The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-10-12
NEW YORK'S GRAVE SITUATION.

NEW YORK'S GRAVE SITUATION.
The political conditions in New
York are of grave and serious mo-
ment to the people of this country.
There has not been such a striking
campaign since the days of the Colo
MES, and its effect on the future of
the country is what concerns the
most of us who live outside Of the
state where the battle is being
wagcd.
AS is well known, party lines have
been pretty much obliterated, al
though the nominal Democratic
nominee is William X. Hearst, while
the Republican ticket is headed by
Charles Z. Hughes, counsel for the
Armstrong Investigating Commit
tee. The position of Hearst as Demo-
cratic standard bearer is a mere farce
and cuts no serious figure in the
fight. While at one time nominally
a Democrat, he last fall made cam
paign against the regular nominee
for mayor of New York, and the re-
suit of the election is even now tied
up in the courts. Since that time he
has again and again urged the
voters to forsake party and follow
men, or rather man instead, so no
Democrat feels bound in honor to
support the man who won Demo.
cratic endorsement through n
straight out bargain and sale con-
tract made with Charles F. Murphy,
the head Of Tammany Hall. This is
the same Murphy that Hearst's
newspaper has again and again
adorned with stripes and branded
as the greatest political intriguer
since the days of Boss Tweed.
But it is of small moment how
Hearst got the nomination, in fact it
makes but little difference what
ticket he runs on. The serious men,
ace to good government is the fact
that there is a strong possibility Of
his being elected governor of the
greatest state in the union, and this
is regarded as the legitimate step
ping-stone to the presidency of the
United States. 1t can easily be seen
that should such calamity befall
It's, the Democratic party will proba-
bly, be compelled to bear this politi-
cal monstrosity.
There is at large today a spirit of
socialism that is constantly seeking
n head in order to show its force.
You can call it what you please, but
no thoughtful man can afford to ig-
more its existence when there are
such numbers of so-calIed citizens
who are only seeking an opportunity
to bring about war upon our ex-
listing form of govern nent.
Hearst has been pandering to this
element through his nine newspapers
in the United States, and in return is
getting the support gifts members,
who lack better leader. We believe
that either would throw the other
overheard without the slightest
warning should opportunities for
better conditions present themselves.
However, they are content just now
to stand together for the purpose of
mutual protection.
This is not campaign in which
the Republicans can stand off and
take credit for the present disorgan-
lied condition of the Democratic
party. Socialistic impulses have be-
come much more general since the
days Of trusts and moneyed combi-
nations. Six years ago it was freely
predicted that if the Republicans
continued in power their legislation
would succeed in building up a con-
dition that would make the rich
richer and the poor still poorer.
This prophecy has been fulfilled and
we are now facing a serious social
condition. Disheartened by the sue
cessive defeats of the national Demo-
cratic party, many persons are de-
serting its ranks, willing to follow
any leader that will bring about a
nearer equality of wealth. Joined to
this is the vast foreign population,
who care not a whit for our Ameri-
can institutions, but whose vote
counts considerably on election day.
The cause of this is trust legislation,
and while we do not be lieve that the
ever expected it to as