The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-01
A POLITICAL REVOLUTION.


The New York Herald, Mr.. james
Gordon Bennett's paper, in an edlto-
rial says there are signs that a poiit'
icaI revolution is sweeping through
The minds Of the American people ana
that not only congress but The pres y
Jency itself Is in sight for the Demo
Gratis IL the present change Of thought
keeps up. It says that undoubtedly
the "resistless tide of popular senti'
sen, 10 now turning distinctly Parker
ward
The Herald has always been indie
pendently Democratic, but refused 10
support Mr. Bryan in either OF MS
campaigns. Ii poses rather as the
special representative of the consery'
alive thought of the country. IL has
several times attracted the attention
of the country by the exactness with
which il has forecasted presidential
slectioug. Hence, the following edito.
rial under the caption rs Il a Polit
icaI Revolution, viii be OF consid
cradle interest and at least will AFFORD
much comfort to the great Democrat
C hosts throughout the country:
ITO a calm. dispassionate looker-on
N Vienna there are apparently I'M
mlstakable signs throughout the coun
try OF a political revolution, a. Mr.
blaine called the election OF 1884.
From the moment that Judge Par
ker flashed his famous manifesto for
tie gold standard a wave of enthusi
astie popular response has been ria
ing ana rolling eastward, until il has
submerged even the granite hills OF
New England and other Republican
strongholds AS far as the eye can
reach the once divided ranks OF the
! Democracy have been closed up and
present The spectacle Of a united pha.
lanx inspired by a spontaneous deter
| mlnation to press The battle for the
American Gag and the American con
stitution as they were handed down
4 1y the fathers of the republic.
In the very bosom Of the party in
mower there have been not a few de
lectons Of eminent men who hayc
long fougm for its ascenIaacy. More
startling and significant still has been
the earnest movement among the
class Of influential AMI independent
voters as illus rated Ia New York by
The powerful association Of c0nserva
tive and leaiing lawyers known a
che Parker Constitution club. protest
ing against Mr. Rooscyelt's policy OF
force vigorously warning for a res
toration of law and order instead Of q
dictatoriai. per onal government. ap
pealing to all gooj citizens to rally ia
the defense Of civic freedom and The
sancuty Of the obigss ions imposed bl
international law
"But much stronger evidence Of 8
{ general uprising Of the people fer Z
return 10 constitutional government {.
furnished by the careful invcstira
tons of he Herald published on Az
} gust rs. which shows that even II Mr.
Roosevelt should be elected th'
, chances are that the Democrats vii
] have a majority in the next house o
representatives. The result Of fhes'
investigations which accord Eiih 9th
I er independent conclusions. indicate.
in the light 81 hard facts AMI yerl
clearly that there are only 81 debat
= able OF doubtful cmgrsl sional III
tries. Of which the present opposi
ason viii need 70 carry only g In or
der to gain a bare majority As tn
+ Herald's inquiry shows. the Repabli
: cans obviously labor under a twO-fol,
I dinieulty-frst. that in states tina
have supported them strongly in re-