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The expected has happened. Will
son has been elected president with a
very large majority in the electoral
college. At the same time, he is run-I
ming far behind Bryan's vote in 1908,
so that when the popular vote is COM
puted it will in all probability be
found that he has run something like
a million votes behind Bryan. IT will
be a question whether Parker did not
receive as large a popular vote in
1904, when he was drubbed by
Roosevelt.
This anomalous condition results
from the fact that the opposition to
Wilson was divided. With the party
weaker in point of actual numbers
than for perhaps sixteen years, it
scores its greatest victory since the
Civil War.
The Republican sincerely hopes
that the best that has been said of
Wilson will be found true. 1t hopes
that he will indeed be the fearless
progressive that speakers like Bryan
have made him put to be. 1t is easy
for The Republican to entertain this
hope, regardless of political parties,
and regardless of it's skepticism as to
Wilson's qualifications for the place,
because the interest of the country
should always be placed above the
interest of any political party.
But what are the conditions under
president?
AT least three distinct elements
contributed to his success. One was
Roosevelt far more than Wilson and
voted for Wilson to make Roosevelt's
defeat certain. This class, it may be
in number. Then there was the con
sentative democracy represented by
such men as Prick and Ryan and Bel
mopt oil of whom contributed 10 III
democratic campaign and supported
it. They We're especially hostile to
Roosevelt because he proposed 6
plan of effectual regulation of al
trusts. Third, there is the progressive
democracy, the element whose apos
tie is Bryan and which truly believes
that the democratic party is better
qualified to spell progress for the
government than any other organiza.
ton.
Now, if it is true that these are
the factions that supported Wilson
and The Republican does not SET
how it can be disputed-then how
let us ask. is Wilson going TO satisf,
all of these elements?
But this is not all. If Wilson doe
determine upon a progressive pro
gram, it will be necessary for him Il
secure the support of congress. II
the House the undisputed leader i
Underwood, chairman of the rule
committee and quite as thorough
czar as Cannon himself. Throughout
the last session, he showed himself il
every instance to be in command o
the democratic membership in tn
. House. T. F. Ryan, head of the to
bacco trust and one Of the most un
scrupulous of the money kings, back
ed Underwood for president, payin
nearly all his campaign expenses
!. Underwood will be squarely agains
Wilson on any kind of legislatio
. that would be really effective in curt
! ing organized wealth.
Last, but not least, there is Tan
many, by all odds the most thorough
ly efficient political organization eve
devised in the United States. 1t wi
of course be against n truly pro
gressive measures, and against it j
the most insidious fashion.
Wilson indeed will perform a MOI
strous task if he is to make a recor
that will win the approval Of IL