The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-09
THE Rour OF RoosEvELr.

Remember. / said frazale1 That Isl
what the Colonel said at Saratoga. III
was the voice of prophecy that was full
filled yesterday. glory bel We do not
know at this writing exactly what all
the figures will be: but we know enough
to say as Martin w. Littleton, the sterl
Ing Democrat who has been elected to
Congress from the Oyster Bay District,
said in the closing speech of his very
remarkable campaign, that I'VE SHALL
be brave without boast, religious with
out cant, honest without excitement. |
benevolent without buster strong
without threats and serious without
hysteria" There is abundant occasion
for rejoicing at the result of yester
days elections but we must not mis-
interpret their meaning The Demo
Gratis have won tremendous victories, |
but not without the powerful help OF
thousands of voters who have not been,
and are not now. identified with that
party. In New York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts and Ohio they
would have been defeated but for the
Republican and Independent voters who
We're allied with them in their fight
for the preservation of our institutions
and for we'll ordered government: for
rest from the mischief making of
demagogues: for the security of our in
dustrial activities; for law and order
At this writing the returns are in
complete. but there are some certain
ties and some probabilities that may be
noted The Democrats have elected
Governors in New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Massachusetts and Ohio.
What the political complexion of the
Legislatures in. these States Will be
only the official count can determines:
nut The indications are that New York
viii gain two Democratic Senators. and
there is not the least doubt that the
Democrats win control the next House
OF Representatives.. 1t looks as il
Beeeridge has, been beaten in Indiana
q and that John w. Kern, Democrat will
take his place in the Senate There is
also chance of sending Democrats 10
the Senate from New Jersey ana Con
neeticut. and it would be most graft
tying if 1t should turn out that Mas
sachusetts shall also send a Democrat
to Washington to take Cabot Lodges
seat in the Senate.
In virginia it looks as if ten Dem
ocratic Congressman have been elected
the only district the least in question
at midnight last night being the Ninth
District, With stuart leading and the
chances in Jais fivor
The constitutional amendments an
pear 10 have been defeated.
In Tennessee ii looks as if .Hooper,
the Fusion Republican candidate for
Governor had been elected; but here
also the official count will be required
TO determine the result The Demo-
Gratis have made substantial gains in
the Congress elections in all the states
except where they havs always con-
trolled the elections. and there does
not appear to be any serious break IN
the lines anywhere, while in all the
states dhe party has been resurrected
into militant Democracy once more.
The rea1ly -, -
by the Democrats yesterday were in
the States of New York, New Jersey.
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Ohio,
: and there is glory enough in these
triumphs TO go around and to make
the country take courage, now that the
horse and his rider have been thrown
into the sea.
How did it happen? The chief cause
OF the overthrow of the Republican
. party was Roosevelt, Except In the
Western states, wherever he spoke he
killed his party. The fight in New
York was against Roosevelt, and
Roosevelt was buried under an ava
lanche OF more than fifty thousand pU-
rality. as far as the count had gone
up TO the hour of going TO press.
Roosevelt spoke in Massachusetts, and
Massachusetts, Went Democratic Roose-
welt spoke in Ohio, and Ohio went Dem
ocratic Roosevelt sandcred the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor in Con-
neeticut, and the people elected him,
4 Roosevelt supported Lewis, in New Jer-
sey, and Wilson was elected. Roose-
Welt shattered the heavens with his
appeals for Beyeridge, and Beveridge
Is defeated. All that Roosevelt has
left OF the 5magnihcent army with which
he went forth to battle al Osawatomie
against the Constitution and the SUI
preme Court and the cowboy contingent
Of the West. The people have rejected
him and his policies aud methods re-
teeted him SO thoroughly that even SO
wayfaring man az he cannot mistake
what the elections yesterday meant
INV and fap a1 yNbn~IiIfa Mir, Il