Arizona republican., 1918-11-07
The Turn.OVer

repudiated refusal by the voters to give him the endorsement asked for and the democratic con- -ress he demanded, might be regarded by the undis- crimnating d repudation. But the president Of the United States and the commander chief of it's army and navy has not been repudiated. But Wood row Wilson, the president party, Woodrow Will son the partisan has been most decsively repudi- ated.
 The president will have the fullest support of republican congress in winning the and in bind ing up the wounds of the world But he will not be allowed any lcnger to make world disaster a political asset
 The election of Tuesday showed unmistakably the purpose the nation put the adjustment after peace the work of reconstruction, into the hands of the republican party. but the beginning of the transfer of authority The transfer will be nleted in 1920 But meanwhile long Mir. Wilson may be president he will have the loyal support of republicans in and out of congress- in the in the discharge any proper presidential function We will guarantee that this support will be freer than that tho leaders of his party accorded him. They have been loyal to him only under duress.
 The republican party, preparatory going into the congressional campaign, purged itself of every candidate whose loyalty had become even matter of question Its suspected candidates elmin- ated in the primaries. The demoratic primaries were not so purifying. If a candidate bore the endorse of the president, his silent endorsement he accepted by the majority of his party ~lcyal enough" So Champ Clark and Kitchin and many others were passed in the primaries But it is the credit of the of many districts that they were exactng than the president It s not 70 the credit of southern democrats that Kchn and Dent returned. But they will be positions of hrmlessness in the Sxty-sixth congress. They have been nterned.
 We sometimes think that the result of the eec- r,iCbt how the presidents appeal to the voters two weeks ago. There partisan sentiment among the people, no loud demand for change of the political ploxion Of congress at this time The foremost mat ter was the war and that. length, was going on very well. There had been little general in- terest in congressional elections The people were disposed to let matters as they were. Demo- crats might have upon to support demo. cratic candidates with enthusiasm and thousands of republicans would have supported them as a further proof of their loyalty the administration. when tho president stated he was afraid of their rep reentatves. republicans could only interpret that to mean that he distrusted republicans generally and thty rose in wrath and superior numbers.
 It will, perhaps, never be known what impelled the president to such an unprecedented. suicidal There have been three theories one his con- sttutional partisanshp, and another desire for a free hand in such readjusment of the policies of
  third. is that the president intended his appeal as a test Of strength. the outcome of which would de- termine his action with reference either to third term or the succession of MT. McAdoo.
 If the last named theory is correct the president must be given credit for bodness. It cannot be said of him:
 -He either fears his fate too much,
 Or his deserts are small,
 Who fears to put it to the touch
 And win or lose it an'
 The president risked everything on the turn of a card-and lost Gone is the vision of third term and in place cf it has the certainty of complete republican control of the nation two years hence
 It was not only resentment of the partisan de- mand the president that brought about his defeat hut resentment opened the door for other causes which were yet latent. For more than two years every concession had been made to organized labor which had obtained a place in the counsels of the government that had never been attempted by any other element. There other class whose inter- csts were so carefully guarded. The satisfaction of it's demands had become burden on all other classes The president had also slllfuy appealed to the so- eiaiists and the results show that where organized labor and socialism strong the democratic cand- dates fared well on Tuesday. But it was the over- wnelming vote of the rural districts that controlled always has controlled and always will control in this country whenever a crisis approaches. The men and women of this, the great middle class. (ve do not mean by this any social distinction but that class which has always opposed abuses when they have became fragrant which stands between the former privileged class and any that seeks special prvi lege) can always be depended upon in an emergency It WAS to this class The Republican which referred whom lately it expressed its disapproval of the presidents appeal in these words:
 Fortunately, in this country there are
 millions of independent voters of character
 vision and enlightenment, and we believe the
 majority of these voters in the election
 week from tomorrow will express by their
 votes their thorough going disapproval of the
 presidents attempt at coercion