The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-18
BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT.
Senator TiIlman says That They
Will be the Opposing Can
didates In Coming
Campaign.

Campaign.
Senator Tillman passed through
st. Joseph last week and expressed
the following views to an Observer
reporter:
Asked as so whom would be the
Democratic nominee next year for
president, without a seconds hes. ia
ton he replied: "Why, Bryan, of
course. There is no other man
whom the Democratic party want,
no matter what the Republican press
may say. He is the available and
logical candidate.
own the south support him." was
asked.
why OF course the south will.
They are not so busy raising cotton
but that every man oithem will take
a day off aud be at the polls to push
his cause, And firmly believe h. will
be elected. | know shat there would
have been no chance to defeat him
had he not made that now famous
New York railroad speech That
speech has been so distorted and
magnified by the Republican press
that Il Is doubtful II Bryan himself
could recognize 1t. Bryan simply
told them what would come In the
future, but he was too far ahead OF
the country who cannot as yet see
1t, That speech no doubs co II Bry-
an some votes, for 1t tried the conf.
dence Of some OF his friends and gave
his enemies and the Republicans
something to talk about and do him
harm. Bryan should simply have
gone on his way and let the country
catch up before he brought out that
Idea. II he had just gone ahead with
his original program and made the
eagle scream-talked OF the noble
bird with the tips OF bis two wings
touching the Atlantic and the Pacific,
his tail feathers touching Lake Su-
perior and his beak slipping the
laughing waves oithe Gulf OF Mexico,
and let his railroad Idea rest until
the country was ripe for it-you and
l would be In Washington eighteen
months hence to attend his inaugu-
ration as certain as there Is a sunset
tonight. As 1t Is l believe we will
anyhow, but the other was sure
shot,"
KING ROOSEVELT WILL RUN.
But when he was asked whom the
Republican party would put up fol
their standard bearer, was when
he took the deepest interest. "Look
here, young man." he said In his Wig.
orous Southern tone, "why should
you ask such question? Don't you
you know that the Republican party
has only one Moses, only one great
big priest to show them the: way?
Why, no one but King Roosevelt.
He Is the only one who will be In the
game when the running Is over. He,
the high and mighty emblem OF all
that is good and great, willlbe the
standard bearer-and he will have
no trouble to be made 80 either"
1t being suggested that Taft, Can.
non, Fairbanks, ct al. were now con.
sidered as candidates, the Southern.
said: Eyes, they are candidates. So
suppose Is Booker T., but shat is
all II amounts to. That is but
part Of Roosevelt's game. Why,
young man, when convention time
rolls around, Roosevelt will have bis
party down on their knees with up.
lifted hands supplicating: oh, thou
great and mighty ruler Of our uni
verse, do thou deign to again come
to Us In our time Of need and help ue
once more to bring honor and glory
to thy name'-and he will. That's
what he Is playing for"
"Will he be re-slected?"
"Well, hope not-not II we can
help 1t, and l believe we can. Well
do our best"
A GREAT COUNTRY.
DEPRESSING Senator Tillman paid q
compliment to Missouri. "You have
one OF the greatest states In the ma
tion," said he. Missouri is one Of
the best states in the union. You
have an empire here greater than
any Of those famed In song and sto.
ly0I love your state. Within III
borders can'beiound all that is need.
full TO mskes community happy and
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