The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-08
DemOcracy's Only Chance is to
Drive Republicans Out
OF Its Ranks
THERE is NO HOPE
UNTIL THAT is DONE
"MusT DEMOCRACY DIE TO BE
BORN AGAlN?" ANSWERED
IN THE NEGATIVE
FIGHT FOR PRlN-
ClPLES.
lRY JOE TgMPLs oRAvEs.l

(BY JOHN IGMFLE ohNF||'
Washine.cl April 7-"Theodor
Roosevelt i'll be renominated TO
president Of the United States In 1908
and he will be reelected. Througl
his domination Of the party organiza
ton and his control Of the post Office
department, Mr.. Roosevelt already
has the nomination in his own hands
There win be no trouble about obtain
ing a majority of the delegates in th'
national convention. He will be re
elected not merely because he Is III,
idol of the people or on account of his
virtues on by reason of the mistakes
that add to his popularity but because
there will be no real opposition. The
Democratic party is and will bo hope
lessly divided agapst itself.
This is a lI,crai extract from The
New York World VIII Sc editorial col
umns were ,a abic. wriuel adyo
Gates Of Al5n 4. Parker IL the last
national camp2icn
Il Is IN clhodll ul;Ba9ca deiib
crate definite and sialod Withonl
limitations as The judgment cl one O
the most influential Of the grea.
American naws1ap.ra whieh general
II support tho Democratic party ana
lts candidateg
The World usually trains with the
aitaconsergatiyc or Eastern wing Of
the Democracy, and IT'S views may be
reasonably construed as representing
in large degree tne attitude and
opinion OF Eastern Democrats. This
makes the utteranco significant and
especially worthy OF note.
An utterance like this from a source
like this is enough to challenge every
Democratic voter in America to seu
ous tHorght and TO vigorous action.
Roosevslt's Popularity.
There is no doubt that President
Roosevelt is riding the crest Of the
popular wave at this time. Even the
South is relaxing-if il has not al
ready relaxeI-the prejudices arous
ed by his negro appointments, and
there are Democrats all over the coun
try who are thinking and saying, il
view Of the presidents courageous
and vigorous administration, that
Roosevelt is a better Democrat than
Parker
The presidents party If not sympa
thetic. is al least quiescent, either
through astonishment or timidlty, and
he is going straight forward in grea,
career.
Now. what are We doing in Demo
cratic ranks? Wrangling. as usual
with undated ferocity The Eastern
Democrats are ergerly urging William
j. Bryan TO break away from his en-.
gagement with the Iroquois club in
Chicago and to come instead 60 the
jefferson dinner in New York To this
insistent invitation they are adding
the questionable cnreaty But if
You don't come TO US. for Gods sake
don't tie up with those radical Demo
crats in Chicago"
Where is the hope of harmony in al
attitude like this?
Looking to Folk.
The Eastern Democrats are ever
now eoquouing shrewdly with The ris
ing fortunes OF Joe Folk Of Missouri
who has had the good sense TO heai
thei. blandiehments TO eat their ban.
ques and to hold his tongue.
And out yonder in the great wide
territory of the Central West there
are hundreds Of thousands of the
same sturdy Democrats. who stayed
away from the polls al the last elec
tion, just waiting grimly to see what
the Democratic party Of their faith
and The Democratic party of their
fathers is going to do.
Il mag Just as wen be repeated her
THAI the difference between the wide
wings of the oil Democratic organiza-
ticn is deeper and wider than the diff.
ference between the platforms Of the
two opposing parties ia The last cam.
paigi
How arc they going to get them to-
gether2
Now this. if ever. is time for
plain apeech and definite understand
ings
There IS not need for any man 70 be
afraid TO speak his MIND. The mex.
eampaign is three years away. and
this interval must be filled fun with
the frankest and freest agitation that
q great party has ever known.
Democrats Must Leave Republicans.
Faithful are the words Of a frisn5.
and that Democrat r. most loyal and
most worthy who does not hesitate n
this vital period to criticise. 10 chaI
leage and 10 demand II the Demo
cratic party has any chance IN ths