

Stability is the established and recog-
Eized virtue of Republicanism. The 70
SUITS OF this election peculiarly suggsEs
the capacity OF the party IN this regard.
BUSINESS Will have all the advantage OF
I certainty about what may be expected
mere VIII be no occasion for mIsgfv-
iAssi ana reports from the bourses OF
me whole world brought promDt resti-
ihony 10 the fact that this assurance IL
recognized and appreciated. Not often
would IL be possible for such a change
70 De accomplished with less suEeestfo1
Of avuision about It.
II Is curious and interesting to nots
, no" this great party OF administration
maintains the balance OF its own sIs-
H'ehl7, For seven years. we have baa
s'F- Gus President. depressed son e.
, - -he conservatism OF a Senate
incapable Of radicalism, and the unre-
'l5 eL'olis'Eehess OF House whose ruling
b'-29.'l N71.I ana interest was standpatism.
Note the change.
Rest for Big Stick.
we viii set a President after NTs-,r,
: from whom less forcefuI methods E-iI1
De expected The Big Stick win n-a-
suinaDly be given an occasional vscs-
uon- There viii be whole weeks v,bso
congress, though in session. will not re-
ceiVe peremptOry message. But while
IheFe viii be less extremity of methods
~ a. the Top, by process Of compensa-
non Il rails out that less viii be needed.
Tor the House management will he cbas-
tened by the loss of many cf ifs lisI,-
tenants N a-cOnSerVatisn. and the
senate will receive a striking access or
radicalisln with its new members1in
Ihe average viii be preserved. and nra-
served with better balance than he
tore' The opportunity for effective ac-
complishment along lines of coustruc-
i've legislation ought 10 be better than
ever before.
Ihls Is what the country wanted.
what II had in mind when IL voted This
Is a business country. and 1t is stronger
Tor sanity than for sentiment. IL wants
reforms without radlcausm; il would
falher nave business. despite some
abuses, than to abolish both together.
1t Is a Showdown.
The remarkably small votes poIIa5 b,
the minor parties shows how determines
was the country TO get q showdown on
the main question. The Socialists vvars
sure they would get a million. Doubt
Idl now II they got its half The PRO-
HlDltlonlsJs hoped for a million. and will
pe glad or a lOok-in. The Hisgen ticket
proved unlmportant. save as a factor in
New horks gubeTuatOriaI contest. and
even there Hughes would probably have
won II Shearn hadn't been running for
governor on the Hisgen ticket.
There was no great issue between tba
parties; so every body Kept saying. F}u+
IN truth there was the greatest oF an
issues. an aroused and determined bus
mess sentiment insisting on giving ms
mess "a chance. That was what ala It.
what brought an immense vote to rbs
poHs; what aroused acute interest in
tne last days OF an aDathetic fight
what convinced voters that thew T1Tsf
not waste their votes on the side-iss,,7s
ality for Taft
The Republican party has so Iors
possessed the confidence Of the national
business community, that If has bss5
able 10 live through a panic. No orbs-
party in the national history has 5ora
mat Inc rule is now for the first
time broken When the Republican
party was yOunger-before il had 80
Tar established itself as the ey1Ia rr4isr,
and patron Of business-tt was twice
defeated on the heels of depressions
First, in 1876, IL failed 10 elect q Presf
dent, and had to make one; then in
1884. though vastly less important de-
preston contributed to the election OF
Cleveland.
VOTES bryan ClaIne1
They said the unemployed and dis
satisfied would vote for Bryan. But
instead, ii is pretty apparent now that
the depression actually helped the Re-
publicans. Being in an uncomfortable
business mire. the country wanted to
take finn hold on the best tOw-line by
which TO drag itself out; and II reach
ed for the Republican line. That was
all there was to It.
Take tariff revision. There Is no
avoiding the conclusion that thfs is a
high-tarin country by a huge majorityf
a majority so big that after all the
years OF agitation and au the weight
or reason that hiss been presented Tor
a liberalization OF the schedules, It Is
now apparent that the revision which
viii come win be pretty nominal. II
will not satisfy the zeal reyisionists
within the Republican party, much less
the reYtstcnists outside. But q III