The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-03
ERANcls MENTIONED ZOE PRESIDENT.

FRANCIS MENTIONED FOR PRESIDENT.
supposedly INSPIRED article" has been printed in
Chicago paper associang of David R. Francis
of Missouri with the Democratic nomination in the pres
Dental year. Why it should be designated an
INSPIRED article" of the that for than
year the Francis been associated with the
nomination is difficult to understand that appears
is the way of the politicians.
Francis it is said is knocking the proposition
and positively ne will be candidate but
there is method protests He is at the head of
tremendous non partisan celebration accession of
section country that has contributed nightly to
the marvellous growth of power and wealth and
influence among the nations OF the EARTH and feels at
present of course while the enterprise is still prac
tcay in embryo that would be profitable proper
for him. either materially politically to become the
candidate of party opposition to the interests and
the majority people whose influence is required to
make it a
Mr. Francis may be a candidate when the success of
the ST Louis fair is assured.
Should he become candidate for the Democratic
naton the entire Cleveland influence will he back of him.
He served in the cabinet of the Stuffed Prophet during
the last administration of that leader participated
tickets in 1896 although he was bitter factionist
He remained loyal the Cleveland faction 1900 going
so far in all likelihood have voted for the late
President Mckinley That grievous sin in the eyes
of common run of that time but from
viewpoint the present with every idea for which
Bryan proved false the crime is beyond
the forgiveness Of people who have prospered greatly
because they defeated and who know that the
of their leader campaign would have cost
their country dearly.
Bryan will opposed Francis, but the chastened
Democracy is. heart, tired of Bryan and Organism,
PROBABILITY will ride rough-shod his adher
ents in the national convention
Francis is southern man. but not of the fre-eating
species came Kentucky, but from that cat
fish outfit that has nothing years
to raise the be coonels of regiments
that never existed In other words he from the
nonslaye owning element the poor white trash of beo
the wah" He came to Missouri dapper clerk and since
that time mayor of ST Louis president OF the
Chamber of Commerce governor of Missouri secretary
the interior and president of the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition, position requiring extraordinary ad-
minstrave capacity the very high
est order.
To the nomination it will be necessary for him to
have behind him the support his home state Missouri
The business that state are for him.
but the politicians oppose hnl-prncipaly for his de-
cencyand unless they shamed into it they will not
encourage his nomination the head of the free silver
propaganda and also at the head of the politicians, is
Senator William Stone and for reasons above stated
he is bitterly opposed the advancement of Francis
And strangely enough they in the village
playmates in their youth and Missouri at
the same time. More than that when Francis left the
gubernatorial chair he succeeded by Stone. They
never however their youth Kentucky very
close friends for Stone being the savehoding class
jealous of the growing young Francis
who of the commercial shopkeeping class. And
it is not impossible that of class jealousy
man may prevent playmate schoolmate and chum
of the golden democracy of youth from obtaining the
nation of his party highest land
Of it needs prophet to tell what will be the
result of the election Francis should nominee
Geography will be against him personally and history,
logic. patriotism sentiment public policy national inter
popular traditions will against party
may be the nominee but he cannot be president
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