Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27

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ty. The details will be found upon
another page, but ii may prove that the
democratic PARTY is growing stronger
as republican policies are developed
In New York the party has won a
signal victory in spite of the tremen-
dous efforts put forth in behalf of the
administration. The republicans had
all the money they wanted; they had
the support of all the great corpora
tons; and at the close they had what
ever influence the administration could
lend The fact that the democrats
elected every state officer excepting the
governor shows that in the Empire
state the republican party has been
repudiated. The defeat of Mr.. Hearst,
the democratic and independent candi-
date for governor while a great disap-
pointment to his friends and to the
party. is explained by facts which rob
Mr.. Hugles victory of both glory and
political significance. Mr.. McCarren,
whom Mr.. Hearst denounced as a boss,
threw his influence to Hughes and cut
down Mr.. Hearst's vote in Brooklyn.
Mayor Mcclellan, the legality of whose
election Mr.. Hearst had denied, used
his influence for Mr.. Hughes and cut
down the Hearst vote in New York.
Mr.. Jerome. the prosecuting attorney
of New York who had also been at
tackled by Mr.. Hearst. supported the
republican ticket. and his influence WIS
felt in Greater New York. Mr.. Croker,
during the last days of the campaign.
made an attack upon Mr. Hearst,
which doubtless weakened the demo-
cratic candidate among the Tammany-
ties. Mr.. Murphy. the head of Tam
many, while supporting the ticket,
could not put muc:l enthusiasm into
the campaign, owing to the personal
controversies which he had had with
Mr.. Hearst. 1t is evident. therefore.
that Mr. Hughes owes his victory not
to republican votes, but to democratic
votes brought to him by the very men
whom he and the republican leaders
have been denouncing for years
President Roosevelt can not find very
much cause for rejoicing in the New
York returns. To have his own state
go democratic can not be gratifying to
him. and to find that his personal at
tack upon Mr.. Hearst had little In
fuence on the result compared with
the influence exerted by McCarren.
Murphy and Croker, win not gladden.
his Thanksgiving day. The presidents
personal attack on Mr. Hearst was In
bad taste, to say the least, and the
failure OF that attack to favorably i'm
press the public ought to be a warning
for the future.
Mr.. Hearst.is. Of course, disappoint-
ed, and yet, when all the facts are
known, he has much to congratulate
himself upon. He made tremendous
fight against great Odds and while he
himself failed of election, his heroic
struggle brought victory to the rest OF
the ticket. AS the rest of the ticket
stood for the same principles for which
he contended, it is evident that he has
been vindicated on the position taken.
and this must be more gratifying to
him than any personal victory could
be. His personal enemies have con-
tributed to his defeat, but the triumph
of flis ideas still leaves him in a posi-
ton to continue the fight for the pro-
lection of the public against the en-
croachments of predatory wealth.
II the trend toward democracy con-
tinues as strong for the next two years
as it has been for the last two years.
New York can be counted among the
democratic states in 1908, and Mr..
Hearst is In position to do valiant
work In securing a national triumph
for, progressive, democratic ideas.
The democratic gains in congress
have not been as great as the party ex-
pected, but they have been sufficient
to make it probable that the demo-
Gratis will control the congress to be
elected in 1908. In nearly all the legfs-
latures in the middle states the demo-
Gratis have made decided gains and
these promise much for the senatorial
contests which take place two years
hence.
In Iowa, Kansas and California the
democrats made a splendid fight for
their gubernatorial ticket. The reduce
ton of Governor Cummins' majority
from more than 10000 to about 10000
put Iowa in the doubtful states for
two years hence. Kansas and Cali
fornia can no longer be claimed as
certainly republican. The fight made
by Mr.. Harris in the former state and
by Mr. Bell in the latter give more than
a reasonable hope of success two years
hence.
The victory in Missouri will bring
joy to every democratic heart. A wall
went up when Missouri dropped out
Of the democratic column two years
ago. Her return is greeted with wide
spread rejoicing. Oklahoma, the new
state, comes in with a rousing demo-
cratic majority. The constitution will
be written by democrats, and she will
send two senators to fight in the inter-
est Of the wealth producers. Democ-
'acy welcomes Oklahoma to a seat
near the head Of the table.
In Nebraska the democrats hoped,
with the aid of the populists, to elect
their state ticket and their candidate
for the United States senate. In this
hey failed, but they have made sub
stantial gains turnout the state as
shown by the vote on congressman
and the legislative ticket as we'll as by
the state ticket. They have gained
one congressman and came within less
than two hundred votes Of gaining
another. In two other districts the re-
publican majorities have been so much
reduced that we can reasonably count
On four democratic congressman two
years from now. In the legislature the
susionists will have about four times
as many as they had two years ago.
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