Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-19
DRAPER IS UNPOPULAR;
PARTY HANDICAP HEAVY
Serious Discomfort With Tariff and
High Living Cost.
VOTERS MUST BE AROUSED
Managers Plan Systematic Four
Weeks Campaign to Get Out the
Full Republican
Strength.
Special From Star Correspondent Mt.

Special From Stan Correspondent.
BOSTON, July 19.-Clouds, dark and
ominous. loom upon the republican hori-
zon for the coming fall campaign. That
the Grand Old Party is in a bad way no
one disputes-that is to say it is in a
bad way at this moment Hard work.
perfect organization and unremitting ef-
fort along practical lines are expected to
overcome this untoward situation, and the
the republican ranks is that victory may
be yet snatched from a situation that is
far from promising.
In Massachusetts this fall an entire
state ticket. both branches of the legisla-
ture. representatives in Congress and
numerous county officers are to be chosen
at the polls. The legislature thus chosen
will elect United States senator, Sena-
tor Lodges term expiring.
Off Year in Politics.
1t is an off year i'm politics. Likewise, as
1t befalis now, 1t seems to threaten to be
an off year for the republican party and
an off year in business and industry as
we'll as employment. Do not gather from
this gloomy expression that all is hope
less with the republicans. Far from it.
Read little further and see. 1t Is my
purpose to tell the worst at the outset.
from the republican viewpoint. and then
picture the silver lining to the clouds.
The first fact that confronts the re-
publican management at the outset of this
campaign IS that last year they elected
[ cir governor by a scant majority Of
1000 Votes. Cow Draper received 19O.-
eco votes. and the democratic candidate,
-.lr. Vahey. received 1929
Naturally the question arises, In what
way does the situation differ for the re-
publicans this year from last year?
Frankness compels the answer that the
only way it differs is for the worse, and
the reply can be divided into four speci-
fioations. namely:
Periis of the Republicans.
The republicans are due, in the natural
order of things, to suffer from the dis
content of the voters with the tariff
legislation.
They should feel the resentment of the
people over the high cost Of living.
They should suffer, as the party in
power. for diminution of employment and
laying OF Of workmen now threatened
They should feel the result of the per-
sonal unpopularity Of their prospective
candidate for governor. Gov. Draper and
the hostility of labor to him.
The. next question in order is, How do
the republicans hope to overcome thesa
unfavorable conditions?
In the first place. they expect to over
come the disproporticn between Gov. Dra-
pers vote last year of 10000 and the
Zod.ooo cast for Taft the preceding year
by systematic plan of getting out the
stay -at-home vote
In 1905 the number of voters in Massa-
chusetts who failed to go to the polls
was 10000. 1t is needless and would be
tresome to try to explain why they
stayed away; 1t is sufficient that they did
careful analysis by methods readily at
hand induce the republican managers to
home vote was republican. They propose
thls year 10 get II out and poll it.
Indifferent to Party.
Painstaking inquiry has convinced the
republican managers in this state that
there is no passion of opposition to the
republican party in Massachusetts. but
there Is tremendous Indifference. Over
coming Indifference is another proposition
to combating downright violent oppose
ton.
To do this they propose to make four
week campaign. where last year they
were content with two weeks on the firing
line
Ihey VIII organize thorough speak
ing campaign 10 explain the policies of
the party.
Ihey will inaugurate new scheme OF
o sanlzauon by utilizing the Iegjsl; ave
~ catoiua'es. forming an auxiliary cam
paign In each Of the forty senatorial dis
trlcts OF the state and holding the can
oidates Iesp"nstbl. for conditions In their
bailiwickS.
They viii fall in behind President TAFT
IN ms defehse OF the tariff legislation and
vii! ask the voters to give the new law
a fair trial, and Will dwell especially upon
the administration I.olicy of investigating
the tarin through a commission and en-
deavoring to place the tariff upon a $ ,ien-
tihc business basis
The assumption is that Massachusetts,
is protective tariff state and that the
disaffectiCn is directed against the method
rather than the principles
II will be clear TO the most non n-poltical
MIND that TIE success of the republican
campaign depends upon getting the re-
publican vote ut. IN reclaiming the In
dependent dnt nugwump vote and draw
ing II back intp the republican fold by
an appeal TO iartisan spirit
Democratic Campaign Issues.
The democrats for their part have thei
campaign issues cut out for them b,
conditions They will harp upon tw,
strings. national and state. They will
charge the dominant party. justly Of
not. with responsibility through the tariff
of the high cost of living. II the threat
ened slump in industrial conditions ma
terializes they will taunt the republican,
with failing to maintain prosperity will
their tariff II workingmen's employ
ment is cut down by one-third or one
half and the cost of living kept at tol
notch, the democrats think it will nee,
very little EFFORT on their part to arous
anita gonism to the party In power
On state issues the democrats vii
charge extravaganza. for which Their
Is claimed to be at least surface founda
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