Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-11-11

Hearst, the people never would
have taken the interest i'm this cleo
ton that they did and great dem
ocratic city would still have been
under the control of Tom Plat and
his republican co-laborers and CO.
partners in political crime. 1t is
a noteworthy fact that every paper
IN the city of Greater New York,
with the exception Of the New
York American, Evening Journal
and Das Morgen Journal, owned
and controlled by Mr.. Hearst, were
booming the so-calIed fusion ticket
made up of rank republicans and
mugwump democrats. They storm
ed and fought and lied vigorously
from start TO finish. but it seems
that those newspapers owned by
Mr.. Hearst have more actual read
ers than all the others combined.
for when they throw their votes
for any candidate he wins. Six
years ago Mr.. Hearst's papers
supported Van. Wyck for Mayor
of New York and he won. Two
years ago the same papers fought
Van Wyck for good cause and be
was defeated. Thus. the people
have come to. the conclusion that
the Hearst papers have some in
fluence in the city of Greater New
York, and they are right. The
reason for this is not far to seek.
Those papers are always on the
side of the people and they are
always sincere.
This election teaches a lesson.
and it may be summed up briefly.
1t has made some men and has put
others very much on the blink. "
so to speak. The result in Massa-
chusetts teaches us that the so-calIed
recognized democracy which con
trolled things in that state cannot
win without the rank and file of the
party that stood Loyalty to the
ticket in the years of 1896 and 1900,
and it is believed that a good many
of them went fishing on election
day. There will, it is confidently
believed by many leaders of the
party here, be repetition of this
piscatorlal energy on the part of
thousands of democrats all over the
East next year should the democ-
racy nominate such man for the
Presidency. The result in the City
of New York means many things
for many people.
1t means that Mr.. Charles +.
Murphy, the new leader Of Tam
many Hall, who managed the cam
paign. Is one of the biggest figures
in New York City politics to-day.
ltmeans that old Boss Mclaughlin.
who for so many years has con-
trolled the deStinies of the democ-
racy in the city of Brooklyn. is
dead one" and never again will
he figure in national politics or in
the politics of the city of Greater
New York. His place has been
taken by State Senator Patrick ii.
McCarren who hitherto has been
one of the old mans staunchest
supporters and able lieutenants.
1t means that Tammany has abso-
lutte control in Brooklyn. and that
means that the influence of one
David Bennett Hill is forever gone
in that city, the vote of which he
has been wont to use through the
instrumentality of Boss McLaugh-
lin in order to compel Tammany
to make terms with him, and that
means that Hills man Parker has
lost any chance he might have had
for the democratic presidential
nomination. 1t means that Mr..
William Randolph Hearst, whose
papers were the only ones in the
entire city that stood Loyalty to the
democratic ticket and which, under
his able management, put fire and
ginger and red hot fight into the
campaign, will have the gratitude
of Tammany for his good work in
the interests of the party and of It's
ticket. That means that Mr..
Hearst will be the New York candi-
date for the presidency and if so
that means he will be the next
nominee. The result in Ohio, from
democratic standpoint, means
that Tom l.. johnson is eliminated
from the presidential equation and
the result in Maryland means that
Senator German still has hopes.
From a republican standpoint
the President is vitality Interested
in this election. The result in