Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-05

the statement is made upon authority
that is worthy OF all credence, that the
New York Sun is owned by J. Pierpont
Morgan. This will explain the atti-
tude OF this paper. From well in
formed political source am inform
ed that the situation in New York is
this: Senator Platt and
Governor Odell, as is well known, have
broken; the stuff is all off" SO far as
working in harmony is concerned.
Platt has the backing Of Morgan and
the Sun. Opposed to Morgan is Har-
riman of railroad fame Hartman
stands with Odell. This is the lineup.
and it is stated and is apparently true
that the President while not antagon-
istic to Platt, is a supporter of Odell,
as Odell is pledged to support the
President.
The Sun is assumed to be the mouth
piece of the Platt-Morgan combine
and TO represent the ultra-finaneial III
terests of the east. This element has
been displeased from the very start
with the attitude of the President up
on the question of the trusts. The
President has been in earnest in his
desire TO afford relief to the country
and to bring about rational condition
of affairs as distinguished from the
wildcat speculation and imitation that
has been going rampant the past
couple of years. The Morgan crowd
have been perfectly willing that trust
busting campaign should be evolved
and executed, but they did not want
it to be the real thing. What they de-
sired was a sort Of bitter-coated pill of
palatable interior.
They wanted to seem to take bitter
dose that would in fact put additional
fat upon the ribs. Therefore, when the
I resident announced his program and
continued to- 'sit tight" and demand
that something really, of benefit to the
people should be done; the enactment
OF legislation that had a sting in it.,
then Immediately howl went up and
the New York Sun, which up to that
time had been credited as the close
friend of the President, began to dis
play symptoms of the rabies and an
ominous luke-warmness with an occa--
sional editorial the precise import of
which was yelled but manifestly I'M.
friendly
Following the decision in the North
ern Securities case, the Sun tore off
the mask in measure and it's utter
ances became more bitter and openly
antagonistic. Just what the program
of Wall street, as represented by Nor
gan, will be, has not been clearly de-
termined.
1t is claimed by well informed men
in New York that Morgan and his
crowd propose to attempt to scare the
republican convention into throwing
overheard President Roosevelt and
bluff the convention into naming an
other man. A systematic campaign
will be inaugurated to this end, not
only in New York, but in the south,
and other states where any considera-
Bile anti-Roosevelt sentiment exists;
Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Oregon,
(the latter being hostile to the Presi-
dent, it is said) Maryland, Illinois. 1t
is figured that the south can be man.
aged almost as a unit, and while the
south is silent at the polls it is potent
in the convention and delegates count.
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There is wide difference of opinion
as to what may be accomplished in this
direction. Some of the politicians as
sert that with the aid of money the
Morgan crowd may be able to line uI
sufficient number of states to defeat
the President for denomination in the
convention-in fact, they say this will
be the result. Other politicians say
that Morgan is counting without his
host; that he cannot begin to muster
the votes, cannot, in fact, handle the
state of New York, and that the masses
of the people, who admire the Presi
dent and approve his course, will rise
in their might and sweep the disaffect
ed Wall street element off the politi
cal map.
OF course the latter prophecy would
be certain of fulfillment if the cam
paign of Morgan were conducted il
the open, but it is to be a quiet cam
paign, in which the argument is to be
cold cash and plenty of it, and the po
tency of the check book is not to BIZ
| lightly considered
Failing in the attempt to defeat the
President for denomination, it is sale
the opposition to his reelection is tt
terminate. The fight will not be car
ried to the ballot box, it is asserted
and nomination is generally accept
ed as forecasting the reelection o
President Roosevelt. In the first place
bad as the, Morgan crowd believe tn
President to be. they would not haz
lard democratic administration b.
fighting him. and secondly the demon
allied condition of the democrats a
this time seems to render the gettin,
together of the diseordant elements o
the party practically impossible, Civ
ing President Roosevelt walk ava,
| If renominated.
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