Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23
MISTAKE OF LEADERS,
Eastern Democrats Realize Now rhstt
the Excitement Of tho Antl-NomIna<
tion Campaign Is Past, That TheA
Have Abused the Power olvena
Them by the Convention. a
(BY H. j. MAHIN.)
Washington Bureau Of Courier.
Washinnfon n n Az. 40

WaSH'H9toH, y. u, Aug. xZs
Despite the fact that VIM. R.HearatI
has announced that he did not intend3
to bolt the ticket democratic leaderst
are nervous and far from pleased oyerj
his attitude.
1t is very evident that many Of the3
Dig democrats now that the heat Of
the convention Is over realize that
they made great mistake in allowinGi
Hill, Hearsts sworn enemy and Bei.i
mont. the millionaire whom HearsN
has held up to ridicule many times.
to dictate the shabby treatment theI
great publisher received at that time.
1t is becoming evident that Mr..
Hearst and especially the principles|
which he and Mr.. Bryan represent
mas many followers In the west andI
south who are not at all satisfied With
the men in whom the affairs OF thOi
party seem to be at present
Judge Parker. after his nomination. !
tried to smooth things over and sent
Mr.. Hearst an invitation to come and,
see him. Hearst, however, has not
accepted.
Paper Praises PopuIlst. II
Mr.. Hearst's New York paper has
been enthusiastically praising thai
| SP>>,>'ti VI oAl WdlbOuy Ill6 pOUullSJl
candidate for president which hOl
made last Thursday to great audi.l
ence at Cooper Union. Mr. watson|
everlastingly lambasted the democrat.
&c party as 1T Is now organized. The
paper has been devoting much space
10 MT. sWatson's speech during this
last few days and has been playing uD
IN black type some Of the most tifine
denunciations of the democratic party.
A rev days ago an editorial appeared,
on this sentence in Watson's speech: III
Editorial Utterances.
while both the old political partiesi
pretend to devote themselves to the
interests OF the common people they
are both financed by Wall street, both
dominated by Wall street, both the
willing and servile tools Of Wall
i street."
Another editorial takes up this
statement:
No matter how bad you and mayI
think Its breed is, we are bound tai
admit the republican party has al
creed, Is willing to fight for 1t, is will.l
ing to cling to it in defeat and con.l
/ tinue to struggle for 1t until victoryI
comes again. But why any human be.l
Ing should. in the year 1904, yote thal
national democratic ticket is some.l
thing that passes my untutored com-l
prehension."
Leaders Are Uneasy. 4
Mr.. Hearst before and after wat.I
sons notification printed much ful.i
some praise of The man and the prin.l
ciples he stands for. His action isl
causing the democratic leaders mucfyl
lunGaSjnaEG ~
reports that he intends to bolt andI
support the populist ticket. Charleyl
Walsh. of Iowa, ex-secretary of thet
committee, warned them that they}
must treat the Bryan element betterI
or look for trouble and they have notl
forgotten his words.
May Be Forerunner Of a Bolt.
One theory advanced is that Mr.
Hearst may be serving notice upon
the democrats that unless Judge Park.l
er's letter Of acceptance takes a more
radical tone than his recent speech
he must look out for a bolt from the,
radical democrats.
v 1t is openly said by politicians here
that the detection Of Mr.. Hearst and
i his newspapers would have conse-;
duences on the democratic party ,int
the cities of New York and Chicago;
and in the Industrial towns where the
socialistic and populist vote is strong
as it would devert to an independents;
ticket the vote which he might COM
troll and which might otherwise ba
given the democratic national ticket.
Some politicians declare that II Mr.
Hearst should bolt 1t would certainlvi
make Cook county republican and az.
sure gain of two republican repre-.
sentatives in congress from Chicago.