The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
TAFT Hit HARD
Democrats Have Just as Mech to Crow
About as ReDublicars.
RESULTS OF. ELECTION

RESULTS OE ELECIlON
The Opinion in Washington is That
the administrator Can Console It.
self But Little by the Returns from
the Late Election Throughout the
Country.
While both Republicans and Demo-
crates in Washington, which includes
few senators and representatives
who happen to be there, are able to
point out plausible grounds of COM
fort in Tuesdays election results, all
admit that there is in them but slight
consolation for the Taft administra-
ton.
Republicans here are felicitating
themselves upon the General Assem-
bly, elections in-New York and New
Jersey, and upon the victory of Colds
borough, Republican, over German,
Democrat, in the race for governor of
Maryland. All this the Democrats
discount by insisting that these par
ticular results carry no national sig-
nificance whatever except growth
in popular revulsion against machine
politics.
In New York, they assert. there
was the oft-recurring revolt against
Ta1nmany, which follows as day the
night the triumph0of that organiza-
ton; that there was popular objec-
ton to Tammany.f seeking political
power and CONTROL beyond its OWL
Manhattan bailiwick, which it has
striven to accomplish in the present
legislature; that in New York, as in
New Jersey, at the very worst for
the Democrats, the Republicans have
merely regained legislature districts
which they have habitually dominat-
ed.
For themselves, the Democrats
cite Massachusetts, where, under the
leadership of Senators Lodge and
| Crane, with all the Federal admins
tration forces, the Republicans made
almost frenzied efforts and appeals
to Bay State voters to elect their
ticket and repudiate all encourage
ment for Demo ocratic vitcory next
year. In, no stata, election in an off
year was a national issue ever more
clearly and Enthusiastically forced
than by the Republicans in Massa-
chusetts, when this year they thrust
the salvation of the protective tariff
to the front as the paramount issue.
Foss, the Democratic candidate,
met the issue squarely and defiant
ly, reminding voters that he was per-
sonally interested In manufacturing
industries in the state and that he
was not going to favor any policy
of rule or ruin, but would insist up
on equal opportunities for consum-
ers and producers alike. In Massa-
chusetts the most desperate argu-
ments were used to rally the Repub-
licans to the support of President
Taft in this election as significant
of next years result. In that state
only, Democrats contend, was there
in the tariff issue campaign of real
national Importance, and naturally
they are highly elated ovey the re-
turns.
Looked at in the presidential pros
pect, the election results are even
more interesting as affecting the per-
sonal fortunes of aspirants for the
White House. For President Taft
the results in Massachusetts and in
Ohio hold bitter cups to his lips; but
there is nobody to be heard doubt
ing that he will be nominated, not
withstanding the comment that his
long trip through the West and his
numerous speeches, widely and fully
published as they were, have injured,
instead of helped him.
The La Toilette Republicans are
unfeignedly pleased with the disap-
pointment visited upon the admins
traton and it is not doubted they will
redout!e their egorts to gain strength
in the Republican national conven-
tion. There is even talk among them
of making an organized effort to get
delegates for the Wisconsin senator
in the Southern states.
AS to the Democratic aspirants, it
is generally conceded that If any
Democrat has been hurt by the result
is it Woodrow Wilson in New Jersey,
because Of the defeat of certain men,
bers of the legislature for whom he
made particularly earnest efforts. II
any Democrat has been aided in his
aspirations toward the highest honor
it is Judson Harmon 1t is conceded.
The repeated successes of the Ohio
Democrats since they chose Harmon
for their leader, signalized again by
the brilliant municipal. election vic
tories in Cleveland and Cincinnati,
we're common topics here and it is
realized that Harmon stock is bound
to grow stronger.
Senator Robert L. Taylor express
ed himself as delighted with the re-
suit in Kentucky, where he said he