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and when the good Of earth shall have
been gathered in the reckoning Of
mans stewardship OF time, the orders
which sprang from the humble be-
ginning at Meadville will be. among
the great contributors. 8a
lIcC LELIAN'S TALK ON HEARST.
M "A; A few weeks ago yor MEG lellans
of New Il rk ia a speech warned the
demo cratic party against the dangers
which are certain to follow the accept
alton by the party Of the doctrines
.adyec ated BY Ham Randolph Hearst
OF that city, and the evils which will
result e to the country should Mr.. Hearst
realize his hopes, and ambitions and
secure the presidency. s $
5seI It is useless to shut our eyes against
a truth no matter how painful, and
delude ourselves with the assurance
that such an event could not happen
in a nation where the people noted
for their ability to administ ter the
affairs of state and above all to se-3
lect Its officials for their ability and
integrity. S 93iss
That 4 Hearst represents principles
and teaches q political economy that
would be not only dangerous, but
ruinous to the country we're they put.
into effect, does not matter to him and
the crowd which has enlisted under
his banner P Possessed of an 5inordinate
ambition, with an inherited fortune
which he has lavishly spent in play
ing the galleries, and with the means.
,of surrounding himself with the high
est intellectual ability in the market,
he is a man with whom a eckoning
must be taken. II
It must be admitted thatRas a. judge
of human nature he is an adept. He
understands the passions, prejudices,
and foibles of len as few others do.
It is this which gives him the power
to lead. He plays upon them at the
.opportune time.
He drives the band wagon, dresses
in gold lace and surrounds himself
with mystery. Moreover. he blows
the horn Of what is called reform, and
there is always those who are ready
TO follow a cry of this kind as the
small boy follows the clown IN the
circus parade. He attracts because
he is spectacular.
/, Can Mr.. Hearst become the candidate
of the democratic party, and if 50 can
he be elected 2, are matters which con
Germ the entire people Of this nation.
S5 So far as the first proposition is
concerned 1t must be remembered that
the democratic party is one Of ex-
pediency. With the votes Of the solid
south its own without an effort, the
party has never considered the matter
of honoring that section Of the country
with a place on its ticket. On the.
contrary it has gone into the very
states where it had hoped the person
atty Of the candidate would turn the
electoral vote Of the state from the
republican to the demo cratic party. It
has caught at every passing fallacy
in the hope Of, attracting sufficient
attention from the public that It might
again feed upon the coveted loayes.
and fishes.
Nothing caused the nomina alton of
Grover Cleveland, the man who be-
cause Of his subs rviency to political
elements none too respectabIe, had
arisen from the sheriff's Office to the
may orally, and because he was too
obscure 70 cause a split Of the Tammany
democrats from the state democracy,
except the fact that he had carried.
the state bysan overwhe Ginning majority.
The party thought he could do the
same thing ii the race for the presi-l
:dency and IN q measure It was right
His executive ability was an IN known
element The same has been true Of
nearly every candidate since his time,
the most lamenta b1e one Of which was.
Judge Parker. II is therefore not nm
reasonable 70 suppose that IL Hearst
can develop the ability 70 rally To his
standard the disg runtled elements 81
the other parties Az will be hailed
Ias the long sough Moses, and the
party banner viii be intrusted ~ his.
skeeping
There is Away q foil lowing for any
party which has had the branding iron
of reform self applied, The haIIoWest.
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