Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1918 — TUESDAY’S ELECTIONS [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY’S ELECTIONS

Tuesday's elections resulted in a Republican “victory" generally over the country, but a victory of which they have no reason to feel proud. Pro-Germans the country over voted the entire Republican ticket down to township advisory board, hot because they loved that party best, but because they were against Wilson and the present administration. Therefore, we say, it is a doubtful victory for the Republicans and one that will be sure to react on their party two years hence. These Pro-Ger-mans were against the war and consequently against the administration. Every loyal Republican should be ashamed of a victory won under these circumstances, hundreds of thousands of patriotic Republicans voted with the administratioon—voted for candidates for United States senator and congressmen whom they knew would be pro-Wilson rather than anti-Wilson or anti-administration. Such a victory cannot but react in favor of the Democrats at the next presidential election, and there is no reason whatever for Democrats to feel disheartened because of the Republican “victory" of last Tuesday. It was not a Republican victory but a victory for Pro-Ger-manism, for without the votes of the thousands of German Democrats who were against the administration because of the war, their “victory" would 'have been a very tame one indeed. I In our own county, as well as in neighboring counties, it is a well-known fact that scores of Pro-German Democrats voted with 1 the Republicans, as is shown from the large Republican majorities returned. Jasper county gave a Republican majority of 790 on the State ticket down to 600 majority on the county ticket, and elected nine of the thirteen township trustees. Pplaski county, which is

normally Democratic, returned a Republican majority of 400. The Republican plurality in the State is about 40,000, and the Republicans will again have control, of both branches of the legislature. At this writing the indications are that both the United States Senate and the Lower House of Congress will be very close, and it may be that the Republicans will have a slight majority in each house. This, if true, will give the Republicans control of many of the important committees. In Illinois, it is said, that enough Republicans voted for the Demo-, cratic candidate for United States senator to have elected him by 50,1)00 plurality, but in. the German Communities the Republicans made such gains that Lewis was defeated by 50,000 or more. This shows conclusively that the Pro-German vote went to the Republicans.