Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-05

Ing defeat. "If the election had been held
three months ago we would have been beaten
world without end" AS it is, the claim can
hardly be made that the country has given
an unqualified Endorsement to the President
and his policies This ls all the more evil
dent when note Is made of the mistake IN
putting all the Democratic eggs In one bas-
ket, so to say-"stand by the President" II
did not work out exactly that way. Ot
course, he is responsible for what has been
accomplished during his Administration, ana
without his firm hand Il is doubtful that
anything would have been done; but 1t was
a tactical blunder to load the whole burden
upon him, as the results of tho election VIII
not have the effect Of enlarging his influence
with the country or strengthening his power
over his party There were signs OF disso-
luton before the recent session OF congress
adjourned and It would not be surprising II
some of the more or less faithful shoulo
"lsick out of the traces" at the short session.
and that, surely, would not be a good omen
Of what may happen with a greatly reduceu
majority in the new Congress.
NNE of the mistakes that has been made
" during the present Administration Is IN
overlooking the fact that this Is minority
Administration, that the President is a MINOR
ity President. having received 2,4bOOOO teWer
votes than his competitors In the contest for
the office. 1t could not be safely claimed IN
tho circumstances that the earth belongs 10
either the President or his party, ana the
disposition that has been manifested In more
than one instance to disregard the majority
was not good politics. The mainstay OIL tne
party In the last Presidential election talleu
utterly on Tuesday. Wherever he spoke the
people turned against him, in his own state
and in every other state where his clarion
voice was heard, and this resource OF the
party in control having faded away the
political situation generally will take on an
entirely different aspect. The Republican
party is getting together, and Ssera and his
Progressive host have been vanquished for
good and ALL
.~tAN the Republicans really get together,
" and who is there that will lead themE
Taft has had enough, Roosevelt has cut MINI
self loose from his old alliances, Cummlns
could hardly carry his own State, Hadley
might be able to carry Missouri, Root Is
down and out, There may be dark horses out
in the woods, but Borah seems to be the most
talked of leader for the great contest in 1910
A trifie too progressive, perhaps, to suit some
conservative tastes hailing from ono OF the
newer states WITH q pOpuldIlOll VI oiiiS "NONN
100000 and 101,O 900 votes all told, he may not
be regarded as available" for these reasons;
but if it is a man the Republicans are looking
for it Is freely predicted that Borah would
measure up to this specification at least 1t
is rather early, Of course, to be casting lots
for Mr. Wilson's garments (as Champ Clark
said "if he makes good he will be renoml-
mated and reelected and II he can't be re-
elected no other Democrat can be'O, and In
their present rejoicing the Republicans need
not think that they will have walk-over
They will find barbed wire entanglements at
every turn; but they will have chance at
least Of getting back If they are wise as SER
pents They must not think, however that
they are the only serpents
TTTHAT Congress- will do at the short ses-
w sion nobody can tell. This much 1t
must do II it expects it's work to stand-it
must strengthen what 1t has accomplished
by tying the knots together securely and 1t
must avoid above all things any more radical
LEGISLATION RANDALL.