Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
AF TER ELECTION
The Result in Nation, State and Coun-
ty-A Republican Point of View
Items From The Daily Press That
Indicate the Trend of Affairs.

In face of the uncertainty Of the
result of the Presidential Election in
many States it still seems probable
that Woodrow Wilson will succeed
himself as President of the United
States and that Charles E. Hughes
has been defeated as a candidate for
tnat office.
In the State of Ohio, in spite of the
fact that he ran $4,000 votes behind
the head OF his ticket and that his op-
ponent, Governor Willis, ran $4,000
votes ahead of his ticket, James M.
Cox was elected governor and with
him the entire Democratic ticket of
State officers.
The Republican county ticket was
elected in this county with one excep-
ton, that of surveyor; c. z. Weber
the Democratic nominee was elected
by the narrow margin of AT votes over
Z. o. Castle the Republican candidate.
Another surprise for the Republicans
was that in Fulton county the major
ity for the Republican candidate for
President was surprisingly small
while the vote for Mr. Willis for Gov
ernor was very large.
From a Republican point of view,
the main issue in the campaign was
the tariff though the attitude of the
administration IN foreign affairs, the
manipulation of the Mexican situa-
ton, pork barrel' methods in the
passage of River and Harbor and
other Appropriation bills, increase of
expenses of government, direct tax
alton and other items of the Demo-
n
ground for Republican criticism. The
democratic answer on the tariff issue
was weak, in fact from a Republican
point of view not an answer but an
evasion; they simply called attention
to the creation OF a Tariff Commits
sion. Fortunately for the Democratic
party the extraordinary trade condi-
Jlons growing out of the European
war covered up and transformed the
conditions which followed the applica-
ton of the free trade policy of the
Underwood Law and the unprecedent-
ed industrial prosperity growing out
OF War Orders" seems to have so
dazzled majority of the American
citizens that they failed to perceive
that this prosperity is but tempor-
ary and that with its cessation the
country must inevitably be plunged
into trade and industrial conditions
that will bring panic hunger and pri-
walton to the masses of the people.
The Democratic party emphasized
the present prosperous conditions,
which they are in no wise responsible
for, and adopted as their campaign
slogans "He kept US out of war" and
"'he gave US an eight hour day." both
OF which were discredited and proven
fallacious by Republican campaign
speakers.
Mr.. Hughes, if defeated is not dis
credited and the Republican principles
for which he stood are not repudiat-
ed Four years more of Democratic
administration are likely to make
those Republican principles look very
desirable to the American public.
News items in the daily press seem
to indicate that the reaction has set
in even before absolutely certainty
regarding the election results are
known. Representatives of $4,000 mine
workers in the Mining district of Ohio
have asked both President Wilson and
Governor Willis to make official
investigation to determine the cause
of the high cost of living and take
steps to so reduce prices as to place
the necessities of life within financial
reach of wage earners; they. declare
that the earnings of men who are
working steadily are not sufficient to
purchase necessities of life for even
small families and that actual distress
and hunger prevail in families where
men are steadily employed
This may be taken either as a com
mentary on the present prosperity OF
an indication of what is to come,
The railroads of the country have
begun their fight to test the consti
tutionality of the Adamson Bill il
dead earnest. The Atchison Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway led the way ane
thus far the Chicago Rock Island anc
Pacific, Chicago Great Western, Mil
waukee and st Paul, and the Uniol