The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-28
WEAkNESSOFG.O.P
LIES UNCOVERED.
No Longer Can Republicans
Boast of Party's Invulner-
ability,
MANY DISCOVER Es
One OF Most Important Is the
Utter Weakness of Senator
Lodge.
MANY DISCO v Err l E S
Special to The Times-Dispatch. ]

ISpeC1aI TO Inc lllUeS-DlSpdtSil.1
Washington. November 27.-Political
Washington is just beginning to real
ize that If the Democrats do nothing
more than they did in the election or
November s, when they overthrow the
House in the Sixty-second Congress,
that at least one excellent thing has
been accomplished. For years past II
has been the boast of the g. O. T. or
ganization that it was indestructiple,
invulnerable and, withal, as strong
as the Rock of Gibraltar 1t boosted.
too, that no Democratic foe was strong
enough to disturb its equilibrium, and
that it's great weight made 1T able
to withstand any political storm that
might arise. 1t pointed to men like
Mark Hanna, with his barrels Of gilt
tering gold; of the lamented William
Mckinley, who lost his life by the as
sassin's bullet; of President Wllllam
Howard Taft, and of the only and
nothing of the galaxy of other sta ties,
men OF large and small calibre, in and
ont of Congress- Nor did 1t fail to
tell of the wonderful work the Re-
publican party had done in years gone
nv to; redeem the country from the
democrats and make 1t one of peace
prosperity and plenty. 1t sent It's best
rainbow -chasers throughout the length
and breadth of the land, praying iof
the people to vote again for the he
publican nominees anu w fhS0p 49,
Democrats out of power. But they
failed in their laudable purpose
People Were Wise.
On the day of the election tne voters
OF the country were wise. Ihey nau
seen and felt the effect of Republican
administration since Grover CleVeia ~
turned over the White House to the
Republicans and retired to his New
Jersey home. They had felt the eff
fects of a Republican House and
Republican Senate. which only last
year sent the prices OF the nSeessa mers
lean dollar wouldn't buy what 1t
formerly would and the voters knew
that some one had blundered. IT was
not the Democrats. they reasoned, ~
they had little to do with the ma sins
Of the laws, so they figured out who
was to blame and acted on the thought.
What They Found.
What did the people tnd When tne
Democrats had taken the ia OH inc
G.. o. p, and exposed the rotsihE 9. CORDS
Of the old outfit? instead OF anisat ien
that of which the Democrats had SO
long stood in fear, they found WEAK
collection of tottering statesmen VINO
were unable to keep their party aoreas'
the political waves,
One OF the Important discoveries
since the election, has been that Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge. one or inc
supposedly strong men of the Repub-
lican party Is, in reality. one of me
weakest in the entire lne-up rms
has been shown in the way Governor
Elect Foss, OF Massachusetts. got HIM
on the run Just as soon as the smoke
of battle in that State had cleared
away. The "tea party which MaSsa-
chusetts' future Governor SAYS the last
campaign will look like before the one
in which Senator Lodge will seek re-
lection to the Senate is over is eagerly
awaited.
a poll OF the Republican party now
will show 1t to be weaker than az
any time In many years, and this
without any disrespect whatever 70
President Taft and some few OF the
good men In It, 1t is true, however,
that there are more Weddings in the
Marty than the administration can pro-
vide for. The pond for the lame
ducks" is literally crowded to the
breaking point with the manned ana
crippled ones lust how they are all
to be taken care of is one of the per-
pleNing problems OF the near future,
What Will Hecome of i.odEef
Senator Lodge, who Is recognized ~
the best Greek scholar In the country,
and the author of more works than
any other man who has been in Con.
gress for many years Is totally unti,
for tho eommercial poiitics OF the
present day. His mind, we'll trained
along historical lines, sees affairs only
from Retrospective viewpoint. He
sees everything backward, For That