The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-11
Washington. ID. c.
A. q 1ana

body in WasEington-like the res
of the country-is taking a good dea
of time off figuring up what the re
suits mean Politicians of all size
and kinds are busy in the corridor
Of the hotels and the halls of the biz
government office buildings an,
many and various are the opinion
one hears. But there are few thing
on which most of the wise ones arr
agreeing, and II is worth while to re
view briefly a few of their conclu
sions.
In New York, one issue was the col
troll of the police charged with aid
ing the white slave" traffic anC
protecting gambling, illegal liquor sell
ing, and even robbery, hold ups, and
other violent crimes. For all these
things Tammany was made RESPONSE
BILE, and yet the mayorality nominee
of her unspeakably rotten and filthy
organization was elected, and will
have the control of the police The
moral issue" failed. On the other
hand. the appeal to the pocket
book won, and Tammany will no
longer be able TO fatten on the spoils
of the s25O,OOO, 900 which the great
city spends every year. The reform
fizcal officers of the city were ell
ected-by a political trick, it is
true-and the Tiger will be without
other food than that which comes
from the sale of vice and crime.
On these it will be- able to keep
alive, but taxes will be reduced and
expenditures more closely watched.
Money won against morals in the
metropolis of the nation
Reform failed in Philadelphia, and
the machine, the worst in the Rep
ublican party, carried the city easily.
Attempts were made there to cleanse
both the moral and financial govern
ment OF the city, and there both fail
ed-beoause the machine had given
the leading merchants OF the city fav-
ors in the tariff bill, it is said.
In San Francisco Mr.. Heney, the
man who has been spending the best
years of his life and risking his
whole life going after the man
higher up" in corrupt politics, was
beaten by another fellow who pro-
missed not to prosecute Graft of all
kinds is endorsed, and San Francisco,
the most beautiful city of the New
World, will be left, by it's on vote,
the most corrupt. 1t has proclaimed
itself the. safe abidingplace of vice.
Cincinnati reverted to Cox, the
boss, after a brief period of reform.
Louisville also went back to the cor
rupt bosses. But in both these cities
the result was generally expected, for
it is an axiom of politics that re-
form government will not win twice
in succession unless it also has the
backing of the dominant political
machine. And never yet has a re-
foim movement really gotten control
of any machine In Cincinnati both
Democratic and Republican leaders
we're against the reformers-in Louis
Vile there is more than a hint of
treachery by men who claim to be
Republican leaders.
Cleveland's reputation of Tom
johnson is not taken as significant
of apY but local affairs. Cleveland
Is tired of Tom, and said so.
The severe cutting down of the
Republican majority in Massachusetts,
was caused by a hot campaign on
the tariff issue by an independent
Republican. A majority of $4,000
dropped in a year to 5000, and every
important city went Democratic. Only
the solid conservatism of the farmer
vote saved the state to the Republic
cans.
This in brief was the result of
the election at the critical points. On
the facts as here set forth every one
is agreed, and on the conclusions to be
drawn there is pretty general consent.
These results are disappointing to
every good man and to every Repub-
lican. Particularly for the Grand Old
Party they are taken as sounding
warning, If not needed will swell in
to a roar OF violent reputation at the
hands of the people. They are TAX
en- as indicating dissatisfaction with |
the tariff issue in the places where |
the new bill was supposed TO give
the greatest benefits and cause the
most pleasure, and ii is more than
feared that when the West, always |
for low tariff, and recently stirred
beyond its usual depth gets chance
to express its opinion on the recent
bill, 1t will sound note which viii
make the standpatters quake to their
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