The Hartford republican., 1914-11-20
WILSON POLICIES
BROUGHT DEFEAT
Expression Of Popular Disap
proval Is Unmis-
taxable.


ton of the Wilson administration
and the Wilson policies.
1t is no unusual thing for an ad-
minssration especially one response
bic for Tariff law. to fail to hold in
its second year the poular support
that carried il into Office. But never
before has the expression of popular
disapproval been so unmistakable.
The campaign eliminating in the
recent election was fought thruout
the nation on the slogan stand by
the President" When the Democrats
issued their campaign textbook they
headed it THANK God for wilson,
! Though intended to aid the election
of Congresmen, the greater part OF
| the book was given over to the Pres
ident's utterances. The precise extent
to which the Democratic majority in
/ Congress has been reduced is not
at this moment certain. The loss.
however, as a result of this species
of argument is heavy.
In every State the President had
his personal representatives running
| for office.
| In Pennsylvania he aided with a
personal letter the Senatorial ambi-
tions of A. Mitchell Palmer. Mr. Pal
mer's defeat is so overwhelming as
TO make his candidacy appear gro
tesque. He seems to have run third.
In Connecticut the Democratic
nominee, Governor Simeon E. Bald
win, possessed in the fullest degree
the Presidents support. and is him
slf a man Of great personal force and
popularity. Governor Baldwin goes
down with the rational leader he
blndly followed.
In the New FORK Senatorial con-
test Ambassador Gerard. a Wilson
appointee. received the fullest ad-
ministration support. Personal char
acter,, a magnificent record in his
difficult post at Berlin, availed him
nothing. He went down to defeat
on the one single issue Of his afiilia-
tion with the national administration.
The New York contest for the Gov
ernorship followed the rule establish
ed over the country. In point of per-
sonal fitness for the Office there was
little choice between the Candidates.
Each has been an admirable public
servant In the Office he holds t0dByi.
But the voters clearly swept away all
the confusing issues Involved and
voted down Gov. Glynn in token of
disapproval of his party as now led.
1t is only too clear that Sulzer,
Davenport. the religious issue-all
extraneoSs matter of that sort-had
little bearing in New York. The ad-
ministration supported Glynn. He
identified himself with the admin
istration. Therefore he was over
whelmingly defeated.
In November, 1914. they were
the United States elected Woodrow
Wilson president upon platform
which appealed TO them, and which
they took seriously. The nominee, il
later appeared did not.
In November, 1914, thew were
asked to express their approval of
the way in which that platform had
been given effect.
They remembered that that plat
form promised a Tariff revision that
would mot injure nor destroy le-
getimate industry"
But the Tariff law enacted struck
down American industry, failed to
produce needed revenue and opened
no new markets for our trade.
The platform favored "the exemp-
tion of tolls of American ships en-
gagged in coastwise trade passing
through the Panama Canal"
But the President forced Congress
to levy a tax on our ships equal
to that on British or other foreign
ships.
The platform promised Protection
for American citizens abroad.
The administration elected on that
platform has failed to protect Ameri-
cans anywhere and flatly refused to
protect them in Mexico where Amer
lean citizens have been robbed and
murdered by hundreds.
The platform promised an ade-
quate navy. The Democratic party,
dominated from the White House.
has starved the navy to the point
of dangerous weakness.
The platform promised to foster
our merchant marine. The President
by executive order, prohibited the
enforcement OF that part OF the Tar
iff law which. by granting preferen-
tial duties to imports in American
bottoms, strove to give effect to his
pledge.
Rut enOugh The Democratic par