The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-23
TEDDY TALKS
&c crawls From Under The bebns and
MaS.s a fes Remarks oa
THE GREAT TIDAL WAVE

SUE VgAG6S kNVSA WAVE
Says Hos just Eef:n the Fight So'
Ideals, and Tia: He VIM 10 On 6:
q Triumphant Conclusion in Spite
OF Checks and Failures OF Lead.
Theodore Roosevelt. declares "a e!.
arst statement since election dAE
that be believes The ash. tor pcosres-
s!ve popular government: has jus; os'
gun. One week before eleceioA.
wh.le speaking IN Des Ao:nes. ae
said be vas enlisted 20. .hree
years war. and taat Il defeated th:s
sea. he Mould keep OF asaeius-
His a1s formal statement. as
printed in :ae outloos. TO ~hi:a
publication he is a contributing edl-
:o:. says:
On every hand. personally and BY
correspondence. have been asked -
make a s,a.emen. regarding the
election. So far as am concerned.
have nothing whatever % ado 70 or
to fake away from the declaration OF
principles which have made IN the
osswasoa!c speech and elsewhere.
Eas, and West. during the pass
three months. The fight for pro-
sressive popular government sAs
merely begun. and will certainly go
On 70 a triumphant conclusion "a
ypi.s OF initial checks and ,.respeSs-
I've OF the personal success or failure
OF individual leaders
Theodore Roosevelt
This signed editorial immediate
y followed the above. and Is Ssaer-
ally regarded az ae:as more e1-
tended exposition o. Mr.. Rooserelss
v.evs than Is made n the s!sn.d
s.asemen. The editorial reads &c
part:
The Democratic wave Of success
which began With TIE election OF
Democratic Governor IN Maine had
IN even more striking illustration IN
the greatly reduced Republican mai
critics in such States as Rhode Is
land. Pennsylvania and Iowa snsn -
the Democratic victories n SeT
York. Ohio and New jersey II each
State the Democratic gains are 70 oe
attributed. f-sc. Of eou.se. 70 o2e
large and general movement: sut =
each case also there were s2ecsTi
contributing causes. Broadly deon-
Cd. the general cause was simply d's-
satisfaction with the Republican pas
y.
..Bus specially. the high :ar:S l.
believed 70 be enc OF the Chief
causes OF the high cost Of living: tie
oeoDle believed .ha: substantial
downward revision was promised BY
the Republican party: the Payne-A
dr,ea bill E7as not. in fact. accepted
"A such q measure: the attempts OF
the Administration 70 hold tho o'is
nm 20 admiration not only did no:
convince but did irr.,a,e its critics.
'Tae unhappy Bal!:nser-F'ncoos
controversy. the diplomatic seaaca:
over The appointment OF Chinese
Minister. the political revolt asa!ns;
Canon!sm-chese and other matters
left in the popular mind feeling
that the Republican party vas oeai-
ing weakly with grave public in'e:'
es.s, and n a measure overshado~ec
.he praise deserved sor the acsuai
constructive measures passed.
Moreover. IN some ways the Dem
ocra.s benefited by tho stirring o:
popular feeling for progressive lesis
fa.son; IN many cases progressive
Democrats pushed aside eonserva-
lives OF both parties: Wood.oc VIII
con in New Jersey IS as truly pro
sness:ye "a Is Robert Bass In New
Hampshire
.I. must 30 remembered that eae
moral re-olt against boss rule acc
legislative corruption in New YORK.
COR instance. was total dtSeseat
thing from the !nsurSeat and aau-
tariff feeling In the West Sa;!oaa.
IL the chic: -esul, is that We shall
have a Democratic House OF Repre-
senta.tves With majority OF oeariS
or ouwe so. "a agaics, Republican
majority Of - N the present Con
sress: while the Republican majority
In the senate Is reduced from 2s &c
-. Thus for the frst time II man!
years We shall have Republican
president and senate ranged asains:
a Democratic lover house. anc e.sae'
party may block legislation II u
v.shes. Tha: the Democrats EN
next year introduce general fa:is
Is likely. bu: II they are wise the;
viii recognize the fact tha: he only
reasonable way Of dealing With the
subiec: I. that recommended Sy th'
President and Nc. Roose'e!S-eo~'
Is. schedule by schedule.
The result IN New York Is 2rae'
e.ca:ly 70 pc, Tammany IN cont.o! al
Albany. NJ. DIX. at the bess mar
OF little public service. IS chosen
by plurality OF nearly 10000 y
preference 70 Mr Stimson. whose :e
cord as faithful! and UNIVERSAL,
successful prosecutor .: public enc
mics IS unique
Tho causes o, this temporary de
sea; Of progressive Repuhl:can.sn y
New York were n the main the e1
oosure OF co-rup; practices anon;
Reruh!icans in the Legislature. ta'
!nci.ueac weather which made To-
vote lish: in the -u.a! c:asr!cts. "a
49,. onosr ~ r6S. ~ :he \ey