The Washington herald., 1906-11-10

/ Lincoln. Nebr.. Nov. 9-W J. Bryan.
/ in statement tonight, discusses the re-
/ cent election and passes severe criti-
cism upon President Roosevelt for the
I part the latter played in the New York
+ campaign. Bryan says in part,
The election of 1906 indicates trend
+ In favor Of the Democratic party. The
details prove that the Democratic party
I is growing stronger as Republican poll
cies are developed.
In New York the party has won
( signal victory in spite Of the tremendous
efforts put forth in behalf Of the admin
istration.
The Republicans had ali the money
they wanted. they had the support of al
the great corporations. and at the close
they had whatever influence the admins
tration could lend The fact that the
Democrats won every State Office ex-
f cept the govern0rship. shows that in the
Empire State the Republican party has
been repudiated
The defeat Of Mr Hearst. the Demo
cratic aad Independence candidate for
/ governor, while "a great disappointment
to mis- friends and 70 his party is ex-
E Ete-At4-t ff -a-r-1 Al-aA itfH -Ila Lla-Afc
victory Of glory and political significance
McCarren Hurt Hearst
Mr. McCarren. whom Mr.. Hearst de-
nounced as a boss. threw his influence to
Hughes and cut down Mr. Hearsts
vote ia Brooklyn.
Mayor Mcclellan. the legality Of whose
election Mr. Hearst had denied. used MS
influence for Mr.. Hughes. and cut down
the Hearst vote in New York Mr.. Je-
rome, the prosecuting attorney OF New
York. who had also been attacked by
Hearst. supported the Republican ticket.
and his influence was felt in Greater New
York
'Ar. Croker. during the last days of the
campaign. made an attack On Mr.. Hearst.
which doubtless weakened tae Democratic
candidate among the Tammaayites. M
Murphy the hesd Of Tammauy. while
s pportin5 the ticket co-dd not put much
enthusiasm into a campaign owing 10 The
personal controversies which he had had
with Mr Hearst
1t is evident. therefore. that 1Ir
Hughes owes his victory not to RepubIl-
can votes. but 20 Democrats votes
brought % him by the rary men whom
denouncics for years
President Roosevelt cannot fnd very
much cause for rejoicing iu the New York
returns. To have his own State so Demo-
cratic cannot be gratifying To- him, and 20
dnd that his personal attack upon Mr..
Hearst had little influence on the result
compared with the influence exerted by
McCarren. Murphy. and Croker win not
gladden. his Thanksgiving Day.
Calls Attack Bad taste.
'The Presidents personal attack on M
Hearst was in bad taste TO say the least,
and the failure Of chat attack to favor
ably impress the public ought 10 be a
warning for the future.
His personal enemies have contributed
to his defeat but the triumph of his
ideas stiI leaves him in a position 10 con-
tinue the fight for the protection of the
public against the encr0achments OF pred
atory wealth
II the trend toward Democracy con-
tinues as satisfactory for the next two
years as il has been for the last two
years. New York can be counted among
the Democratic States in 1875 and Mr..
Hearst is in a position TO do valiant work
in securing a n8tional triumph Tor pro-
gTessive. Democratic ideas.
Gains I'm Congress- satisfactory.
The Democratic gains in Congress have
not been as great as the party expected.
but they have been sufficient 10 make it
probable that the Democrats viii control
the Congress to be elected in 1905 In
nearly all the legislatures in the Middle
States the Democrats have made decided
gains. and these promise much for the
Senatorial contests which take place two
years hence.
IN Iowa Kansas and California ths
Democrats made a splendid fight Tor their
gubernatorial ticket The reduction Of
Gov. Cummins' majority from more than
70.0o0 to about 20,GT1 puts Iowa in the
doubtful States for two years hence.
Kansas and California can no longer be
claimed as certainly Republican. The
fight made by Mr Harris in the former
State and by AIr. Bell III the latter give
more than q reasonable hope of success
two years hence
The victory in Missouri will bring Joy
to every Democratic heart A vail wenc
up when Missouri dropped out Of TIE
Democratic column two years ago. Her
return is greeted with widespread rej0is-
ing Oklahoma, the new state. comes in
with rousing Democratic majority.
The Republicans have rad an effective
campaign cry in standing by the Presi-
dent While the record shows that The
Democrats in the Senate and the House
stood by the President better than the
Republicans. tae admirers Of the Presi-
dent naturally gave weight 10 his appeal
for a Republican Congress. although in
making the appeal the President put a
personal victory above the reforms which
lie has been advocating. Two years from
now that appeal wiz be OF no avail. for
TIE President viii not De in Office after
March & 1915
Even if he were candidate. which
no friend can assume after his repeated
declarations. he would have to confront
the third term issue. and who would say
that that issue alone would not lose the
President enough votes 10 make his race
hopeless? The popular vote as indicated
by the Congressional elections shcws that
the Republicans even now have narrow
margin TO so on, and that margin viii be
quickly wiped out if the President allows
himself TO be drawn into a race for a third
tern"