New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-08
COMMENT
ON THE ELECTION
Mexico and Germany
Blamed for Defeat
of Wilson
New York newspapers comment as
follows on the result OF the election:
"New York American"

New York newspapers comment as
follows on the result OF the elections
"New York American"
"Mr. Wilson's defeat was due en-
tirely to his insistence upon committing
errors in his foreign policies and In
his attitude toward Mexican az
fairs.
at is not unnatural in the genuine
dangers which menace this country In
this present disturbed state of the
world that these serious and persistent
and vital errors of the Democratic Ad-
/ ministration in matters affecting the
honor and dignity and welfare of the
United States abroad should have been
considered more important by the cleo
torate than the notably good achieve
ments of the Democratic Administra-
ton in domestic affairs"
THE World"
"The American people have turned
over their government to coalition of
the most heterogeneous elements that
ever combined to punish a President.
| Those that want war with Germany are
allied with those that want an Ameri-
can foreign policy made in Germany.
! Catholics who want to overthrow the
Carranza government in Mexico and
make the United States the official pro-
/ tector of the Catholic church in Latin
American countries have combined with
anti-Catholcs who want to rebuke the
| President for having a Catholic secre-
| tary. Progressives are in partnership
with the Old Guard and Western radi-
| calls have joined forces with Wall
| Street and the Stock Exchange. Theo-
| dore Roosevelt is yoked up with Boies
| Penrose. Joseph G.. Cannon and the
] German American Alliance. All the
pro-Ally extremists have worked in
| unison with the German newspapers to
| beat the President. Dominating all of
| these motley groups is the sordid
power of Wall Street money and Wall
! Street privilege determined to control
and govern.
American politics never before knew
such a coalition; yet the success of
Hughes Administration depends upon
| the harmonious cooperation Of ele-
ments that have nothing in common
except mad desire to defeat for put
ting the highest interests of mankind
above every sordid consideration Of
dollars and conquest"
"Staats-Zeitung"
"A great victory has been won,
victory of character and dignity. Mr..
| Hughes fought his way without pas
sion or prejudice through bitter and
stirring campaign, making his appeal
to all Americans.
Gle repudiated no American citizen,
neither did he bargain or intrigue with
any of them. He stands so far above
| the petty tumult of race prejudice that
we can turn to him with faith and
courage and confidence to lead us back
| toward an Americanism broad enough
| to embrace us all. We can have every
assurance that the unspeakable hyphen
/ issue has passed forever from our ma
] tional political life"
"The Sun"
The country has now passed upon
! the policies of Mr.. Wilson's Admins
tration, international and domestic,
and likewise upon the question Of
the efficiency of the chief administra-
tor. The answer was invited with
courage by the responsible party, the
specific issues were defined with
spirited persistence throughout the
campaign, and there can be no doubt in
any intelligent mind as to exactly what
is meant by the tremendous reply
! inscribed on these millions of scraps
Of paper that registered yesterday
the will of the nation. 1t is vote
| of no confidence; il is writ of
ferent sort of government a better
of dealing with the great questions
pressing upon this Republic from with
out and Within and it is to Mr..
Hughes and the reunited Republican
party, not to Mr.. Wilson and his
Democratic Congress, that the execu-
] t;an Of tha raanlo,, .a..a =a.a.., LII L