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the eternities Of worlds yet unborn,
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 Meadyille willS}be among
the great contributors. II 3s
TIcCLELLlAN''s TIA Xix Il ON HEARST.
As few weeks ago Mayor McC lellan
of New York III a speech warned the
democratic party against the dangers
which are certain to follow the accept
alton by the party of the doctrines
advocated By William Randolph Hearst
fofa that city, and the evils which will
result to the country should Mr. Hearst
realize his hopes and ambit tons and
secure the presidency.
Iti 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
i'm a nation where the people noted
for their ability to administer the
affairs Of state and above all to se-3
lect its officials for their ability and
integrity. l5s
That Hearst epresents principles.
and teaches q political economy that.
would be not only dangerous, but
ruliinous to the country were they put
into effect, does not matter to him and
the crowd which has enlisted under
his banner. Possessed Of an inordinate
ambition, with an inherited fortune
which he has laYishly spent in play
ing the galleries, and with the means.
of surrounding himself with the. high
est intel ectual ability in. the market,
The lis a man with whom IA eckoning
must be taken. 5t$53s
1T must be admitted that as a Judge
of: human nature he is an adept. He
understands the passions, prejudices,
and foibles of men 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. :.33I5
Can Mr.. Hearst become the candidate
of the democratic party, and If So can
he be elected 2, are matters which con.
Germ the entire people Of this nation.
So far as the first proposition is
concerned IT 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
;ality 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
i'm the hope Of attrac citing sufficient
attention from the public that it might
again feed upon the coveted loavess
and fishes. \. R,
Nothing caused the nominal alton of
Grover Cleveland, the man who be-
cause Of his bserviency to political
elements none too respectable, had
arisen from the sheriff's ONCE to the.
smayoralty. and because he was too
obscure to cause split OF the Tanamany
democrats from the state democracy.
except the fact that he had carried.
the state BY an overwhe Ginning majority.
The party thought he could do the
same thing III the race for the presi-
sdency and IN a measure IT was right
His executive ability was an unknown
element The same has been true Of
nearly every candidate since his time
the most lamentable one Of which was
Judge Parker. 1T is therefore not lln-
reasonable W suppose that if Hearst!
can develop the ability ID rally To his
standard the disgr untled elements of3
The other parties he will be hailed
as the long sought Moses, and the
party banner viii be Entrusted 70 his
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