Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-10
BRYAN EXPLAINS
REPUBLICAN GAINS
SECRETARY OF STATE BACK IN
WASHINGTON, FINDS CON-
FORT IN ELECTION.
SAYS RESULTS OF VOTE
ENDORSEMENT OF WILSON
Insists Republican Increase Was Result
of Return Of Prosressives to Fold
and Nothing More-5ryan Insists
Wilson Is Growing More Popu-
lar.

Washington. Nov. 1o.-Secretary
Bryan, back at the state department
Monday after his campaign trip west
issued formal statement summarize
ing the results of the elections and de-
caring that they could not be con-
sidered otherwise than an endorse
ment Of President Wilson and his poll
cies. Pointing to the slump OF the
progressive vote as The outstanding
feature of the election returns, MIR.
Bryan said this had resulted in no
change in the leadership Of the regu-
lar republican ranks; that Senator
Penrose and former Speaker Cannon
would represent their party in con-
gress and the progressives returning
to that party would have to accept all
they had protested against and more.
The statement follows:
The election of 1914 can not be con-
sidered otherwise than as an endorse
ment of the president and his policies
am SO convinced of the merits OF
the remedial measures enacted under
the previous leadership and Of the
righteousness Of his foreign policy that
expected the voters 10 supper; the
candidates which operated against our
party, namely. the efforts OF the bene-
ficiaries OF protection, who, Out of
resentment. sought to make the tariff
law obnoxious; the disturbed condition
caused by the European war; and the
fact tina. the excellent laws passed by
congress had not had time TO prove
their worth. Then, too, more progress
sives returned to the republican party
than we expected-thss alone account
ed for most of the republican gains in
the house. The victory. however, was
sufficiently complete TO show that the
people are with the president and he
is now able TO continue the program
upon which he has entered.
Gain in Scnste.
The gains in the senate are especially
era flying, not single democrat de-
feated for reelection and three sena-
torships taken from the republicans.
There Is every reason to believe that
the president is growing in popularity
The new currency law is just beginning
to operate: before the next election II
Will have vindicated it's claim to public
confidence.
The new tariff law can not be re-
pealed until after the people have had
q chance TO try ii out and now that
the election is over the protected man
ufacturers are already resuming work
Some of them suspended operations or
cut down their force before the elec-
ton: and they did II under conditions
which left little doubt that they hoped
TO arouse opposition to the new tariff
law. Seeing that the law is here to
say they viii now proceed TO demon
strate the fallacy OF the arguments
which they used in opposing reduction
Back Up Wilson.
The presidents foreign policies are
endorsed and his hands strengthened.
The outstanding fact in the late
election returns is the slump in the
progressive vote. A large percentage
of the progressive republicans have
returned 60 the republican party and
that, too, without any surrender on
the part OF the 'stand-patters' and the
reactionaries. The leadership of the
regular republican party has under
gone no change. Senator Penrose and
ex- Speaker Cannon will represent that
party IN the senate and house and the