Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-11-09
THE 1904 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

I@Y favOrite trust candidate, through the
FINN aid Of the great horde of Republic
- an Office seekers to supplement the
& - effort, has been elected by the big
gest majority ever given any man
in the nation for this high Office. The vote through
out the sOcalled pivotal sates where the Democrats
hoped to make gains, was very large but instead Of
verifying the claims Of the Parker boomers went in
TO the Roosevelt column by immensePluraIities.
New York, forinstance, gave the president plu-
rality Of zoe, 900.
Indiana followed with 10000.
West Virginia with $4,000.
Illinois with 205, 900.
Mississippi squeezed into the Parker column.
Maryland also passed into the Roosevelt column
by small pluEality, has also Missouri, and these
added to a solid North, gives ROOsevett343 votes in
the electoral college to 1873 for Parker-
In Nebraska the contest was between Roosevelt
and Watson, Parker polling very small vote, be-
being third 10 the race.
Kansas broke all previous records and gave a
Republican majority Of 100000.
Think of Missouri going 20, 600 for ROessveltl Yet,
there is still hope that Folk may be elected Governor
by small margin.
According to the returns the complexion Of the
next congress will be entirely Republican Great
gains have been reported from most Of the States
the tremendous Roosevelt vote sweeping with it the
congressional State and legislative tiOkets fourteen
out OF the fortyfVe States reporting great Repubi
can gains on ell sides.
OF course there are few reports yet made Of votes
pOled for others than Roosevelt and Parker but We
predict when the full reports in it wi be seen
that the gallant Watson, who practically made q
dagle-handed fight for the masses, without the aid
Of press or campaign fURd, will make most magni-
hcent showing. His vote IN the nation will doubt
less be larger than any before cast the party
that aamed him, despite the fact that thePeaple's
Party started in the contest without organization
funds or anything but it's candidate and determi.
nation to live through the ordeal WatsOn's vOte IN
the nation will pass far beyOnd the million mark.
In tie South OF course many who would have pre-
ierred him we're whipped into the old party on the
plea that there was no use throwing vote away. Ia
these calm moments who really threw his vote away
in the sOathf he who voted for a New Yorker
that he did not want mere tool Of the RepublicaR
party machinery that this great land slide might be
scored, or be who voted for Watson, SOutherner,
and can have the proud satisfaction that he register
ed bis protest against such debauchery as the nation
is indulging through the two old partiesi
One significant fact also suggests ITSELF Mr..
Watson who has cOntended throughout the cam
paign that Roosevelt in the wrong and bis poll
cies against the masses Of the people, did not get
out Of his bed the night Of the election to tele
graph bis congratulations to the President because
Of the wrongs victory. Not on your iie II Roose-
velt was wrong during the campaign he is wrong
still, and the people not to be congratulated on
his election. There we're millions Of money at hand
to further hs wrong dOings there was to sold up
the other man helping him to the place. but the man
Who cOngratulates the victor is only rejoicing over
the further oppression Of the masses.