The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-06
The Democrats at Buffalo.

NO matter what any political boss or any machine convention may say, the people are going to have their own can from Governor to Member of Assen1bly That's the ozone in the political atmos- phe1e. That's the significance of this me&ing. That Is what is so upsettlng to the calculations of the safe, sane two old party machines. From the address of Clarence J. Shearn to the State Committee of the Hearst Inde- pendence League.
 Assuming that this is. an agthorita- tive declaration of the policy of the In- dependence League. a Democratic in- dorse'nent of the nomination of Mir. Hearst becomes a political impossibil- ity. In accepting him as it's candidate the party would be lending it's support to ticket nominated throughout in OF position to its own nominees, and put in the field with the avowed purpose of composing its defeats Nobody sup poses that the Democrats at Buffalo will endorse the Republican candidate for Governor. The Endorsement of Mir. Hearst IS equally out of the question, unless the Democratic Party in the State of New York Is preparing to dis band.
 This policy of open opposition to both the old parties Is again affirmed in the Independence Leagues address to the voters, authorized and adopted by the Leagues State Committees:
 The Independence League calls upon the citizens of New York without re- gard to their former party ties ito ac- cept the challenge so blandly offered them by the associated predatory cor porations and the political bosses and elect a Governor and a Legislature that will give us adequate laws for the pro- tection of the ballot box. Judiciary which shall so interpret those laws that their intent will prevail, and an At torney General who win serve the Of raf 70 pirati>al private fnterests.''
 The purpose here proclaimed is the nomination of an entire ticket, MT. Hearst for Governor, Hearst men for judges in the judicial districts where judges are to be elected. The relation Of Mir, Hearst's party to the Demo erats. therefore, will be In no sense diff 2icans. The notion that the Repnbli- cans may endorse him would not be more fantastic than the notion that he may be indorsed by the Democrats at
 Tiie choice of Bufralo as the conven- tion city does not bear a Hearst inter gretation. Erie County is a former Democratic County. 1t gave MT. t'leye- in 91 votes, but in 1898 1t gave Mo Kinley a plurality of 15,00O-a pretty good proof of the prevalence in that county of a safe and sane" spirit, The LSiAAONt attS NCUAAtE has exhibited somewhat pronounced leaning toward Mir Hearst, but evi- dence Is wanting that among the Dem ocratic voters MT. Hearsts strength is formidable or that 1t differs in any respect from the rather dubious and undependable favor shown him in other up- the -State counties. The decision to hold the State Convention in Buffalo will, 1t may be predicted, have the ef- feet of recalling to their allegiance Democrats ot straying disposition, rather than of facilitating Mir. Hearst's plans for the capture" of the conven- ton, if he still cherishes that desire.
 Through prolonged ill-fortune and consequent Reorganization the New York Democracy has lost courage. and so has easily become a prey to alarms about Mir. Hearst. Inquiry into the na- ture and measure of the Hearst support up the State has not confirmed early and disduieting reportss It was be- lieved that he had secured a majority of the State Committee. Wednesdays meeting showed this belief to be un- founded. The continuance of MT, Cord Meyer in the Craftsmanship Is of the highest significance. MT. Meyer Is a loyal Democrat of the old school. He is not only himself wholly incapable of any weakening about Mir. Hearst, but he would not continue to hold the chairmanship were it not his purpose and the committees purpose to oppose, as we are confident they will success fully oppose, all attempts to betray the organization into the hands of the candidate of the Independence League.