New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-09
yur PrpTBLTClN VICTORY.


Colonel Roosevelt has been elected Governor
of Ncw-York and the Legislature Is RepuDlcah
nm ioin, ballot The pluralitieS are smaller than
hey ought 10 be. but they are safe ana the
substantial results for which the Republican
voters have been striving have been III the main
secured II was a good days work and in view
of All the circumstances the victory j. much
more crcditabc than the rather narrow margin
might hc held To indicate. First of all II IL a
cause for profound satisfaction that the ram
many system of government and the personal
power Of It's master are not 10 spread Ike
blight over the state of New-Iorh. In this city
Richard Croker may have retained his suprem
acy by olcctins his candidates To the bench ana
establishing an absolute command over the
Tammany delegation in the Legislature. But
his sinister ambition was not confined to those
limits He sought To take possession OF the
Commonwealth. 10 own The Governor as ne
owns the Mayor of New-lork. and 10 make the
laws for seven million people. He has failed to
carry out 10y far the larger part Of his pro
granmp. and cannot reasonably hope over to
come so near success again. For ,hiS every re
spectacle inhabitant Of the State has reason 10
be grateful.
There is abundant cause for rejoicing in C0io-
mel Roosevelt'S election not merely because II
averts an intoerablc fate. but because ii puts in
the Executive chair a man thoroughly equipped
for his great Office and endowed with the moral
Qualities which are needed 20 raise Tho standard
of public service. We have supported the Re
ruh!ican candidate earnestly and with genuine
satisfaction. and in the hour of victory We re
rCw 10 all whose votes We have solicited in the
campaign the assurance of our confident belief
that he VIII prove an efficient and absolutely
faithful Chief Magistrate. He has long been
under public observation in conspicuous and re-
sponsible stations His intelligence his integ-
rity and bis moral courage have been demon
sirated beyond the possibility of suspicion.
During tue political contest just ended he has
bound himself by the mos; explicit pledges 10
Tho DISTINGUISHED service OF all the people. and
they are tie pledges Of a man who has never
broken hi> word
We havn said that in view of the c.rcuE-
stances 4 creditable victory has been Won. ON
meaning. which prefer to state frankly +
that ia TIE Management, of lhc canals under a
Republican administration the Democrat,
party had an Issue which gave il an IN
mis,akahlc advar'dgc Of position We hay,
not hcsitatcd L. say thai the evidence justified
the preyalen, belief that The people had brcr
finished Improvement on which S9.GWOOC OF
Their money has been spent. 1t is greatly Il
their credit that they have rejected the spurious
pleas O. The Democratic party, whose cana
rccorl has been constantly rank: that they
have not assigned TO the Republican party
responsibility which belong, 10 individuals. ant
that they have trusted the rectIcaton of every
ngron4 10 a man whom no political affiliations
havc ever sweryed from the path Of duty W.
DO 10, need TO assure Colonel Roosevelt tina
his declarations OH this subject nave made
deep impression upon Tho people and have beer
accepted by n!ijOnty of them AT their face
value They expect him 10 redeem his prom
ises 10 complete the process of Investigation
20 seek TO remedy every defect OF system tina
may be- disclosed. and 10 exhaust his authority
in administering due punishment wherever
guilt IS established. More than that candi
date could not guarantee. Less than ;hat TIE
Republican Governor will not do.
II IS evident. therefore. from returns which
may yet be changed 10 soue extent, but Which