The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-30

agents at work throughout that section, as he has had them at work every where. Some weeks ago they were mak- ing headway,
 But the Democrats of the South are. the conservative element, of the old par ty, and their conservatism, their decen- cy, their, regard for the fitness of things, their seif-respect, have at last haG to repudfate Hearst and turn the cold shoulder to his hired agents sent into the field to hire every man who would sell himself. Hearst has failed l In Georgia, in Alabama, in Mississippi, Ill Florida, in Texas; in fact, almost every | where in the South Without the South, without the great State of New York without Indiana, without the support of | States which are to give the Democracy | its only chance of success at the polls, l Hearsts candidacy becomes a mere thing b2 shreds and patches. pieced together by the use of pelf. This yellow peril" this yellow kid" candidacy for the Pres idency has virtually run it's course. It has been a sort of ogre; it has created. alarm, but the danger that it may tri- umph or that 1t may hold even one-third of the Democratic Convention in its grasp and. with that one-third a veto power over any other nomination, seems to have l passed, greatly to the relief of the Dem
 
 tn the conservatism and decency of the old Democracy of the South.
 Democratic Senators who In the past have been worried by the Hearst business | are now convinced the danger is at an end. They have looked over the field | since they became aware of the failure of the Hearst efforts in the South and | they cannot find that the yellow asprant has more than POO or at the outside 25O delegates under his control, present or prospective. Granted all the claims made with any reasonable basis of fact by his hired men. 800 votes is the utmost Hearst can hope for. As the Democratic | National Convention will be composed of about 9S0 delegates. it will be seen | that he cannot get even the one-third, which, it is understood, has been his aim. 1 If he fails in Illinois, Iowa and Ken- tpcky-that is. falls to get the solid votes l of those States under the unit rule--hls total may not rise as high as 200. He has not yet captured Illinois, Iowa or Ken | lucky, and Democrats from those States say he Is not likely to gain the mas tery in any one of them. The unlimited use of money which has characterized l the Hearst effort is at last having its natural effect. It is disgusting self-re- specting Democrats and causing them to use their influence against the impudent ambition which seeks to buy right and left that which 1t could not even ask for on merit or fitness.
 IL Is interesting to note the real reason why the South gave no welcome to the yellow kid" candidacy. I have been making inquiries on this score among Southern Senators and Representatives and find they nearly all agree that their people have refused to give countenance to Hearst because they have discovered tha, Hea' st himself is not fit to be Pres
 dent. Tn making up their estimate oi the bidder for their support they do moi go into his. private life. In fact, no' many of them know anything about thal phase of the subject Here they fnc what seems to be incontrovertible evl dence that Hearst himself is well mgr an ignoramus. He cannot speak. H' cannot write. It is asserted by men Wn'
 a"e in position to know that Hearst neV
 CT wrote an editorial in his life nor
 speech nor anything else that has born
 h s name. That many brilliant arucle
 hi've appeared bearing his name, as IT h
 were the author, everyone knows bu
 without exception. it Is declared, tnes
 articles have been written by Arthu l Brisbane or others of the brilliant me
 Hearst keeps on his stan by dint Of pay
 ing them large and well-deserved sais , ries.
 As Mir Hearst is candidate Tor ES i'.,, idcnt o1 the United States it Is oniy iiSN