Arizona republican., 1916-11-05
The Outlook is Roseate

Within forty-eight hours of election day repuoli- cans and progressves of the nation can look forward to the battle of the ballots with confidence In the movement or the seeming movement to and fro of the independent vote in the swrling current which than ever disturbed the political there was a confusion for a time that provoked doubt
 Within a few weeks after the opening of the cam paign there apparent drift toward Mir Wilson It was perhaps more apparent than real more of noise than of substance But within the last month there has been settling down of sentiment better understanding of the real issues of the campaign. Reason of late has been speaking more loud than passion" and there has been a specialization of sen for Hughes.
 It has been more clearly recognized that the claim of MT Wilson for reelection rests upon fact. but upon the slogans: He Kept Us Out of War" and Prosperity" The first has to be regarded with that degree of contempt which few months ago and since has bestowed upon that cowardy refrain: q Didn't Raise My Boy Be a Soldier" which no one now with proper of shame and or dinarily wel-deveoped intellect would be heard sing ing. He Kept Us Out of War now only moves smile of derison and costs Mir. Wilson when ever 1t is uttered.
 As to prosperity it is admitted that we have it. if it means that employment at good wages is general; that our products in demand at good prices, they must necessarily with than half the pro- ductive world engaged in and consumption, and so removed from competition with in the world market. But sensible man can believe for an in that this prosperity is permanent that it will last beyond the end of the Nor any honest, claim that the prosperity, such it is. has been produced or slightly influenced by the administration or democratic legislation The pros perity of which Mir Wilson and his friends boast inevitable
 The claim that the Underwood tariff or any other legislation has had anything do with it is presented only for consumption by fools The has made the Underwood tariff law of effect upon conditions in this or any other country The Underwood tariff law has been permitted though to demonstrate one thing: It's inadequacy as a revenue producer the thing it mainly intended to be.
 In the conditions for which cannot hold the democratic party responsible any more than we can give credit for prosperity there has been failure of the democratic pledge reduce the high cost of living which higher than and getting higher We blame any than give credit the democratic party for high prices. But blame it revenue law for the necessity of which has added the high cost of living
 People in the course of the campaign have to look the future. the end of the war when only sweeping readiustment of ourselves the then changed conditions will the country from financial distress. There are certain signs the people afraid the democratic party with the task of readjustment.
 The enthusiasm which has developed for Mir. Hughes in the middle west and his return to New York from his final speaking tour indicates his peror strength those sections country where the issue is to be decided the day after