The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
Democratic Nomination Ac-
cepted Because of Its
Platform.
BELIEVES COUNTRY
WILL INDORSE 1T
Democratic Control of Next House,
Followed by Party Danger,
Predicted.
BY WALTER J. FAHY.

BOSTON. Mass. Marcn 27.-"H. h.
Rogers said: Business is war
I'VE all know General Sherman's def
inition Of war
THE statements OF both Of these
men apply to conditions existing
throughout the county today as a re
suit Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law"
This was the statement made today to
the correspondent Of The Washington
Times by Eugene n. Foss, the man who
went into the stronghold of Republican
ism I'm Massachusetts on a Democratic
ticket and was elected to Congress to
tll the vacancy caused by the death OF
William c. Lowering.
Now" said Mr.. Foss. let us begin
by knowing the conditions which result
I'd In my election as a Representative in
Congress from the Fourteenth Nassa-
chusetts district It Is absolute rot to
assume that the personality Of either
Of the candidates had any material
bearing on the result Of that election.
There is no justification for the asser-
tiOn that the remarkable demonstration
Of independence on the part of the vot-
crs Of the Fourteenth district was due
10 my popularity or to a feeling of an
agonism toward William B. Buchanan.
my Republican opponent
Revolt Against Government.
Never has there been a campaign so
free from personalities. The fight was
made on national issues and the verdict
Of tAc people can only be regarded as
revolt against the Administration in
Washington.
Eugene y. Foss seems less concerned
about his victory than any man whp
participated in the campailn. The Dem
ocrats Of the State are .ubIlant. The
Republicans are alarmed.
The Republican party leaders arc as
serung over and over gam that the
election OF Foss has nC significance:
that it will not have any influence on
the next Congressional campaign IN this
State. and that there is no justification
for the belief that il is a sign OF gen
eral discomfort throughout the country.
W nile these Republicans are endeav-
oriug 10 belittle the Importance of the
election OF Democrat in a Congress
slonal district which has elected Re
publican members Of Congress from the
day the district was created. they are
already making desperate efforts TO re-
cover their grip not only in the Four
teenth district, but also in the State at
large.
Whole State Disseminated.
As a matter Of fact, they are fearful
that the pain which is felt by the party
leaders will be communicated to the
rank and file Of the Republican party
unless desperate remedies are applied.
Massachusetts gives every evidence
of being on the point of revolving against
machine domination. There is wide
spread discomfort with the Republican
organization in the State and every
indication that the Fourteenth district
IS not the only section of the State
which is ready TO express diSsatisrac-
tiOn with the present state Of national
affairs. a more detailed account Of the
new feeling of independence in the State
viii be given in subsequent articles.
Eugene y. FOss, the man upon whom
the eyes of the entire country have
been turned since last week, SCOTS
Al the suggestion that his election was
a personal victory
Credits Platform With Victory.
Il did not win the fsht,' declared
Mr.. Fuss with emphasis. The plat
form on which I stood: the issues
which were presented tC Lne people,
widespread determination to express
all contributed % win the fight for me
II was not until the polls were closed,
the ballots counted and a remarkable
and emphatic vote Of lack Of confidence
registered that we heard the sugses-
tiou that my own popularity and the
sponsble FOR the result.
Now, in order that ] may effectively
dispose OF the post mOrtem assertions
that the contest was local TO the Four
teenth district and could not in any way
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