The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
Net Democratic gain, 81.
Opinions of the Press on the
EloOti0p
Election.

opinions OF Gn0 Fr6SS on Inc
Election.
The New York Herald says: THE
people have expressed their opinion of
Mr.. Roosevelt, his campaign antics and
his new nationalism.
"Ohio, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
in which States he made virulent
speeches for the Republican candidates.
have all elected Democratic Governors,
and his almost AFFECT pleading that his
own creature be made Governor of New
York is answered with the emphatic cleo
ton of Mr.. Dix, whom he so shamefully
misrepresented.
"Aesops fable of the ass that carried
the idol is recalled by Mr.. Roosevelt's
conduct since his return from Europe
Seeing all the people as he went along
bend themselves in reference, the animal
fancied that it was to him they were pay
ing obesance, and in consequence pricked
up his ears and flourished his tail Mr.
Roosevelt, received abroad as a former
President and hobnobbing with poten-
tates, fancied that it was to him and not
to the nation that obeisance was paid
and came back with the megalo-manac
notion that he was greater than his
country.
HE foolishly fancied that he could
browbeat and bully the voters of this
State into accepting his personal repre-
sentative for their Governor and the
people Of the United States into accept
ing his revolutionary and ruinous poll
cies.' He doubtless this morning has a
truer measure Of his own stature. He is
not having a corking time, but he knows
more and now possibly will give us all a
rest"
The New York World editorially saws:
wherever Mr. Roosevelt has been
beaten he has been beaten by Republican
votes.
''This isl no partisan Democratic victory
in the ordinary sense of that term. While
1t is defeat for the TAFT Administration
and for the Republican party, it is pecul-
iarly a defeat for Theodore Roosevelt
and his 1912 ambitions. 1t was brought
about by the help of Republicans who
were dissatisfied with the record of the
Taft Administration and the Aldrich-
Cannon revision of the tariff. But it was
also brought about by hundreds of thou
sands OF patriotic Republicans who still
believe in the Constitution of the United
States. who still uphold the Supreme
Court, and who will tolerate no third
term ambitions in any man, whatever the
party name that makes his pretensions.
The World repeats now what it said
time and time again during the campaign.
Republican victory would have been a
Roosevelt victory. Republican defeat is
Roosevelt defeat. When the Republi-
can Convention in 1912 looks for this
mysterious Moses whom Elihu Root has
so eloquently described it will not look
in the direction of Oyster Bay"
The Baltimore SIN on Wednesday,
November g, editorially makes the follow
ing comments:
The general result of the election YES
terday throughout the country can only
be regarded as rebuke to the Republi-
can party. 1t was rebuke to that party
for its fragrant perfdy in the reputation
OF its pledges to the people. In nearly
every State the tariff and the high cost OF
the necessaries of life was the issue. The
Republicans two years ago promised the
country lower tariff and went hot-footed
to Washington after the election and
raised the high Dingley tariff wall still
higher. The Democrats everywhere put
their party on platforms promising tariff
revision downward More than this. the
party in the principal States selected as
their acknowledgements men of high char.
acter, sound in the Democratic faith and
conservatism.
he Democratic party has been com.
missioned by the election to wage war fol-
a reasonable tariff law and to conduct
public affairs SO that the business of the
country will not be disturbed by con.
tinual and needless agitation.
with such men as Harmon, Dix. Cav.
nor. Foss, Wilson, Baldwin and Plaisted
as leaders the country will be safe under
the administration of the Democratic
party. The great victory is vndicatlon
OF the Democratic tariff policy as laid
down in its platforms.
The Philadelphia Record editorially in
its issue of November 10, says:
what the Republican leaders in all
parts OF the country have deemed a seri.
Gus issue, but what Colonel Roosevelt
put aside as minor issue, has really
brought about a political revolution.
The agency of unduly protective tariff
rates in increasing the cost of living has
been fully recognized by the voters Of the
country. Tariff exaction has been bad
enough, but its evil effects have been
further aggravated by the frightful ex-
travagance of Republican administration.
The revolt that began in the East has
swept from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast. Everywhere the party in power
has been rebuked. 1t has lost control OF
the popular branch of Congress, and its
ascendancy has been endangered in the
stronghold of the State. Strong men
have been brought to the front as the
leaders of the victorious Democracy,
Notwithstanding the engaging personal
characteristics of President TAFT and his
statesmanlike efforts to temper and con-
troll to wiser ends the policies of his party.
he has not been able to weather the
storm. The Democratic sweep in Ohio.
while it may be esteemed timely rebuke
to the preacher of the New Nationalism.
brings into perilous prominence a great
leader of the opposition in the storm
center of debatable politics Even Penn
sylvania has been shown to be an uncer.
tain Republican asset. A straight, strong
Democratic candidate would have swent
the State as Wilson swept New Tersey
Dix New York, and Foss Massachusetts
had there been no interloping candidacy
to distract the canvass and divide the
vote.