referred to Vermont, where a change of less ernor, although he went to Bermuda on Saturthan 500 votes would have put Roosevelt day, November 16, for a month's vacation. first. Wilson carried Maine by only a small He will not resign until after the Democratic plurality over Roosevelt, the Taft vote being legislature has met in January, when it will very far behind. In New Hampshire, how- have the benefit of his views upon important ever, where Wilson was first, Taft was a State problems and will choose a successor to close second and the Progressives were a fill out the unexpired part of his term. It is remote third. The Massachusetts vote is also desirable to record for future reference worth recording in full. Wilson received the vote in Pennsylvania. Roosevelt re170,995, Taft 152,255, and Roosevelt 140,152. ceived 428,570, Wilson 384,259, and Taft Foss, who was reëlected Governor as a Demo- 269,166. The Progressives will control the crat, ran ahead of Wilson, while Walker legislature. In Maryland, Wilson was far in (Republican) and Bird (Progressive) held the lead of his competitors, while Roosevelt their own quite creditably. The Progress- was ahead of Taft. Wilson also carried Delaives were only a little behind the Republicans. ware, with Taft second and Roosevelt third. The legislature will be Republican, and Sena- In West Virginia, Wilson was far in the lead tor Crane's seat will be filled by a member of of Roosevelt, with Taft very far behind. his own party. Connecticut gave Wilson But the Republicans and Progressives, act71,836, Taft 65,427, and Roosevelt 32,364. ing together, elected a Progressive RepubState and Congressional tickets were carried lican Governor and a legislature of the same by the Democrats, but the legislature is almost equally divided. Wilson also carried Rhode Island, with Taft second; but the Republican Governor, Pothier, was reëlected for a fifth term. Judge Colt (Republican) will succeed Wetmore in the United States Senate. complexion, which will elect a Senator to succeed Watson. A very notable event in West Virginia was the carrying of the constitutional amendment for State-wide prohibition by a majority of 75,000. South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, which was carried by Governor Wilson, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, there were no Roosevelt electors. While Roosevelt was decidedly ahead of Taft, New Mexico and Arizona were carried although it yet remains to be seen for Wilson, Taft had second place in the whether the Progressive party has taken one and Roosevelt in the other. Arizona firm root in the South. In Oklahoma, has restored its "recall." Kansas THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, WITH MRS. WILSON AND THEIR DAUGHTERS Wilson in High Favor Mr. Roosevelt did not carry women of Colorado have defeated a like proNebraska and Kansas, although he was not far posal. John F. Shafroth (Democrat) was Colorado behind Wilson. The Progressives victor in the preference primary for the in Kansas for State purposes were Republi- United States Senate to succeed Mr. Guggencan, while for national purposes they were heim. Charles S. Thomas, also a Democrat, independent. The practical difficulty of will fill the vacancy caused by the death of voting a split ticket affected the result. With Senator Hughes. a Democratic legislature, Governor Stubbs will not go to the United States Senate. Mr. When an election is once over, Bryan's State of Nebraska gave Wilson a and the results are ascertained, very large plurality, while Taft was left far the American people have a behind Roosevelt. Although the legislature happy fashion of laying aside all feeling of is Democratic, it is pledged to elect Con- acrimony, and of reconciling themselves gressman Norris (Progressive) to the Senate, cheerfully to the will of the majority. During because he won in the popular vote. The the campaign, Governor Wilson's political initiative and referendum have been approved opponents naturally did their best to find as a part of the Nebraska constitution. The debating ground against his views as exColorado voters placed Wilson first, Roose- pressed from time to time. But he kept an velt second, and Taft third. It is to be admirable poise and temper, talked generalinoted that, with all the women of Colorado ties in a charming, yet statesmanlike manner, fully enfranchised, a prohibition amendment and found himself on good terms with everywas defeated. The Prohibitionists have al- body at the end of the campaign. Men who ways advocated woman suffrage, on the have shown themselves fitted to serve in the ground that women voters would make the presidency of an American university must temperance cause irresistible. Yet the men possess executive talent of a high order and of West Virginia have carried their State experience of a very wide range. The busi i great power of decision and develops marked personality. If Governor Wilson could also have served in Congress for a term, he would perhaps have been by just so much the better fitted for headship of the national government. But it is the general belief that we are fortunate in having a man of his great attainments and high character to be our next President, and his well-wishers are millions strong. A Special He will be supported by a House having an overwhelming Democratic majority, and a Senate slightly Democratic. He has already announced his intention to call a special session to deal with the tariff question. This is in accordance with a well-nigh unanimous sentiment. There was no public demand for the veto of the Underwood tariff bills by President Taft, either in the special session of 1911 or in the recent long session. Business interests naturally wish to know what is in store; but in this matter they have now had ample warning. The method of revision by single schedules will undoubtedly be continued. The bills will not be perfect, but they will doubtless mean some long steps in the direction of tariff reform. As respects Mr. Wilson's policy toward industrial combinations and large business enterprises, he has the tide of prosperity, throw millions of workexplicitly said that no business men carrying ing men out of employment, and enshroud on their undertakings in a proper way have every community in gloom and disaster. the slightest reason for apprehension. In the President Taft himself took the lead in sendlast days of the campaign the Republicans ing forth these unhappy predictions. Yet flooded the country with sensational warnings to the effect that Democratic victory would bring on a business panic, turn back THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, WITH MR. MC COMBS, HIS HON. OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD (Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, who will when the news of the Democratic victory was made known, there was not the slightest appearance of alarm in any quarter. The stock market was buoyant rather than depressed, and the whole business world seemed rather pleased and happy. The simple fact is that the country has outlived the old doctrinaire fight between the protectionists and the freetraders. Although the Democrats are to be in full power, there is no danger that they will reverse our tariff policy so suddenly as to destroy great American industries. They are more likely to leave the tariff too high than to cut it down too low. The producers now, as heretofore, will be better represented than the consumers. The Present The closing session of the Sixtysecond Congress meets on Monday, December 2, and it comes to an end on March 4, when the new President will be inaugurated. Its principal business will be the passage of appropriation bills. Such bills involve large questions of public policy, quite apart from the amounts of treasury of Dr. Cleveland and the Commission on Economy and Efficiency, the Departments will present their estimates in much better shape than heretofore. President Taft has become interested in the plan of putting our estimates of income and expenditure in something like the form of an English budget as presented to Parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Twenty-four years ago, Woodrow Wilson was strongly and clearly advocating that idea, and there is no reason to think that his convictions have changed. We are likely, therefore, to move steadily in the direction of a more scientific plan of raising the national income and a more practical and economical way of expending it. As for the immediate work of Congress, apart from the appropriation bills, we may expect to have tariff revision postponed, and also such questions as federal incorporation and changes in the Sherman Anti-Trust law. Whether or not the inquiries of the Clapp committee regarding campaign contributions will lead to changes in the law, cannot be conjectured. At least we have made gains in the direction of publicity; and the methods of financing campaigns employed this year by the Demo are working out, and those the Socialists have for a number of years been using, will come to have general acceptance. Parties must be supported by their members on grounds of a public nature, rather than by corporations or individuals having private interests at stake. It might be reasonable to assert Mr. Bryce as American that no other observer has folObserver lowed the recent course of our political affairs with so much of friendly and intelligent understanding as the British ambassador at Washington, Mr. James Bryce. He is about to retire from his post, after six years of fortunate service, in order to complete certain literary undertakings. He has just now given us an admirable book upon South America, with a Panama chapter that is especially readable and helpful. His "American Commonwealth" will stand permanently as the best account of our institutions in the half-century following the Civil War. He is not merely an ambassador from one government to another; but in the highest sense he represents the good will between the two great English-speaking nations, and the heritage of institutions, literature, beliefs and hopes that these nations have in common. Mr. Bryce at seventy-four is in the height of his intellectual power, and his forthcoming books will be eagerly awaited everywhere. UNCLE SAM: (to Ambassador Bryce) "I shall be sorry to say good-bye" |