The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-02
SPELL-B|NDERS
IN MANY STATES
John Sharp Williams Delivers
Strong Speech at Brooklyn
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
IiE WANTS TO KNOW WHY COR
TELYoU WAS SELECTED FOR
CAMPAIGN MANAGER
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Nv the AHociated Press.

New York, Oct John SharI
Williams of Mississippi, shared hon
ors with Edward NJ. Grout at tn,
opening OF the Democratic campaign
in Brooklyn tonight. A big crowd at
tended the rally and the speakers
were enthusiastically cheered
MR.. WILLIAMS SPEECH.
Mr.. Williams spoke in part as fol
lows.
Fellow citizens:
The president, who is a candidate
for reelection, has lately issued to
the press a written stump speech, la
the form of letter of acceptance. II
reads more like the message of one of
Gods annointed to his expectant sub
Iects, one-half Of whom are treated
by him as his enemies, and therefore,
according to his logic-the logic OF
Louis the Fourteenth, that of L'Etat
c'est moi-enemies of the country and
its welfare.
"A distinguished barrister of Great
Britain replying once to an argument
which had been made by opposing
counsel more noted for his impusive-
ness than anything else. said: May
1t please your Honor, the language
and manner INDUCED in towards me
by opposing counsel would be remark
able If it came from God Almighty TO
a beetle bug The Democrats of this
country, constituting nearly half OF
its total population, and even in re-
cent elections, over half OF its total
white population, may well remind
Mr.. Roosevelt OF the fact that his
manner and language are of that char
acter."
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
Speaking of the selection of Mr.. Cor
stelyou as the Republican campaign
manager. Mr.. Williams said
Another question. question which
] would like to have answered by the
president: Is Mr.. Cortelyou going 10
be restored TO his old position after
the campaign and election? Let there
be denial that he will be. Why was
Mr.. Cortelyou, of ell men. made chair
man OF the Republican national com
mittee? We can understand why
Governor Odell should be chairman
of the state machine We can under
stand It from very low plane of ma
chine politics, but still we can under-
stand it, He has a reputation as a
fixer ana practical politician and or
gani2er and all that. And in whats0.
ever execrabIc taste his acting in the |
double capacity of a presumably i'm !
partial chief executive of great
state and the manipulation of n parti- |
san machine may be, we can yet per
haps better understand why he should |
be chairman of the Republican state |
i'm New York than why ne
should e governor But regardless
1f the question of taste why was Mr..
Sortelyou, Of all men, put at the head
If the national machinc?. His repu.
alton was of higher type than Gov
srnor Odell He has had no expert
nee In like work and no reputation
or peculiar fitness for 1t. unless, in
Iced, having been chief OF The depart
nent OF commerce aud labor consti-
utes in itself peculiar fitness for the
lacc-along some lines OF anticipated
pcration. Was the fact that he had
cen secretary Of commerce and labor !
he reason why he was appointed on
be presidents demand? Was IL the
hief reason? Was it one reason? II
o. the taste of the transaction Is .
iorse than that displayed In the Odcn
sse. How comes Il that, up to a fsw
hort weeks ago. il was in cvcrybody's |
,outh that the president and the
rust magnatee we're az outs, snd that
ow they arc falling into one anoih- ]
rs arms, while his safety and sanity $
re being loudly recognized by them {
may be that II has all been nothing {
NJ rumors. but. if more than rumor, j
zen have there been negotiations
las there been a treaty Of peace he
yeen the political and industrial mag {
afesy Or is IL a modus vivcndi look
" 10 peace after the election? II so. c
he negotiated the treaty. Who ar a
lngcd the terms Of the mOdus viven- i
y What are its terms? Is il incon- {
stent with the public interest 50 let
3 know them? All this would be
lightly Interesting reading. as Hor- I
C Greeley used 90 saw
ENFORCE TRUs, LAWS. 5
Going into an elaborate discussion a
the trust question. Mr Williams
pund M by -ayin-
But the main thing 10 De done 's
anifest 10 all honest men. to faith r
! federal officials. u is 10 90 ahead q
ID enforce present law. which is by Il
, mesns impoteDt, and not to be
1iing about not running amuck.
y be placing the head of the depart
ent Of comfserce and l1tOr az the 5
.ad of a national partisan. political G
achlne. where he can put himself II
n his party most conveniently IN i
r obligation n the irusts-where =