The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-12
SUNDAY, sovEMBnR IF, 1905.
THE DEMocRATzc PARTY STILL
 LIVES.

The Democrats have the right to be jubiiant over the results of last Tues days election. The returns from the two New England States of Massachu- sstts and Rhode Island were gratifying in that they showed no falling off in vote, even in an off year. For the sec ond position in Massachusetts the Democratic candidate was defeated by less than two thousand votes He stood forth as. the direct opponent of Lodge and a high protective tariff, and on that line the Democrats stand to yet be successful in that State.
 The conditions in New York are not very satisfying to any strict party man, because the element of independentism was more powerfully exhibited in New York City than ever before This was due in our judgment more to the boss ism of Tammany Leader Murphy than to anything connected with Hearst. The refusal of Murphy to allow the name of District Attorney Jerome. who is a Democrat, to be placed on the ticket with Mayor Mcclellan. turned thou sands against the Mayor. who would otherwise have voted for him. If Me- ciellan will take the bit in his mouth. cooperate with Jerome and bid defi- ance to Murphy, he will soon bring the party back into the good graces of a vast majority of the voters of the city. We take no stock in all this Hearst ! cry of his election and that 3o,0oo votes intended for him were counted for Tammany. There was close compact between Hearst and the Republicans on Aldermanic and Legislative tickets and two sides were, therefore. watch ing out against frauds by the other At many other points in New York state, notably Buffalo. decided Demo- cratic victories we're scored.
 While the Democrats and thousands of Republicans united in defeating the Republican tickets in Pennsylvania and in Philadelphia the Democratic Party must nect ssarily be- counted as the great gainer by the result. Political rascality was down to so fine a point that the Republican ringsters in Phila- delphia and Pittsburg controlled the situation and could count out any ma jority given by Democrats in the rest of the State. That at least is changed and for a while Democrats will have a chance for fair count and a square deal.
 The bitterest partisan Republican must admit defeat in Ohio on distinctly party grounds. The Democrats have the state administration and both branches of the Legislature and are in position to make Ohio great factor in future Democratic movements.
 Altogether the Democratic outlook Is highly encouraging and as The Charleston News and Courier says, "the forces that have enabled the party to make this remarkable demonstration of strength so quickly after it appeared to be prostrate and helpless are nu- merous. They need not be given at any considerable length here; 1t Is suf- ficient to say that the two points to which the returns from Tuesdays elec- tion lend most emphasis are the great personal popularity of President Roose- welt and the fact that the principles for which the Democratic Party stands have an enduring place in the afrec- tion of thA masses of the American people. The signal victory achieved by President Roosevelt but few months ago becomes all the more impressive because of the difaculty his party had to win out even in its stronghoids. when he was not even an issue in the campaign. With the Presidents re- nlarlrabIe personality eliminated, the nght at the polls the other day was between the principles of Democracy and those of Repabiicanisn. and the results would seem to establish the fact that the people of the North and Middle West are very pearly equally divided between advocack of them just as they have been for quarter of century or more,s