Show CAMPAIGN TALK it is a tribute to the intelligence of the american Amei ican people that they do not take campaign talk too seriously nor long hold grudges because of such talk in every campaign whether national state or local many loose statements are made in the heal of debate even by persons who are ordinarily dignified and restrained after the election most of the aspersions so freely made are forgiven and forgotten there are exceptions of course especially among candidates and their leading supporters but the rank and file of citizens generally lay aside their partisan feelings soon aate r the smoke of battle has cleared away A similar good natured tolerance is displayed toward those who make wild predictions respecting the outcome of elections the most preposterous claims on the part of political managers are passed over after the actual results of a campaign are known it is expected beforehand that these managers will claim ever thing whether there is any reasonable basis for their claims ir not it may be remembered that on the eve of the 1912 election chairman hillis confidently predicted the reelection re election of president taft who carried only two states while this was the poorest prediction on record many before and since have been almost equally absurd iso now that the campaign is over and the verdict of the voters is in we may well forget for a while that we are either republicans democrats or what not and unite as good americans all in the task of restoring our beloved country to prosperity and happiness through good will and unity of action it can be done |