The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-28
FOss' ELECTION HAS
blAzEO WAY FOR
OTHER VICTORIES
Rock-Ribbed Republicans Are Wax
ing From Staid Partisanship
Slumber and Seeing Things as
They Are, Says Times Writer.
Curtis Guild, New England Insur-
gent Leader, DEGREES ]. p. Morgan's
influence in Politics.
BY THOMAS r. klsAR.

BOSTON. Mass, March 2S.-There's
something doing" In New England,
and II sounds like Yankee yawn.
Seems like the oily fellow had heard
the clarion call OF the middle west
Irogfesstves and its waking up.
Politicians pricEed up their ears and
looked New England over following
thethe election of the Democrats. Foss.
10 congress by 5.64O majority In q
black Republican Massachusetts, dis
trict that went Republican by 1920
less than two years ago.
Truth is, New England, from tho
tip OF Maine To the Connecticut bor-
der, Is aroused. The Foss election Is
only one OF the manifestations OF the
changing Public Liind. On all sides the
people are talking and even staid ole
y, o. g. papers are printing hot stour
about insurgency and PROGRESSES.
6lames Stand-Pat Faction.
New England, shaking of her an
cient partisan stupor. is blaming the
stand-pat faction OF the Republican
party for the high cost of living, is
dlsgusted with the domination OF lis
legislatures by the railroad Hobbies or
J. Pierpont Morgan, is denouncing the
national administration as being under
the influence OF trusts. and insists On
tine income tax amendment to the con-
sutution. 1t Is not improbable that
New England will next fall send a
larg enumber OF Democratic represen-
tatiyes to congress.
In rock-ribbed Maine the March
elections in Ave cities gave the Demo
Gratis control In three districts and In
the other two the Republican normal
majorities were reduced.
In Vermont and In New Hampshire
there Is not much chance for the DEM
ocrats to elect representatives. but
there Is every indication that those Re-
publicans chosen will almost to a man
be elected purely and simply upon a
tariff revision pledge. Throughout the
whole northern portion Of New Eng
land the "stand-patters" are rapidly
going down and out. Even Senator
Eugene Hale, of Maine. is fearful or
his political life. and In, New Hamp-
shire, r. p Bass, Of Peterboro, insu--
gent. and foe to the railroads. Will
almost surely be the next governor.
In Rhode Island, Aldrich's baili-
wick, and in railroad-ridden Connectf
cut. Il Is doubtful IL the machine Re-
publican domination will receive any
serious check. but the incipient revo-
luton In Massachusetts, will have some
bearing.
Subtle Influences Waning.
The remarkable victory OF Eugene
N. Foss is taken today as sure indi-
cation that the day OF railroad and
stand-pat domination OF the state 10
waning.
Foss was elected solely on a plat
form denunciatory OF the trusts and
the railroads. demanding tariff revision
and the passage OF the income tax
amendment. w. r. Buchanan, Foss'
stand-pat Republican opponent, In an
after-election statement, recognized
the cause OF his defeat. IF the result
of this election" he said, will con-
vince the Republican leaders at Wash
ington that something must speedily
be done to reduce the cost OF living.
I shall feel that my defeat is not with
out value"
The standpoint of Foss Is that OF
scores of leaders, both Democratic and
Republican, In New England.
Curtis J. Guild, Jr.. former governor
of Massachusetts. In recent editorial
In his paper here, paid his respects
TO ]. Pierpont Morgan, whom he char
acterized as "beefy, red-necked,
financial bully, drunk with wealth and
power" and who. he believes Is the
most sinister influence In American
public life today. Discussing the polit-