The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
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t. SURPRISES TRUSTS
MICHIGAN EDITOR SAYS, ALL, ANTI
TRUST PAPERS AREsIN LINE.

in Democratic Party. Tru.t. Have
Become Scared and are Lining Up
for Roosevelt. Even .:Jiin, Hill IN
r Trying to Make Peace With the
President. All Fear Hearst.
-- ''A<i
Chicago, Feb. 25.-In a recent edit
orial the Capital City Democrat of
Lancing, Mich, says: '.'':>
THE strong following which has
come to Mr.. Hearst in the Democratic
party, and which surprised the few
trust committeeman Of the National
Committee when it metsin Washington,
has been plain enough to the readers
OF all newspapers.
For nearly two years the smaller
newspapers, not under: obligations to
the trusts, have been speaking favor
ably Of his candidacy. These news
papers are near the people. They
know the sentiment Of the masses. and
being In touch with them voiced their
wishes. The men-,Who read none but
the trust and corporation controlled
newspapers get no sentiment except
that of the trusts. Consequently these
men were surprised, and shocked as
we'll to learn that SO formidable a foe
to the trusts as Mr.. Hearst and his
newspapers have been should have
such strong support at such an early
stage in the campaign. Should the
sentiment continue to grow. Mr.. Hearst
will be nominated in spite of the trusts
Even though the convention is taken
to the center of Wall~street; public de-
mand would sweep in there and carry
the nomination for him. The corpora
ton committeeman have a.: hopeless
task of trying to hold a.. convention
where Mr.. Hearst is not popular, and
where the masses do not wish his
nomination and election"
Washington, Feb. 25.-W, r. Hearst
has proved the last stra Nv ON the back
Of the New York financial interests
and the gentlemen of Wall street are
now fleeing to the White House for
refuge. =.
This sounds strange, but it is true.
The trust financiers are coming in. A
number have called recently, swhile 9TH
ers have written and still others sent
to say that they are cor daily in favor
of the nomination and: election OF
Roosevelt. Il: =: !.
Among the presidents recent CALI
ers have been Stuyvesant Fish, presi-
dent Of the Illinois Central John P
Green, vice president s:of theH Pennsyl-
Yania, and Colonel ohn:: i AZ Mccall
Of the ORR LIE insurance com
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Eeih ssecurit ties comp l,as q. con,e
DOWN. meaning that he is looking to-
ward peace.
Wall streets surrender issthe direct
result :of the failure of their well-laid
campaign to pack the republican con-
vention against Roosevelta nomina-
tion, followed. by the phenomenal
growth Of the Hearst presidential
boom.
Failing in the former purpose, II
was the fervept desire Of these inter-
ests to- dictate. the candidate and plat
form of the democracy. Their advice
was to have both conservative-to fol-
low Cleve1and's advice to make the
party a refuge for conservatism.
Hearst no Refuge for Conservatism
But Hearst is no refuge for conserv-
atism. AS between Hearst and Roose-
welt, the financial interests prefer the
latter and, If necessary, are willing to
eat all their bitter words about Roose-
welt.
Up to date thirty-eight delegates to
the national convention have been Sc
lected and all are pledged to Roose-
welt in writing or by instructions. In
the selection OF these delegates. the
strength of Roosevelt sentiment in
different parts of the country was
demonstrated to be so great that even
the New York opposition was obliged
to acknowledge it.
In several districts where the Sc
lectiuns were made, the OPPOSITION
poured in money and made the effort
to secure Roosevelt delegations
This was done notably in Kansas City
where primaries were held; but the
opposition ticket was absolutely snow.
ed under, in a number of precincts
getting one or two or even no votes
and total of only 200 in the entire
city.
In the twelfth Pennsylvania district,
Schuykill county, with population. o1
$4,000 the opposition could get ne
party workers even for high wages and
withdrew from the field in disgrace.
In Florida, where ten delegates have
already been chosen, no" Republicans
could be found to take up the anti
Roosevelt contest and the same wa<
true at Atlanta, Ca, in the seventh
district of that state.
Money Proves Powerless.
These experiences were sufficient to
convince the New Workers that even a
big campaign fund (and the money
was practically limttless) was power
less against the overwhelming feeling
of the voters in Roosevelt's favor. Ac-
cordingly, the effort to capture the re-
publican convention was abandoned.
Now Wall Street is engaged in try
ing to make the best Of bad .situa-