Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-11-23

Aue new lVr~ IfSsS, republican
paper, in its issue of November I, UNI
der the headline "The Last Trial
printed the following remarkable edi-
toriai.
"The meaning of The election in New
York yesterday is that the American
people are radical.
ANY one who could not have dis
covered this fact ON the day before
election rs we'll as this morning was
SIMPLY blind TO the most obvious po-
litieai signs that ever ushered in an
election. Yet there were republican
managers so utterly ignorant Of public
opinion that they would have dared,
had they been permitted, to nominate
for governor sonic stalking horse Of
the Special interests who would have
b 'en beaten as badly as the simple
IDIOTS Of this crmpaign thought Hearst
would be defeated, when as matter Of
fact he has poiled the biggest vote ever
polled by a Democratic candidate for
SoNeihof oi Now 4 ork.
There were ene~ies Of the public in.
terest who throughout the campaign
were arrogant enough to come out an d
lecture the Americas people for being
80 impudent as TO question the ways
OF the mighty. There was the needless
ness that on the very eve Of election
informed the robbed and wrathful
policyholders that the next secretary
Of the treasury would be Mr.. g. h. Cor.
teIyou. who had the spending Of The
money Of the widows and orphans col
lected from the insurance grafters
There wss the folly that sent Mr.. Elih,
Root here to tell the voters how to cast
their ballots, when he is regarded b,
republicans AS well as democrats and
independence leaguers as the faithful
servant Of the trusts.
"Well, Mr.. Hughes won In spite d
all this, as he deserved to win. But he
has won by 90 narrow a margin, with
republican wreckage strewing all the
state, that we guess those who hay,
been won't to defy puplic sentiment
( Will at last realize that this Is a final
warning.
And this IL the warning:
| "Mr. Hughes must make good. MOI
that this paper questions his purpose
to make good. But If the financial rui
ers, the monopolists, the criminal rich
and their horde Of political agents
block him in his efforts 10 make good,
II MIR. Hughes is not permitted by
those who control members Of the leg
islature and other officials to give .
square deal as well as to talk about 1t,
the people Of the state are done with
the republican party. And when New
York is done with It, so is the rect o.
the country.
"rhere must be no more Roots and
Cortelyous undertaking to manage
the public affairs Of New York for thu
poor benighted pubic which they
have assumed has not wit enough I,
comprehend when II Is being walked
on and stamped on by the great
There must be no more Standard Oh
direction Of legislation. No more gas
monopoly annultnent Of statutes and
Of court Judgments. No moro Plat,
and Depew in the United States senate
No more corporation dummies in pub
lie Office.
"If there is any more Of this sort OF
thing, If Mr.. Hughes, as governor, II
not allowed to give the people Of this
state square deal In the fullest mea-
sure, then the United States can not
be saved to the republican party two
years from now, as New York has
just been saved-ty the skin Of the
teeth"