The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-16
wATTERsoN scoLDs THEM.

i 4 year ago sufficiently revealed has
1 sinister character, and purpose. and
WIN now threatens in the Hearst in
terest. to rule or ruin the party he
was chosen to serve-the eXtraordt
nary combination Of impotence and
money. which has spread It's tents in
Louisville and elsewhere over the
state, would scarcely be worthy the
serious attention of Kentucky Demo
Gratis.
In times past the most hrazen and
| corrupt have shown some regard for
appearances. They have hal some
ease. some issue, which, however spe-
cious. made its appeals to the public
inder the forms of usage and in the
nretension of decency Here there IS
no disguise whatever. Ii Kentucky
were the cannabal islands, and If the
Kentuckians were the merest huddle
If Yahoos. the proposed barter and
sale-a few to get money trinkets,
he rest to be bought with promises
md liquiis-in the last resort the
result 10 he reached through prccipi-
lated riot and hloodshed- could not
N its plan ana process be more I'M
bushing. nor less concealed.
II makes itself so cock sure of the
oower of money and the Ignorance
md guillihility of the kentuckians
that it does not take the trouble to
liTect a Kentucky organization. or to
mstify itself by good Democratic
standing, Its local agents, where they
ire known at ALL are notorious hood.
ers. Vet in the nature of the case
It could not be elsewise. No man who
respects himself and preserves a prop
r regard for the respect Of other
men, could ally himself with an affair
lit is not to be digniiied with the
lame of moyement-at once so OBJ
Tious and SO atrocious. because he
Who does so writes the dollar mark
leross his brow He places an own
sr's collar around his neck. We have
10 desire to call names, nor TO i'm.
lugn motives. but who can give an in
elligent reason for fayoring the nom
nation of Mr.. Hearst for president
II the United States except that he
us the eHarst money in his pocket.
The case would be base enough a1d
rad enough if the kcntuckians en-,
,agel in the business had dealt with
Mr.. Hearst direct But II Is not 50.
they have sold themselves to q tray,
,iing carravanacrrai operating in the
lame of Hearst and composed of re-
alners on the Hearst pay roll; a
wandering Minstrel from Iowa, a per
patetic reporter from the general
;taff of the Hearst newspapers and
discrelitcd congressman from New
York. Under the lead and lash OF
hese. and in their pay, few home
ianissarles arc 10 go forth ana instruc'
he Kentucky Democrats in thoif duty
t would be laughable II it were not
nOnstrous
OF Mr.. Hearst himself, the Courier
journal desires to speak and has from
he first spoken. in terms of personal
blindness. There are some relcons why
We prefer to hold him in friendly re-
ard. and none why we should not,
That he h an insane man ought by
his time to be clear 10 all who have
watched the course of his truly insane
,ampaign
In the outlook il looks like a piece
If clever advertising II seemed in.
conceivable that any man, however
-ich. having no personal following, or
,nicial training. without party service.
ecorda or claims outside Of circuit
II equiyocal newspapers could ser
ously believe II possible for him 70
light out of hand secure a uomina-
! ion and election to the presidency OF
he United States The very c21cep.
ion was insanity But eoncelying 1t,
n astute lunatic would observe some
lind of sense Of proportion and per
/ pective He would not start out with
, brass band and a bank book IN.
louncing his purpose opealy and in
ldyance. He would not organize q
/ 'ircus 10 roam from one STATE tC
mother, from one county to another
lroclaiming the gospel Of money an
'elying on the force of pure vicious
less Nor would he food the gutter.
With money without some encourage
nent Two millions is a good sum
/ aven to the Heart estate though ont
| With an occasional g'eam ~ sanity
lught 10 know that under the condi
ions which face Mr. Hearst, two
hundred million would not suffice
And so it is that we unhe5itatingiy
leClare It our fixed belief that the OK
! 1lanation Of spectacle so astounding
% revolving, may be found In the cir
substance that Mr. Hearst Is mental
Y unbalanced, not wholly RESPONSE
lie for what would otherwise be thu
most gigantic flke-not even except
ing the affair IIumbert-of modern
lines. in this or any country
Its advent upon the scene was Al
insult 10 the Democratic party.
proceeded on the assumption that th'
party had fallen 20 low in It's moral
and so desperate in lis fortunes Al
reduced its presidential nomiuatiol
to a simple blrgain-counter PROPOSE
lion It's arrival in Kentucky is al