Show WHAT HIT THE DEMOCRACY I Feeling only an academic Interest in iI i I things political after atter the blow that fell tell Tuesday Democrats may still be par pardoned pardoned pardoned for tor speculating as to what real really realI really ly I did hit them In fn the country at large Recognizing that thit New York was the crucial point in n the struggle surface Indications there offered every reason for tor confidence confide ce In Bryans success The event proved that surface enthusiasm assays little tittle more than a trace of pay ore on when It is tested at the polls If It enthusiasm had been worth anything thed they d be counting Bryans votes otes yet et etIn in New York Unfortunately for tor him Tammany was more interested in defeating Hughes Hughe than th Ln It If was In electing a Democratic president and apparently traded Dry Bry Bryan Dryan Br Bran I an for tor Chanler The trade did not pay pa bemuse because the Republicans Republican gave Tam Tammany Tammany many what is IA known In Sn sporting par parlance parI I lance ae the double cross cros accepting votes for tor Taft but forget torget forgetting forgetting ting to for tor Chanler in return That Is part of or the explanation but It does not account for Tafts TaUs overwhelm overwhelming ing In plurality 1 Then Bryan expected the labor vote votes s and anal it went almost unanimous unanimously ly l d for or Taft Tt Evidently Elde tl the labor la r ele I ue j the he Republican threat t of reduced wages rand industrial depres depression depres depression sion if the Nebraskan were elected and voted accordingly a In addition the Republican mep candidate had the united support pp rt of the the commercial interests I which are always aiwa afraid of ora a change In policies he had the trusts and amI mo monopolies monopolies monopolies behind him with votes and money and he had the unquestioned advantage of Mr Ir Bryan Bran In a reputation reputation reputation tion for experience in governmental af affairs affairs fairs farl and training for executive office These factors will we e believe bellee ex explain e explain plain the general result not only in New York but throughout the country countr The difference In economic e Issues be between between between tween the two parties partle did not present any single striking divergence of or views view the th bank guarantee plank was popular only ant in agricultural communities I ties tlell the labor question proved to be 1 el e Cas as an appeal appat to workingmen and the personal character of the two men was so high that It did not enter into the calculation at all an Some Sam balm to the defeated Is to be found f und In the fact that Tafts Tarts election cannot ot possibly make financial condi coridi conditions conditio tio t ju e worse Sentiment is 11 a very tr pow powerful i erful agent In finance and the moneyed mone ell men of oC the country believe Taft TaCt is 11 much safer than Roosevelt The grad nal Improvement ment which ha has been gath gathering gathering ering headway for tor some Borne months ought to continue though it Is unlikely any an sudden betterment bett will Muhl follow ov Ws elec election electIon election tion as predicted by the politicians The only notable surprises in the country count are in elections Indiana In Indiana diana elected Marshall hall and voted for forT Taft T t repudiating Watson atson the l 1 n candidate for governor who was wast v t of P aKer n as s p pets and whip of or the house hOlc Missouri elected ele ted Had HadI I Icy fey ff Republican who is known known n best by b his ila pursuit of or the Standard OH Oil in the in his hili capacity as attorney attorn gen genral oral ral of o the state tt Yet Y et Missouri Was has a Democratic legislature which will probably probably ably elect Governor Folk to the sen senate senate en ente ate te teIn In Kansas Senator Longs Iong friends i have hae turned t on Bristow Bristo who defeated i iAn Long An for and have hove trob probably rob i ibl ably bl made the legislature Democratic Nebraska has paid Bryan B an Its Us highest compliment by b voting for tor him and returning re returning returnIng turning a Democratic legislature Till Inevitably suggests the possibility of or Bryans election to the senate two years hence hanoe when Senator term expires It Is not known what Bryan Bran plans are or whether he would accept the office but hut the conjunction of events Is sure aura sure to bring his name up for dis discussion discussion as the best man for or the office I Finally the triumph of or Johnston in Minnesota ota brings 11 him into the lime 1 at lt otice once as ns a presidential l possibility po sl Four years seems a n Ion tong long time timea a ahead but Bryans third defeat ha has eliminated him from the and Johnston is the one Democrat before bero r the people J thus us far ar who has seemed to tobe tobe tobe be of presidential calibre calibre The discussion of or the campaign ha has developed a strong demand for tariff revision which Taft TaCt Is pledged to Inaugurate In Inaugurate and even een If Sf the revision fc 14 I subject to the protected prot t d Interests Interests which h have financed the Taft campaign It is iR unlikely the th Republicans will dare to tomake tomake tomake make the nev nI schedule of or duties as outrageously high gas as they now are |