Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-04
A TALE OF TWO PARTIES.

St. Louis lobe-Democrat.-In the
past two or three days the contrast
between the conditions in the demo-
cratic and republican arties has been
brought out in a clear light. The coun-
try sees Illinois giving double set
back to the principal presidential as
pirant of the national democracy The
same aspirant, Mr.. Bryan has Just met
defeat in the democratic convention
in Ohio. Tom L. Johnson, who stands
close to Bryan, and who, 1t is believed,
was working not only in Bryan's inter-
est but at his own instigation, tried to
depose Harvey G. CARRIER, chairman of
tie Ohio democratic state committee.
CARRIER, for some reason, has become
obnoxious to Bryan and Johnson, and
Johnson failed as badly in attempting
to turn him down as Bryan did when
he tried to get the Illinois democrats
to force Roger G. Sullivan off the ma
t1onal committee. In Indiana a fight
is impending when Bryan lands, for he
will be compelled to declare for or
against Tom Taggart as chairman Of
the national committee.
Just as some exuberant seers were
predicting that a democrat would be
the next governor Of New York, and
that the next governor Of New York
would be the next president of the
United States, comes a fight which has
torn the New York democracy wide
open, and has insured the continuance
OF republican sway in that state
Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
chief, has declared for William r.
Hearst for governor Of New York. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome has announced
that he (Jerome) will accept the dem
ocratic nomination for governor If 1t
is offered to him without conditions,
and incidentally he remarks that the
political situation in that state ID
shameful" This epithet is directed
against Hearst, who responds imme-
diately by saying that he repudiates
Murphy and despises Jerome. Jerome
assails Hearst, calling him "intellectu-
ally sterile, socially vulgar, and NOR
ally obtuse," and says he is not surpris-
ed that Murphy favors Hearst. Prob
ably Murphy will support Hearst, not
withstanding Hearsts claim that he
does not want and will not accept any
votes from Murphy or his element Of
the democracy. Tammany Is pretty
sure to support Hearst In the state con.
vention,. and If the nomination goes to
him, even though Tammany votes,
Hearst will accept it. incidentally
Hearst intimates that If he should be
elected governor ne would find some
way to remove Jerome and Mayor Nc.
Clellan.
Compared with the Bryan-Sullivan
and the Bryan-Garber feuds in the
west and the Jerome-Hearst-M Murphy
vendettas in the east, the Odell-Hig-
gins jar is only a cnilo quarrel. An
adjustment can easily be reached be-
tween the wrangling republicans In
fact, Higgins sees that the democratic
split has simplifed matters so much
for the republicans that he announces
himself as candidate for a second
term. There are indications, however,
that the republicans will nominate
Hughes, the insurance inquisitor, for
governor of New York. He would get
thousands of democratic votes, even il
the democracy were united, as 1t is
not, and az 1t can not be until at the
earliest, after the close of the canvass
Of 1906. In the national field there ia
not cloud on the republican sky. All
the leaders are pulling together. The
democrats hoped that Cummins of
Iowa would start a row in the party
which would extend through the ma
ton. Nothing of the kind took place.
Cummins' platform turned out to be
an orthodox republican deliverance, on
which every true republican, from
President Roosevelt and Speaker Can
non down to the privates in the ranks
can stand. Roosevelt. Cannon, sher-
man and the rest of the republican
chieftains are working tremendously
and enthusiastically for the success of
the congressional ticket. Nobody
doubts that the republicans will retain
their control Of congress. The new
congress will continue the good work
begun b. the present body. but which