The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-04
cLARKsBURG, W. va, NOV. ., 1903
REPUBLICAN PARTY INDICATED

The results of the election held in
several states Tuesday balance the scale
strongly in favor of the Republicans.
Wherever national issues played an i'm.
portant feature in the campaign Re.
publican victory was Overwhelming with
an exception of two, which was naturally
expected and is not a surprise.
The most signal victory was in Ohio,
where the giants were arrayed and the
national issues entered into the cam.
paign the greatest. The fight there was
made on Mark Hanna and the policies of
the Republican party. The efforts Of
the Democrats throughout the nation
were conferred on that state. Campaign
funds and campaign speakers were larg.
er and more numerous than ever before
on that side, and the campaign on their
part was the most vigorous ever put up.
But the people of that state showed
their good sense and sound judgment in
repudiating Tom johnson and his Bryan.
i5tic and Socialistic doctrines and here.
sizes. A noticeable feature of the re.
suits in that state is that the large
cities increased their Republican ma.
jorities and places that are usually Dem.
ocratic fell into the Republican columns
and rolled up big maiorities for Ameri,
can principles and good government.
The next in Importance, or at least
regarded that way by many on account
of its being the cosmopolitan city OF
the land, was the election in New York.
While Tammany carried it by big
majority over fusion, yet there is but lit
tie, if any, national significance. New
York scarcely gave the usual Democratic
majority in presidential year, and there
is no reason to believe that this will
not be oyershadowed by the results that
come from up the Hudson in 1904, and
in fact, there is ground for the belief
that New York city will go Republican
next year, depending, Of course, on the
sort OF platform and sort of men the
party puts up. The situation in New
York was purely local one. 1t was a
case OF endorsing or repudiating reform
and good government, and the PEG.
pie OF that city declared that they
wanted neither. In the words OF the
New York policemen, Good people are
willing to be good, but they do not want
any one to force them to be good"
In Maryland, where overwhelming
Democratic victory prevailed, but little
else was to be expected, and yet that
does not indicate similar result there
in 1904. State issues prevailed mostly,
1t is true the negro question was fore.
ed by the Democratic schemers into the
campaign and made a dominant issue.
This was a play upon the prejudice of the
people and the natural result followed.
Next year the issues will be far more
than the negro question and
the voters will eliminate that from their
consideration to large extent. Even
should Maryland go Democratic next
time, the effect will not be sufficient to
have any important bearing on the out.
come.
The overwhelming victory for the Re
publican in Iowa and other western
states indicates that the reat West is
solid for the principles advocated and
promulgated by the Republican party and
gives rise to the belief that the Grand
Old Party will carry everything, not
only west OF the Mississippi river, but
almost everything west OF the Ohio as
we'll.
The lack of interest in Virginia would
seem to indicate that either apathy or
over.confdence prevailed The Repub.
licans had little to spur them on, the new
constitution having deprived them large.
" Of their rights.
In Kentucky and other southern states
only the usual Democratic maioritics