Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-11-09 | Page 4 | What Caused the Landslide

WHAT CAUSED THE LANDSLIDE. William B. McKinley, chairman of the Republican national con-' con-' gressional committee, in assigning: a cause for the Republican defeat in the nation, says : "The revision of the tariff always has proved a disturbing element ele-ment in American politics and this has been no exception. Judging c by the light vote polled, the Republican party yesterday had the same experience it had in 1892, two years after the passage of tho , McKinley bill. ' "At that time 40 per cent of the Republican votes in the middle western states was the low vote. The Republicans were not quite clear that the McKinley tariff was the one they wanted. Today's election is a repetition of the result at that time. "It is my opinion that two years from now after it shall have been fully demonstrated that the present tariff is beneficial to the country, the same conditions will obtain as in 1894 when the Republicans Repub-licans swept the country. "After the Democratic Wilson tariff bill had been made a law, the distress in tho country was so widespread that tho people returned the Republican party to power by a tremendous majority. "Looking to the future, it is my opinion that this defeat will wipe out all factional differences and that the Republican party will present a united front in 1912." Mr. McKinley is in part right, but the cause of the defeat has not been entirely tariff. The protests of the Insurgents have extended extend-ed beyond tariff schedules and have been aimed at many of the leaders lead-ers of the party who have been looked upon as representing all interests in-terests except those of the people. Unless thi3 phase of lesson of tho election i3 carried home with heedful impressiveness, then the party again will be called upon to pay dearly for the stupidity or its guiding minds.