The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER Il, 1918

desire TO denOunce the Philadelphia
Ledger, because that paper had given
out the information which caused gen
eral rejoicing in this section This Is
hardly fair, because every newspaper Is
liable TO be led into error, and the facts
seem to be that the Ledger used every
effort to verify the reports that 1t had
received from an agency in which IT
had every confidence. While the Led
ger is being condemned by many in
the vicinity of Philadelphia it must be
remembered that the news was spread
from coast 70 coast and the rejoicing
was not confined to any particular To-
cality. The New York papers gave out
the same news that reached Mount
Holly, and even when there was some
doubt on the question the papers OF
that city, after making careful inquiry
confirmed the reports.
RETURNS from the different sections
of the United States show mixed
condition of affairs, and In places
where the Republicans were expected
to win they were unsuccessful, while
states that did the most towards elect
ing President Wilson turned down his
pathetic appeal to ''My Countrymen." "
Two years ago the President was re-
elected by the vote of 277 10 254. OF
the majority seven states cast as OF the
electoral votes. They were California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska,
New Hampshire and Wyoming. On
Tuesday all these states went Republ.-
can. The Democrats did not carry, =
complete state ticket in any OF the
states that voted for Wilson. Massa-
chusetts has a Republican Governor,
at the same time sending to the United
States Senate the first Democrat for
that position in sixty years. New York
selected q Democratic Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, but the balance
of the officers are Republican. New
Jersey Democrats gained three mem
bers, but it elected its two Republican
United States Senators. The House OF
Assembly was at first said to be a tie,
but later returns indicated slight Re
publican majority. The Senate is safe
ly Republican. Taking the situation
over the entire country, the result is
not one to cause the Democratic ad-
ministration to cheer for joy. Prior t.
the election the chairman of the state
Democratic committee sent out state
ment to the effect that from every
county came reports showing that the
Presidents appeal TO elect a Demo
cratic House and Senate had increased
the enthusiasm of the Democrats and
weakened the Republicans. While the
returns show reduced majorities for the
latter and slight losses we cannot see
anything for the President to glory
over in the result in his own state,
which he particularly desired to have
go his way. Even his town of Prince
ton went Republican, but that was
possibly because he could not leave his
desk ut Washington to 60 home and
vote. While there are many things to
be regretted in the way the election
went, there is also much to be glad
about. The defeat of Henry Ford and
J. Hamilton Lewis in the Senatorial
race and Congressman Kitchin are
glory enough, without taking other
things into consideration. To be SURE
Champ Clark goes back to Congress,
but he will be ''shorn OF his locks" he
will not be speaker again. but will be
an ordinary member. Perhaps he viii
be very ordinary member, for his as
sertion that drafted man was on
par with convict will never be forgot
ten. His influence has gone below pal
and his political race is approaching
its end.
A newspaper correspondent in Wash
ington whose chief importance lies in
the fact that he is believed to reflect
the views Of the President
has been writing in agony in an effort
to explain the loss of Congress in view
Of the Presidents proclamation which
he endorsed SO heartily just two weeks
ago. His excuse is that the President
did a great deal in that he saved his
party from Republican avalanche
II the commentator is satisfied with
the explanation he certainly is cas-,
to please. At present it seems certain
that the Republicans will have q
majority OF over 40 in the House and
majority in the Senate, which
they really hoped for rather than ex
pected If this is not an avalanche il
would be hard to describe one in poll
Tics. Every estimate made by inbias
I'd men or coolheaded partisans before
the election placed the Republican
majority in the House at about 25 OF
less.
II is beyond human power to say
whether the Presidents action helped
,r hindered his party. but at least il
lid not save it from the expected de- |
eat which is said to have been the |
luse of the proclamation. But it il
very easy to say that the Presidency |
las suffered much. There are many |
who have profound ad-
niration for the manner in which the |
President has in general conducted his |
,ffice. They may not agree with him
n all things, but on the whole they |
ire Americans and proud of the fact
hat this nation has made such strides |
Il late. These lament that the Presi
lent should have stopped to PARTISAN
hip and especially in the terms OF his /
Ippeal. 1t has injured the office with
'ut helping the present incumbent.
The point to be made now is that
resident Wilson has made mistake
which neither he nor his successors are |
likely to repeat. And the President
made the further mistake in assuming
hat Republican victory would injur /
linn in Europe. That was an attemp.
o throw dust in the peoples eyes fol
which their servant" must now bt
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