Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER -, 1901.
the 1901 ELECTION.

THE 1901 ELECTION.
Tammany was defeated. It's record
during Van Wyck's administration
was too much for the decent people of
New York, and even Shepard's prev.
ious good standing could not counter
balance it. The victory over Tam
many has no political significance.
Low is republican but most OF his
associates on the fusion ticket are
democrats. The result is simply a
protest against the management of the
city financial affairs and the black
mailing of vice. There will be no
eff ort made to enforce the liquor laws
or laws against the social evil. New
York will be "wide open,' but the po-
lice will not be allowed to levy tribute
on these law-breakers for allowing
them to run open. For this reason
these elements made common cause
with the fusionists against Tammany.
The main effort of Low will be to re-
form the financial system of the city
so that contracts will be honestly made,
without "rake-offs to the politicians.
1t is expected that immense sums can
be spared for the city that way, and
this will enable the city government
to provide for the thousands of chill
dren who are now shutsou of school
on account of lack of room and teach
ers.
The corrupt republican machine in
Pennsylvania triumphed over the fu-
sionists there, but with greatly reduced
maj0rities. 1t was question of
party ties versus honesty, and party
ties won.
In the other states both parties find
cause for congratulations. The re-.
publicans carried Ohio, Iowa and Ne
braska by increased majorities. The
democrats carried Kentucky and
Maryland, and thereby gained two
seats in the United States senate.
The probable effects can be summed
up as follows:
Arthur German will return the
senate and will become the leader of
the democratic party. He is the most
astute politician in the party, and his
policy has always been to have as few
political principles to fight for as pos
sible, but to make, political capital
out of the mistakes of the en- 3my.
The ''solid south" has been revived
by the Booker Washington incident,
and the north seems once more to be
republican with a few doubtful states.
The defeat in Nebraska gives the ene-
mics of Bryan another chance to ar
ray against him all the opportunists,
who only care for victory regardless
OF principle. The republicans, who
have been talking quite boldly of re-
ciprocity, have suddenly abandoned
that and begun to talk of the sacred
ness OF the principle of projection.
Encouraged by their gains in the
north, they will refuse to reduce the
revenues of the government, and will
instead provide some way of spend
ing the surplus. Then democracy un-
der Germans leadership will attack
this reckless squandering of the gov.
eminent funds and we will have an
other battle over the tariff question
and republican extravaganza. From
present indications the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms are shelved as
far as the democratic party is con-
cerned. The peoples party is now the
only one that will dare to advocate
the vital principles of those platforms.
The question now is, will the Bryan
democracy go with their principles
when the latter are thrown out of the
democratic party, or will they cling
to the party name?
There are two factors, however, that
may change this prcgrom materially.
One is the bankers association. II
that association can force to the front
the currency ''reforms" it advocates it
will give the Bryan democracy ground
to fight on, and it may cause dissen-
sions in the republican ranks. The
other factor is President Roosevelt.
His speech at the state fair would In
die ate that he recognizes the necessity
Of doing something to remedy the trust
evil, and he may force that issue to
the front. II he does it will be an
other stumbling block for the German
democrats, and give Brya followers
another chance. The Issues created by
the next congress are likely to deter
mine tbs trend Of the presidential cam
paign Of 1904. (: ..s
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