The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-12

ARE TREMENDOUS
John Temple Graves Writes Of
President Roc welt
is A MAN OF DESTINY
WILL HIS BRAVE STAND FOR THE
PEOPLE SEPARATE HIM
FROM HIS PARTY? WATCH
WORD FOR DEMO.
GRAFT, "AGlTA-
TIoN."
(By John Temple eraves.)

bIare Of the bands and the fanfare
of the trumpets CT Saturday. the most
momentous and eventful Republican
administration OF the quarter century
was ushered into its initial stage.
| 1t is difficult not to talk and think
OF Roosevelt. Seriously speaking
this picturesque man of the White
House is an unknown quantity Of tire
mendous possibilities both for good
and evil, whose future way is equally
as interesting to the Democratic
party as to his own. For little over
three years this strenuous personality
has held the central place in the
public life of our country as well as
its Hottest station. There has scarce
ly been a day or a month at least OF
his administration that has not been
vivid with interest and hecked with
the color Of his own vigorous life, He
enters now upon a regime In which he
is unfettered by the suggestion of &C.
cident, undeterred by the apprehen.
sion of uncertainty, and by his own
| solemn pledge without the handicap
Of a personal ambition to influence
his deliberations. He is in the chart
OF; he holds the reins: he will drive
with a bold hand, and il is safe to say
that his own party is more afraid of
him than the party that voted against
him.
Man Of Destiny, Possibility, Courage.
II is really thrilling combination
of condition which surrounds the
president of the United States. He is
apparently a man Of destiny as well
as man of possibility. His. courage
is beyond any question in either par.
| tYa His honesty Is at least at par in
both parties. His wisdom and dis.
erection are somewhat in observation
| in the estimate Of the ultra-conserva-
tives of his own camp, and as to what
he will do and how he will do It no
man can speak with defniteness, al
/ though all classes are watching him
with an alienation of anxiety and
hope.
One pre-emincnt advantage that he
enjoys is that of unquestioRetl leader
ship and dominance over the RepHB
iican faction and over the maehfl<
He drives. md at this tinie his, arga y
fdiIDws with precision in his wake
Now the question Is, VIII esbe Al
better Democrat than Republican,?
WIN he be peoples president or a.
plutocratic representative? VIII he
stand for the people? II SO. win the
split made in his own party by the
popular ideas which he will carry
strenuously or not at all, be so serious
a TO separate him from the organiza
ton Of the spoilsmen and the trusts
pa re synd Gates and give him as an
offering upon the new altar of Democ-
racy. a shining brand plucked from
the Republican burning? OF course
this is speculative.
What Of Democratic Leaders.
Tho vital question is, what Of our
fselres; are we united and are we like
ly 70 be; how can we get together;
how can the Democratic party become
compact and coherent mass, able
to act as a unit and to march as a
phalanx against the common foe? Let
US see.
John Sharp Williams, leader of the
Democratic minority of. the house, is
by implication at least, with the III
tra-conservative wing OF his party.
Bourke Cochran is on the same line.
Carmacb. who ought not to be, is by
the record one Of the sponsors of the
Belmont candidate. Around these
two range goodly number of the III
tra.conseryatives. who represent mon
ey interests and money constituencies
and these men are likely to be obsti-
nate in their views.
De Almond and Clark.
David TIC Almond of Missouri, is by
the record and by Implication evident
IL upon the side OF the popular move
ment of the present time. and the
Democracy has no ADLER man than be
Champ Clark Of Missouri, gallant
rough-and-tumble fighter that he is,
has had a lesson In the Missouri pol
ltics of the last election that ought
10 move him, and doubtless will move
him. into sympathy with the new
Democracy. Hearst and his following
are definite and clear The Southern
representatives by nature. creed and
environment are builded in their faith
after the jefferson type. and only
need leader and a movement to
crystaIize their adherence to the real
Democracy, from which We have
drifted in recent years. There is no
LOYALTY more than skin deep in the
majority Of the leaders Of the popular
party 10 the uItra-conservstive and
totally destroying conservatism
which has been our undOing Eager
ness for success the hunger OF vic
tory. the desire for office maybe. has
led US astray. but make bold 70 de
clare hat beneath the surface of these
selfish sentiments the great heart OF
I Democratic leadership beats in sym
patty with the Democratic rank for
the welfare Of the plain people Of
fAmerica. and for the creeds Of the
earlier apostles Of The party.
It takes a long time for divided