The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-06
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR DEMO
 CRAFTS.

CRAFTS. -. The results of Tuesdays elections are in every respect most encouraging to Democrats all over the country. They indicate a vigorous campaign next year on right lines and with good prospects of success.
 First. there is the victory in New York. The Republicans have failed to continue fin control of the election machinery of the great metropolis. Tammany is in the saddle, and under the lead of Democrat with a historic name, with chastened organization behind him, Tamrnany Is In a position to do a magnificent work TOT the national organization. The local bat tie was fought largely on that line. and great expectations are the natural out come.
 In Ohio Tom Johnson, as the residuary legatee of Bryan, with new platform of socialism and circus campaign mas been overwhelmingly defeated. Tnat is A great benefit to the National Democ- racy. Nobody will dream now of nomi- hating Johnson or of going oh after any of his false socialistic gods.
 In Maryland the Democrats have secur- ed an important victory, which under the circumstances gives the black eye to MT. Roosevelt and his cratic admins tration. This victory Is largely que 'o Senator German, though It seems that be had to resort to many of the old-time .-,o,rs of the South in order to knock the ballot out of thousands of negroes hands. The result in Maryland does not by any means indicate that MT. Gormans s idea of the race question as national issue is to be taken up, nor that MT. German as the promoter of that issue Is the man to nominate for the Presidency. In Massachusetts and Rhode Island the Democrats under sane leaders and con- servative platforms have made substan- tial gains. and this fact points the national organization to the necessary or getting back to the old landmarks 1T 1t would win. The East Is all good ngnt- ing ground, if Democrats put up strong ticket on a strong platform.
 In Nebraska fusion has again failed and lost ground in the failure besides. MT. Bryan does not carry his own State in his vest pocket. and his counsels of com bination with Populists are again demon strated to be folly.
 From New York comes the cheering news that Tammany Is to take up the movement for MT. Cleveland's nomina- ton. The news comes from The New York Herald which Is usually very re- liable. If this report Is true, if Tam many does boom Cleveland, 1t will un- occasionally. bring about the ex-Presi- dents nomination. The National Democ- racy to succeed must have New York State, and to carry New York State, a tremendous Democratic vote in Greater New York fs essential. If Tammany says Give us Cleveland" that means the New York State delegation to the National Democratic Convention will be for Cleve- land. And if all New York calls for Cleveland, 1t will mean that the East will be for him. Easily and naturally the bulk of the Democratic delegations from the West and South will fall in line
 Roosevelt is generally admitted to be
 weak among the business men of the
 East. and that section Is to be the fight
 ing ground.
 So, from every standpoint. there is the
 greatest encouragement for the Demo-
 cratsi of the whole country in Tuesday s
 results. In the South particularly there
 should >b be rejoicing, for Maryland. a
 border State, which though normally Democratic. went against Bryan and
 Bryan1sm, has lined up with this section
 on the negro question. She proposes to
 stand with the South, and says to us
 "We are ready to help you beat Roose-
 welt" Roosevelt is not invulnerable by
 any means, strongly entrenched as Is the
 Republican Party. The South Is ready
 to unite with the East and the Central
 West, under the lead of Cleveland, If New
 York says so, in order to defeat Roose-
 welt, Hanna and the whole trust-lovtng,
 class-legislating, corrupt Republican
 Party.