Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-11-18

In the memory OF thc HFiiiS ou'
one campaign was as intense as the
contest between Hughes and Wilson
That occurred in 1876, when the can
didates were Rutherford B. Hayes
and Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden's can
didacy was strengthened by the NOM
nation OF Thomas A. Hendricks as
his running mate. The vote was so
close that Oregon or South Carolina
could have settled the majority in
the electoral college. A commission
composed of FIVE Justices of the Su-
preme Court, FIVE United States Sen
ators, and FIVE members OF the House
OF Representative was selected to
settle the election. The Democrats
claimed the election OF Tilden, and
expected Justice Stephen J. Field OF
California, who though a Democrat
had been appointed by President Lin
coin. would vote for Tilden for Pres
ident. Field, however, voted for
Hayes. The Democrats were very
bitterly disappointed and wrought up
over what they termed Justice Field 5
detection. They prophesied disaster
to the government because OF tho
manner in which they claimed the,
were cheated in their choice Tor
President. But one other election
was as close and that was when Aaron
Burr ran against Thomas Jefferson
and lost by one vote While the
vote this time is close the poise OF
the American people is so well estab-
lshed that the danger that faced the
nation on the two previous occasions
is not present at this time. Though
the situation is grave owing to the
danger OF "entangling foreign ALI
ances," of which the people have beer
warned, there is little danger of OUT
making entangling alliances. The ma
and the people have mus h to overcom
and the people have much to over
come 1t is with the people rather
than the administration, whether ad
versity or prosperity affects the ma
ton. The people rule.
The presidential election indicated
clearly that the disaffection caused b.
Roosevelt's bolt four years ago eithe
was continued to the close of the poll
or that those formerly voting the Re
publican ticket have wholly changec
lilGlI NlCW. n WCli CQuNdlCd oNiHId
who is a good citizen as well as a Re
publican, who has kept in close toucl
with the sentiment of the people o
his own nationality, remarked som,
time before the election that thu
growing fear among his. people tina
Roosevelt would dominate th'
Hughes administration might cause
the German vote in Ohio to go fol
Wilson. Everyone knows that Ohio
has large number of citizens Of
German origin The vote of Ohio
which gave Wilson majority indi
Gates that this fear was grounded or
fact The statement that Roosevelt
had a long confidential talk with
Hughes early in the campaign aroused
this fear. 1t was unfortunate that
the interview was private. While
Roosevelt has many warm friends and
admirers, his intense radicalism and
arbitrary and dictatorial disposition
has created in the minds of many a
fear of his ambitions. 1t will be re-
membered that Taft refused to sub
NIT to his domination, and that
was the reason that many believed
that Roosevelt had forced a promise
from Hughes Roosevelt lost his
great prestige when he denied that
he had solicited campaign funds in
1904 from +. Fl. Hartman and the
latter published the letters asking for
aid to the party.