The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-07-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
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WASHINGTON, D. G. July 90, 1907.
Mr. EDIToR:-There is factor in the
coming Democratic campaign that may
have been overlooked by good many
people, but that is bothering the polite
ans in Washington and elsewhere. That
is Mr.. Hearst. 1t has been the fashion
not to include him in the serious discus
sion of Democratic candidates, but there
was the same disposition and as it prov
ed. the same mistake in his bid for the
Democratic nomination for the govern
ship in New York. Of course, the lead
ers of the Democratic party do not like
Mr.. Hearst as a candidate. They might
be willing to put up with him as cam
paign contributor for he has enough
money to figure seriously in that role.
But the trouble is that when he plunges
into the political maelstrom, it has usually
been for the benefit of Hearst. His mon
ey and his faculty for organization have
gone to his own uplifting, and tn US it is
figured by the wise ones that they will go
again if he makes a serious set at the
Preside initial nomination.
Of course, one may like Mr.. Hearst, or
he may not. He may believe that he is
sincere, or he may not. But there is no
denying that he as faculty for organi-
zation This is more than the faculty
for hiring men to do the organizing for
him. He has that too, and the money to
do it with But long career of news
paper work and shorter one of political
life have never found this organization
wanting when it came to the pinch.
Whether it was booming a flower festival
in southern California or throwing relief
into San Francisco after the earthquake
or making a whirlwind campaign of New
York in an unsuccessful fight for the
governorship, Mr.. Hearst was always
there and had his organization with him.
And that is the reason that good many
people are afraid of his making real
effort for the Presidency.
He is being seriously discussed in this
uation believes for moment that he will
throw his energy and his support to BrY
an. If he should do this Bryan's nomi
nation would be assured. But as the case
stands, he is the only man in the Demo
cratic party with real organization be-
hind him. His Independence League is
thing older politicians are now ready
to seriously reckon with.
On the other side of the fence, there is
the question of the Cortelyou boom. This
has been talked up of late and rather to
the annoyance of the Secretary Of the
Treasury 1t is not denied that Mr.. Cor
telyou has an ultimate and far seeing eye
on the nomination for the Presiden y
But he is not working seriously for the
nomination at the coming convention.
He has not been specifically invited into
the fray by President Roosevelt and in
that view of the case, he would not be a
good Republican to intrude. His friends,
''fool friends" to use a coloquilism, have
been the ones to do the talking. But this
much may be said. If there should be
need of dark horse at the finish of the
nomination campaign, Secretary Cortel
you feels that the saddle would just fit
him and he would be willing to make tn e
running. He would go into the conven
ton as the "fayorite son" of New York,
and he would be willing to throw his
strength n any direct o II
the President pleased. And if the Pres
ident pleased that it should be Cortelyou's
direction, then Mr.. Cortelyou would be
willing to meekly bear the burden thrust
upon him His preparation for the mul
hilarious duties of the President of the
United States is better than that of any
other American.
There are more naval moves in the Far
East. Now it is semi-otficially ann oupc-
ed that the cruiser squadron of Admiral
Dayton's fleet is about ready to start
home, and it may come by way of Japan.
This squadron consists of four ships, the
West Virginia, the Colorado, and Penn
sylvana and the Maryland. They are
the newest and most powerful of the ar
mored cruisers. 1t is said that they are
eventually to San Francisco. 1t
is optional with the Admiral on the Pa
cific station whether they come by way
of the japanese ports or not. If they
did, it might be taken by the Japanese as
rather Haunting a red rag al a bull. But