Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-10
MR.. BRYAN TALKS.
Satisfied With Election, Though Demo
Gratis Failed Of Expected Gains.

Lincoln. Nch.. Nov. Accommodating
on the results at Tuesdays election. w.
j. Bryan tonight Issued the following
statement:
THE election of 1906 indicates trend
IN favor of the Democratic party. It
proves that tho Democratic party IS
growing stronger. In New York the
party has won signal victory in spite
Of the tremendous efforts cut forth in
behalf Of the administration. The de-
feat of MIR. Hearst. the Democratic and
Independence League candidate for
governor. while a great disappointment
to his friends and to the party. if cX
planned by facts would rob Mr.. Hughes
victory of both glory and political sig
nifcancc.
"Prceilnnt Roosevelt cannot find very
much cause for rejoicing in the New
York returns. To have his own state
go Democratic cannot be gratifying to
him and t. find that his personal at
tack upon Mr.. Hearst had little influ-
cncc on the result compared with iii"
influence cxcrted by McCarrcn Murphy
and Croker. will not gladden. his
Thanksgiving day. The Presidents per
sonal attack upon Mr.. Hearst was in
bad taste to say the least and the fail
urc of that attack to favorahly impress
the public ought to be 4 warning for the
future.
MIR Hearst is. Of course. disappoint
ed and vet. when all the facts arc
known he has much to congratulate
himself upon. He made a tremendous
60, aide. ,,,1 while n
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 contcndcd it is evident that he had
been indicated on the position taken.
and this must be more gratifying to
him than any victory could be.
"If the trend toward Democracy con-
tinucs 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 Il national triumph
fri' nrogrc Ssivc, Democratic Ideas
The Democratic gains in Congress
have not been as great as the party cX-
pcrtcd, but they have been sufficient
to make it probable that the Democrats
will control the Congress to be elected
in 1908. Nearly all the Legislatures i'll
the middle states. the Democrats have
made decided gains and these promise
much for the senatorial contest which
will take place two years hence.
1.-The Republicans have had an eff
fertive campaign cry in Stand by the
President While the record showed
that the Democrats in the Senate and
the House stood by the President better
thon the Republicans. the admirers Of
the President very naturally gave
weight to his appeal for Il Republican
peal the President put a personal vic
tory above the reforms which he has
been advocating. Two years from now
that appeal will be of no avail, for the
President will not be in Office after
MarcI, 4. 1909. Even if he were Il candi-
date. which no friend of his can assume
after his repeated dcclarations-he
would have to confront the third term
issue and who would say that that is
sue alone would not lose the President
enough votes to make his case hopeless.
1.-The popular vote, as indicated by
the congressional elections show that
the Republican even now have Il mar
row margin to 60 on and that margin
will be quickly wiped out of the Pres |
ident allows himself to be drawn into |
4 race for a third term