. Review of reviews and world's work. ilson policy is that its Fabian and dilatoryways had kept us on the fringes of war,whereas a prompt settlement (»f issues at themoment they arose, with a firm and un-hesitating support of American rights, wouhlhave greatly lcssene<l our risks and clangers. Conlriiitt In The situation was such theins could { reate I lie news asfhe\ went along, and shift theissues fiJ lihilitin. Ihc Republicans werenot nkilful in following the vastly clevermoves of the Demrxrats. There was a gen- 590 THE AMERICAN REJIEir OF REJlEIfS cral atmosphere of zeal, loyalty
. Review of reviews and world's work. ilson policy is that its Fabian and dilatoryways had kept us on the fringes of war,whereas a prompt settlement (»f issues at themoment they arose, with a firm and un-hesitating support of American rights, wouhlhave greatly lcssene<l our risks and clangers. Conlriiitt In The situation was such theins could { reate I lie news asfhe\ went along, and shift theissues fiJ lihilitin. Ihc Republicans werenot nkilful in following the vastly clevermoves of the Demrxrats. There was a gen- 590 THE AMERICAN REJIEir OF REJlEIfS cral atmosphere of zeal, loyalty, intelligenceand good teamwork about the conduct ofthe \V^ilson campaign that was lacking inthe other camp. There was much painfultestimony to this effect on the part of expe-rienced observers. In the last days of thecampaign, there was frantic purchase of fullpages for Republican advertising in the met-ropolitan press, with the printing of hastilycomposed and unconvincing statements whichprobably did not affect a single voter. But. IliuloKiuiili by Ihe Aiiieiiraii iriss A!rialiuii H0.\. VANCE MCCORMICK, CHAIRMAN (On the day after election, when the reports werechanging to Wilson) the neglect of systematic publicity-work inthe agricultural States of the West was socomplete that it seemed deliberate and inten-tional. All this, of course, was Mr. Hughesmisfortune, and not his fault. „ AVith the count not revised in Congress ., ... , „ l_l- Slightly all districts, the Kepublicans Republican ^ i i , • • seem to have elected a majorityof the members of the next Congress. It isreported that 217 Republican members antl212 Democratic are chosen, with six otherswho are Progressives or would indicate, when taken in conjunc-tion with State elections, that the Repub-licans, rather than the Democrats, now holda slight party preponderance in the one were taking only the in which there were actual con- tests
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