The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

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Legislation has removed the possibility
of such a danger. Were Hearst to be
elected president, all he could DO would
be to recommend to congress the sub,
mission to the country Of a government
ownership amendment to the constitu-
tion. The upper house Of congress
will be safely in republican control
thruout the next presidential quadren-
mum, and even if it should not be,
there will always be enough influential
men in that body to prevent the radi-
| calls from running amuck. The Hearst
menace, therefore, would not be as Sc
rious as the Bryan menace would have
| been in 1896. A victory in 1908 would
not commit the country to government
| ownership That idea would crop up
'sional elections, and again at the next
presidential election, and in the mean
time the people would have had an op-
portunity to get at the bottom of the
! proposition, and make up their minds
| definitely whether they really wanted
to have: anything to do with it or not.
Would Brighten Roads.
| Hearst 8 election, or even his nomi-
nation, would probably put the rail
roads of the country strictly on their
|
as "good'' as they know how to be,
and have served notice on the admin
istration that they will comply with
the spirit as well as the letter of the
new rate law. Their desire to meet
the government half way would be
greatly intensified thru government
ownership presidential, victory, and un-
doubtedly they, and all their friends,
as well as conservatives generally,
would depend upon. the satisfactory
operation of that law to win victory
ship radicals. ="
The discussion Of the case ignores
Bryan, which many think would be
reasonably safe to do with Hearst
being elected governor Of New York
by a Cleveland majority. Undoubted-
ly, there would be more or less of q
fight in the democratic party between
the Bryan and the Hearst factions, both
Of them radicals. Hearst's victory in
New York would give him the long
end of the pole, however, and men in
the east, much as they regret to do so,
incline to belle that he would win. The
struggle between the two would be set
tied by the states of the old south,
for no man Objectionable to them could
get two; thirds of the convention.
Flirted With South.
Hearst began a filtration with the
south during the last session of con-
gross, He had several articles pub
lished in the Washington Post. with a
view to their reproduction in southern
newspapers, telling how, like President
Roosevelt, he has one-half southern
blood in his veins, and his emissaries
spent weeks and weeks going through
the principal southern cities working
n If loo of 70
moves, in case he is threatened with
desertion by the south, will be to work
in the convention in favor of the
abolition of the two-thirds rule, which,
in truth, is a relic of the personal bit:
ternesses which crept into the party
; during the times of Jackson and has
| had many opponents for years. It first
l. appeared in the democratic convention
= in 1852, which nominated jackson fol
, the second time. $780, '.'
The suggestions set forth in this ar.
! ticle: are called out by the two import
!! ant state conventions which are to
NEE soon in New York state. AS stated
g at the beginning of the article. it looks
! as if these conventions would be pretty
: heavily freighted with presidential poll
I tics, for which reason people all over
= the country will watch them with I'M
disguised interest. In this connection
D it will be well to KEEP in mind the
4 recent editorial prediction of the New
: York Sun, which is republican in pol
icy, and an active supporter of Presi
dent oRosevelt, to the effect that tn
. next governor of New York state will
> be democrat, and that the next gov
ernor of New York state will sue
seed Roosevelt as president. The Hul
: had eHarst in mind making that pre-
:, diction, although it then thought Their
u was a posi- bility that the Buffal
J. nomination might 20 to District Atto1
| ney Jerome.