The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-10
Power of the Old Guard is
Broken
THE INSURGENTS ON TOP
Hold Balance of Power in the Senate.
Possible Democratic Candidates
for the Presidency Re-
yealed

Washington, Nov. Washington has
not yet got its breath. In dazed sort
of way it is cropping about and trying
to discuss the Tuesday results. Latest
returns show that the Democratic victory
reached proportions as great as the most
enthusiastic follower of Jefferson and
Jackson could have wished Not since
1922 have the Democrats won anything
like such a triumph.
Because the Democratic victory is due
IN large measure to Republican internal
dissensons, the results have shaken the
Reptblican party to its foundations 1t
IS impossible to read at this time what
will be the effect on the future of this
great political organization. Not a few
believe that it is the beginning of a
nationwide movement for 4 realignment
OF parties, perhaps for a third party.
The power of the old guard in Con-
gress is badly shaken Cannon and Can
nonism are doomed, and the insurgents
hold the key to the legislative situation
by holding the balance of power in the
Senate.
The presidential situation for 1912 is
affected in the most far-reaehing fashion
by the Democratic avalanche The en-
emies of Roosevelt all over the land are
shouting that Roosevelt has been re-
pudiated that the new nationalism has
been rebuked, and that Roosevelt is no
longer available for denomination and
should 60 to St. Helena
All along the line, from old guard and
conservative Democrat, the cry goes up
that Roosevelt and the Roosevelt poll
eies have been given blow from which
they will not soon recover. But it is
not to be forgotten that Roosevelt stin
has many admirers, has hosts Of fol-
lowers, and it will not do to assume that
he is by any means politically defunct.
Should it turn out that the Democratic
party is in the grip of reaetonaries. it
IS possibility that the Roosevelt tide
may mount once more as high as ever.
The wonderful victory of Foss in Mas, I
saehusetts, where he defeated Governor
Eben ). Draper for reelection, the tri- I
umph OF Judge Baldwin in Connecticut, I
the victory of Woodrow Wilson in New /
Jersey, the reelection of Governor Jud- |
son Harmon in Ohio, are not merely inn /
portant in themselves, but in the case
of Wilson and that of Harmon they fur. /
nish the Democratic party with presden. I
tial timber for the next campaign.
Both Harmon and Wilson will have
powerful support for the Democratic /
nomination in 1912 Should Governor. /
elect Wilson, in his career as governor,
live up to the professions which he has
made on the stump, he will be a powerful /
candidate. He promises now to have
strong support from the progressive sec
lions of the middle West If his record /
as governor holds up with the things he
has been preaching
Now that the Democrats have the
House Of Representatives, what will they
do with it? The thirteen months inter
vening between the election and the first
regular session of the sixty-second Con-
gress promise to be lively with Demo.
cratic politics.
Champ Clark Of Missouri. minority
leader, confidently expects to be elected
speaker Of the House, and to make good
his boast that he will drive team Of
Missouri mules down Pennsylvania ave-
nue., but there is a good reason to be.
lieve that he will not have easy sailing.
Robert l.. Henry Of Texas and James
Hay of Virginia are expected to an
nounce themselves as candidates for the
speakership, while Swagar Sherley Of ,,
Kentucky and T. W. Sims of Tennessee
also may be candidates
Mr.. Clark, in making formal announce.
ment OF his candidacy Tuesday night,
said that the Democratic congressional
victory would mean the reform of the
objectionable House rules. If he includes !
in the list OF objectionable" rules that
which gives to the speaker the power to !
appoint committees, and if he will stand
BY his position taken at the beginning
of the present Congress, he will placate
Democratic and Republican insurgents
alike and gain strong support from these
quarters.
Disappointed as is the president at the
loss OF the House of Representatives. to
the Democrats, his political advisers are
plnning their hopes to the fact that D
three months session Of the present Re
publican majority in both branches of
congress is about to begin. 1t is known
that into that brief period the admins 2
ration intends to crowd as much of its Y
legislative program as there seems to be I
he remotest chance of enactment. =
Much Of the proposed legislation, Z
which viii be urged upon Congress in g
he presidents forthcoming message, viii I
De OF a progressive character and It ISL
,aid here that the prospects are excellent G
or harmony in The Republican ranks. $
An effort will be made in the short ses- i
non to pass as much progressive legisla- Z
ion as possible, because Of the effect Il
'uch measures would have upon the for i(
mes Of the present administration two
'ears hence.