Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-10
Great Slump In Progressive
Vote Explains Losses Of
Members of Lower House of
Congress.
GRATIFYING GAIN IN
UNITED STATES SENATE
Expects Presidents Policies to
Grow in Favor During Next
Two Years, InSurlng VIC
tory in 1916.
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Washington. Nov. a. Secretar.
Bryan. back at the state department
today after his campaign trip west, is
sued formal statement summarizing
the results of the elections and de-
claring that they could not be con-
sldcred otherwise than an endorse
ment Of President Wilson and his
policies Pointing to the slump Of
the progressive vote as the outstaud-
ing feature of the election returns.
Secretary Bryan said this had result
ed In no change In the leadership Of
the regular republican ranks. that
Senator Penrose and former Speaker
Cannon would represent their party
in congress and that pr0grcsslvcs re-
turning to that party would have 90
accept all they had protested agains.
and more
The statement follows:
Takes Optimistic View.
The election OF 1914 cannot be
considered otherwise than as an en-
dorsement Of the president and mis-
policies. ! am so convinced Of the
merits OF the remedial measures en-
acted under the presidents leadership
and OF the righteousness of his for
elgn policy that | expected the voters
to support the candidates who repre-
sented his views. There were num-
her of causes which operated against
our party. namely, the efforts of the
beneficiaries OF protection who, out
Of resentment. sought to make the
tariff law obnoxious: the disturbed
condition caused by the European
war: and the fact that the excellent
laws passed by congress had not had
time to prove their worth. Then. too,
more progressives returned TO the re-
publican party than we expected
this alone accounted 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 splendid program
upon which he has entered
Gains Made in Senate.
THE, gains In the senate are espe-
eially gratifying-not a single demo-
crat defeated for reelection. and
three senatorships taken from the re-
publicans
There is every reason TO believe
that the administration will grow In
popularity as the laws go into effect
and as democratic policies bear fruit
The new currency law is just beginning
TO operate before the next election Il
will have indicated It's claim TO pub
lie confidence.
THE new tariff law cannot he re-
pealed until after the people have had
chance to try it out and now that
the election is over the protected man.
ufacturers are all resumine work
Some of them suspended operations
or cut down their force before the
election; and they did il under con-
ditions which left little doubt that
they hoped to arouse opposition to
the new tariff law. Seeing that the
law Is here TO stay they will now pro-
eeed to demonstrate the falacy of The
arguments which they used in oppos-
ing reduction.
"The presidents foreign policies are
endorsed and his hand strengthened.
Progressive Slump.
"Thc outstanding fact in the late
election returns Is the slump in the
progressive vote. A large percentage
of the progressive republicans have
returned to the republican party and
that too without any surrender on the
part of the 'standpattcrs' and the re-
dictionaries. 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 returning progressives mus!
be prepared to accept all that they
protested against, and more. for the
standpatters after having overcome |
the detection, are further from re-
forms than they We're two years ago |
The democratic party deserves the
support of all real progressives and {
IN the next two years ii will draw to 4
Itself those progressives who under
stand the radical nature of the issue /
which separates the democrat from
the aristocrat and the plutoerat