New Britain herald., 1916-11-13
A new POLITICAL
MAP IS CREATED
And New Forces Will Dominate
Politics in Future

Washington, Nov. 13.-The COM
plexion of the national political map
underwent marked transformation in
last Tuesdays election. Movements
that had struggled earnestly for de-
cades became powerful through cast
ing their lot with one political party
in the choice of a president and maxi
ing practically certain the adoption
of their ideas within a few years.
Personages synonymous with certain
forms of federal usage, men who
came into power under the old sys-
tenn, have passed away with the cleo
ton Of United States senators by pop
ular vote and the increase in the
woman electorate.
New political zones were esta blished.
New York, the Eastern states, and
the Middle West once the deciding
block In presidential elections, were
wiped out by the Far West and part
of the Middle West casting their lot
with the Solid South. A new map
was produced, either by trends of a
strong underestimate opinion or the
popularity of President Wilson. The
shift in sentiment and in the political
geography was probably not expected
by any of the political managers,
judged by their attitude in the early
hours of last Wednesday morning.
with the drawing of new map have
arisen new statesmen, representative
OF new national policies.
The South, the West, the Pacific
coast states, and Ohio constitute the
new political chart created by Wood
row Wilson and the new elemen in
poltlcs. Whether this map and the
personalities also created by the shift
Of opinion will last. remains to be
seen. 1t is a question to be decided.
PROBABLY, by the congressional battle
two years hence, or two years later
on by the presidential election. In
the meantime there is no overlook
ing the fact that the Far West has
thrown it's lot in with the Solid South
and no longer seems to be dependent
on the East.
Women Important Factor
Some of the conditions which oper-
ated to change the political map and
the character of the national repre-
Sentatlon are apparent. The influence
Of women in the election. especially
in California, was brought out strik-
ngly and their activity in such states
as Idaho, Kansas, Washington and
Montana may have been largely re-
5pOnsible for the defeat of the re-
publican candidate for president. The
socialist party gained more than $780,
900 votes, increased it's representation
IN state legislatures and reelected a
member to congress. The prohibit
tionists now have "a of the 8 states
either under dry laws or committed
to them. The prohibition wave is
now strong as to make it reasonably
certain that a prohibitional federal
will be passed by the
session of congress, which will begin
on Dec. 4.
The pending resolution to submit
to the states a federal equal suffrage
may also be successful
although some political observers
here are asserting that the dominating
votes of women in California, Wash
ington, and other STAGES may set the
suffrage movement back twenty-five
years.
These are movements that have
gained slowly in strength, which have
at last served notice on the old party
that they cannot be ig-
nored in the future. Another and
newer aspect of politics is the in
creasing sentiment in the South for
a protective tariff This movement,
while not expressed in such q de-
cided way, is gaining in strength. AL
though not operating a republican
the cardinal principle of
that party has been accepted by these
protectionists. w. P. Martin, elected