Show MENTAL STAMPEDE the year of a national election is commonly supposed to have a ous lous effect on the business activities of the people this is due probably to tile the piet that the Amp american rican public eai caa easily bo be started on a stampede for there is certainly no physical cause for sluggish business during a national campaign pres dennial elections exert no influence on the weather the crops or the gress of indention the important question therefore is what hat warrants the people in retrenching during the year of a presidential election all that could be accomplished by a sweeping g democratic Demorra tic victory next fall would be to halt legislation except in matters on which both parties could agree in the next four years there can be no democratic control at washington for the senate will in any case have a republican majority until at least 1912 another important point is the fact that regardless of the outcome of the election the republican party will continue to control all departments of the government until march 4 1909 which will enable congress to put matters in shape for the impending situation considerations buchas such as these should be potent this year in checking the proverbial mental stampede |