Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
Wall Street and a Southern candi-

Wall Street and Southern Candi-
date.
Wall Street is doing all in its, power
to induce the democrats of the south to
insist upon the nomination of South
ern man for the presidency next year.
But Wall streets object is well under
stood in the south, and its bait has no
temptation for the people of that sec
ton of the country.
The New Orleans Daily States seems
to understand the situation perfectly.
We extract the following paragraph
from recent editorial in that paper
and commend them most heartily:
Just now there is a good deal of
talk about nominating southern man
for president. But it is not sincere. It
has its origin in the quarter which has
long received the South's favors in ma
tional conventions, and is expecting
more of them. All the South is really
asked to do is to withdraw her prefer
ence for Bryan, and leave it to the men
who have for long been naming the
candidate to name the man for next
year. Wall street does not want a
Southern man in the White House, and
would not aid in an earnest effort to
put one there. Such man as Judge.
Gray, or Mr.. Daniel, or Mr.. Culberson
could not be pulled and hauled in Office
to answer to Wall Streets purposes"
There is not the least doubt that the
movement for the nomination of a
Southern man had its inspiration in
Wall street which is no mean hand in
playing the game of national politics.
The calculation was that the South
would eagerly take the bait and in the
enthusiasm saroused by the opportun-
to place one Of her own sssons at the
head of the Democratic national ticket
Bryan would suffer political death, a
reactionary Republican would be nomi-
mated and elected, and the allied mo-
nopolies would again take full control
of affairs at Washington.
To the predatory interests represent
ed by Wall street, Bryan is a terro,
incarnate and his political destruction a
consummation devoutly to be wished
and if possible accomplished. Wall
street knows that if Bryan is nominal
ed by the Democracy next year and his
opponent is reactionary duly certified
tosbe Safe and sane" the Democratic
ticket will sweep the country. There
fore the only hope the Republican par
ty would have for victory would be in
the nomination of radical of the type
of LaFollette who could be relied on to
devote himself to the work of reform
that the people are determined shall be
done. The prospect that the !. dear
old'' days of plumber and graft are pas
sing beyond the hope of restoration is
very distressingto monopoly, hence the
movement to dispose of Bryan by nomi-
mating Southern man who could be
easily defeated on the negro question,
the revival of sectionalism or other is
sues That could be invented for cam
paign.
The fear that the course Of events
will spell the election of Bryan is ever
in the mind of Wall street, for it knows
that should he become President his
administration will be distinguished by
a genuine and effective regulation of
monopoly rather than spectacular dis
plays of the Hbig stick" and buncoism.
There is not the least doubt that the
Washington Star is well within the
truth whan it says that the movement
for the nomination of Southern man
is not for the purpose of supporting
him, but to make certain the election
OF republican agreeable to .'the in
terests, = because with a. Southern can
didate in the field party necessities
would not require the Republican poll
ticians to nominate a man of radical
views. = Manchester Democrats