The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-08
HURT BY ISSUES
PARTY BOILED BY OBSOLETE
 IDEAS AND BLUNDERS.
Enormous Gains in the States Where Bryan's Theories Were Opposed. Result in His Home State
 Proves a Crushing Blow.
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 Slow and vague returns from all or the thirteen States In which elections were held today, with the exception Of New York, Iowa and Massachusetts, render 1t
 difficult to draw conclusions from the voting and determine it's probable enect
 upon the future political conditions. One thing appears to be obvious, how ever, and that is in the States where Democrats clung to the Kansas City
 platform the Republicans scored sub stantial gains. This was true in Iowa,
 in spite of the fact that MT. Phillips. the Democratic candidate for Governor, re- pudiated his partys platform. When Cummins was nominated by the Repub-
 lican Convention Democratic prospects in Iowa never looked brighter Cummins was out of touch with the old line lead CTS of his own party and there IS no doubt that if the Democratic Conven- ton had not committed the blunder of indorsing '16 to 1,' thereby rendering 1t practically impossible to conduct an ef- fective campaign in behalf of the ticket gruntled Republicans would have voted for the Democratic nominee. The revival of the Kansas City platform, however, left Cummins' party enemies without refuge and they had to vote for the Republican candidate.
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 In Nebraska MT. Bryan's participation in the campaign appears to have had no effect but to increase Republican plu- ralities in most of the districts of the State. The returns are regarded as crushing blow to MT. Bryan and the ideas which he stands for. He went into the campaign to save the State: lie made a characteristic tour, which ln- cluded all sections of Nebraska, speak ing by day and by night. appealing to his erstwhile Popuiistic followers to join him in crushing the Republican Party.
 His attitude really constituted a test not only of his personal influence with the voters of Nebraska, but of the vitality of issues of which he is the most con- spicuous champion.
 Omaha and Lincoln. the two big cities of Nebraska. did not sfollow the exam
 pie of the farming districts by giving fLcr eased Republi ;an majorities, but
 even their vote furnishes MT. Bryan
 with little solace. The erstwhile Dem ooratic candidate for President. unwtl- ling to admit that the central idea of
 his political activity, Is to 1, was dead issue and desiring to prove to the mil lions of Democrats who have demanded ist permanent retirement that 1t is stlll
 port pot f' of those farmers of Nebraska who once constituted the Popultst Party or
 that State. MT. Bryan found that finan- cial and economic VagarieS, however e1- fective they may be in the abstract, are not proof against substantial prosperity. The lesson of the Nebraska campaign Is far-reachinG and cannot be misunder- stood.
 Where Democrats Gained. This conclusion is borne out by the re- | suits in Ohio, New Jersey. Kentucky Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, | where the Democratic organizations turn. ] ed their backs upon dead issues invited | party harmony and unity and fought bat | ties that were worthy of the highes' I t. k-a1 IV1
 Republican plurality of 56,SS9. which was l given Mckinley yearkago. has been re- duced to less than 5000, There are req | sons for believing that Seymour, the 1 have been successful if he had not been 1 made the victim of treachery In his home l county. where he created implacaole en
 mitv while fighting for the nomination feat, is highly encouraging to Democrats ! because it proves that with losing issues l out of the way Democratic success IS no
 wholly out of reach.
 Great Gains in Ohio.
 l What was true of New Jersey applies 1 to Ohio. The Democrats Of that Stat' l not only ignored the Kansas City plat | form but throughout their campaign l forced into the background men whos' 1 Identification with politics was largely | centered around the silver issue. Former | Representative John J. Lentz. a rab1d sil
 yer champion and close personal friend
 of MT. Bryan, was not permitted to make
 speeches. Other champions of l6 to were ] informed by the Ohio State Committed | that their services were not required ! Colonel Kilbourne made q strong anC l effective campaign. but the odds against | the Democratic party were too heaVy to
 overcome Mckinley carried the state pl | nearly 700O0 Nashs plurality will not be l much more than one-thlrd of Mckinley 2 l as the Democrats made gains in all o the cities of the State with the exception | of Toledo, which is the home of Golden ! Rule" Jones. another ardent advocate o 1 MT. Bryan's ideas. Colonel Kilbourne car
 ried Hamilton County and also Franklin ] County, in which Columbus Is situated l Senator Foraker's reelection Is assured because the reduction of his party's plu- i rality will not materially affect the legis, lative result owing to the artistic ano workmanlike manner in Whlch the last | Republican legislature carved out a new ] gerrymander. The Ohio campaign was ! conducted along lines that are rarely fol- | lowed in these days of extensive adver- | tising and big mass meetings Both par
 ties resorted to the still hunt process | and the Democrats seem to have per- | formed the most effective work.
 Hill Will Regain Leadership. The defeat of Tammany in New York | City has absolutely no significance that | need disturb the Democratic party. Be-
 cause MT. Low, the fusion candidate TOT | Mayor, carried the greater city by up
  | ahead of the Tammany candidate in the | borough of Manhattan does not prove | that greater New York Is not still a l Democratic stronghold. Todays purifica l tion of political conditions in that city
 will, it is believed, result in the whole | sale reorganization not only of TammanJ | but of the party throughout the state. Former Senator David Bennett Hill will | resume the leadership of New York: l democracy. Croker, to whose influence MT. Hilrs temporary downfall was due | is expected to quit the country at tho 1 earliest opportunity and take up per l manent home in England. The passing oi | ted democracy in New York City anc State. a democracy that will stand TOT 1 Democratic traditions and Democrats harmony.
 The work of reorganization will doubt | less be begun at once. All or the ele
 ments which were responsible TOT the con, con | ditions that enabled Croker to carry tha'
 once superb organization into the Bryar l camp at Kansas City will be swept aside | The Democrats, and there were thousands l of them. who aided in bringing about tht l election of MT. Low are expected 10 1al 1 in behind Senator Hills standard. Th' l influence of the Tammany campaign un l doubtedlv affected the general result 1T
 the State, and the success of the Repub l licans in retaining their overwhelmlni l ma jority in the legislature can be traced | directly to the campaign against vice II | New York City. It was all perVadln
 and nearly overwhelming.
 It is believed that when Senator HI | assumes the leadership his first step VII
 be to purify Tammany, and in this he vii | have the assistance of many of the ables
 and most influential men in that organi
 zation. The purifcation will be prompt
 effective and in measure permanen