The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-13
ABBOTT DEFENDS
BROTHER EDITOR
The OutIook's Sage Says Col.
| Roosevelt Not Responsible
for the Results.
HIS REVIEW OF ELECTION
SAYS PEOPLE WERE INDIGNANT
OVER HIGH PRICES AND BIG
BUSINESS MANIPULATION OF
TARIFF BILL.


New York. Nov. 12.-Dr. Lyman Alb
bott. editor OF the Outlook. of which
Mr.. Roosevelt is contributing editor.
today gave out his CDR. Abbott's) in
depreciation of the recent election
embodied In an editorial to appear in
the next Issue of that publication. He
gives these reasons for the Democratic
landslide
Popular dissatisfaction with present
conditions, especially with the high
prices; Indignation at the manifest
control Of the special interests of the
tariff revision, and still more at the
defenses and eulogies OF the tariff
bill; wrath at the corruption and the
hypocritical pretenses disclosed in GER
tain Influential Republican circles.
coupled with the forgetfullness of the
fact that the exposure and the prose-
cution were furnished by Republicans:
a growing conviction that there was
an alliansce between the special in
terests and the Republican oligarchy,
with tthe belief that the easiest way
to hit at 1t was by voting with the
opposition; indifference in an elec-
ton which to many voters appeared
to be contest rather between per-
sons than between principals-an i'm
preston which too personal cam
paign tended to increase; a general
inclination In America to make
change in political control from time
to time, an inclination which the po-
litical conditions that prevailed in
solid states does much to justify
some fears In certain quarters, not
less politically effective because
wholly underlined, lest the specter Of
|radicalism should work havoc to busf-
|ness interests: the fact tMHt the Re-
publican party was divided between
the Insurgents and the regulars while
the Democratic party, freed from the
traditions Of Cleveland and the per-
sonality of Bryan. was for the first
time in years united
The Result In Indiana.
"But ! do not believe the election
indicates reaction and revolution"
he says. 'The fact that in every
state except Indiana. where there was
q definite popular insurgent move
ment within the Republican party
which succeeded In the election; that
In every state except Pennsylvania.
where there was no such movement
within the party or where 1t failed,
the Republican party failed in the elec-
ton: that with the single exception
of the senator from Indiana. no sena-
tor who was retired by failure to Sc
cure either denomination or a re-
election, represents the progressive
element In the party: that of the gov
ernors elected decided majority rep
resent the progressive rather than the
reactionary element in their respec-
tive parties, including such represen-
tatives of progressive thought as
Woodrow Wilson on the Atlantic
Coast, and Hiram Johnson. on the Pa
cific; that the Insurgents are Insurg-
ents no longer. but are recognized as
leaders In the Republican party-all
indicate that the election, which is q
signal triumph Of the Democratic par
ty. is not defeat Of progressive prin-
ciples, and does not indicate a decad-
ence of the progressive spirit.
Jask- o,lantern Roosevelt.
"Nor do think that the jack-o.lan-
tern bugaboo of Mr.. Roosevelt's imag-
ined monarchical ambitions cut any
considerable figure in the election.
The fact that the greatest falling off
in the Republican vote was in the
state of Pennsylvania. where his voice
was not once heard in the campaign
is significant II not conclusive on that
/ point.
"The simple fact is that a Demo
cratic triumph was publicly predicted
| by both Democrats and Republicans
eight months ago, and was foresha-
dowed by the enforced retirement OF
Messrs. Aldrich and Hale from the
senate and by the Maine election in
/ September: Mr.. Roosevelt was called
/ in to save the situation; he respond
ed to the call. but could not turn the
tide.
"He did something more important
he heartened the progressiyes in his
/ own party. carried forward iI his own
state the work Of party publication
so well begun by Mr.. Hugres and did
something to inspire with the spirit
of genuine and national Democratic
progress the party of his political. op-
ponents'
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