The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-09-19
THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IS ON
ITS LAST LEGS


fort to the republicans who are in
trepid enough to apply them to
states more important and less re-
publican than Vermont.
Although the total vote cast III
TUESDAYS balloting i'll Vermont
was more than 0per cent. greater
than il was in the presidential
election of 1908, the republican
vote showed decline of 50 per
cent. while the democratic total
climbed up rs per cent.
This is an alarming contrast.
No platitudes from Messrs. Hilles
and Mulvane can gainsay it.
And while the republican decline
can largely be ascribed to the Bull
Moose activities, the fact that the
democratic vote showed such an
increase, despite Mr.. Roosevelt,
seems to indicate that the demo-
Gratis, too, cut far into the republi-
can strength. Except for their in
roads on the republican totals the
Roosevelt forces have little ground
for rejoicing in the showing they
made.
But the Wilson people can poin,
with pride to Vermont, and an APP
plication of the Vermont per cent
ages to other states gives gloomy
forebodings of MI. Taft's pros
poets in November.
The decrease of 80 per cent in
the republican vote, if applied TO
New York, for instance. would
turn Tafts majority Of 202 900
over Bryan in 1908 into Wilson
majority of $1,000 over Taft IN
1912. And could Wilson add IS
per cent to the New York dem1-
cratic vote--the Vermont per cent
age-his majority over Taft i'll the
Empire state would run far beyond
the 500, 900 mark, though this, OF
course, is preposterous.
In Ohio a 80 per cent decline in
the Taft figures of 1908 would turn
the Taft majority of 10000 for
that year into Wilson majority of
$4,000. even if Wilson merely du-
plicated the Bryan figures Of 1908.
In Indiana such a decline would
turn the Taft majorsty of 10000
into a Wilson majority of no, 600,
even though Wilson polled only
the Bryan total.
The same computation would
give New Jersey to Wilson by a
majority of about 5000, instead of
the $4,000 majority which Taft
had in 1908 and which Wilson
turned into a Wilson majority of
$4,000 two years ago.
In Illinois detection of 80 per
cent of the republican vote-even
though the democratic vote were
kept at standstill would convert
the Taft majority of 1870. 900 into a
Wilson majority of 10000.
II the democrats of the nation
conld maintain the enormous pei
centage of increase shown in Yer.
mont, and the republicans suffered
everywhere the per centage of los:
they suffered there, Wilson would
have the unanimous vote of the
electoral college for President O
the United States for The
four votes Of Vermont.
Even the famous Taft majority
of almost 100000 in Pennsylvani;
in 1908 would be turned into ;
275;OO0 majority for Wilson.
Comparison with the figures o
1910 is even more menacing to thu
republican hopes, because in tina
year the democrats swept the stat
elections of New York, New Jer
sey, Ohio and Indiana. to sa,
nothing of such New England
states as Massachusetts,, Connect
cut and Maine.
Here is cause for alarm at Tai
headquarters. In other words:
The Vermont election show
that unless Messrs. Hilles and Null
vane bestir themselves at once
cease talking incompetent nonsens
about quiet" and ''dignifed
politics and begin Immediately
real republican campaign they ar
likely to find themselves ten week
hence not only politically defeate