The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
THE ELECTION AND ITS RE
SUITS.

The election is over and the results,
while they were in some measure fore.
Swallowed, are more overwhelming than
could have been anticipated or expected.
There has been a landslide in favor OF
a change of conditions in the admins
tratlon of the government.
We do not mean to say that it has
been a land slide in favor Of the Dem
ocratic party, although it has resulted
IN electing the Democratic candidates to
office. We do mean to say, however.
that the election vas a landslide against
the conditions brought about by the
Republican party
1t is useless to try TO account for the
result upon any particular cause, for the
causes are to be found in the prevailing
conditions which are the result of Re
publican policies.
1t IS useless to say that because Mr..
Roosevelt made himself more conspic-
uous in this campaign than any other
man, and gave expression to many
vague, cratic and dangerous theories,
and thereby made himself an issue that
he caused the result.
1t is true that Mr.. Roosevelt was one
source OF weakness. and that the people
would not accept him and his cratic
Views and by their votes, the people re-
puciated him and his insincere and DEM
agoglc declarations, still he was by no
means the whole cause, nor the chief
cause Of the result.
One thing has been certain all of the
time, and that is that the people of this
country have not yet become reconciled
to elect any man president for third
term, and least of all, such man as
Theodore Roosevelt.
So, as we have said, there are many
causes that led to the result of the cleo
ton. but they are found in the condi-
tons Of the country at large. We think
that the chief cause, to which all others.
are secondary is the tariff system with
all of its train Of evils and expressions
its favoritism, its special privileges, its
INDUSTRIOUS extortions, its creation and
maintenance of the oppressive trusts.
and the unreasonable and enormous in
crease in the cost of the necessaries OF
I've and living. The conditions brought
Aout by the tariff system are so plain
tat all of the people can see them and
nc only see them, but feel them in the
Pu'haSe of all Of the necessaries Of
dan use and needs.
wasteful and extravagant expend-
ltureDf the public money was also po-
tent Csc for the results of the election.
ne administrations of both Mr..
Koosest and OF President Taft, so
tar pa been more wasteful and ex-
travagai with public money than any
otnefs hthe history of the country.
lney hav9een an example of extrav-
agance ruTild, and the people opened
tneiI eyes the conditions and voted
for a changql along III. lin.
The results nlaced baavv resron-
sio'lltY upon Democratic party and
II must ciean house and put it in
order 10 NEE. responsibility.
The people ected five Democratic
Governors-Dia,f the great State of
New YORK; ross Massachusetts,; Har-
mon, of Ohio; Ison of New Jersey
and Baldwin, Of Cnecticut.
They also earn the State of Indi
ana. oufiice II 10 say that the five
Governors electeo ws distinct ele-
walton in the tone character Of the
| men that the pypple ! to serve them
in the high posltlons' in these men
Hhe people VIII no' disappointed.
But il the Democranc ~ is to profit
BY 1t. there must DC aalization that