The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
Democratic Optimism.


been "doped" to make him run
better than he knows how. The
late lamented Senator Jones of
Arkansas, ex-chairman of the
Democratic national committee,
was an optimist of the most ceru-
lean hue, and some of his pre-
dictions, claims and Summaries
OF confidential reports" were of a
character to make Baron Muuchau-
sen turn green with envy-that is,
after the returns were all in. But
1t i. likely that the late Mr.. Jones
would turn over in his grave IL he
could hear the sort of stuff that the
Democratic national chairman,
Norman +. Mack, and the X
chairman, Tom Taggart, are Civ
ing out to their credulous follow
In the first place, these optimis-
tic gentlemen are claiming that
the Republican party is "sp!it from
he'll to breakfast" notw Tristan i
ing the patent fact that MIR, Taft is
entirely acceptable to all classes
OF Republicans and is being sup
ported with practical unanimity.
lfthe Democrats are counting on
Republican dissensions TO win the
election they will have a very Diff
fsrrut count to make on the cold,
gray dawn of the morning otter
the election. Never in the history
OF the party we're the Republicans
mJrr harmonious than they are in
this campaign.
In the next place the Democratic
boss jolliers are telling their de-
luied supporters that the Demo-
Gratis are ''sure to carry New York
this year." that the Tammany
leaders recognize that their future
safety depends upon it and they
will deliver the state without fail
not withstapding the fact that the
large detection of the Independ-
ence party voters renders Demo-
cratic chances in the state prac-
tically hopeless. Two years ago
the Democrats were reduced to the
Illuminating necessity OF endorsing
William r. Hearst for governor to
escape being relegated to the posi-
iion OF a third party, and it is
reasonable to that the In
dependence party has grown in
mum bers and influence since then
However, the claims OF the Demo.
cratic managers regarding New
York are no less ridiculous thar
their airy assertions that they will
carry Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wis
consin, Nebraska, Iowa and Kan
sas. Everyone of these is a Re-
publican state and there is no logi'
cal reason for supposing any o
them will go Democratic this year
Tom Taggart says hal indiana
is sure 10 go Democratic. Doe.
anyone remember what Tom Tag
CART said ABOUT Indiana four year
ago? Taggart is a sport and on
of the best '~jolliers" in the coun
lry. Ii he were in Hades he woul,
likely declare that the weather wa
not too warm, but Just right TO
comfort. And so it goes, tb,
Democrats claim Maryland, in tn
face of the repudiation of thei
ticket by the Baltimore Sun, tn
o influential Democratic organ
Ia the East, and the managers o
which doubtless understand
thoroughly the feelings and wish
- of the papers subscriber
throughout the state. In the sam
way, the Democrats claim Ohio
when all the political expert
gree that the state will give from
100000 to $50, 900 Republican ma
'riiy. They also claim Illinoi
on the strength of Democratic har
mony existing in the state wit,
r 'ger Sullivan and Dunlap "eat
lug at the same table," Tn
Democrats have carried Ohio bu
once since the civil war and tina
was un der the leadership of Grow
or Gle veland, who never as lon
as he lived recognized Bryanisr
as worthy to be called Democracy
The fact that Cleveland carrie,
the state is pretty good proof tina
Bryan can not.