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Vol. X. November 8, 1912, No. 45. 
A NEw BEGINNING. 
The stay at home vote asserted it- 
self in an unmistakable way and re- 
independent spirit of the times. The 
vealed without question of doubt the 
vote, broken into so many parties, has 
served notice to the leaders in every 
party that they cannot depend upon 
an unthinking public supporting a 
particular party from habit. The 
voters of the new generation have 
broken from the chains which have 
bound other generations. And, des- 
pite the defeat which has been handed 
out to a leading party, it does not 
mean a victory of the democratic prin- 
ciples over those of the other time 
honored party. So many influences 
and cross currents have resulted in 
the election of Mr. Wilson he must 
be considered as having won his vic- 
tory by the accidents of fortune. It 
was neither a personal victory for 
Wilson nor a party victory for the 
old time democratic party. The pro- 
gressive party's failure was not un- 
expected. The spirit of independent 
voting may be seen in the large gains 
made by the smaller parties. The 
aggregate votes cast for all of the 
smaller parties contributed to the vic- 
tory gained by Mr. Wilson. The pro- 
hibition party made a great showing 
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for them. ‘The republican party lost 
most of these votes for most prohi- 
bitionists were originally republicans. 
Broken by the progressive party’s se- 
cession, an off republican year and 
the small loss to the prohbiition party 
made Mr. Wilson’s victory  over- 
whelming. It is evident that a new 
beginning will be made in the political 
life of America. All things will work 
to its good and the future of the great 
parties will be the better for recog- 
nizing the power of the silent vote. 
ELECTION TRAGEDIES. 
No one will ever know the true 
basis of Mr. Roosevelt’s attack upon 
Mr. Taft. Someone blundered. The 
blunderer was Theodore Roosevelt. 
The contest nearly cost him his physi- 
cal life and probably has ended his po- 
litical life. Mr. Taft’s retirement is 
unjust. He has been a noble and pa- 
tient sufferer in the face of abuse and 
false witness. The tragedy of poli- 
tics has ended his service as presi- 
dent, but he leaves office with a good 
name and a character refined in the 
crucible of bitter experience. The ac- 
cidents that brought fortune to Mr. 
Wilson worked Mr. Taft’s defeat. As 
the years go by, the worth and integ- 
rity of the present incumbent of the 
presidential office will grow upon the 
American people. Mr. Taft has won 
a place that will not be lost in the his- 
ory of the American nation and long 
after the bitterness of this contest has 
passed away what he did in 1909-13 
will be a pleasant memory. 
CONGRESSMAN GARDNER’S VICTORY. 
One result of Tuesday’s election 
was Congressman Gardner’s. success- 
ful contest for Congress from this 
district. On every side of the issue 
he has come forth victorious. To 
have won his contest with such a large 
vote in a year when everything fell 
before the democratic landslide, Mr. 
Gardner showed his _ characteristic 
strength. Mr. Schofield lost badly and 
the progressive candidate failed to in- 
jure the straight republican vote. The 
votes in Manchester and _ Bev- 
erly including Beverly Farms were 
loyal to Mr. Gardner. But the sup- 
port which he received from Glou- 
cester must have been most gratifying 
in view of the recent unpleasantness 
developed by certain disappointed in- 
dividuals. Mr. Gardner made a clean 
fight on principle and on his record 
and his success is a personal victory 
as well as a party success in this dis- 
trict. 
Tur Unrrep States SENATOR. 
The election on Tuesday assures a 
state legislature that is republican 
which means this year the election of 
a republican senator from the State 
of Masschusetts. ‘This ends the po- 
litical ambitions of Mayor Fitzgerald 
of Boston in relation to the United 
States senate. With a democratic 
president, a democratic house and a 
democratic state ticket this lesser vic- 
tory of sending a republican senator 
to Washington is not unworthy of no- 
tice. 
The Civic Lecture course at Beverly 
Farms should be supported by every 
public spirited citizen. The address 
this evening by Robert O. Small, su- 
perintendent of schools should be a 
valuable contribution to the problem 
of public education. The superintend- 
ent of schools and the teachers de- 
serve and should have loyal support. 
It is no small satisfaction that the 
democratic victor is an educated, broad 
minded, intelligent and loyal Ameri- 
can. The affairs of the presidency 
have fallen into honest hands how- 
ever men may differ with him con-— 
cerning government policies or tar- 
iffs. 
Mr. Roosevelt is rapidly becoming 
a dictator and is a dangerous man in 
American political life. He has made 
and unmade presidents. He first won 
out himself. He made Taft president 
and unmade him. The president-elect 
owes him his election. Such power is 
not democratic. 
Tonight will be the first use of a 
school house for. civic purposes in 
Beverly Farms. The Beverly Farms 
band has shown its broad public spir- 
it and will escort the speaker. Such 
a generous spirit on the part of a 
musical organization is bound to win 
recognition. 
The movement inaugurated in Man- 
chester to furnish an attractive course 
of lectures this winter should be 
pushed along. Manchester needs 
such a course and the committee back 
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Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
School and Union St’s, Manchester :-: 
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