The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-11-30
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN E. ScHMAHL.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 80, 1898.
CROKER IS SAD.

CROKER IS SAD.
Why Roosevelt Was Elected Gov
ernor of New York.
Under date of Nov. 10th, Ernest
Wallace of the Columbia Law School
New York, writes the following inter-
.esting letter on the political issues in
New York, and the causes leading up
TO Roosevelt's election as Governor of
that State, to his brother, W. II. Wal
iace of Belview:
Enclosed you will find my certificate
as a watcher on election day. { told
you that I would tell you something of
the experience of a New York election.
The election in New York was of
especial interest this year aud for
various reasons. In the first place
everybody realized that this was an "off
year." There has not been a time
since Grants first term that the admin
istration has been supported in the
election following the presidential cleo
ton. A single mistake, then, on the
part of the Republicans meant absolute
defeat, unless counterbalanced by
glaring mistakes on the part of the
Democrats. And that counterbalance
saved us this year.
The Republicans did the only thing
they had any right to do when they
nominated Roosevelt. But what q
time they had in nominating him!
His opponent was Gov. Black, who had
attained the unprecedented vote of
100000 plurality in the last election
and who could scarcely believe his
ears when told that Roosevelt was to
get the nomination this time. And
right here is the great mystery in New
York politics. A, people who gave
Cleveland, Democrat, plurality of
100000, who turn around in decade
and give Black a Republican 100000,
can scarcely be depended upon if you
are going to do any betting In other
words there are half million mug
wumps in total vote of 100000 in
the State of New York! Gov. Black
does not realize that he was elected by
q people whose weather cock minds
have killed Blaine and born Cleve-
land. So confident was he of a renom-
ination that when offered a Senator
ship if he would withdraw from the
race, he is said to have cried out: 81
will not withdraw for every seat in the
u. S. Senate" At the last moment,
with defeat staring him in the face,
he and his colleagues sprung the al
most disastrous roorback, concerning
Roosevelt's taxes. But the tide was
on-and Roosevelt on the tide. The
Black forces we're completely swamp
ed. Difficulty number one became
dificulties-one and two "tax- dodger''
ammunition for Democrats-and q
bitter faction in the Republican party
anxious for Democratic success.
Then there is no use in denying the
fact that New York is not in sym
patty with the administration. Why
did New York roll up such tremen.
dous vote for Mckinley? Because
New York, the bank of America, was
afraid of free silver. Remember that
as the port of America, she is deatt
on protection. It is we'll known fac
that the administration failed to pass
any currency legislation, but it die
pass the Dingley bill. New York wa!
mad, but quiet. Then came the hun.
dred DAYS war and in the midst of be-
enthusiasm her anger was lost to view
Peace came. Montauk was far from
"a Bromo-Seltzer the morning afte
the night before" New York sudden
iy remembered that Mckinley livee
not in New York, but in Ohio-ant
Alger lives in Michigan. From tina
day to this Democrats and Republi
cans-the 500 Mugwumps-have free
ly criticised the administration.
The Democrats had good fight il
= good year. And what "queered
them7 Some say their "open" policy
But Greater New York, the .'open
country, rolled up plurality of 5000
for Tammany. Some say the Repuh