The Washington herald., 1912-11-06
AfternsA q the Election.

xICJIUCAASA4A NAsoPoA6n - @Ses
has passed into history, with its politi
cal excitement. its partisan appeals Il
the people, its discussiod of nationa
issues its defeat Of two. and iti trium'
phsnt election Of one Of the candidate.
to the highest ofaee in the gift Of thu
country Yesterday the voters OF the
nation performed their part in the
asadrenniar registering Of their choice
of rulers. and they have spoken in nc
uncertain terms. The election of VIII
son and Marshall l4ets at rest for foui
years the policies and principles which
will; be paramount in the .administra-
tion of the political affairs of the re-
public. =.
To-day great and significant change
settles upon the nation. Having dis
posed of the Presidential elections, the
people will now give attention to BUSH
ness and industry, to work and the
pursoits of life. The exultatioh of the
yicsors and the Blasted hopes of the
Yanquished are matters of small con-
Germ in comparison with the pressing
duty sof meeting the responsibilities of
manhood and citizenship in the avoca-
tions; of the community. Having in
trusted the political affairs of the land
70 tie Democratic party, the nation
now. philosophically waits the outcome
of its choice.
Predictions made days ago are vindi-
Gated, and while those who made them
are fpaturally grati6ed, and even ex-
ultant, there is only sympathy for those
who lost. and admiration for the mag
ni6eent effouts made in a hopeless
cau3e Leaders in the parties which
have gone down in defeat showed no
less courage of conviction. no less de-
votion to purpose and principle than
those of the winning party. In the
aftermath there IS only good wishes
and hearty administration alike for the
President and his lieutenants, and for.
the former President and his. TIE
campaign was a grand conflict nobly
won and no less. nobly lost Hand
shaking to-day is no less sincere in its
expression. of sympathy than in that of
congratulation. The people have un-
mistakably voiced their approval of the
candidates and platform of the Demo-
cratic party, and that is the court of
last appeal. Every true American
yields to that decree, no matter how
mistaken he may regard the opinions
of the majority. II is the glory of the
nation that the beaten minority never
sulks in its tent and refuses to fight
when the political battle is over. The
Bull Moose and the regular Republican
is as good citizen as the proud Demo-
crat on the morning after.
The nation now looks to Mr.. Wilson
and his coming administration to make
good the professions made, the prom
Uses sacredly declared, and the politi-
cal principles upon which both have re-
ceived the seal of approval from the
people of the United States. Woe be-
tide both if the confidence of the peo-i
pie i betrayed Victory and defeat
have alike their compensations, and
blasted political hope may be less heavy
to bear than the burdens and banners
of triumph. The turmoil of unrest, the
diseontent due to high cost of living,
the wal of poverty, and the woe of the
undespaid have not been cured by a
Presidential election. The great issues
Of the body polite and the economic
problems of the age still await solu-
tion. and the change of administration
Is only . small incident in the nations
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