Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-24
WALL STREET PLAN
TRUST MA0NATES MAY LINE UP
FOR A DEMOCRAT.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the
Financial Interests are Ready to Support
Democrat for President u Candidate
and Platform are Acceptable.

The Wall Street Journal SAYS that
ch anges Of immense import are taking
place in the political situation, and that
the democratic party may possibly enter
the campaign Of 1904 representing the
financial interests backed by the great
corporations and trusts" Admitting
that in the last two presidential cam.
paigns, the republican party received the
support OF the trusts and the powerful
financial interests, the Journal says that
the situation has changed and that there
are unmistakable signs that these finan-
cial interests are ready to transfer their
allegiance to the democratic party, PRO.
vfDED 1T WILL NOMINATE A CANDIDATE AND
ADOPT A PLATFORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THEM"
The Journal ventures the statement
that there are indications that the DEM
ocrstic party is ready to do this" The
Journal adds:
ut il within reason to believe that,
tempted by the prospect Of obtaining the
financial support Of powerful business in
terests. OF securing return of gold demo-
Gratis who voted for Mckinley in 1896
and 1900. and of creating some diversion
Of republican votes for their candidate,
the democratic party may enter the presi-
Dental campaign with 4 conservative
candidate OH a conservative platform,
both acceptable to the financial inter.
ests."
In the event the plan as described by
the Journal is carried out, that paper
thinks that in the campaign Of 1904 the
republican party would be the radical"
party, while the democratic party would
be the conservative" party; that the re-
publican party would represent 1.-THE
growing feeling that the principle of com.
binatien, restriction of competition and
community of interests have been carried
far enough" while the democratic party
would represent "the views OF those
financial interests who believe that the
prosperity OF the country depends upon
their having their own way"
II there is reason to believe that the
democratic party is ready to submit to
this program, then it is high time that
the rank and file Of the party become
thoroughly aroused in order that their
party may be protected from the hands
Of those who would defile it.
So far al the deu. ocratic party is con-
cerned. tn plan outlined by the Journal
fairly describes the purpose Of the re-.
organizers. 1t cannot be possible that
the rank and file of the democratic party
desire that their party become "con-
servatiye" party. as the word 'conserva-
tive" is used by the Journal, and as it is
understood by those who believe that the
only way for political party to he ICON.
servatiye" is to be the representative and
the willing tool OF special interests.
While it may be doubted that there
are serious indications that the democratic
party is ready to surrender as the Journal
intimates, there can be no doubt that the
reorganizers intend to require the party
to surrender, if it is in their power to
bring about that result. 1t will be the
duty therefore of every democrat who
loves his party and who desires that it
shall remain faithful to its traditions and
worthy of the support of men whose only
desire is to perpetuate government Of, by,
and for the people, to buckle OH the armor
and take active part in the proceedings
leading up to the national convention.