The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-07
PRESIDENTIAL
POSSIBILITIES
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
WRITES ON POLITICAL MAT
TIERS IN BOTH PARTIES.
NEWS AT THE CAPITAL
Food Stuffs Increased In Price But
Wages Show Different Tendency
American Coal for Pacific
Cruise Says Roosevelt.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 6.-Th'
president has now come to the stat
of declining to talk about the thirt
term, but is evidently delighted will
the persistency Of his admirers. 1t II
suggested he would like to see tht
Republican national convention dead
locked on several candidates, and ther
nominate him in sheer despair O
agreement on anyone else. Would ht
take chances ON overcoming the
strong opposition In his own party tc
third term and so back on his
plighted word? are the questions wor
rying most Of the Republican leaders
There will have tobe a Showdown
pretty soon by the Republican play
ers In the presidential Jackpot for
Taft and Cortelyou are both intent
on raising the limit and forcing Presi
dent Roosevelt to lay down or show
his hand.
Mr.. Hearst and MIR. Ryan.
Mr.. Hearst is about to organic his
Independence League into national
party, and has decided that hereafter
the League will have nothing to do
with the two older parties. This de-
termination Is said to have been taken
because Mr.. Ryan refused to support
Mr. Hearst for the nomination for
president at the last national Demo,
cratic convention, when he voted for
Senator Gockrell or Missouri. 1t is
also rapartad that IN ,th--ss--4ast ,faf Mr..
Bryans nomination for president, the
League will make nomination on
purpose to defeat Mr.. Bryan. How
Democrats will view this will develop
later, but that many will drop Mr..
Hearst's newspapers as organs OF
Democracy is certain.
Thinks Johnson Strongest
According to r. H. Bass, promi-
pent Democrat of Beaumont Texas,
the Democrats of that state expect to
have TO vote for Mr.. Bryan for presi,
dent. "but with no expectation OF VIC
tory with that vote" To anticipate
defeat in advance is to invite disaster,
but Texas will give her electoral vote
to whoever is the Democratic candi-
date. The question is who Will run
best in the doubtful northern states
and Mr.. Bass thinks Governor john
son. of Minnesota, is the strongest
candidate.
A Sweet Question.
What will the next congress do for
and with sugar? asks the Washington
Post. Those who know Uncle joe and
Vice President Fairbanks assume tha'
congress will pay for It, aud NIX II
with mint, lemon, ice and little
Old crow, as usual.
Rooseveit's Orders.
American coal is to be used tor
the battleships going to the Pacific'
IL the cost does not exceed 90 per
cent more than the tenders for foreign
coal. That would seem to be giving
the coal trust more than its share oil
protection. But President Roosevelt
has so ordered.
"Watered Stock
The many milk dealers who are be
ing convicted of watering milk have
evidently mistaken their calling Ihey
should have been Wall Street fren'
zied financiers.
All Republicans.
If those Congregational preachers
are right the Chicago 400 are worse
than the New York crowd. But thank
goodness there are only 400 OF them
and they are all Republicans.
Come Home to Roost.
The colored vote is said to be grav
itating towards Tom Johnson for may
or of cleveland, because the president
came out for Burton. Thus do poiiu
cal chickens come home to roost.
Not in Proportion.
The coming winter will be hare
one for the housewife with a limited
pocket book. for in addition to the
average increase in prices OF all com
modities of over so per cent there
further advance in the cities Owe
last wear of nearly 80 per cent In zoos
stuffs. Under such extraordinary con
di,i,ns wages and incomes should ID
crease. but the general trend Is 10
lower wages. or at least to stand stu
Cor the time being. Yet the Repuoh
cans politicians are shouting ina
every one is prosperous and the sac
rcd tariff which protects the trusts