The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

THE SPRIN
 
 that he is a minority President, 1t may b. said that if his only serious l opponent had been President Tat i he would have received q sufficient percentage Of the votes cast for Mi Roosevelt to make him President, and that if his only opponent had ] been Mr. Roosevelt he would prob- ably have received d sufficient per : entage of the votes east for Presi- ] dent Taft to produte the same out come
 From this il follows that. in The i News opinion, 1t Wa5 not. fGnda- mentally. the sehism or secession, or whatever eHe may Fl efer to call l it, that brought abouf the election of Dr Wilson They who think so mis ake pheomenon for cause The cause Of Dr. Wilson's election is a #deep-seated desire and purpose on the part of the American people to commit their Government te course of steady but delberated pro- gress, and the Democratic party, and particularly it's nominee, were better tempered 10 that purpose than either of the other parties or nomi- nees. The country. as between the atfrighted conservatism of President Taft and the impulsive radica1ism of Mr Roosevelt. chose the firm but cautious liberalism of Dr Wilson. Had the alternative been between i his liberalism and Mir. Roosevelt's radicalism or between his liberalism and MT Taft's conservatism, the result would have been the same, that is, Dr Wilson would have E ben elected
 Some may think this distinction :. lfriFal one. but To us t secms mo- fmeatous: for if the Democratic par by shall attribute its success 10 the happy chan oI 3If Roosevelt $ re= soII from the Republican party. Il 4#f H8H conceive tfat ii won only 4H8 eTe because Hl5g Republicans Were d5ttdnt then witt have 10 H8# ac fHom a9uHffE and i n q as Hell asH re te ao4hIpg else
 al re4eI =fa ,H#i et5a as # may be able 1o satheE on the he I0rX hat tomorrow WG diu it iz I5nls oa tbe 6mRtIeu tbat is victory is due 10 more Fundamental eaEs that the Democratic party
 an as=efe yal3 Waffan5 10 elact its pledges and tIe promises of its nominee
 This i=is 9efy evident, fs Gov Wilson's view of if About what happened Tuesday. and about it's causes and 1ogie a eonsaquences, much will be written Bat with a 8lent that is litt1e short Of genius Coz Wilson himself states the fact Hith a eogeney ' hieh no oae else mi Ffu trfx=
 \ great cause has tfiumphed Every Democrat. every true progres= sye. of whatever alliance, must now lana his full force and enthusiasm Jo the fu1fillment Of the people hope. the estabish meut of the peo- pies right. 70 tlat iutiEe and pro gress may go hard tn hand
 The salient. vital fact could he 10 more happily pheased Progress which goes hand in hand with jus tiee k the kind which generates no force of reaction. and tht only kind. The progress Of IeaHs and bounds .s tie progress thatis= unattended by justice, and eause s reactlen which converts thc energies spent Into waste So profound an under standing of the causes of the event Of last Tuezd day and Of the oblisa tfons which that event entails is an ample guaranty that Gov Wilson will exert the utmost of his DOW srs To enlarge and refine his party's victory into q paople's triumph. Whatever doubt one may entertain of that exact outcome must be arous ed not by any misgiying either as 10 his purpose of abilities. but by he question. first. whether his par " has been given control of Congress. and, second. whether, in the event it has it shall show itself reasonably compliant to his leadership
 As to the first question. there seems every likelihood that the Democrats will have control both of the House and the Senate of the House certainly, and of the Senate probably al least by slender ma jority \ full answer 10 the see ond question would lead far afield, father than We can go uo~. Of II We shall observe only that Gov. Wilson has earned his right to lead eeshin, that tie result is more of an expression of confidence in him than lu il. and that unless the Dem a.rat parry mantfEsts reaSanab Q and even generous compliance with his leadership a quick readi ness 10 pursue the Eath he points, F will become worse confused than ifs ancient adsersarF aud suffer humiliation earal ffs degree 10 tho pride if uav ou ovs Gov Wi saa hesPeaks tine aid of every tr4le r4raeHess#eo of whatever aEances Ht ought 10 have that and more fie aaehf "a he inspired by the good wishes af every fas a3 efHilen bal ias GTeXas1 New
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