The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-09
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Once more the people have spoken. and the majesty of the majority must ee recognised for at least four years to come.
 No party ever went into a campaign with greater disadvantages to contend with than those which confronted the Democratic Party. The defeats of 1898 and 1900 had been so pronounced as to create lack of confidence up to the time of the meeting of the St. Louis Convention. In many States the party was in disorgahined condition and remained 50 until near the day of election. There was throughout the campaign lack of means with which to thoroughly make . canvass and .p consequence the activity of our man agers was only displayed in the last two weeks.
 Our platform and candidates were all that could be desired and for the first time In eight years 1t seemed that we would present practically solid front. No matter how great the worthiness of candidates or the merit of our code of principles the power of the administration was used to- sucb an extent ana It's ramifcations were so widespread that only the most optim- istic could hope to overthrow 1t at this election. The good work has be- gun. however, and long before the next term of President Roosevelt expires the confidence of the people of the country will be so fnisused and abused that Democratic victory will be easy.
 No spectacle more disgusting. or de- grading has ever been presented in any political campaign. than that of a cab- inet officer. who held in iiis possession the. secrets of all the great corporate. 'monied and monopoly interests of the country being placed in active charge Of political party. This fact alone ought to have brought defeat to the Republican party, and It's success in the face of such shameless thing Is conclusive evidence of the lack of patriotism and proper regard for the best interests of the country that characterises the majority of that fol- lowing. It is an open declaration On their part that they are willing to sur render this government to the control Of those whose monied and trust in- terests will dictate the laws to be en- acted and the policies to be followed.
 All this should only nerve the Demo- cratic Party to still greater effort. Our vote is large in spite. of money and power. A party need not be down. hearted which has in its ranks so large proportion of the intelligence of this great country.
 It looks to The Advertiser as if a Fundamental mistake had been made by the Democratic campaign managers and leaders. Wrong issues were selected. The personality Of President Roosevelt and the Republican foreign policy were pushed to the front and the attempt to maintain them was persisted in too long. These questions were not fun damental, and did not rouse the mass of people to a realization of the need
 
 tariff and the trusts had been made the Keynote of the campaign from the start and a1 aggressive iight had been made from start to finish, the result might have been very different. The "whirl- wind finish" was a good thing, but was begun too late. The peoples minds were made up.
 It Is however, useless to repine or to give way to disappointment. The principles and policy of the Democratic Party are those on which must rest the foundations of real republican govern ment in this country. The defeat of yesterday will yet be overcome by glorious victory. The eternal prin- ciples of equity ana justice will yet come to their own and the enemies of good government go down beneath the frowns of a great people who will have endured until the limit of endurance was reached.