Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-14
Bryan PrOpheSi.S Victory.

Tue eieCClOn, w Imam J. Bryan
last week issued the following
statement:
The election of 1906 indicates
a trend In favor of the Democratic
party. 1t proves that the Demo-
cratic party 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 be-
half of the administration. The
Republicans had all the money
they wanted. They had the sup
port of all the great corporations.
and at the close they had whatever
influence the administration could
lend. The fact that the Democrats
elected every State officer except
ing the governor shows that in the
Empire State the Republican party
has been repudiated.
The defeat of Mr.. Hearst. the
Democratic and independence
League candidate for governor.
while great disappointment tn
his friends and to the party, is
explained by facts which rob Mr..
Hughes victory of both glory and
political significance. Mr.. Me
Carren, whom Mr.. Hearst de-
nnunced as n boss, threw his inf IT.
ence to Hughes and cut down MIR.
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 has also been attacked hy Mr..
Hearst, supported the Republican
ticket, and his influence was felt
in Greater New York. Mr.. Croker,
during the last days of the cam
paign, made an attack upon Mr..
Hearst, which doubtless weakened
the Democratic candidate among
the Tammanyites. Mr.. Murphy
the head of Tammany, while sup
porting the ticket. could not put
much enthusiasm into the cam
paign, owing to the personal con-
troversies which he had had with
Mr.. Hearst. 1t is evident, there
fore, that Mr.. Hughes owes his
victory not to Republican votes,
but ia Democratic votes, brought
To him by the very men whom he
and the Republican leaders have
been denounced for years.
president Roosevelt cannot 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 tC
find that his personal attack upon
Mr.. Hearst had little influence or
the result. compared with the in
f1uence exerted by McCarren.
Murphy, and Croker, will not
gladden. his Thanksgiving day
The Presidents personal attack
on Mr.. Hearst was in bad taste, t.
say the least, and the failure OF
the attack to favorably impress.
the public ought to be a warning
for the future.
Mr.. Hearst is of course diSap
pointed, and yet when all the fact.
are known, he has much to con
gratulate himself upon. He made
a tremendous fight against grea
odds, and while he himself faileC
of election, his heroic struggl,
brought victory to the rest of tn,
ticket. As the rest of the ticke
stood for the same principles fo
which he contended, it is eviden
that he has been indicated on tn,
position taken, and this must b,
more gratifying to him than an!
personal victory could be. Hi
personal enemies have contributes
to his ideas still leaves him in
position to continue the fight 70
protection of the public against tn
encroachments ofpredatory wealth
IF the trend toward Democrac.
continues as strong for the mex
two years as it has been for the las
two years, New York can be count
ed among the Democratic States i
1908, and Mr.. Hearst is in positiO,
to do valiant work in securing
national triumph for progressiv
Democratic ideas"