Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-29
PRESS ON POLITICAL EVENTS.

A number OF political events have.
lately. claimed the attention OF the
country. Among them are. in addi-
ton to The late revolt I'm the House.
the departure OF Pinchot for Europe.
the election Of Foss a former Repub-
ncan, running Tor Congress I'm the 14th
Massachusetts district. as "a Democrat
reversing Republican plurality N
1850 IN 1908 into Democratic plural
ity Of over 5000. and tho announcement
that James r. Garfield, who was Sec
rotary Of the interior under President
Roosevelt. viii not be a candidate for
the Republican nomination FOR COVER
nor Of Ohio. Politicians seem TO CON
slider the election Of Foss as the most
important Of these events, as an indi-
cation.or a symptom with which states
men will have 10 reckon.
A few press comments may not bee
without interest The Boston Globe
holds that "the cffacomcnt Of party
lines which took place yesterday in tho
Fourteenth district Is not local II g.
national" The Boston Herald secs iu
the result only "A fulhlmcnt ~ IT'S own
forecasts 'Thc political phenomenon la
the Fourteenth district yesterday is a
demonstration" says that paper. "of
the fact ~ New England insurgency.
which the Herald has asserted many
times within tho past few months.
There Is nothing wonderful or mex
pIauable about it, The Boston Post
saws. 'The voice of the Fourteenth
district IS. IN this contest. the voice OF
Massachusetts She tells the country
today that she demands relief
from high prices on foodstu6s, beef
I'm particular which could ho easily
I'm customs clauses and that finally
she wholly dIstrusts the party in power
and would gladi- soc 10 turned ont as
soon as possible Like Truthful
James she may say, which is why
remark. and my language lis plain"
The New York Evening Post and 81
number of other papers see I'm the re-
suit "a protest against the tariff bin,
but the Boston Transcript says "lt Us
difficult r. not impossible. 20 believe
that such hives OF industry as Brock
ton and Taunton meant their VOTES of
yesterday 20 be understood as ro-
pudlation OF the protection under which
they have prospored. n is easy. how
over. Co realize that good many N
SIR Buchanan's follow-citizens OF
Brockton, without personal onmity 20
him. may have thought that ho was
somewhat premature ia mis- methods
and somewhat new IN his republican
ism. and having mo- other way open Co
them OF expressing their belief 600 his
uuatucsa voted for Mr.. Floss outright
Had Mr. Foss been elected over "a RE-
publican candidate of distinction long
tried in public office and long identified
with his party some of the comment
now uuiusuHed might Dee justdoblo"
The New York World takes the view
that tho issues were not local but MAJ
tloual and that "thoy have tho slme
power To stir mems souls in ohio and
Kansas that they have in Masnchu-
sotts" Am agree. with the New York
Mail, that 'the oyerturn in the special
election In the Fourteenth Congress
district OF Massachusetts yesterday les
the most startling piece Of political
news since the capture of the Demo-
cratic party boy the silverites in 1896
SO FAR" the Mail concludes, Gas IL is
fairly significant OF general conditions.
Il indicates "a political revolution.
shifting OF the balances almost beyond
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