The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-11-16
BRYAN'S VIEWS.
Thinks Result OF Election Shows
That Democracy Is
GROWING STRONGER.
Says That McCarren, McCIalIan, Jerome
and Croker all Contributed to De.
feat of Hearst, Whose Heroic
Struggle Brought Victory
to Rest Of Ticket.

Commenting on the results of Tues
days election William j. Bryan
Thursday night Issued o Abatement
In part as follows:
THE election of 1905 indicates 8
trend IN favor Of the Democratic
party. Ii proves that the Demoora
tic party is growing stronger as Re
publican policies are developed. II
New York the party has won 9. slgne
victory in spite Of the tremendoul
forts put forth in behalf of the A6
ntnistration. Tho Republicans haC
ell the money they wanted. They
had the support Of al the great cor
porstionS and at the close they had
whatcvor influence the Admipistra.
tion could lend. The fact that the
Democrats elected every State officer
excepting the G vernon shows that In
The Empire State the Republican
party has been repudiated.
The defoat Of Mr.. Hearst, the
Democratic and Independence League
candidate for Governor, while great
disappointment to bis friends and to
the party, is explained by facts which
rob Mr.. Hughes victory of both glory
and political significance. Mr.. Mo.
Oarren, whom Mr.. Hearst denounced
ss q boBs, threw, his inilueDce to
Hughes and out down Nc. Hearst's
votes In Brooklyn. Mayor NcClel.
lap, the legality Of whose election Mr..
Hearst had denied, used his influence
tor Mr.. Hughes and cut down the
Hears6 vote In NV York. MIR.
Jerome, the prosecution attorney of
New York, who bad also been attack.
ed by Mr.. Hearst, supported the Rs
publican ticket and his iutiuence was
telt in Greater New York. MI.
Croker, during the last days OF the
campaign made an attack upon Mr.
Hearst which doubtless weakened
The Democratic candidate among the
Tammanyites. Mr.. Murphy. the
nead Of Tsmmany, while supporting
the Iicket, could not put much en-.
thusiasm into the campaign owing to
the personal controversies which he
had With Mr. Hearst. IL la evident,
there fore, that Mr.. Hughes owes his
victory not to r publican votes. but
to Democratic voGes brought to him
w ~ he very roap whom 1e aud the
Bspuolioan iea6UEl hav5 bAsn iis,
nounoing for years.
President Roosevelt cannot find
vary muoh cause for rel )icing In the
Now York returns. To have his own
State go Democratic cannot be
gratifying to him and TO fl I'D that his
personal attack upon Mr.. Hearst had
llttle If fl lence on the result, com
pared with tho Influence exarted by
McOarTea, Murphy and Croker, will
not GLADDEN. his Thanksgiving Day.
rhe Presidents personal attack on
Mr.. Fl art WAS In bs1 taste, 20 say
Ghe l. ast.
Mr.. Hearst is, Of course, dlsep
pointed, and yet when all the facts
ara Known he has much to congratu
late himself upon. He made TIRE
mendonS fight against great odds
and while he himself failed of election
lis heroic struggle brought victory tt
he rest OF tbs ticket. His persone
enemies have contributed to his de
'eat, but the triumph OF his idea
atill leaves him In position to con
! .inue the fight Tor 5ne protection Of
the public against the enoroach
ments OF predatory wealth.
Ii the trend toward Demooracy
continues as strong for tho next tw,
years az 1t had neen Tor the last twt
years, New YORK oan ba countet
among tho Democratic States In 1908
aud Mr.. Hearst 10 In a positi to q,
valiant Wok in securing a netiona
triumph Tor progressive, DemooraJi
Ideas.
THE Republicans have had an ei
fsctive campaign cry In standing b
the President While the recor
showed that th9 Democrats in th
Senate and House stood by the Ptesi
don't batter than tae Republicans, tn
Hdmiref3 OF tne President very natul
ally gave Weight to his appeal for
Republican Congress-, although |
making the appeal the President pu
p personal vio.ory aoove the reform
which he has been advocating. Nv
years from now that appeal will be {
no avail, for the President will not b
Ia chico after Maf0h 4 1908. Even
he we're Q. candidate Whion no frien
OF his Can assume after his repeate
leclarStionS-h would have TO Col
front the third term issue, and VIII
would soy that that ISSUE alone Woul
not lOS6 the President enough yOtf