The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-03
REPUBLICAN DEFEAT
Stunning Blow Delivered to
 Payne-AidriCh Tariff
LANDSLIDE AT ROCHESTER

"An Honest ard Reasonable RevIs'on
 Demanded In the interests of the
 Consumer" Tide Turning Strongly
 Against Trust Protection.
 New York as well as Massachusetts has found an opportunity for lodging its protest ag3ipst political bossdom and tariff robbery and has used it splendidly In the Thirty-second con- gross district, comprising the town of Rochester. the Democratic candidate, James s. Ravens, has been elected by a majority of 5.S31 votes over the Re publican boss, George w. Aldridge. A Republican majority of 10000 has been converted into a Democratic majority of the above size. Local and personal issues. it is true, helped to effect this result. The Republican candidate was proved to have taken a $1,0OO bribe for political favors. But national fac tbrsA also figured ;n the election. espe- cially the tariff, as reflected in the Canadian dispute and the high cost of living.
 The Democratic candidate, we are told. "stood on platform advocating tariff reform in the interests of the consumer revision of the duties on wool and wooien goods, a removal Of the tax on hides and lumber in the in- terest of cheaper houses and for the preservation of forests, removal of thf tariff on iron ore, an income tax Rhd, finally, advocating independence of all political bosses of any party"
 +1l general proclamations in favor of the policies of the Republican administra- ton and was a stand batter on the tariff
 The successful candidate gave out the following explanation of his vic tory:
 This is not wholly a partisan victo- ry In larger sense it is a victory of the free people of Rochester and Monroe county over a bipartisan or ganization and it's boss. While this may be justly heralded as a great Democratic victory it was no less such a one as the progressive Republicans have been winning both in the east and the west. It Is a victory over the things for which Cannon has stood and for the ideals which Governor Hughes typifes The result of the vote in the city wards shows that the revolt of the men who most feel the high prices of necessaries against the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill has not been exaggerated. The people of this coun- ty, I feel certain, demand an honest and a reasonable revision of the tariff schedules in the interest of the con- sumer and not in favor of the special interests which exchange campaign contributions for favors in legislation"
 The defeated boss, on being asked what be had to say about the result, remarked: 'I was licked, and that's all there is to say. You can figure out the reasons for yourself
 Although Senator Payne, at Wash ington, when asked what he thought of the result. professed to regard it as a question of the man, not of the par ty,- yet the Republican party man. agers know too well that it is nothing of the kind. The evidence is too strong against them, and it keeps coming. {, This is the third election in succession ! since the passage of the new tariff law where the Democrats have won. ; Representative Eugene N. Foss of Massachusetts. the newly elected con- j gressman, commenting upon the cleo | tion, said:
 ''It was the Payne-Aldrich bill that defeated Aldridge. While there were other contributing causes, I will ad- init, the issue was mainly an honest ' revision of the tariff and Canadian reciprocity. Tine pledge made by the Republicans that they would make an honest revision of the tariff is in the ! peoples minds. This result means only one thing, and that is that all the chaps who voted for the Payne-Al- drich bill have got to go Aldrich and Hale have already been taken ill, haven't they? And there will be a lot more who will be taken i'll or will not run or something else will happen. The old time leaders have had their innings, and the tide is turning strong iy against them"