West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-02-25

The Probable Leaders or the Two
Great Parties In the Coming Cam
paign.

paign.
The political complexion of the
United States has been changed
materially by the death OF Senator
Hanna. While to the outside world
Hanna and Roosevelt were friends.
really, the bilterest antagonism cx.
isted between them. Had Senator
Hanna lived there is no doubt tina,
Mr.. Roosevelt would have a very
hard time in winning out at the
Chicago Convention. AS things
stand now II is a thousand TO one
shot that Mr.. Roosevelt will be
nominated and in his nomination
the Democratic party will find a
very easy candidate to beat. A
pretty good evidence of the wav
Mr.. Roosevelt switches is demon.
strated by a dispatch printed on
February Ist in the Chicago Record
Herald, Republican newspaper.
signed by Mr.. Walter Wellman. a
very prejudiced partisan writer for
tue Roosevelt clique. In this dis
patch Mr.. Wellman admits with
almost charming frankness that the
differences between 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 generally satisfied with
the course OF affairs so far as the
administration is concerned, and
that seven the Rockefellers are
showing disposition to fall into
| line"
Then after saying that Mr.. Roose-
welt was ia pretty good politician. y
Mr.. Wellman backed up his claim
with this interesting statement: at
requires genius of high order to
carry on little. crusade against
wall Street and through il gain
immense popularity with the masses
OF the people as the foe of the trusts
ana then to turn round and gain
the approval and possibly the help
of considerable share of Wall
Street ITSELF"
Mr.. Roosevelt having placed
himself on record as a sycophant
who comes pleading at the door of
the money power, we have got to
consider the man in the Democratic
party who is the direct contrast TO
the President. That man is Will
liam Randolph Hearst. For twenty
one years, ever since he started the
San Francisco Examiner and then
crossed the continent 10 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 man naturally would who has
millions of dollars at stake in the
commercial world.
When Mr.. Hearst was mentioned
htteen months ago for the candidacy
OF the Democratic party it was re-
garded almost as a ridiculous pro.
position. Now the political sharps
recognize him as a most formidable
proposition. For instance, lead
ing southern paper the other day.
the Memphis Commercial Appeal,
In an interview with Hon. c. M.
Williamson, quoted that gentleman
as saying: ~ believe that Mr..
Hearst is the man OF the hour.
HIS nomination would unite Demo
Gratis throughout the country. As
banker and as one who desires to
make the industrial developments of
the South, / am an earnest support.
er of Mr.. Hearst. / believe that he
is the safest, soundest, and most
available leader of the Democratic
party. Under his administration
the rights of all the people, ire.
spective of class and condition,
would be protected. Mr.. Hearst
has framed issues that will win in
the next election. His candidacy
will be platform in itself"
UoaI o,t.t.