Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-25
FRIDAY. MARCH q, 1910.
1T DEPENDS UPON THE POINT
OF VIEW.

When the Ola Colony district,
OF Massachusetts. normally RePlp-
lican by about fifteen thou
sand plurality. gave plurality Oh
Ave thousand TO Democratic homl-
nee for congress. the result naturally
WIS accepted in the Democratic ma
tional camp and by the public at large
as indicative OF the complexion OF the
next congress. or course no one ex-
pectcd the Republican leaders to adj
init any such thing: no politician is
going TO confess that things are look
fng the ether fellows way. for sneh
an admission would be suicidal anu
foolish. Therefore il was to be ex-
Epected that when the news OF Foss
victory reached washington an expla-
nation would be forthcoming from the
G. o. 2. leaders 20 the effect that the
result was attributable to local cOndi-
lions and not to any growing dissatis-
faction among the rank and file OF
Republican voters, etc.
Whatever the Republican chiefs
might say under such circumstances
would he taken with several pounds
of salt. But the following from the
Boston Transcript. known as an in
dependent Republican paper, would
seem to be worthy OF serious con-
sideration:
The result of today's election Will
doubtless be taken by the press
Throughout the country as barometrc.
Such a conclusion would be unfag. IL
is not an anti-administration or an
anti-Cannon victory. II is not tarif
victory. II is not q Democratic vic
tory Many regard Buchanan as just
as mach of Democrat as Foss. Bach
anan was personally unpopular in the
district The friends of Judge Harris
were very sore" over the way IN
which buchanan is alleged TO have
obtained the nomination. John l..
Bates is very popular man in the
Fourteenth district The voters nave
not forgotten that he owed his de-
fea; by Douglas TO Buchanan more
than to any one man. the latter hav-
ing managed Douglas gubernatoriai
campaign. Foss has not won a per
sonal victory. but Buchanan has suf-
fered personal defeat
This is the view. and doubtless
sincere one. OF a Republican news
paper. Following is what the Boston
Globe. Democratic. said edtorialiy
the morning after the election:
But the result Of the balloting has
more than a personal significance u
demonstrates that there is dissatis-
faction with the unprogressivc cIe-
mentS in the Republican party OF this
State. ani a deepSeated intention 10
hold the Republican party Of the IA
ton Responsible for whatever I'M
satisfactory conditions now prevail
throughout this country Al large
The insurgent movement is not
limited to the House Ct Representa-
A-ft1 - N"-NlNt t'Ns IT - = move
meuf IN which hundreds % thousands
% voters are Informally enrolled. n
Is Inspired by a desire Tor progressive
legislation. for reciprocity between
Canada and the United States. and
Is SPARED on hv a conviction That.
despite the gb defense made hv
President Taft. the PAYNE Aidri~h
tarif IN some SCHEDULES IS deplorabiy
inequifablc
SO q depends largely mon the
point o. view The Transcript and
the Globe both are on the ground ana
both should know. One SAYS he r.
salt il not barometic and the other 81
cqsaily as certsin that Il t.
Alter reading The Transcript cd.
torisi u Is easy to understand. even