Evening star., 1912-11-06
Yesterdays Results.

The expected happened Only there was
more of it than expected. democratic
victory looked certain. But a victory by
such tremendous and impressive state
pluralittes-some obtained in quarters
heretofore impregnably republican-could
not have been in many. If any, calcula-
tions. But there they are.
1t will take some days to digest fully
the meaning and future bearing of what
has taken place. Details at this moment
are lacking. Still, few things immedi-
ately stand out.
rD A house divided against itself cannot
stand. The republican House was divided
Four years ago the first division oc-
cured. The fight on "Cannonism' re-
vealed serious chickering's in the victorious
rarty. The fight over tariff revision in
creased the bad feeling. .Cannonism'
was defeated, but "Underwoodism'' was
brought in. The Payne bill became a
Law by substantial majority. but was
denounced by the republicans of both
House and Senate who had opposed it as
corrupt surrender to the Interests" AS
result the democrats carried the House
that year, and laid the foundations for
what they accomplished yesterday. The
NoihtiS utCidtu against renewing lne
lease of an organization so torn by strife
t2) So-called progressiveness was at
once a protest and a finn fam The north
was fiim-f1ammed by assurances of up
risngs in the south The SOUTH by assur-
ances of uprisings in the north The east
was told that the west was af1ame for
progressiveness. and the west that the
east was in a fervent passion for
change Reserve your seats on the band
wagon while there is stil room. days
delay may leave you afoot'' But the
f'im-fiam did not carry far enough Mr..
Dixon and his covey of angels did their
little best in their line. but it proved
too little. They are wiser and sadder to-
day Wiser as to American resistance to
ffim-fam and sadder In contemplation of
what they invested of coin in it.
80 The democrats naturally and logic
ally stood to win from the Generalization
of their opponents. Gazing with delight
and some wonder at the row over the
fence. they had but to exclaim which
they gieefully did: Go it, husband. go
it. bear"' and await the inevitable result.
Both husband and bear did uncommonly
well by Mr.. Wilson and his supporters.
and if there is ordinary gratitude i'm the
bosoms of the latter. and time for its ex-
preston. there will be a formal vote of
thanks. Mr.. Bryan should preside over
the meeting, and Mr.. Hearst present the
resolution.
What will the victors do with their vic
tory? What legislation will they write
on the books in redemption of the prom
ises made in the Baltimore platform?
What will Mr.. Wilson in his first message
TO Congress recommend? Will he put the
tariff, or the trusts, first or hitch them
up together and drive them abreast?
The new leader has four months for
cogitation, and will need the time. Not
only is his responsibility heavy, but his
army Is large, and il may become di-
vided Yesterdays democratic unanimity
was on the proposition TO turn the republic
ans out. That carried with a whoop. Now
there must be settlement of important
and much vexed questions affecting the
whole business world.
Two classes of people are very likely to
be disappointed: ID Those republicans
who figure that the democrats will run
amuck. and 81 those democrats who fig
ure that yesterday marked the chaining
up of the devil of high prices and discon-
tent for thousand years. The millennium
is not at hand. and not possible while We
are all so human and so wicked.
The greatest solicitude is of course.
about the tariff. What will be done Is
anybody's guess. and everybody will i'm
prove the opportunity. But safe guess
is that the democrats will move eau
tiously, and not travel far on their first
journey. The extreme low tariff men who
present themselves demanding red liquor
something that bites-wll be served
little pale ale in tin cup. and be ad-
jured to like it. The campaign is over,
and being over the difference between
proclamation and performance. which has
so often been shown, will be shown again