The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-08
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

! ! uSAoH Will 4 Inc 3repuDl1canS eleCCeu
Two W municipal court justices in New
York county.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
Republican Paper Questions Election
Of Mayor Mcclellan.
Journal Special Service.
Il New York, Nov. s.-Following are
some newspaper comments on the result
World independent dem ocratic) -
The victory Of William Traverse
Jerome, snatched barely from the Jaws
OF defeat, is more than a personal one.
1t is a triumph Of the people. It is a
vindicatlon, of popular self government.
It is proof of the power of public
opinion. It is an illustration of the
value IN democracy Of an untram-
meled press. Not Murphy, not Tam
many, not the record Of his admins
tration, but fear of Hearst-that is
what reelected George B. Mcclellan,
if he is reelected. Will Mr.. McClel-
Ian learn the lesson Of the returns2
Will he take advantage Of his oppor-
tunity and emancipate himself from
Charles +. Murphy, or will he continue
in bondage9
Mcclellan Not Elected.
Press (republican)-This paper has
no idea that George B. Mcclellan was
elected mayor Of New York. The re-
turns that are shown for him give him
a scant few thousands, which, in any
event, would be contestable, but in
shady districts the count, as returned,
than when the Tammany parry was un-
divided. And this at time when
everywhere in the city the Mcclellan
ticket was being smashed to ribbons.
We do not believe that Mcclellan was
elected. The municipal ownership
league, which has polled more honest
votes, as everyone will concede, than
George B. Mcclellan, owes it to it's
principles and to the public of this
city to contest the election in the
courts. ,s.sa.,-. .s. .s.y,~s- }.a,%.a.- :
Sun (republican)-We congratulate
the community upon the outcome Of the
town for it. The whole country will be
better for it. We have shown that we
value our self-respect, that we value
our liberty and that we possess qualities
necessary to the preservation of liberty.
Never before in our history did a de-
cent man claim the suffrages of his
fellow citizens to be met with such a
sCOiM Ol UaSe cOnCuHlely anu VIC dnuS1
as that which fell upon Mr.. Mcclellan.
Never before did brilliant and dis
tinguished public servant surmount and
crush so brutal and ruthless conspir-
acy as that which sought to destroy
William Travers Jerome. The people
love them for the dangers they have
passed thru - '-~l T. '.2--
Mr.. Hearst's Paper.
has been elected and William Ran
dolph Hearst will yet be sworn in as
mayor of New York. Never before
have been seen such daring and ruffian'
ly tactics as those employed by Murphy
and his men in trying to defeat the
will Of the electorate and steal the
election outright. There was not an
election district in the greater city
where votes were not openly and delib
erately stolen, while gangs Of hoaters
sent out with Instructions to vote as
that Morgan IS deputies had to- drive
them away from the polls. AS soon as
the Fourteenth street thug who was di
recting the election for Tammany Hal
discovered that, in spite Of his efforts
| Mr.. Hearst and the municipal owner
ship ticket were going to be elected
! he held back the returns Of number o1
uISti1ctS 1oI oil muir dAu WCLu WAS seu
forth to Murphy Judges still counting
votes that more ballots must be counted
for Mcclellan. In Brooklyn, wher'
the Murphy organization was not 8,
strong and the people had a bette
chance to express their choice, MI
Hearst g plurality was much larger. II
Manhattan, however, and particular,
j. in the strong Tammany districts, tn,
/ Hearst vote was kept down, vote
thrown out without shadow Of excuse
voters intimidated and every metho.
the polls. put into practice. In all part
/ Of Manhattan Tammany men wer
openly boasting that they had NOR
money than they knew what to do wit
and were going to buy the election, i
it cost .$l,000,000. AS a matter of fact
$l,0O0,O00 was spent in purchasing vot
ers and district captains Of the munici
pal-ownership party, some Of whom
were paid $1,000 each to serve Murph,
/ for the day. In and out of the pollin
! places crookedness was openly and dal
4I1ingly prosecuted. HCarbon ballots
were used in large numbers; blue per
ellis were left in booths into whic
! Hearst men were guided. and ballot
against Murphy were spoiled bv thou
sands by penciling or. soiling them al
ter they were taken out of the boxe
to be counted. - s ~
. The Democratic View,
| Times (Dem. .)-The republicans 6
Manhattan and the Bronx, obedient t
conscience, guided by principle and "
are. persuadede needing in some measu1
q the appeals Of the Times, have defeate
4 Mr.. Hearst. Their votes have spare
the city the humiliation, the trials an
Ii the dangers Of a four years manag
1 ment Of its affairs by a peculiarly reel
less, ,unschooled and unsteady group {
experi1nenters and adventures. 7
this saving body of republican votes tt
! country also is under obligation, for
!: is certain that the election Of M
Hearst to be mayor of New York wou]
cause a shiver of apprehension over tn
entire nation.
The Herald on Hearst.
Herald-Party politics -Republica,
ism, democracy or any other badge
n local political belief or sign Of factions
} tie-was cast to the winds yesterda
( by the people. They reelected Mr.. NJ
! Clellan as the chief magistrate Of tn
Il great city because the dominatir
, question was not men or politics. b.
a proposed revolution-an in the OPT
ion Of the majority, as the vote Shove
a dangerous revolution-in the munie
: pality's enormous business affairs. M
!. Mcclellan IS election was no indors
ment Of Tammany. The immense vo
cast for Mr.. Hearst, which nearly u
:. seated Mr.. Mcclellan from the mayo
9 atty chair, was contributed both fro
{ republican and democratic ranks.
was a popular cry and a desire to sma
s at one giant blow both thecorrupt poll
ical machines. equally betrayers Of ii