The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-01
A POLITICAL AVALANCHE
THE LANDSLIDE CRACKING
Indications Point to Overwhelming De-
feat of Wilson and Taft Next
tuesday

The presidential campaign is clos
ing with a distinctly Progressive boom
in every state in the Union. Even in
the South, where states have been con-
ceded to the democratic candidate from
the beginning, there is evidence OF a
tremendous gain in Roosevelt senti-
ment with an assurance that his vote in
such areas will assume proportions be-
yond all early estimates. AS to the
north and west, the developments of
last week have a political revelation.
They promise Roosevelt landslide.
The most striking disclosures, per
haps, have been in the states where
the situation was thought complicated,
up as late as ten days ago. This in
cludes such states as Minnesota, Wis
consin, Colorado, Idaho and Maine,
Vermont, New Hampshire, and others
in the east. In all these, in these
closing days of the campaign, there
has come a revelation Of where the
hitherto concealed strength lies.
What has been the great silent vote is
beginning to express itself regarding
its intentions. The whole bubtling
up expression is Progressive, where
apathy was supposed to exist. 1t is
now known that the so-called apathy
indicated only quietude because OF a
determination already fixed. Thou
sands and tens of thousands of voters
supposed to be hesitant have already
declared their intentions openly.
In no one OF the states mentioned is
there such life in either of the old
parties as shows itself in the ranks
of the Progressive party, and it is
not merely life but enthusiastic and
triumphant life. There is exhibited
everywhere vigor of purpose which
will manifest itself in degree to sur
prise the country on election day.
None of the heretofore doubtful states,
so-called, is longer in the wavering
class. They are going for Roosevelt,
as are an underlined number Of states
heretofore claimed as assured for one
or the other of them by the republican
and democratic leaders. It is doubt
full if in the history of past elections
there has, Just previous to the deter
mining of the issue, been such a
showing of crystallization of sentiment
among voters. It is all Progressive.
The democratic and republican leaders
are at sea. They fear, and fear that
their fears are justified. They are un-
decided only as to the extent and
depth and height of the wave which
promises to engulf their parties. No
one can give these dimensions. 1t is
enough that the wave is huge.
And all this is but natural mani
festation, just before the election, OF
the sentiment which has been extend
ing with a swiftness unexampled in the
history of political parties. The prin-
ciples and promise Of the Progressive
platform have their work. They have
been the chief instruments in the
propaganda, utilized alike by the
party's speakers, and in its campaign
literature. The people have accepted
that platform-great fighting document
that it is-in all hope and earnestness,
as they have had opportunity to be-
come familiar with its definite and
practical promises Of reform. AS has
been we'll expressed in an analysis OF
what has been going on, the effort to
make the personality of the Progress
i've nominee the chief issue in the
campaign-an effort sedulously un-
dertaken by the bitter opponents OF
progress in both parties-has failed.
The principles of the party and the
measures for human welfare urged by
il have overshadowed any Of the indi-
viduals associated with its propaganda,
and the opposition has been compelled
to face and to discuss these vital ques-
tons with an embarrassment to itself.
AS this has been told. 1t can be
hardly surprise that the manifestation
has already come.
There is no lack of definite and close
estimates. Senator Dixon, who, though
manager of the progressive campaign,