The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10

opinion expressed in two articles as
to what is likely to happen at the st.
Louis COW enticn.
Mr.. De Hart seems confident that
Hearst and Bryan will control the
next democratic national convention.
The New York democrat quoted in
the Albany Evening Journal interview
seems equally confident, after a two
weeks trip through the middle west,
that "the so-called Cleveland democ-
racy in partnership with the old mug
wump republicans (are) practically
already in control of the ST. Louis
convention"
In less than four months we shall
know who is the keener observer. The
Independent confesses that 1t has not
Sufficient information upon which TO
base a belief''-as the lawyers say;
and does not care to indulge in mere
guessing.
A great deal depends upon how
many of Mr.. Bryan's followers are as
sincere as he is in the advocacy or
reform, and how. many of them are OF
the anything to win braid. Mi.
Bryan has denied that he has ex-
pressed a preference for Mr.. Hearst
or any other candidate, so that while
the logic of circumstances may force
the two to join forces against the
Clevelandites, it is not fair to as
sumo that there is any permanent al
lance between them.
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Never before has there been such
an unspeakable, impossible candidate
| for the presidency as William Ran
iolph Hearst. His modesty continues
% grow SO rapidly that there will
soon be no room in his papers for any
otkcl news than the doings OF Will
lam Randolph Hearst, all printed in
good, fat type. His best record so far
has been to give three pages out Of
twelve to himself. Nine-tenths oil
| the remainder was devoted to adver-
tlsements, pictures and meaningless
headlines. Tie proportion shows
how much nc values himself as news
as compared with the rest of the
world.
The two great personalities, Nc
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Bryan in his two campaigns for the
presidency, have passed on to the
othel side, but that has not changed
the nature of the conflict in the least.
The powers that we hight are not ma
terial, not persons of flesh and blood
but powers of mind 1t is a great
mental conflict and persons" are but
as the dust of the air. That shows
the folly of hero worship. In a ma
tional campaign it is not the man, but
the principles and policies for which
lie stands that should be considered
Already the press is at work to create
hero out Of Roosevelt, the managers
well knowing that hero worship Is
enc Of the weaknesses Of the Ameri-
can people.
John Morley, the lifelong associate
of Gladstone, in speaking of America
says: For the moment the tide Of
corruption obscures the great demo
cratic experiment" If it were fol
the moment only, the danger woult
not be so great, but the indications
are that it is likely to be permanent
vi W lHSuclu ploal w SUPP IL
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The Springfield Republican re
marks: Had MIR. Johnson even mad,
: fairly close race for governor, h
would surely have been the presiden
tial candidate of the more radica
wing of the democracy and at ieas
he would have made decent, re
spectacle leader. But the Ohioan wa
terribly beaten by the aid of goli
democratic votes. And now tn
Hearst candidacy profits from the alb
sence OF Tom Johnson in the field
rhe descent from Johnson to Hears
is frlghtful-it might be said that
Is tragic.
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While the Mexican government ha
lately largely increased the tariff o.
steel. leather betting aud other lik
articles, il has lowered the rates ol
wheat and corn. The food OF the peo
Pile was becoming very high and til
Mexican government looks after tn
welfare OF the poor while our favor
are bestowed only upon the million
aires.
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The Denver papers having wearie