The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-12-08
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Washington these days is devoted TO
/ the hopeful and enthusiastic manner
| in which the president is looking for
ward 10 the campaign OF the coming
/ year. be- not only considers himself
nominated but elected. according TO
many OF the faithful correspondents.
he would like 90 have New York
state in his column. of course but
feels that he could very well get
along without 1t. to say nothing Of
few other states which have been
considered essential to Republican sue
cess in the past
In other words. most OF the men
who write about the president would
have US believe that he entertains
little OF no doubt Of his ability %
succeed himself. But an editorial In
a recent number Of Golfers Weekly,
Journal which enjoys unusual facil.
tiles for getting at the truth Ok thinss,
gives US an entirely new impression.
Ancr reciting that the Noyem Der e,-c-
lions we're not only pleasing 5ut re-
assuring 10 the president, anI that
often IN the past he has been de-
pressed by the fear Of future defeat
the Weekly goes on to say
He ans sometimes been depressed
again this fall over his prospects next
year. Business has been going from
bad TO worse. Department frauds yet
worry him. for he knows better than
the public yet glesses how far and
deep that ulcer runs. The unions are
supposed q tend decidedly against
him. In ILLINOIS hey Nigh soGceiya
tly turn tie scale. The y - IorS
banking rue. ess el,1cut. & which
h. naturally hears much disapproves
o. him for spelling the market ror
trust securities. or course ,he South
a. solder than ever"
This is news indeed Coming from
such a source, We cannot doubt that
there is something in IL, and although
Golfers follows up its tale of the
presidents moods with statement
tC the effect that whatever fears he
cntertains are probably groundless, We
are inclined TO the opinion that to
MI Roosevelt The forcbodings that
oppress him are very very real.
He realizes better than anyone else
perhaps that II he wins next year
it will be after one of the hardest
ana most vigorously fought campaigns
In the history Of the country In ad-
iition TO all the unfayorable signs
mentioned by our metropolitan CON
temporary there are the unmistak-
able evidences of general harmony in
the Democratic ranks, a thing which
has been lacking for some years past
and the absence of which did more
toward clccting Mckinley both times
than did the strength of the Repub-
| f,1n position per Sc. The minority
| pmty has capable and conservative
leaders in both houses OF congress
| trl many things have been done by
tgcm. even during the shot session,
TO show that there will De no more
Gwnders OF the kind which has Teen
more or less in evidence in the past
GEe positive announcement Of 'ormer
President Cleveland that he viii not
accept the Democratic nomination has
greatly simplihed matters and his
more or less considerable following
will doubtless now be- found In the
ranks OF those who stuck by the par.
ty during the dark days Of 1896 and
1900. Altogether there is ample evil
dCnce that the party is stronger and
better prepared for winning fight
than for years past
| Mr.. Roosevelt sees all these tirgs
and. seeing them, realizes that the
task Of getting himself elected will
be by no means easy even assuming
that he will be unanimously AoEnnt-
cd, which is by no means certain.
Everything considered and mo opin-
ion OF the esteemed Golfers Weekly
10 the contrary Notwithstanding, we
think he president has much reason
Ia be apprehcnsiye- Record