The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-06
YESTERDAYS ELECTIONS

The triumph of the fusion ticket in New
York city yesterday was the red letter
event Of the election. The rout of Tam
many seems to be thorough and decisive.
Mr.. Croker has resigned his leadership of
Tammany and will take to the woods across
the water. Corrupt courts and still more
corrupt police authorities of Croker's ere
alton Will no longer promote the collec-
tion of blackmail and carry on schools of
prostitution and swing open doors for vice
of all kinds, under the protection of the
municipality.
The result of the election shows the
mighty power of aroused and determined
public sentiment Riotous misgovernment
had reached an uncomfortable point, and the
worm turned and became a gigantic force
working in behalf of righteousness. If
combination of voting forces, with the
persistent purpose of destroying ruinous
misgovernment, is able to accomplish such
a grand victory as was won in Ney York
yesterday, it is evident that the control of
the city in the interest Of orderly and
honest government. need never slip from
the grasp Of the reformers and the honest
voting element, if they maintain the in
terest in the citys welfare which they
have shown in the late cam oaign.
The reformers now hold the reins. They
control the police and the judiciary and
the finances. They have elected chief
executive who has power to check waste
full tendencies and promote, as he has said,
reform from top to bottom" They have
q great responsibility which they cannot
throw off because the victory has been
won at the polls. They will never reform
the municipal government simply by
electing a ticket, any more than the pas
sage Of a reform law by a legislature re-
moves the evil aimed at. unless it is en-
forced. Mr.. Low, however, is q man who
will not spare himself to eEectuate the
promises he has made IN the public in
terest, but he will have to be sustained
with as much determination as was dis
played during the campaign. The victory
was non-partizan one, and it is greatly
commendatory of -partizanship in local
elections.
The three southern states voting went
democratic as usual. The Kentucky DEM
oerats elected majority CT the legisla-
ture, and consequently they will elect the
successor to Senator Deooe (rep.). N
Maryland the indications are that the
democrats have elected a small majority
in the legislature, which will be able to
send German back TO the senate fer the
fourth time. Still, it IS evident that
there will be many election contests which
may alter the joint ballot figures.
The republicans win substantial victories
in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Iowa,
Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas, New Jersey and
South Dakota Judicial election).
In Pennsylvania the republicans elect a
state treasurer and supreme court justice
by a smaller plurality than usual and the
fusion reform ticket in Philadelphia seems
to have been defeated, the municipal ring
which plays the part of Tammany in that
city being triumphant.
In Ohio the returns indicate q repub-
lican majority in the legislature, and, il
so, Senator Foraker will be reelected to
the senate.
In Iowa. the republican ticket, headed
by Cummins for governor, is elected by
$4,000 to 100000 plurality, figures which
largely exceed the most sanguine repub-