The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-27
HEARST SEES
PARTY DEFEAT
IN NEW YORK
Democrats Have Failed to
Keep Their Promises to
the People
WON Last YEAR BECAUSE
Of REPUBLICAN O|SSEAT|ONS
Tammany Hall Nominated Small and
Subservient Men as Democratic Can.
didates and Won ON Weakness Of
Their Opponents.

political situation in New York?
What will be he probable out
come Of the election?
What will be your attitude, in
laration?" WV
In answer to the above questions,
William r. Hearst has given out the
The political situation in New
york is mainly one Of Democratic de-
moralization and general dissatisfac-
ton with the leadership Of the Demo-
cratic party in that state.
THE outcome will certainly be the
defeat of the Democratic party in
whole or in part. A feature of the
Democratic defeat which will inter-
est the country will be the loss of the
Democratic assembly. the only branch
Of the legislature which is voted up
on this year.
This Democratic defeat will be
due to no universal or unavoidable
political conditions, but to definite
dissatisfaction with the leadership of
the Democratic party in the state of
New York. and the course of the ad-
mlnistration consequent upon such
dishonest and Incompetent leadership.
Prospects Were Bright.
"A year ago the prospects of the
0'ioN. oCiC party were us pFlsNL IN
New York as they were in any state
Of the Union. The division in the Re-
publican party, and the discomfort of
the people generally with the govern
mont by the Republican party had
had as great an effect in New as else
where. The failure Of the state Re-
publican administration had been
complete. The promises Of reform
which the state Republican party had
extended had not been fulfilled And
there was ample opportunity for the
election, but under intelligent leader
ship to continue definitely in power.
"The first opportunity of the Demo-
cratic party was lost In the state con-
vention year ago. That convention
was dominated by Tammany, and
the narro wand selfish leaders Of that
organization compelled the nomina-
tion of small and subservient men
as the Democratic candidates. In the
SUBSEQUENT battle at the polls. the
Democrats won. but their victory was
obviously due to dissatisfaction with
the Republican party rather than to
any confidence in the Democratic
party under its Tammany leadership.
Due to Republican Discomfort.
This fact is proven absolutely by
the vote. The Democratic party re-
ceived smaller total vote than it re-
ceived in previous elections where 1t
had been defeated.
Its victory then was clearly due
to the fact that the general discomfort
prevented the Republican party from
polling considerable proportion of
its vote, and that an astonishing pro-
portion Of the citizenship refrained
altogether from VI ting.
During the past year the distrust
of the Democratic leadership has been
shown to be completely justified. The
Democratic administration, under the
domination and immediate direction
Of the same narrow and selfish Tam
many leaders, proved itself both
feeble and faithless.
"The legislature has seemed to de-
vote almost its entire time to defy
ing public sentiment and avoiding
the duties which it had specifically
promised to perform. The Demo-
cratic legislature is now in the posi-
ton of having failed. as the Republic
can legislature had failed. and it will
be rebuked and defeated, exactly as
the Republican legislature was re-
buked and defeated.
"This failure must be laid entirely
to the control Of the party by Tam
many hall and to the selfish and stu.
pid leadership Of the Tammany boss
es, who consider nothing but their
own private interests. Intelligent
leadership of the Democracy in New
York city would have made victory
this fall as certain as defeat is now
inevitable. and victory in New York
agement to the Democracy every
whore.
Lack of Honesty and Democracy.
Intelligent Democratic leadership
in New York would mean the reten.
ton Of New York permanently in the
Democratic column. and that would
facilitate the success Of the Demo-
cracy at every congressional and pres
idential election.
competent leadership in New York
offers no opportunity for genuine
Democratic government to the people,
and consequently no opportunity for
Democratic success at the polls The
leck Of honesty and the lack Of Demo-
cracy in the Democratic leaders spells
Democratic defeat It seems to me,
therefore. that the deposing of dis
honest and incapable leaders, and
the selection Of honest and capable
leaders for the Democracy Of New
York. is a matter of first Importance
not only to the loyal Democrats Of
New York state. but to the loyal
Democrats Of the nation.
"My opposition to the present lead
ership Of the Democracy in New
York is in no sense personal. have
no personal hostility to Murphy. I
have no more personal feelings to-
ward him one way or the other than
I would have to wooden Indian. II
he were an honest and capable leader.
with genuine Democratic sentiments
and purposes. would have no reason
for opposing him. But he has proven
that he has no conception Of Demo-
cracy. no consideration for the Demo-
cracy Of the nation, no appreciation
Of the essentials Of Democratic sue
cess.
after all, what must be destroyed
is not merely Murphy. but Murphy
ism. What must be ended Is the
control Of the whole Democratic par
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