The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
/" What's The News?"

from two years ago little less than wonder
full The next House will be Democratic by a ma
jority OF 60. according to present estimates The
Democratic gains were made all over the country,
New York contributing IL; Pennsylvania 6 Ohio,
6; Missouri New Jersey and West Virginia, 4
each, and North Carolina 8. There will be only
three Republican Congressman from the South,
two from Tennessee, and one from Virginia Eu-
gene Foss was elected Governor in Massachusetts,,
John Dix in New York, s. E. Baldwin in Con-
necticut, Woodrow Wilson in New Jersey, and Os-
valid West in Oregon. All these are Democrats
and succeed Republicans. In Ohio, Governor Har-
monis reelected by nearly 100 900; the Republican
majority in Iowa is cut down to $4,000; Pennsyl-
vania elects Tener Republican, Berry, Inde-
pendent. by probably less than 10000; Governor
Shafroth is reelected in Colorado and Cary Inde-
pendent Republican, wins in Wyoming. Democratic
Senators will succeed Depew, of New York; Kean,
of New Jersey; Scott, of West Virginia.; Dick Of
Ohio; Beverage, of Indiana; Warner, of Missouri;
Burkett, OF Nebraska Montana is yet doubtful.
tennessee elected B. w. Hooper, Republican, over
Senator Taylor, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, by $4,000. The Legislature remains DEM
ocratic The Republicans elected the Governor in
Nebraska, captured Nevada and held the other
Western States
were defeated in Missouri by large majority and
in Florida by small majority Oklahoma, how
ever, voted down local option amendment by
three to one woman suffrage amendment IL
reported to have been adopted in Washington. All
the proposed Constitutional amendments in Louis
lana were adopted and all in Virginia defeated.
Perhaps the two most striking features of the
election were the strength displayed by the So
cialsts-they elected Victor L. Berger to Congress
from Wisconsin,, and made heavy gains else
where.-and the seemingly general rejection Of
Mr.. Roosevelt. Overwhelmingly defeated in New
York, his activities in Massachusetts, Ohio. In
diana, and Iowa were in each case followed by
Democratic victories The increase in the number
of Independent voters made strikingly mani
fest by the results in States like Massachusetts,
Tennessee. and Nebraska where the people elected
State officials of one party while voting with the
other party on National issues
The lynching Of Mexican at Rock Springs.
Texas, has been followed by anti-American out
breaks in various Mexican cities. 1t is believed
that things will be amicably arranged with the
Mexican Government; but the United States can
protest with poor grace against the mistreatment
of American citizens by Mexican mobs, when it
was the lawless act OF an American mob that
brought on the trouble. A lynching came
involving this country in serious trouble with
Italy, and it is inevitable that If the various
States will not take steps to prevent such out
breaks Of barbarism, the National Government
must interfere. Foreigners can not understand
why the United States not punish the men
who kill the citizens of another county; and II 1t
had been a German, for example, instead of a
Mexican, who was killed by the Texas mob, the
chances that there would be war. It is no
wonder that Russian journals and officials when
this country protested against the Jewish massa-
cres there, should have said in effect: Reform
your own Southern States before you begin on
Russia" This contemptuous disregard for the law
and the unhealthy public opinion that permits
lynchers to go UNPUBLISHED, discredit the South in
the eyes of the world, and constitute our greatest
shame -
Senator Alexander S. Clay, of Georgia, died last
Sunday. He was 81 years old was serving his
third term as Senator, and statesman OF
the safe, progressive Woodworking type. Justly
regarded as one of the South's strong men, his
death is great loss to his State and to the whole
country.
The population of Alabama is announced as g.
of q in fho last