The sun., 1901-11-05
ELECTIONS TODAY.

Today is the day of the great civic
battle Of the year in this country. Elec-
tions occur in twelve States. The ecu
ters Of interest, however will he III New
York, PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland. The
municipal contest in New York city AT
this writing appears to be very favorable
to the Anti-Tammnny ticket. The fu- .
sion campaign of the Anti-Tammanyitrs
has heeu very sl;illfully and energetical-
ly managed. and while Tammany does
not admit itself defeated there is every
reason to believe that it has had y
make the fight Of its history, and II It
wins it will le by greatly reduced vote
In Pennsylvania we do not regard the re-
suit as ut all doubtful. 1t may be, hui
we have not been able to discover any
evidences of doubt in the case The
regular Republican ticket will win by y
handsome majority. One of the most
forcefu signs of this is the raising the
cry Of fraud by the WanamakeriteS
That is always the cry Of defeated polit
cal leadership of that variety. Tir'
springing of the cry at this time, as
the fusion organs did yesterday, IS an
indication of defeat-an acknowledge
ment Of anticipated defeat Under these
circumstances interest hereahout would
apparently center in Maryland affairs.
The condition there, the object and prob
able results of the fight, are 50 much like
the local conditions that they attract
more attention, and will be more import
ant in their Indicative quality than elec-
tions elsewhere. The German Demo
cratic effort in Maryland. is primarily
the same as the Democratic effort here:
to eliminate the colored Republican,
vote. There appears to be no nope foi
the Democracy anywhere in this country
except in the restriction Of suffrage and
the narrowing Of the limits Of human lib
erty. There seems to he something about
it that chils the very sources Of good
human aspirations. and opposes every
thing that appears like Justice in law anu
politics. The contradictions il produces
are amazing. In Maryland for instance
we have Democrats who meet and min
Gle with the colored people in the church
who worShip 1T the same affairs. and re
gard the negro as the subject of the saiii
saving grace with themselves. and Y
whom they are bound by the obligations
Of the Golden Rule, refusing the nrgf'
equal right in politics; there we has
Democrats who pretend to subscribe t
the doctrines Of political equality !
taught in tile Declaration Of lndcpend
ence. llenouncing political equality an
ATTEMPTING TO make it impossible fo
native horn Americans who happen 70 Y
horn blacl-an accident Of hirth--to e'
crcise an American citizens right NJ
Gorman and the Democrats Of Marylnn
cannot succeed unless they can cheat ~
900 colored Republicans ont Of the
votes The Republicans are hopeful
being ahl@ TO prevent that great frau
There are two hopeful signs which the
soc. III the first place the colored vot'
Is IFHNlIN " w hll aIi Nii't At''''''
pupil III the school Of primary polite
They have ,ronuine enthusiasm in Il
matter Of politics They have not g
i0ycd the privilege long enough or fr
qunntly enough for il TO become commt
place: and haying no false pride abol
il ~ to work III an earnest enthusiast
way t. qualify themselves for votn
Under these circumstances they leal
rapidly On the other hand the illtcrn
whites who are very largely Democrat
are slaw 70 avow ignorance and maj
lfttlp effort 10 learn: then again II i I
ported fhat many Democrats have !
volte AGAINST the German disfranchi
ing rrand and will vote the Rrpuhlici
ticket rather than he n party 70 If. II
RepuhlicanS of Maryland are. therefor
hopeful nf success. We Of Delawn
can wish the Republicans ~ Marylai
colndcte success. They are fighting 2
knt of i night. They are tightin. for
principles DC the Declaration Of In
ppnapncp. and for the validity and D
thority or the Constitution of the Unit
States. The Democratic fight in MAJ
land Il il denial Of the Declaration
Independence, and for mllifyins I
Constitution Of tile United Stats |
mnefaey like thu Of Maryland and Dr
warr in action, nnlliffcs all the laws i
ria. Of political righteousness.
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