The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-05

the land and it yet lives to work out It's destiny. It has seen the decadence and downfall of every opponent ex- cept the present Republican organiza- ton and it is not certain that it win not attend the funeral obsequies of that bloated and rsvening party. liner are more things in heaven and earth than are dreampt of in your philosophy. Horatio." and even the prophets and seers of the Republican party are not infallIble.
 And Mr. William Hearst thinks he can destroy this great political power with Hisgen and Graves. and himself to boss and direct the business. His- gen. the practically unknown business man of the Bay State. and Graves. the most noted visionary of the age. We have neither cause nor inclination to doubt the high character of either of the candidates. but something more than these is needed to win great political battles. There must be at- ness and qualification for the position aspired to. There mast be strong and solid party behind them to supply the votes. and there must be some valid reason for 2 change. All these are lacking in this case. We have no req ,.~- A. A.st.... ah.. ~s4Aas .< sAa ~a.n is fitted for the position to which he aspires. We have less reason to be- lieve that they can command such support as will justify even g hope of success. More important than sil. there is no need or occasion for such an organization at this time as the Independence League.
 : Mr. Hearst is flattering himself that his party can draw from the Democrats enough votes to put their party out of existence. He knows. as all of us know. that there are many indepen- dent voters in every presidential cam paign. They are the floaters who can never be depended on by either of the great political parties, and who vote as the whim moves them or as the certainty or hope of profit leads them. Mir. Hearst first assumes that a large percentage of these independents are allied with the Democrats and that his, being an Independence Party. will capture all of them. He fs building on an exceedingly sandy feundatiop. There are independent Democrats who will vote for Taft; there are indepsn- dent Republicans who will vote for Bryan. and there are independents who may ordinarily be chased with either one or the other of the old parties but who will this time vote for Hisgep No human intelligence can tell with any certainty how many of these so- called Democratic fioaters will vote the Independent ticket. It cannot be told with any accuracy. even after the election.
 MT, ne&fbt 4b ttOAh$ tO ANtAFfSS yond doubt. for the failure of his pet party and his appointed candidates will be hurtful to him, politically and nnaneiallye It may even show him. as he thinks he can show the Democracy, that there Is no further excuse for his political existence. Tn that event his venture will not be wholly with out good and beneheent results. As politician he Is a marplet in about all that he undertakes, and ss jourpai- ist he has done more to lower the dignity and reliability of the profess sion than any man in the Union. The country can we'll spare hts services in politics and Journalism for he is no credit to either Let hiTa ana his In- dependence League together go down and out, ''upwept. unhonored and un- sung" We can see no need of either in our politics.