Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-21


NNMAH| over again, Of devOtees looking
SMIII through partisan eyes, and desire
Everybody knows w.. J. Bryan wants to De
president OF the United States, and Bryan has
prophets foretelling his coming glorious triumph
over the Cleveland gang. 1t might be OF interest
and also of service to hereader to understand that
Nebraska and Kansas has the most voiumlnOus
prophetsiOf all the states, when you count them Dy
twos. The reason is found for this In the TACT tnat
about all the Fusion POpuists in those two states had
promise OF job if Bryan was elected, and strange
to say they still believe the promise holds good.
How refreshing is to know that all the propnets
living on the western wall of the city OF fate, imbued
with the faith Of personal wisdom, are sowing their
seeds of knowledge on the plains where dwells the
rantankerOus hard headed straggers OF the deieat-
ed bost OF 1900. We hear them shout "Bryan is
sure winner" How doleful the sound when freight
ed with the spirit expiring wall amidst hopes last
lingering rays, amidst mingling shadows tnaC
haunt the inauguration in the cemetery OF dead
heroes and political sap. suckers. No comrades,
Bryan had his day. The horse Of fate, saddled and
bridied stopped at the door Of the ST. Louis conVen-
tion and Bryan failed to mount and was naCght but
the sound OF it's receeding feet S heard farther and
father away until lost where fate wraps In the gar
ment OF oblivion the Janus face inconsistent, over
ambitious knight Of the "wild and wOolly west"
will it be Hearstf Well first let us ask will 1t
be ROOSEVELT It may be we'll to consider few
things now before the nation before making cata-
gorical answer. Ipresume none are so blind not to
know the influence Of CORPORATE wealth on our pres
idential elections II it so happens that Roosevelt
does NOT please the rich nabObs, whore will the
corporation turn TOT Certainly Eot to Hearst or
Bryan or Watson for in either worse condition
confronts their monopolistic interest Would the
corporation take Tom L. johnson Of Ohio, or Folk OF
Missouri Surely not. Then what show is there for
radical reformer to get the support Of the monopo-
list combine by any Democrat ut this time Of our
history. making period.
I confess see. no earthly show for the Democratic
party to get the support Of the mOnOpOlistic com
bine without complete breaking up OF the Demo !.
cratic paTty and my reason for this statement is thai
reform is so prominently before the people by rea-
son Of recent exposures that the political atmos-
phere is pregnant with reform and that no strad-
ding issue will measure up to the demands Of the
hour; and Therefore, the Democratic party will be
compelled by the force Of circumstances to come
out boldly on the firing line and meet the mOnopO'
listc army Of plutOcrats, and fight for clean cut
Jeffersonian principles or Ldsband as an crganza-
tion. The Republican party has plenty OF presi-
Dental timber to draw from, It is the mother OF
monopoly and her children are many. PlutOcracy
has Roosevelt still in their grip and should Roose
velt not run again (Which is not certain) many are
willing to make the sacrifice; hence, Il should be
evident to every one that the coming campaign will
be one of the classes against the Masses and in that
event where will the Democrats 6nd their leader.
Surely not Bryan. Why, well the old sore with the
Cleveland gang is not healed aud, moreover there s
wide breach between Tom Watson's and Hearst's
forces with Bryan's; and, Il Bryan could not win
with two thirds Of the populiata with him in 1sOO
how could be win now with the head Of the pOpu
tist movement abainst him supplemented BY the
Hearst followers. Therefore the logic Of the situa
tion ia that Bryan will not be the leader in 1908.
In the light 81 the present intense political revOlu
tion the man standing nearest to che public con.
science in che Democratic party, ID William B.
Hearst. But this does not prove that Hearst win
BE- the Democratic nominee BY any means. The
coming iesue for 1906 ID government ownership q
all tbe means Of transportation and sommunicatiOn