Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-01
sprcrAn CORRESPONDENCE TO THE
KENTUcKIAN.

political complexion of the United
States has been changed materially
bv the death of Senator Hama.
While 10 the outside world Hanna
and Roosevelt were friends, really,
the bitterest antagonism existed
between them. Had Senator Hanna
lived, there is no doubt that Mr..
Roosevelt would have a very hard
time in winning out at the Chicago
Convention. AS things stand now
It's a thousand to one shot that
Mr.. Roosevelt will be nominated
and in his nomination the Demo.
cratiz party will 6ud a very easy
candidate to beat. A pretty good
evidence OF the way Mr.. Roosevelt
switches is demonstrated by dis
patch printed on February lst in
the Chicago Record-Herald, a Re-
publican newspaper, signed by Mr..
Walter Wellman, a very prejudiced
partisan writer for the Roosevelt
clique. In this>dispatch Mr. Well
man admits with almost charming
frankness that the differences be-
tween the Roosevelt administration
and the Wall Street magnates have
been patched up, that several of
these magnates have recently been
entertained by Mr.. Roosevelt at the
White House that they were gen
orally satisfied with the course Of
affairs so far as the administration
is concerned, and that "even the
Rockefellers are showing a DISPOSE
+, ton to fall into line.
Then after saying that Mr.. Roose-
: welt was "a pretty good politician,
Mr. Wellman backed up his claim
with this interesting statement. 81.
requires genius of high order to
Fcarry on d little crusade against
Wall Street and through it gain
immense popularity with the masses
of the people as the foe OF the trusts
and then to turn round and gain
the approval and possibly the help
Of a considerable share Of Wall
street itself.
Mr.. Roosevelt having placed HIM
self or record as a sycophant who
comes pleading at the door of the
money power, we have got to con-
slider the man 10 the Democratic
party who is the direct contrast to
the President. That man is William
Randolph Hearst. For twenty one
years, ever since he started the
San Francisco Examiner and then
crossed the continent to maintain
papers in the East, he has been a
Consistent foe OF the gambling game
in Wall Street. He has opposed
the trusts fairly, never employing
anarchistic methods, but reducing
his opposition to a business basis
as a man naturally would who has
millions of dollars at stake in the
commercial world.
When Mr.. Hearst was mentioned
fifteen months ago for the candidacy
of the Democratic party twas re-
garded almost as a ridiculous
proposition. Now the political
sharps recognize him as a most
formidable proposition. For IN
stance, a leading southern paper
the other day, the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal, in an interview
with Hon. G. M. Williamson, quoted
the gentleman as saying; 81 be-
hese that Mr.. Hearst is the man OF
the hour. His nomination would
unite Democrats throughout the
country. AS banker and as one
who desires TO make the industrial
developments of the South, | am an
earnest supporter of Mr.. Hearst.
! believe that he is the safest,
soundest, and most available lead
er of the Democratic party. Under
his administration the rights of all
the people, irrespective of class and
c6Hdition, would be protected. Mr..
Hearst has framed issues that
will win in the next election His
candidacy will be a platform in it.
Iselt."
\ TWO matters have occupied pab-
lie attention during the past week
to the exclusion of politics-the war
in, the East and the Baltimore fire.
Both of these events are disastrous