The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1907-11-30
THE CANDIDATES ROOSE
WELT AND BRYAN.

A few day ago Congressman
Hull of Iowa, the chairman of the
house committee OH military af-
fairs, paid visit to the White
House and as a result of his tai X
with the President is convinced
that the names of Roosevelt and
Bryan will be at the head of the
respective national ticket next year.
In discussing the matter Mr.. Hull
spoke quite plainly as follows:
Roosevelt will be nominated,
forced to accept the nomination,
and elected president for four
years more. Bryan will be the
nominee of the Democratic party
and the country will see the hot
test campaign in history"
This statment, which is not
qualified in any way, will add con-
siderably to the increasing dis
pleasure Of the corporationists in
both parties, for Mr.. Hull is not
only one Of the most influential
members Of congress, but he is a
man who would not have made
such an unequivocal declaration
without reliable information upon
which to base it rather than mere
conjecture.
1t was confidently asserted
months ago by the most astute
politicians of both parties that the
certainty of Bryan being the nom-
inee of the Democrats would force
the Republicans to nominate Roose-
welt because they know or rather
believe that he is the ouly man
they have able to defeat the Ne
braskan. Putting aside party con-
siderations the nominations
of Roosevelt and Bryan
as the presidential candidates
next year would be the best thing
that could happen for the welfare
and interests of the plain people of
the country. Ii either were set
aside by his party it is probable
that the reactionaries would obtain
control of the next administration,
because all of the newspapers which
are opposed to either Roosevelt or
Bryan are opposed to both of them
The so-called Democrats who have
sought to prevent the nomination
of Bryan are just as anxious to
have Roosevelt eliminated as a
candidate.
On the other hand the people of
both parties who believe III the
policy of bringing the great corpo-
rations in proper subsection to the
laws are encouraged by the pros
pect and the hope that both Roose-
welt and Bryan will head their party
tickets. because they fear that the
withdrawal of either would throw
the country again into the hands oi
the special interests which have
been busy plundering it during the
past twelve years, There is very
general feeling that with Roosevelt
and Bryan as the candidates fol
president victory for either would
mean a victory for the people.
To the popular mind the case is a
simple one and easy to understand.
If Roosevelt should be overthrown
in the Republican convention II
would be possible for the corpora
ton magnates in the Republican
and Democratic parties to combine
their forces against Bryan, while If
Bryan should be put aside by the
Democrats and conservative NOM
mated they would simply be in a
position to threaten the Republi-
cans with defeat even if Roosevelt
were the candidate. With Roose-
welt out of the way the corporations
would feel that they had nothing
to fear from Bryan, and were the
latter to he eliminated as candi-
date before the Democratic conven-
ton met they would embrace the
opportunity presented an d buy the
ground from under Roosevelt feet,
but with Bryan and Roosevelt both
in the field rapacity would have
no chance fJr victory whichever
way the election might go. 1t is
the populace appreciation of this
fact that is responsible for the
increasing strength and vitality of
al