Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-04
VERY COLD COMFORT.

AZ n rule, the otf.year elections gem
orally show democratic gains enough
10 keep the democratic party feeling
good. or. at least, a little better. up 20
the time Of the mex regular four
year cataelysm, but a careful review
Of the results OF last Tuesdays con-
tests wlfl show but very little demo
cratic comfort that isn't decidedly
cold-not even warmed over.
As n rule. fads of every kind figure
in the on-year campaign, and rcpub-
licans who would not think Of desert
ing the party ranks when republican
principles are at stake, wander OFT
into the camp Of the enemy because.
they say, there Is really no party
question at issue" but they always
get back home before tho Ines are
formed for tho big fight
New York gives a falr illustration
of this years result. The city is over
whelmingly democratic, and yet Tam
many, which in reality is the party,
was knocked down ana out, Judge
Gaynor was brought out by q fusion
of republicans and Independents, as
an anti-Tammany candidate, but Tam
many, being shrcwd enough TO see
that IL could not defeat him, rallied
to his support, II hurrahed for him
louder than did the men who noml-
mated him. giving the impression
among those who had not given close
attention to the campaign that he was
the Tammany candidate, whereas on
the contrary he announced publicly
In his speeches that unless tle Tam
many candidates for the loald a. cg-
Inmates wore defeated, he would not
serve as mayor u elected. Thc can-
didntes for the board Of estimate con-
atitutcd the only Tammany ticket, and
were the men who would hold the
purse, thus representing the only
principle 1'ammary knows. and yet
they were Overwhelmingly defeated,
while GHynor was elected, thus maxi
ing u double defeat for the democratic
party In its greatest stronghold.
The southern states thai voted went
democratic, Of course. but that signl-
flies nothing They vote on prejudice
and not on principle, ana viii swallow
anything that has the democratic
brand on il. regardless Of what It may
signify.
The republican majority was re-
duced somewhat IN Massachusetts,,
but the state still went republican.
while Il Is no unusual thing for 1t to
30 democratic In an III yenr. The re-
publican majority was also reduced
In some other places. due TO the on
year indifference, hut TO offset this
the democrats lost a number OF places
which they have been carrying rogu-
iarly for some ycars past, 20 that tax
ing the situation na % whole, the re-
sult does not give any indication Of
the approach OF that great democratic
TIDAL wave which We had been told
was TO give evidence OF It's approach
at the polls last Tuesday. ON the
contrary, the result az a whole indi-
Gates much less rostlcssness in the
republican ranks. an over the coun-
Try than is usually %porceptiblc In the
returns of tho on-Nrar elections.
The new tariH law is getting In It's
work, tho business situation is i'm
proving an over the country. the
ranks OF the unemployed" have been
thinned out TO such an extent that the
deman for Intelligent labor is in cx-
cess of the supply, the mills are rum
ntng on fun time, the idlc freight cars
no longer cumber the yards. there is
plenty OF work az good prices for all
The men who want Co work. and the.
good hard sense OF the American pco-
pie prompts Them To- let Well enough
alone.