Arizona republican., 1918-11-14
Why Things Went So


 The New York Times, a supporter of the admins tration attributes the defeat of the democratic party to many causes. of which it believes was the rres dents appeal to the voters On the other hand, it thinks that that appeal prevented some congressional districts from going republican, though when come 10 look the map and the returns i- appears that every republican district and democratic districts went republican.
 2 Among the minor causes of defeat the Honor able Claude Kitchn, who, the Times regrets did not participate in the consequences of his folly as the democratic house leader. Added to Kitchin's opposi- ton to the the subsequent expression dis favor when he boased that he was going to put the burden of the expense of it upon the north which had been for It the foolish talk of Kitchn rather than his actions that hurt his party.
 The Times though, sees in the whole thing the settled drift of republicans back to party and that of course, means republican ascendancy. The Times appears to be hopeful though that this drift will be arrested that the responsibilities which the republicans have assumed by their victory will be too heavy for them, and that before 1920 they will have made mistakes which will turn the country back to democracy
 Such a thing has frequently happened, though we do not recall that it happened to the republican party But the democratic party been so frequently the victim of offyear successes that the republicans have invariably looked to democratic defeat in presidential election years The descent of the repub lican party to defeat has always gradual cover ing a long period Its overthrow could not be traced to any special incident, but groups of incidents generally to arrogance born continued power and an overgrown contempt for democracy
 Among the principal of the late demo- cratic disaster the Times regards the subject of eov ernment ownership:
 The democrats in the house have a strong in- cnation to government ownership of railroads and telegraphs and telephones The experience of the country under government operation of both these public utilities. feel confident has set the people decidedly against government owner ship. They have borne it's inflictions patiently cheerfuly, because of the necessity of war: but they have seen what it and will be glad
 to see the end of it. The republicans will have to share the responsibility of attending to this matter and to many other problems on readjustment after the is over
 If could intimately search the hearts of tho people" says the Times. i've should probably dis cover that the opposition to President Wilson's war policies the fear that he would be Ienient with Ger many, has nothing to do with the return of the re- publican majority in the house. The leaders raised that preposterous issue the people were not moved by it."
 We think there the Times is right and that if we could again Intimately search the hearts of the people,, we should find that nowhere had there been response to the presidents appeal to offset the re- sentiment which it caused. We do not think the war had any effect the elections but it was the dark ness beyond the that turned the majority toward republicanism.