The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-06
THERE WILT, RE ouAKrNc.

The indications are that there Is going to be "something doine' in connection withe the Hearst boom. and the further indications are thst the ''something" viii not be very pieasurabie to some of his followers. The story current in Washing ton Is. in short. that MT. Hearst has no hope Of securing the nomination. This story gets out in the shape of speciai to The San Antonio Express, and the gist of 1t is contained in this paragraph:
 Mir. Hearst is convinced that while the Democratic Party Is the Party of the peo- pie some members of 1t are as venai and corrupt as recent developments have shown some Republican ofice-holders u be. With view to ascertainiag just how far political corruption may be carried In the Party. MT, Hearst has caused the movement in favor of his nomination to being, at the proper time, to declare that he has no intention of trying to capture the nomination, and then to publish In all his papers story disclosing the extent 10 which his agents hnvS hNer successful III influencing" sentiment in his favor
 This is the meat of the story. It is in teresting. Hearst-iike. and not at all im- probable. It is the exact kind of sensa- ton that he would like to exploit and make the most of. Of course, If he could see any hope of securing the nomination no such disclosure would have been made It is because he sees the impossibility of being nominated that he proposes the plan outlined above. It will serve two purposes. It will enable him to revenge himself on those who fan to deliver the goods. and 1t will serve to exploit him and his papers. He will pose as the Great Exposer of Corruption. It matters not that he Is the fountain head of that cor ruption. he will explain away that fea- ture of 1t. He will proclaim to the world that be went into 1t for good and right eousf purpose, that the end justifles the means, and that he should at once be ei,- veioped by grateful people with halo of glory.
 But leaving out Mir. Hearst, his reasons. his individuality and his excuses, will not this announcement send cold chills along the spinal marrow of his packers? Will there not be a quaking in the boots, and a fear and trembling among those who have been 'infiuenced?' Yea and verify. and also, dead sure. Win there not be some loyal Democrats in Alabama who will turn white behind the gilis and whose teeth will beat tattoo at the bare idea of exposure? Yea. some more. The sus- picion is abroad that even here in this good Democratic State the voice of the tempter was heard and the siren notes Of the charner were effectual In plain Eng fish, the story is whispered around that fair modicum of the Hearst millions found d sudden stopping place in various places in Alabama. and that the planting of this golden seed resulted in the preposterous Hearst boom that has been trying to make itself heard and felt in Alabama.
 We are not advising MT. Hearst. but we hope if he carries his proposed scheme into execution he will make finished job of it. Let him give the names of his pur- chased agents and the amount paid for each. We have been told that the price runs from fifty dollars up to thousands. Of course, not much can be expected for fifty dollars. but probably that Is more than some of his purchases are worth. Let him tell the whole story or nothing. We Have no confidence in Hearst, but if he has been buying people. they deserve to be exposed. and we want the whole truth about 1t or nothing. Now let the quaking begin. -=. -.-