Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-23
HEARST BOOM
SCARES THEM
old Line Democrats Of the East Can
See Another Defeat Staring
Them in the Face.
SOUTH WILL STAND BY TEDDY
W. D. Symmes Says That the Presi
dent Has Made Himself Solid
With That Section.

w. ID. Symmes. manager OF the
Power Mercantile company, arrived
home Thursday night from an extend
ed business trip in the east. He
spent the greater part of his time in
Chicago purchasing goods for his es-
t%ablishment here. He says that bust
ness in general is on a good footing
throughout the middle states, and
though there is not much loose money
for speculative purposes, the average
business man is not complaining
much of tight times,
There are, of course. many idle men
in Chicago" said Mr.. Symmes to the
Argus, but il is generally held by
keen observers of the trend Of busi'
ness, that when spring opens up con
ditions will greatly improve. The con
|tinuous labor difficulties in Chicago
have been about the only depressing
influence and most of the people who
are idle are in that condition through
The closing down OF factories and the
shutting up al business houses on ac'
count of strikes, boycotts and other
disagrccmcnts between employers
and employees.
Looking to the lar western states
from an eastern point. one can easily
see why there is Il greater or less
business depression out this way.
The stock market. upon which the
west so largely depends, was shot all
to pieces during the heavy shipping
. season and il is hut little better now
. The beef trust is now all powerful
. and to its manipulation of the market
is due the starvation prices which
have prevailed for months. II is now
. difficult to forecast what the condi
. tions will he next seasOn. They car
hardly be worse. but that Is small
consolation for the stockman.
When asked as TO the political sit
uation in the east Mr.. Symmes said:
From the best of my observation.
the Democrats are greatly disturbed
over the Hearst boom. The young
Journalist millionaire has had his
forces well organized and at work In
all sections of the country for months
and when his candidacy for the Dem
ocratic nomination was definitely an
nounced. the old party managers
were amazed at his evident strength
Shrewd politicians predict that he
will defeat Carter Harrison in the
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his admitted strength in other states
will give him the balance of power IN
the national convention in St. Louis
He is exceedingly obnoxious to The
old line Democrats, who can sec
nothing but another inglorious de
feat for the party in November i
this young Lochinyar who, not SO
many years ago, came out of the
west. is allowed to ride off with the
nomination.
president Roosevelt is accepted as
the Republican standard bearer and
his election appears to be a foregone
conclusion with all of the Republi
cans with whom ! talked. He is es
pecially strong in the south and will
poll the largest vote south of Mason
and Dixon's line even given a Repub
lican candidate. In conversation
with a prominent stockman from
Texas | was told. We are about all
Democrats down my way, but Roose'
welt is going to get a big vote just
the same The presidents attitude
on the canal question, which is a
question dear to the heart of the
south. is the cause of his popularity
down there"
Revertlng TO Chicago, Mr.. Symmes
said that this has been the worst
winter they have had for years in the
Lake Front city. Snow which fell OH
Thanksgiving was yet on the ground
when | left" he said. THE lake
lroze over for the first time in p
years and first breath of spring viii
be most welcome to the people Of
!, that frozen town.
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