Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-10
BRYAN ON THE ISSUE
Elections Indicate Trend In
 Favor of Democrats.

LlNCOl1N, NeD., NOV. ". -t Son- naenting upon the results of Tuesdays elections, w. J. Bryan has issued the following statement:
 "The election of 1906 indicates trend in favor of the Democratic par ty. It proves that the Democratic par ty is growing stronger as Republican policies are developed. In New York the party has won signal victory in spite of the tremendous efforts put forth in behalf of the administration. The Republicans had all the money they wanted, they had the support of all the great corporations, and at the close they hnd whatever influence the administration could lend
 "The fact that the Democrats elect ed every state officer except the gov ernor shows that in the Empire State the Republican party has been repudi- ated. The defeat of MT. Hearst, the Democratic and Independence league candidate for governor, while a great disappointment to his friends and to the party. is explained by facts which rob Mir. Hughes victory of both glory and political significance.
 "Mr. McCarren, whom Mir. Hearst denounced as a boss. threw his infu- ence to Hughes and cut down MT. Hearst's vote in Brooklyn. Mayor Mcclellan, the legality of whose cleo tion Mir. Hearst had denied. used his influence for Mir Hughes and cut down the Hearst vote in New York. Mir. Je- rome, the prosecuting attorney of New York, who had also been attacked by Mir. Hearst, supported the Republican ticket, and his influence was felt fin Greater New York.
 "Mr. Croker during the last days of the campaign made an attack upon MT. Hearst which doubtless weakened the Democratic candidate among the Tam manyites. Mfr Murphy. the head of Tammany. while supporting the ticket, could not put much enthusiasm into the campaign owing to the personal controversies which he had had with Mfr. Hearst. It is evident, therefore, thnt Mir. 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 cannot find very much cause for rejoicing in the New York returns. To have his own state go Democratic cannot be grati- flying to him, and to find that his per. so1al attack upon MT. Hearst had lit tie influence on the result compared with the influence exerted by McCar- ren. Murphy and Croker will not glad den his thanksgiving day. The presi- dents personal attack on Mir. Hearst was in bad taste to say the least, and the failure of that attack to favorably impress the pubic ought to be warn- ing for the future.
 Tt is probable that the Democrats will control the congress to be elected in 1908. In nearly all the legislatures Ia the middle states the Democrats have made decided gains.
 ''In Iowa. Kansas and California the Democrats made splendid fight for their gubernatorial ticket The reduc- ton of Governor Cummins' majority from more than 10000 to about 10000 puts Iowa in the doubtful states for two years hence Kansas and Callfor- mia can no longer be claimed as cer. tainly Republican.
 ''The victory in Missouri will bring joy to every Democratic heart Okla- homa, the new state. cones In with rouslng Democratic majority. and the constitution will be written by Demo crnts.
 Tn Nebraska the Democrats hope1 with the aid of the Populists to elect their state ticket and their candidate for United States senator. In this they failed. but they have made sub stantal gains throughout the state.
 "1he popular vote as indicated by the congressional elections shows that tho Republican party even now has a narrow margin to so on, and that mar. gin will be quickly wiped out if the president allows himself to be drawn fnfo n roce for a .h'rf .--,,