The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-06
DEMOCRATS IN SAD PLIGHT.
Why the Decent Members OF the Mori-
bund Old Party Despair Of
Success.

In little more than two months the
delegated democrats OF the nation will
assemble at 81. Louis to nominate a
candidate for president and build Q
platform On which he shall stand. Shori
rs Is the time, the best men In the part,
and the wiscEt thinkers are exclaimingi
What are we TO DO when we have us
scmbled?' Their dilemma has many
horns. all sharp. and any one likely to
be fatal to the chooscr. Glance your
eyes over the presidential timber offered
anu you viii understand how doccn,
democrats despair Of success.
Cleveland: twice president. and vul-
norablc NJ a would.bc third tcrmcr;
heartily hated In the south aud west,
and loathod, not loved, by and for the
enemies be- made while In power.
Hearst: n candidate for cash. a huck-
stor In the political market. open to at.
tack on negative and positive GROUNDS,
impossible Of election II nominated. as
his candidacy would be gall aud worm.
wood to the bono anu sinew Of his party.
Parker; an abfulutely unknown
quantity who asks support for the things
he has not done, Tor the principles he
has not voiced; handicapped by the adj
yCcacy OF David Bennett mn. who. as o
political Warwick, Is as conspicuous
a failure az he Is a disappointment In
the role OF statesman.
German; claiming precedence over
better men because he Is more the mas
ter OF political chicane than they. apt In
! wlrc-working, clever In specious profes-
sion, ringing hollow aud discordan'
when his metal meets the blows Of earn
est conflict. absolutely impossible Ia tho
wet and northwest.
olGey. cold rs ice without H. trans.
luconcy. a critic Of his fellows and OF
the New England Pharisees, hateful I,
labor organization and dlstrustcd b!
those Of his parts who would have Il
manage his campaign,
Bryan: probably not n candidate. bu.
certainly Il dictator with n record o
polling the largest popular vote an,
democrat ever gained, coupled witt
memories Of confessed popullsm an,
blatant cheap money horeslos that tdri
the stomachs Of decent and country-loy
ing men In and ont of his party.
What shall the democratic platform
builders use as their salient? asks tn.
Cleveland Leader.
Anti-imporlalism? II would b
laughed out OF court. With sad per
yerslty republicans have killed tina
bugGnoo by doses Of good government
~pacihcatlon. and prosperity In all GU
dependencies.
Economy? Not an issue. When tn
books are examined IL Is found that III
republic Is spending less to-day. rela
lively to population, wealth. resources
aud results attained, than Il did whe
Jefferson, Jackson, or Cleveland him
self was chief executive.
Control OF trusts? Facts-cold, hare
: inGisputable ~facts-anent the respectiy
professions and performances Of the al
min!strations headed by Cleveland an
by Roosevelt In this regard would max
such an issue, as raised by democrat
against republicans, ridiculous and
the boomerang sort.
Truly our brethren OF opposed poll
zeal faith have their work cut CT Il
them at ST. Louls-rather they do M
know what I o cut or what TO fashion
= or how, or why. OF 10 what end, We
| may they quote Loves Labors Lost
: and cry: "Avaust, P~erplexity! VIII
shall We dol"