Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-31
OUTLOOK FOR DEM
OCRATIC SUCCESS,
VERY PROMISING AND FAvORING.
Harrison Writes on the Situation
A Splendid Review of the Polit-
ical Horoscope. Is Sanguine
Of a weeping Victory. Il


Of Sweeping Victory.
To the Editor of the HERALD:
You request me to write my views
to the present National political
and prospects of demo-
cratic success this year. =
Before adventuring any prognos-
tication on these two propositions, it |
might not be miss, if | should
state, that no doubt this request
was prompted by the fact that re-
Gently | was a delegate at the
Democrat National Conven ton at
Denver, and that probably while
there might have gathered some
sentiment or forecast that
would be encouraging to the tried, l
true and militant democracy Of
Mississippi.
My trip to Denver being purely
a political one, it is natural to
suppose, that whenever the oppor-.
tunity was presented for ascer-
tanning just how the political
pulse of the different sections of
the country beat, that opportu-
nifty was taken advantage of. My
sincere and honest Judgment of the
National Political situation and
prospects of Dmocl attic success
this year, based on having heard
reports from almost every state in
the Union; on the enthusiasm,
sentiment and harmony of the Ma
tional Conventions; the weakne s
of the Republican platform on
labor, publicity of Campaign con-
tributions, guaranty of deposi is to
individuals, and their inexplafnable
attitude on the trusts and tariff ;.
and the strength of the Democratic
platform and nominees of the
party, and Mr.. Taft past record
against labor, ARE that the Dem
ocratic party this year will scarry
every Southern State, the west
almost solid, while the east will
be very much in doubt.
The Republican party has realized
the uncertainty of the success of
their party this year, and no two
facts show it more potently, than
their absolute failure to either
have passed through Congress, or
inserted in their national platform
their belief in the publication of
campaign contributions. /" This
position of the Republicans shows
plainly that they need the help of
the friends of all the trusts and
great corporations this year, in or
der to buy up enough votes to carry
the election. The democratic party,
through its leaders in Congress, its
platform and its peerless Nominee
for president has taken the differ
ent view, and will accept no contri-
buttons from corporations, and all
amounts over 500 accepted from
individuals will be published be-
fore election. This proposition
will lose the Republicans hun
dreds of thousands of votes. The
other fact that shows the "hand-
writing on the wall" is the recent
reversal by the C 'urt of appeals of
Illinois, of the celebrated Stand
ard Oil Case, by which decision
the Republican Judges on the eve
of the National Election decides
that $29, 900, 900 is too much for
this octupus, that has grown fat by
the oppression and robbery of the
people, to pay. Why was, this?
The Judges decided that the trial
Judge was wrong on legal questions
involved, but the people will be-
lieve that it was to placate the
moneyed interest in ordersto obtain
money from them for the coming
election.
Mr.. Editor, no doubt | have
written too long, but my enthusi-
asm and interest is so great and
devotion so true to the unsullied |!
democracy of the land, that | can
not forbear, before closing, in call
ing on the readers of the HERALD,
to thoroughly read, compare and
acquaint themselves with the two
National parties, and platforms this
year; Read, study and compare
the lives and records of the Nom
inees of the two parties. and | feel
sure that good and tried Demo
Gratis will be stronger in the faith;
even stronger, than in 81, when
Democracy and the South stood for
one and the same thing Estates
Very Sincerely, --. i.
B. P. HARRISON. j
eakesville, Miss.