Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-11-09
Friday, November 9, 1906.
The NEW YORK ELECTION.

tered upon New York, growing in in
tensily each hour. ln that State MIR
ChHs. E. Hughes had been nominated
by the Republicans, and MIR. VIM. r
Hearst by the Democrats and body
of citizens styling themselves the In
Dependence League. Mr.. Hughes wal
a puppet candidate; he had been Sc
leeted by President Roosevelt and tht
trusts. and had nothing to recommend
him above the average man save thai
he bad been counsel in the investiga
tIon which disclosed the robbery by
Insurance officers Of the large Life
companies, and disclosed further thai
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars haC
gone into the Republican Campaign
till. Mr.. Hearst was an entirely diff
erent kind of candidate. He has by
his indoInitable enegy pushed himself
to the front in New York until be has
become the cynosure of all eyes. Nc
figure in American looms up as bis
does today for possible political honors
save that of VIM. J. Bryan. MIR. Hearst
has for long time been engaged in the
hottest and bitterest fight against cor
poratioD plumber and greed which in
tests New York as maggots infest a
carcass. Through his newspapers he
has stirred the hornets in their nests
until no newspaper in New 7 ork. no
trust, no corporation, no organized
system for rapid money making, but
has opposed him with hatred and
bitterness unprecedented. He made a
fight fer the people, the first and only
one ever waged in New York City Oh
State.
This antagonIzed every money king
from Rockefeller down, whether claim.
ing 10 be Democrat or Republican,
and all that money could do, aided by
every newspaper In the city outside of
Mr. HeaTst's own papers, every thug
that could be hired, every device
known or conceived of for cheating and
defraudlng him were at hand. and last
ly but not least Theodore Roosevelt
himself who for the first time in the
history of The nation besmeared the
White House from ceiling to cellar
floor with The filth OF State politics,
rushed TO bis assistance with all tn
power Of the administration. Never
in America has such fight been made
by any man. Never has man, save
M. Bryan, who was opposed by exact
Iy the Same combinations, been Set on
BY sucl a peek Of wolves. Even French
newspapers we're hired by James Cor
don Bennett to carricature and de
nounce Mr. Hearst, and SO in every
place where there was likely to be any
weight given the utterances-and These
were cOpie 4 with great gusto in ouI
home press.
Thus was MIR. Hearst beaten.
The mere results of the election are
not SO painful TO US rs the manner di
tie bringing 1t about. A gang IN New
Yoi K composed oil such men as August
Belmont WHO handled the Democratic
campaign fund In the last Campaign.
MI. Thomas 4. RYAN who went from
Virginia as & delegate TO name can
didate at st. Louis tor the Democrats
were heraided along with the lesser
who trail alter them, and like berpa.
cleo cling to their huils, as too virtuous
To vote tor MIR. Hearst. All their In.
Iinenee and go much money as was
needed WEB supplied by them and
Morgan, and Rockefeller, and Andy
Carnegie, and their support given to
Huges. We have also the painful ex.
ample OF the disloyalty of professed
Democrats In other parts of the United
States. Many OF cur congressman and
ut least one OF our U. s. Senators from
Virginia were kniting the nominee OF
the Democratic party of New York but
IL them we see the same crowd which
KNITTED WIZ. j. Bryan in 1895. We have
bad tha same people who preach regu
IdritH 10 us praying for MIR. Hearst's
deteat. This is beautiful Dem ocracy,
this Is the kind that we are taught.
and this is the kind that makes De
mocrac7 sham and byword, and
WEI soon make decent, regular Demo
Gratis speT it out of their mouths. For
our part We kill Republican nominees
wherever we find them. No man ad-
Vocating any Democratic principles is
half SO bad IN our sight as a Republic
can who advocates nothing but coTpo-
Fate greed and trust rapacity. But
loyal Democrats, better Democrats
than We, vote for the best man."
vote fer Mckinley and Roosevelt as
against W m. j. Bryan; for Hughes the
pUppet. against Hearst the leader, for
tie corporations against the people. Ii
there cali be shame upon the cheeks Of
Democrats ir should be there today
when they find themselves ia the camp
stay there. Hereafter let none Of those
III Virginia who have been preaching
regularity, who have advised us how 70
conduct newspaper in the interest
OF HE PARTY. aud defined our duty
as Il party man come round with their
advice. Before we will support anoth. |
eE candidate named by the crowd that
hang Gu Cleveland's worn and faded
coat Tails. aud which nominated Alton
Is. Pal ker. We will see our right arm |
palsled IL its socket. No fight has |
ever been made for the people but |
they have opposed it. Money is their
god. and mamnon their guiding star. |
The effect Of this election and of the |
iisloyaity Of Virginia Democrats to a
Democratic candidate in another State |
DC felt here before another cleo
ton. There must be new deal. All
along the line inc machine ia losing