The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-08
CHANGING IN DETAILS.


While the crueral result in the Ma.
tiop and in Utah are unchanged from
first sdyiccs, there are changes of de-
tail that arc of considerable interest .
IL was doubtful at first IL the Demo
Gratis had carried enough States TO
change the complexion of the u. $.
senate, II now appears clear that they
have, and viii control that body. The
| House of Representatives is more than
two 10 ono Democratic. and this puts
| the National control completely in the
hands OF the Democrats. This is cx-
actly as it should be. FOR the voice of
the people was emphstically that way.
How much so will not be exactly known
until the full returns are received. II
appears likely that the tremendous
Democratic victory will resolve itself
into a plurality of the popular vote,
and viii show not so much a change
of vote in favor of Wilson as that the
Republican split 80 divided the Rcpub-
lean vote as to give the Democrats
the triumph they have achieved. The
If it could have been consolidated.
wonld have won the usual victory; bnt
consolidation WAS impossible for the
Republican party this year. And one
man made it so. We consider this the
most menacing feature of the whole
campaign The fact that one man can
so emphatically change the result of
Presidential election in this country
is certainly Il threatening feature of
our politics.
The result in California, which was
supposed at first TO be so tremendously
in favor of Governor Wilson, is now
getting in doubt, but with the proba-
bility that Wilson is still victorious
in that state.
Illinois. which was at first reported
carried by Colonel Roosevelt by an i'm
mense plurality, is now counted for
Wilson.
Iowa and Kansas, which. have been
conceded to Wilson from the first, arc
put in doubt by conflicting reports,
but arc probably both sure for him.
But. OF course, all these things arc
mere matters of detail Wilson is elect
ed by an immense majority in the
college. The popular vote,
however. is still an unknown quantity,
and an analysis of that vato will be
most interesting proposition.
There is no change IN Utah from the
first announcement, except here aud
there local Democratic gain of
Judge, State Senator, or n Represen-
iative in the lower house Of the State
Legislature. But in spite Of these oc-
,asional changes. the Legislature is
strongly Republican and a majority OF
he district Judges are also Republican,
This State was saved 20 Taft by the
Smith letter, and also by the poor poll
ties played by the opponents of the
Federal bunch 1t would have been
perfectly easy for the Democrats and
Bull Moosers to get up a composite
ticket that would have swept the State.
But both were too eager or too posi-
tive, and union against the Federal
bunch was found impracticable.
But unquestionably it would have
been largely to the advantage of the
State TO have made complete change
here Just as has been made in the Ma
ton. For, conditions here will linger
on in their intolerable state. Utah
tagging behind all other commonwealths
in the same old deadeniug political
paralysis as heretofore. 1t is fortu-
nate, indeed, that business does not
depend upon politics, and that we can
industry, aud improvements in spite OF
the paralyzing political grip in which
the State is yet and has for many years
been held.