Nov, RevreR,, told us, that it was on., incomplete returns that it was believed that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt had been elected Governor of the-, State of New, York, and.as we have received no further news we.may presume that the triumph'of the.candidate. of the Republican. party is. assured. Colonel., Roosevelt, was adopted. at Saratoga in the Convention.by: 753 votes against 218 for the.. actual Governor, Mr. Black, who, promptly sent. his successful rival.a' telegram, saying: "I congratulate you upon the, result of to-day's convention. I shall, do everything. in my, power towards your election." The. most interesting: planks. in the platform. adopted by. the Convention were. is "We realise that, when the necessities of war compelled our nation to destroy Spanish authority. in. the Antilles and in the Philippines,. we assumed solemn duties and obligations alike to the people of the islands we conquered, and to the., civilised world, We-cannot turn these islands back to Spain. We.. cannot. leave them,. unarmed for defence and, un-, tried in. statecraft, to the. horrors.of domestic strife or partite amon; European Powers, We have assume the responsibilities of ' victory, and wherever our flag has gone; there the liberty, the humanity, and the civilisa~ tion which, that flag embodies and represents. must remain and abide "The election of Republican members of Congress and of a Republican State legislature will mean that New by brilliant and heroic service in the war—captivated t ular imagination'
ition "the;: peculiar "advantage - of.
a service, moreover, in which he has made" a nem diselocure of excellent talents and gained—solid: respect in quarters where formerly only admiration may have existed. Nojcitizen of' any' doubts -that he. would be an-inflexibly: horiest Governor, wholly devoted-to the: purposes which: he deemed beneficial: to the: State: and: incapable of betraying or abandoning a just cause under any pressure whatsoever. And we are confident that the result of 'Tuesday's convention will produce'in the minds of a great majority of the people of New York a strong hope' and expectation that he will-be seated in the Governor's chair withoatia challenge on the Ist of January.
Whilé, the 'Nei York' Sun says No. nomination - could. more, faithfully. Fopresent the. wishes, of, the, Republican voters.of the State; none..was ever made mora, directly.in response to. the demand, of the. people... The nomination went to Thcolove Roossvele beesuse there was'uone tier: to.whom it, could, logically -go,, and there.was.none..other toward.whom..tho. spontaneous and almost. nnanimous..will, of.
16 Republican party demanded that it should go.. He. stands-as the, candidate of. that united party which gave to McKinley and Hobart the electoral vote of the Empire State and a plurality of 268,469 votes over the candidates of the Democracy. He. is the candidate, not, only. of this: vast elec. torate, but of thousands of other voters who" admire Americanism ofthe Roosevelt who value integrity, honesty, courage, and independence:: 'The broad. platform of national aspirations and of national expan-: sion upon which Colonel Roosevelt rests his candidate is the platform' which' commends iteélf-to: a larger than any Single. party. can centald,, and. candidate and policy unite ina combination not, to.
successfully resisted, the New. York. Nations wi ich -eould True. to its mugwump: proclivities,
not, possibly.be. enthusiastic over a party candidate, whether. Republican or. Democratic, writes on: the weakness as well as the strength of Colonel Roosevelt's. candidature.. It. shows, that he could not. win: without the aid-of the independent...voter, who cares much more for honest, unbossed, government than for party.. It says:—
His managers say that the; Colonel will make speeches shout the State, and York shall stand for the maintenance will ill tell the people the kind of Governor of, the gold standard, and for sucha he willie in case of election. That is revision of the currency laws-as will what the independent voters want to know. guarantee to the labour of. the coun-They care nothing about his: views; on em: ire or on a large army.and navy.' Repub-, a dollar, ined. under the authority try.that every paper promise. to pay. they wil spot in anyways and be des of the United. States, shall be. of not need a Gouble himself jut them: absolute and.equal value with.a gold He struck the right note: in speech in. Brooklyn on Saturday, evening,, when he dollar always'and everywhere." said:
We have already Said something "T will strive with all might, so far in. these. columns "about. Colonel as I can see my duty, to doit for the whole: Roosevelt, and-we may: add now to people.. "I shall feel that it is to the people that I owe my position. To them I will! what we said some quotations from -hold myself accountable,.and. I shall strive leading New York papers. The New 80 to administer that great office that when York Z'ribwne, which is the accredited Tam through; each one of you shall have organ of the Republican. party, cause for satisfaction in having put forth his effort to put me there, ' I shall feel that.I can best serve my party. by helping that Wo do not need to say that. in our party serve the State. And there 4s one opinion Colonel Roosevelt is well fitted for thing, one test, on which I shall insist in great office to which we most earnestly every public officer: with whom I ever have hope he will be securely elected. - His keen anything whatsoever to-do,' and that is intelligence, his long and varied lence principles for this nation nowadays. are qeatieatons not often possessed in equal: of of, his, civie courage, a exactive rigid honesty. I feel that the. two great capacity, anc absolute int are these: first, to uphold the national honour abroad, and second, and'even more tant, to'insist apon the highest: standata of in measure by a candidate for high public ation, At the present moment he enjoys honesty st home. As for the course that Lintend to pursue, it will be modelled upon those very ancient rules of conduct which you will find in the Ten Commandments and the Golden Role: And' loyal though I shall be.to the principles for which I stand, the' party principles, there-are-one.or two, rales of conduct that'stand above any party principles; and they: are included \in''the; conimand: 'Thou.shalt not steal, nor, shalt' thou let anyone else steal.'".
On that. platform he can win,. but he will: meet disaster if he. puts that in' the second place and the war-and expansion in front.
ere is'no' doubt about:: the attitude of: the people of the: State toward the, Black, Administration. 'They. are. disgusted with'. its canal corruption' and with' Paya: and', Aldrich as its." leading' representatives. 'Their: natural: inclination, "asin! all! like. situations; is to. turn: the' offending. party. out and trust, to. the., other; party todo little better... This inclination is checked in two. ways, ist, by Roosevelt's personal character; "and; second, "by' thie Tanimany: influence'which is behind Von Wyck's can-:! iidaoy.;: If.: the; Democrats had nominated some man of high-character: who jas nob the personal choice of Croker and was not the brother of Croker's Mayor,' Col Roose: tric Prapetw wouldi'be.much: poorer. to~. day than'they are.:
'The platform. of the "Democratic: Convention: which nominated' Judge Van Wyck is a very timid document, for it is entirely silent on'two- great: questions, that of silver'and-that: of the retention of the Philippines; it almost' entirely!' taken up: withsdenunciations of the recent Republican government' of the: State!" It: failed accordingly, as half-hearted attempts! are wont to "do. "The New: York: Journal; a Democratic organ; says 'The Syracuse' platform'is unfortunately' silent: 6n the subject: of "the Philippines", ind the. whole: great question; of national, sion, evasion of.o.deblaration upon the money question is also' tobe, deplored.' A timid and shortsighted ru'! dence seems to have been consulted: rather: than'a courage that would bave'become thei Democratic convention of the first. Stato.of the. Union.. The example of' boldness set by the Republican convention ought to have been: followed. The' platform on' which Mr, "Roosevelt stands: declares: un-.
uivocally.-for the, single. gold standard... The platform. on which Judge Van Wyck: stands is as dumb.on the. poitit as if' national: Democratic convention hid! been: held in 1896. If the Syracuse: convention;. representing the, Demooracy: of Now. York, did. not approve tha, Chicago: platform, should have 9 candour ta a. then: set..forth. what. it: did' fey owed that contribution to the -body, of De mocratic opinion, which will enlighten th framers of the next.national. platform... The: money question cannot be settled by' kee} ing it.in a luminous. ra in Star issues the Syracuse, platform: is all, that it should be; on national: issues express. the. great. Democratic, spirit of whole: country..,.
JudgeVan Wyck;: the: candidate nominated: at the 'Democratic 'Convention at Syracuse, seems to hay been better,.as a candidate. than; his. party's platform. He-has -been.four-.. to be-a man of high d ary with teen years oni the bench, and is' stated
spotless. record asa man. and 2 citizen. "He has" been', so. long' removed,", the New-York: World. says;;." from: factional strifes" that? ation: is _as..fortunal
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