Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
BRYAN OPPOSITION,
Few Newspapers Said to Re-
gard Him With DiSfavor.
THEIR ANIMUS REVEALED.

Republican Prophets Are Getting Busy
arts Strength In the Convention
Comes Largely From Democratic
States-Democrats Should Name q
~ Strong Man For Vice Presidency.
By WILLIS j. ABBOT.
s. Mr.. John Temple Graves, who some
months ago urged that Mr.. Bryan
should nominate Mr.. Roosevelt for the
presidency, now writes in one of Mr.
Hearst's papers, of which he is the
4 chief editorial writer, this:
Bryan is playing a lone hand. He
is winning by sufferance and of course
does not focalize any eager interest
upon the result. The remarkable part
of his campaign is that the independent
Democratic newspapers and the mi
nority of the Democratic leaders do not
a wish him and that the people are in
the main Indifferent to him. The
Washington Post, the Charleston News
and Courier the Louisville Courier
Journal, the Nashville American and
such papers are bitterly opposed to
y him. Daniel of Virginia and Jones of
Nevada and others have openly in
suited him as a7leader"
~ First as to these papers. The owner
of the Washington Post is also the
owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer
John r. Mclean is we'll known in
Washington as the most prominent cor
poration magnate of the city In Gin
cinnati he enjoys the same sources of
profit. So much for the Washington
Post
The Charleston News and Courier
is We'll known as the organ of the
Southern railroad. The Nashville
American is controlled by what is
known in the middle southwest as
the Louisville and Nashville road.
AS for the Courier-J ournal of Louis
vile, its opposition has ceased. At
heart Colonel Henry Watterson was
never opposed to Mr.. Bryan. Indeed,
he never was opposed to any true
Democrat. Colonel Watterson has
been the best journalist standard bear
er that the Democratic party has
known in the middle west He oppos-
ed Mr.. Bryan once, but for his opposi-
ton he has long since been forgiven.
He returned to the fold with enthu-
siasm, and his new allegiance is thor
oughly appreciated and applauded.
Mr.. Graves speaks of Daniel of Vir-
ginia having openly insulted Mr.. Bry-
an, So much the worse for Mr. Daniel
So much the worse for Mr. Graves
that he should, after an incident re-
GREETED by all parties to it, give it re-
newed publicity. Senator Daniel has
probably been quite as much regretful
of the incident which occurred be-
tween him and Mr. Bryan as any one
else. He will probably be more re-
gretful than any one else that John
Temple Graves should have dragged it
out again into publicity. Once in
awhile public man errs, and Senator
Daniel erred when he accused Mr..
Bryan of taking his opinions from the
Independence league. 1t is a matter
of some interest that Mr.. Graves, who
is now the salaried employee of the
gentleman who finances the Independ-
enee league, should announce in his
newspaper that Senator Daniel had in
suited Mr.. Bryan by making the
charge that he took his views from.
the league managed by the employer
of Mr.. Graves
llr. Graves also informs Il waiting
world that former Senator Jones of
Nevada openly insulted Mr.. Bryan.
About this l know nothing. As a rule.
Z the--man- who offers an insult is. in
my Judgment, even less to be admired
than the man who suffers the insult.
But really an affront offered by Sen
ator Jones of Nevada is not altogether
matter of sorrow. In years gone by
Senator Jones was one Of the best
GghterS for the correction of the none
tary system which the nation knew.
l have his book, or book bearing his
name, ON the money question and real
~ believe it to be one of the best
works on the subject ever issued. He
was courageous enough to leave the
Republican party on the money ques,
ton But one defeat destroyed his
courage. He has done nothing since
for the Democracy.
The Republican Nominee.
Prophecy in presidential campaigns
is bad business. A certain sort of
prophets are now insisting that Sec
rotary Taft will be nominated by the |
Republican convention on the first bal |
lot They claim these states, and the
list is the best that / have seen yet |
At the same time there are some ques-
lions to be raised concerning them: