The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-09
SWEEPING RESULTS
 OF THE ELECTIONS
General Views from Chicago's Lead
 ing Democratic Daily.

Chicago Chronicle.
 The general Democratic deteat at the elections last Tuesday was less serious than might have been expected ana was not in all respects disaster. It was a lesson like that which is often brought by diversity, inspiring sense that IL was just as a measure of discipline, put pear ing a message of promise and hope.
 In the various parts of the country where elections were held the Democratic party entered the campaign weakened by years of contest against false prlnclples planted within It's own lines. It was also weakened by an effort to throw or the incubus of fallacous doctrines and mere tricious leadeship by which it had been burdened.
 The party could not at once respond to the fuil influence of wholesome reac- tiou Sufficient time had not elapsed Tor the rebound to acquire its full force But | Republican ma jorities were everywhere | reduced from those of the presidential | election The party has experienced a thorough cleansing-a purihcaton nkc that of a sick man under course Of Vlg- orous medicine. Tonics and 1udlclous eX- l ercise will restore it to health.
 The defeat of the Democratic Tammany ticket in New York city involved single public misfortune. Edward M. Shepard, | the Democratic candidate for Mayor IS one of the best and ablest Democrats In | the country a genuine. active and thor | ough reformer of the Seymour Illden and | Cleveland Scnool anu d sldteoiiihll Oi Ni-'A
 It is known that MT. Shepard accepted the Democratic nomination for Mayor or New York with the object of redeemnG | the marty from the abaSement Into WHICH it had fallen through evil assoclations | through mismanagemen of weak, lne1- fably selfish and preposterouslys corrupt | leaders through the adoption or Nlclo4s principles in it's platforms and represented hv it's candidates. through the cankero"a infection of the m st rfstiferous eXamn'ei III puDnc and omclal ire l If was a bold thought. It was a grea, ambition. Had he been elected, ana nao he been successful in the undertaklne 2
 to which his aspirations and righteous
 energies were directed he would nay, nay
 appeared in State and national pontic'
 as one of the greatest Hemocrd's eNei by opportunity to the country.
 Had he been elected and, though the toe
 massive strength of indurated corruption and it's agents, had failed to acconpliS3t i3l
 ali inc objects of his high aims; he would
 still have received credit for ms eleVa.e
 nt,rnases and for tho jealous courage Wit
 which he pursued his great ends. o
 His defeat possibly by the , treachery iactieT s
 much as it dreaded the election or Low
 leaves him in the humiliated position a brave man who attempted 100 lh.cn dn
 failed through the treacnery o! ahoS
 whom he unwisely trusted and throug
 his unequal strength as compared wit
 the task which he prepared for hinsell'
 The defeat of the Bryan fusion popu
 1istic and Democratic ticket in Nebraska
 Eliminates Mir Bryan from all considera
 tion of Democrats in the future as |
 their platform ard national candidates , As his last hold ON the national Defnoc
 racy he announced his intention to re
 deem Nehr aska from the Republicans
 who carried it against him in l9oo
 , Nebraska was not redeemed It gay
 a greater Republican majority than gave a year ago. There are no unKln
 feelings toward MT. Bryan; his future before him, not behind h I'm. as IS the cas I with many defeated leaders. He may III a career of political usefulness whlc never would have been possible In a ma tionaI administration and policy founde on the unsafe. impractiCable basis or th l Chicago and Kansas City platforms The Democracy must look to the futur' not to the past Its vision must ' : toward the rising issues. not that of ret rospection over abandoned and barre , fields of conflicts which ended In de:ea The triumphs of the Republican part will not be perennial. They will not b
 many in the future unless Democrati
 blundcrs in the adoption of principles an of policies shall always c0ntinnN Ht'' the path of unparalleled obstinacy an Tho course Is plain before us. It is wis ihia to inc eve of wisdom, Its lines ar palpablc to the touch of common sense