Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-03-02
ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY.

The political complexion of the
United States has been changed ma.
terlally by the death of Senator Hanna.
While to the outside world Hanna and
Roosevelt were friends. really. the bit
terest antagonlsm existed between
them. Had Senator Hanna lived
there is no doubt that Mr.. Roosevelt
would have had very hard time in
winning out at the Chicago convention.
AS things stand now it is a thousand
to one shot that Mr. Roosevelt will be
nominated and ia his nomination the
Democratic party will find very easy
candidate to beat. A pretty good
switches is demonstrated by dispatch
printed on February 1st in the Chica ago
Record. Herald. a Republican news.
paper, by Mr.. Walter Wellman, a very
prejudiced partisan writer for the
Roosevelt Clique. In this dispatch Mr..
Wellman admits with almost charm
ing frankness that the differences be.
tween the Roosevelt administration
and the Wall Street magnates have
been patched up, that several of these
magnates have recently been entertain
ed by Mr.. Roosevelt at the White
House; that they were generally satisfi
ed with the course of affairs, SO far as
the administration IS concerned. and
that "even the Rockefellers are show
ing disposition to fall into line''
Then after saying that Mr.. Roose-
welt was "a pretty good politician
Mr.. Wellman backed up his claim with
this interesting statement: ut re-
quires genius of high order to carry
on little crusade against Wall Street
and through it gain immense popularity
with the masses Of the people as the
foe Of the trusts and then to turn round
and gain the approval and possibly the
help OF a considerable share of Wall
Street itself.''
Mr.. Roosevelt having pla ced himself
on record as a sycophant who comes
pleading at The door of the money
power, we have got to consider the man
in the Democratic party who is the
direct contrast to the President. That
man ia William Randolph Hearst. For
twenty one years. ever since Ee started
the San Francisco Examiner and then
crossed the continent to maintain pa
pers in the East he has been consistent
foe Of the gambling game in Wall
Street. He has opposed the trusts
fairly, never employing anarchistic
methods, but reducing his opposition
to business basis as a man naturally
would who had millions of dollars at
stake in the commercial world.
When Mr.. Hearst was mentioned
fifteen months ago for the candidacy of
the Democratic party 1t was regarded
almost as a ridiculous proposition.
Now the political sharps recognize him
as most formidable proposition. For
instance. a leading southern paper the
other day, the Memphis Commercial
Appeal. in an interview with Hon. G.
M. Williamson, quoted that gentleman
as saying: II believe that Mr.. Hearst
is the man of the hour. His nomina
ton would unite the Democrats
throughout the country. Asa banker
and as one who desires to make the
industrial developments of the south, l
am an earnest supporter of Mr.. Hearst.
believe that he is the safest, sonndest
and most available leader of the Demo
cratic party. Under his administration
the rights of all the people, irrespective
Of class and condition, would be pro-
tected. Mr.. Hearst has framed issues
that will win In the next election. His
candidacy Will be a platform in ITSELF"
CHAS. A. EDWARDS.