Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-07
PRESIDENT IS PLEASED
The Election Results a Source.
Of Great Satisfaction to
Roosevelt.
Senator's Platt and Depew Talk
Of the Defeat OF Boss
Croker.
irosvenor Happy Over the Ohio
Result..Is Against Tariff
Revision.

Washington, Nov. 7.-President
Roosevelt was delighted with the great
victory over Tammany in New York,
and SO expressed himself to many pub
Lie men who called upon him yesterday.
He expressed his satisfaction with the
general result Of the elections, which
gave the republicans every northern
state and insured the reelection OF SEN
ator Foraker of Ohio. There was the
same expression Of satisfaction from all
the prominent republicans who were AZ
the white house. Both the New York
senators we're here yesterday and they
both talked freely about the defeat OF
Tammany as the overthrow of giant
organization for corrupt administration.
Senator Platt said he was not surprised
at the result as he had been confident
that Low would be elected. am
proud of the work Of the republican or
eanization Of Greater New York" he
said.
Asked as to the cause of the political
upheaval, the senator said:
..In a word, Croker by the arbitrary
use OF the great power conferred upon
him four years ago reused the people to
righteous anger. His insdstence upon the
retention Of Devery, his insistence that
none except his own followers and
henchmen should be given office, and
his many other impolitic actions,
brought about his downfall. and that of
the organization Of which he is the
head The Croker administration gave
no incentive or expectation Of anything
to any one unless he was q Croker DEM
ocrat It aroused the people to wrath
and when the people are aroused some
thing Is sure to happen. The election
demonstrates the great independence of
the voters only when once aroused, and
IN this connection too much praise can
not be given the press of Greater New
York that almost without exception
gave splendid aid to the cause of re-
form.
s.4t.I believe Seth Lory will give to the
people good, honest, business-iike adj
ministration, and If he does this and is
5udicious In the disposal of the patron-
age 1t ought to be possible to keep Tam
many hall out of power for a longer
period than two years.
II have no doubt that had Mr.. Shep-
ard been elected he would have removed
Devery and cleared out the most objec-
tionable Tammany officials. I do not
think he would have been tool OF Cro-
ker. But the fact that he allowed him
SELF to accept nomination from Croker
condemned him with the people.
f,s. x1..,4 NE,, r ,r-;n
treat the republican organization fairly.
The republican leaders all assured me
a week ago that they would pull true
for Low and they did"
Senator Platt was asked what he
thought of Mr.. Jerome's attack upon
him in his speech at Lakeville Tuesday
night.
"Oh. do not care anything about
him." replied the senator.
Senator Depew said that the reform
victory in New York was not a political
one. It was the revolt of the people
against party tyranny. Whether it
would end Mr.. Croker's power the SEN
ator did not care to predict, as a strong,
forceful man is hard to eliminate.
The influence of the women in the e
New York election can not be over
estimated" said Mr.. Depew. TT must
have been terrific. They raised $4,000
among themselves, and distributed 200.-
900 circulars that detailed the horrors
Of the cadet system of vice that that
was carried on under the protection of
the police Of one district. The fear
that the system would spread to the
other districts probably had a strong
influence in bringing about the result.
Another cause Of Tammany's defeat
was the crookednes in the system OF
awarding contracts for city work. A
little ring got 1t all. So the contractors
the builders and the architects out
side the ring, even tho they belonged to
the democratic party allignei them
selves with the reform party to rebuke
Tammany. So did all the various peo-
pie who had been tyrannized over by
policemen, from the curb vender up to
the large business man who had to pay
money to somebody
~ Il expect that nearly every employe
of the street department in New York
and nearly every fireman voted for
Low that they might be rid of the
money exactions of different persons
Congressman Charles n. Grosvenor
and General J. Warren Keifer Of Ohio
were among the callers at the white
house, and both expressed themselves
as well pleased with the republican
victory in Ohio.
The result shows said General
Grosvenor. that there will be no more
tariff revision by congress than there
Will be a revision of the ten command
ments. The democrats In my state
made their fight squarely on the re-
vision of the tariff, using the time hon.
ored battle cry, Tariff for revenue
only We met them on that issue and
the result shows how Ohio stands. The
verdict Is not only against any revision
OF the tariff, but against any reciprocity
that will affect the principle OF pro-
tective tariff. The democrats garbled
McKinley's Buffalo speech and twisted
his views into all kinds of shape. ]
admit that for a tmie was somewhat
worried. thought that $4,000 for
Nash would be large.
You may safely predict that not only
viii there be no tariff revenue measure
passed by this coming congress, but
there will be no reciprocity treaty rati-
fed that Will affect protection. The DEM
ocrats in Ohio ought TO know by now