Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15

can republic"
Now, that Is not at all pretty. and
there Is more of 1t. 1t is the yellow
streak come to the surface which al
ways exists In the bad loser.
But why lay 1t all to California?
|If the crouch must have expression.
why not jab Ohio? Or Kansas? Or
Nebraska? They are all in IT. il
"The Tribune, journal whid is
free trade during the open season
and protectionist for while before
election, does not go to the root of
the matter.
There are various causes for the
result OF the election, but that one
which is fundamental and operative
in all the states north of Mason and
Dixon's line is the weakening OF the
moral and intellectual fiber Of the
electorate by the mushy sentimental
ism without any economic founda-
tion which for some years has been
disseminated by-Adch journals as the
Chicago Tribune. TAI
Despite appearances. there Is
probably less of this weakness In the
extreme west than elsewhere. The
people Of California have crouch Of
their own. Their material interests
have been sacrificed to those Of the
east, there were q multitude Of voters
who voted to get even.
The Bulletin. progressive repub-
lican Fremont Older) says:
"The Tribune's goat Is out and
bleating all over the place, the Gil
bert and sFilbert,' who wrote the edi-
torial must have bet the buttons off
his shirt on the Hughes end Of the
election. He's got the worst peeve
OF the campaign. II he was q 'hedg-
err 1t couldn't have gone any worse
with him.
1.-THE trouble Is Chicago and the
state Of Illinois considered them
selves 'farthest west. That has al
ways been tie New York idea.
.At the same time the Chicagoans
particularly these You know me, Ais
Of the Tribune's editorial. have gct
some shock coming. They may Cling
to their own opinion Of nobody
home until Senator -elect Hiram John
son gets back in Washington. II he
doesn't shake some Of the fog out OF
their brains then the .dope's' all
wrong. And California elected John
-. IA
-In the future California wili be
sn All the school maps Of Chicago
md II 1t doesn't hapen to get as much
pork IN politics, It will be because IT.
peepls have kind Of gotten out Of the
habit during the last six years Dt
JoSmsms administration.
1BOsTDN GLOBE tDemocrat) Thu
csuntry has indOrsed Presidan
Wils0n. This does not mean thai
the country failed to recognize thu
he has made mistakes. for. beial
human, he has made them. Il
means something which lies deep
er in the hearts OF the American
people; that they preferred ii
kind Of mistakes President Wilsoe
makes and the spirit in which they
are made, as vel. as his kind OF
achievements. It was rendered by
that Thoughtful vote Of persons who
say little and ponder much.
PHILADELPHIA RECORD Demo
| craft Aside from its magnificent
vindication OF President Wilson
and his policies the great Outstand-
ing fact Of Tuesdays election is
that for the first time in over twen-
ty years the Democratic party
stands completely rehabilitated as
great political organization, COM
manding the support and respect
Of majority of the voters who
divide their allegiance between
Republicanism and Democracy.
Four years ago, when Mr.. Wilson
y was first elected, he was a minor
lty President.