New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
The November Victories Have
Brought December Worries.
JANUARY F0LLIES LIKELY
Victors Wholly Incapable of Ful.
filling Promises and Satisfy
Interpretations.
rrrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

lowed by January'S follieS. It is only
necessary to mention the Senate situation
in New York, New Jersey or West Nir-
ginia TO produce a large sized shudoer IN
any Democrat with keen political sense,
and others, of course, do not count A
long period Of responsibility has robbed
the Democracy of constructive ability ana
attenuated its political sense, while the
succession Of lean years has produced a
consuming hunger for spoils which threat
ems TO prove the undoing Of the results
achieved in the last elections. The DEM
ocrats have so long been accustomed to
make promises with neither hope nor ex-
pectation of having to make good that
now they have won they have done so by
promises they are wholly Incapable Of full
filing, by raising expectations which they
are entirely unable to satisfy.
In New York. for instance, it has long
been a part Of the Democratic stock in
trade to belsbor the men sent by the Re
publican party of the Empire State to rep
resent it in the Senate, while the voters
Lave been led to believe that the Democ-
racy were it intrusted with the power,
would elect Senator's who would far better
represent the peoples views and wishes.
And now that the voters have taken the
the prospect of seeing chosen as successor
to Senator Depew William F. Sheehan OF
some statesman close to Charles F. Murphy
and typical of the interests he represents.
It is already obvious. according to promi-
nent Democrats in Washington, that who
ever MI Murphy may choose Will be dis
trusted by a majority of the people and
hated by large element, possibly a, ma
iority of the members Of his own party.
Fighting Like Kilkenny Cats.
In New Jersey according to the best news
sources in Washington, the Democrats are
fighting like the notorious Kilkenny cats,
with Governor-elect Wilson arrayed on the
side of MARITIME and all the interests which
made Democratic victory In that state pos
sible lined up for James Smith, jr., whose
record in connection with the sugar and
other schedules in the Wilson German tariff
bill is still recollected with abhorrence by
other members Of his party 1t is hoped
by the Democrats in Washington who have
the interest of their party at heart that
DR.. Wilson will compass Smiths s defeat.
but discussing the situation. with the assur-
ance that they will not be quoted. they
frankly admit that Smiths defeat will go
far to rupture the party in that state and
will probably mean Republican victory IN
| 1872.
In Ohio the spectacle presented by q
| contest for the Senate between two men OF
| insufficient calibre to do their party credit
! in the State Legislature is the occasion OF
! infinite regret TO the national leaders. They
believe that the Republican party will be
relieved and strengthened by the retirement
| of Senator Dick. but they realize that the
\ IL
ened by the election of either Edward Han
! ley or Atlee Pomerene. both of whom are
regarded as not only men Of decidedly lin
| tied capacity. but as possessing affiliations
which are certain to prove intensely repug
r1ant to the voters of the state. regardless
of party.
| The situation in Ohio is almost dupl!
Gated in West Virginia Democrats gen
orally believe that the Republicans vii
be strengthened By the retirement from
! the Senate Of Nathan Bay Scott. a politi
clan Of the old school, who is regarded as
| having failed utterly 10 keep pace Will
the progressive ideas of his party. Ru
the men who are foremost in the race fol
the place made vacant by his retirenaen
| are Clarence Watson. John T. REcGraw am
| William z Chiffon. to all OF whom sr.
peculiarly applicable the criticisms whicl
the Democrats have made Of Senato
Scott.
Would "Gornnanize" Tariff.
Taking advantage Of the general dissat
isfaction with the high cost Of living an,
the belief that the Payne tariff bill wa
in some unexplained way responsib bl
therefor, the Democrats have led the coun
try to expect radically different ueasur
at their hands, and now they are prepar
ing to make good their promises by elect
ing TO the Senate men who would as sure
" "Gormanize' eny tariff measure passe
the House, if they got the chance, as di
Arthur Pue German and his phalanx o
stalwarrs, who made the Wilson bill 9.
measure Of perfidy and dishonor'' In tn
fact that the Senate OF the next Congress
will be Republican and that therefore,
is unlikely that the Democratic member
of the upper house will be compelled t
make an actual showdown. the Denocrat I
are seeking TO find some comfort, but eve
that does not afford the assurance it woul
have a few years ago, for they realize ths
the voters OF to-day observe the action O
political parties with far greater intelli
gence than formerly, and that they sr
likely to visit their wrath on a part
which sends TO the Senate men who b
character and affiliations are hostile TO al
that the people want. And in all thes
states the prospect of that faVorite Dem
ocratic pastime. knitting in the back by tn
| defeated factions. is all too clearly fore
Swallowed
| Meanwhile the Tariff Board. Great ted by
| Republican Congress and acting with tn
utmost encoura cement from a Republical
President is working assiduously 4 Re
| publican leader. Mr.. Longworth, Of Ohio
is drafting a bill making the Tariff Boar
2 permanent commission. and both Presi
dent Taft and his party are committed t
| q system Of revision, schedule by schedule
which, it is obvious. will obviate log-roll
ing. and, by subjectins the tariff schedule
one ct a time TO public scrutiny, Will go ia
20 in.ure an accurate readjustment of tn
as we'll as 10 create q. public opinion whicl
will compel those benefited By the tarif
| to transfer to their employees in the form
of wages such share of the increased price
insured by the tariff as is the purpose o
| Congress and of the people in supportin,
the protective policy.
In the phraseology of the season, SAINT;
| Claus has put into the Democratic stock
| ings far more candy and sweet stuff thar
is good for their owners, and already the!
are suffering from the effects, while tin
more intelligent sadly realize that eth,
worst is yet to come" G. G. H
|