The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-30
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THE result, " the Chicago municipal election
4 are being pointed out in many quarters as
an indication Of the fact that the national election
Of 1916 is going to return the Republicans to
power in overwhelming numbers. The Canning
Trade" published at Baltimore, which takes pains
to point out the TACT that it is not political organ
in any sense OF the word but deals with political
questions solely as they effect business and trade,
goes out of is way in the current issue to deal
with the Chicago results and the outlook these
give upon the future. Its Chicago correspondent,
who writes the pen name "Wrangler, says:
r"In talking to a wholesale grocer this week
came across political prophet and analytical
political philosopher We have just had an cleo
tion for MAYOR and members of the board OF alder
men in Chicago, and the result was an Overwhem-
ing majority for the Republican ticket. The ma
jority was the largest in the history of elections
in this city. 1t was not attributed to the women
votes, which now have, as the ma JOrity for
the Republican ticket of the male vote was $4,000
larger than that of any previous election for
mayor The total ma jOrity was 10000 votes.
The political wholesale grocer said: This local
election is going ia have an important effect on
business conditions throughout the United States.
In the first place it is held in the second city in
population in the United States and Republican
mayor succeeds a Democratic mayor, and defeated
the machinery and organization in power hard
thing to do usually, and there a cordial and
friendly coalition of the old line and the Progress
sive Republican elements. The Progressives had
a candidate, but nobody voted for him or knew
that he was running. It, however, was not the
result of local issues, but of national issues and
sentiment. The conditions of slow and depressed
business and lack of employment did it. | have
always voted the Democratic ticket and did this
time, but | know that thousands of independent
and Democratic votes cast this time for the
Republican ticket, because OF the sentiment that
Democratic policies are unlucky and not promo
tive of prosperous bushes, conditions, and pre-
dict an overwhelming Republican victory in the
next presidential election.
"'The prOgreSSiVes never want to hear of ROOs-
evclt again, and the Democrats will find a united
party to oppose them, and four lean years as
record to go before the people with. | know that
this is not logical and that it cannot be proven
by an appeal to reason, but it is the overwhelming
public sentiment and the world is ruled by sent-
ment not by reason.
"'NUw as to the effect on business conditions.
1t is going to make the high proteCtOnist take
heart, when he sees united party and big VIC
tory in Chicago. The captastic and the trust
interests are going to chirp up and get busy for
they have seeh the handwriting on the wall in
this Chicago election, and will begin to get busy
and prepare for a return to fat times for there is
no chance on earth for us Democrats to win the
next national election.
"Ths is not political paper and ! am not a
writer on political subject but here is an interview
that has a direct bearing on business conditions
and is replete with keen ANALYSIS OF public senti-
ment'