The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-02
In he AlrM u Here.
WIN the poor have cried, Caesar
hath Wept"

| VIM the DOOR nave cried, caesar
hath wept."
Graft being the paramount Issue Of
the time, it extirpatIon from our pub
lie Ike the crying need of The country.
whom Utsll the people choose for
Moses to lead them from the Land OF
Bondage to Canaan and ne Promised
Land
Col Theodore Roosevelt Is a likely
candidate. Col William Jennings
Bryan himself ha6 not sounded the
deepz deeper. exposed the dangers
yiyidef. painted the horrors Of pfeda
tory wealth IN llyiler coloFa, revealed
the underlying principles Of National
and popular regeneration more con-
YineInEly. Whenever ! have the
power erie the coloAel, ! will make
the corporations come 10 time and
will make the mob come TO time.
Diaz could not be more explicit. The
rich shall have justice" be continued,
and The poor shall have Justice So
said Caesar. Every mn shall be
protected In the right to I've hla own
life and to earn h own living he
concludes. I shall insist upon hon
esty Il IL breaks ~ the beHt business
es Of the land" and IL must be allow
ed that IN these ends can be attained
by one man. either mounler or afoOt.
Needless Of party organism and taking
no account Of preeedenta Or legal re-
straints. the Colonel Is the hefIiest
candidate In sight
But. and here's the rub and more'a
the pity, the Colonel claims 10 BE- q
Republican. He has actually had
some Of the pork When ne possessed
the power But. hush. let n not
recall disturbing memories
And. there stands Harmon. Ha. too.
seems 10 have been out after graft IL
Is true thai his early experience. With
Paul Morton Tor Horrid example. vas
not altogether encouraging. Since
then. however he las made good N a
small way md It i gnefally agreed
that The canvass In Ohio this falI Is a
test Of stfength-=a trial trip. - IL
were-betwizt him and Taft for sue
ressinn In the Presidency.
Mr.. Bryan appears 10 think thai be-
cause Harmon sat n cleYeIandis Gabi-
net and did not YoI the ticket IN 1896
he Is ineligible. BuI n Harmon beats
Taft n his own State aud on hi own
ground II viii be considered b the
knowing ones a safe trip. They will
regard II the sure prelude to hIH tri-
umph In the larger field. In that
event. perhaps In my event. the rank
and Ille of Democrats VII be IN no
humof either for halr-pullIng OF hair
splitting. NJ. Bryan mag have lad n
crtain case againgtz Judge Parker In
1901 He could have none his noliti-
cal associates would accept against
Harmon in ia12, II IN the present race
he proves 4 winner
But. in case Harmon falls Well.
we gtIll have Folk. And He mas have
Champ Clark-Miasouri Ii big State.
Then there i a Governor u be elected
In SeY YorR=-as fIlden vas In 1874.
two years ahead Of tlme--and there Is
another Governor to be elected IN New
Jersey. with no les quantity than
the eminent President OF Princeton To
be reekoned with. The woods are not
nearly so empty Of Democratic pos
sibIIIIies a. they we're. re are not
reduced 10 finding 4 lottery ticket In
the ash barrel.
And. what about Gaynof Gaynor is
no SLOUGH Gaynor was no sloueh be
fore the shot thai sent his name re-
yerbefating around the world was
fired. His close call and Mario. ess
cape make him look Ike a man of
destiny. does he need to go b. AL
hany. after the manner Of Cleveland.
to gel to Washington
All. Teddy Teddy don't You wish
you we're A Democrat You cant do
anything With thai old party of yours.
II Il responsible for the evil eondl-
tions you describe so tearfully and
hopelessly committed to their sources.
first Of all. High Tariff. piling up
mammoth fortunes. nekt. High FL
nance. breeding the Trusts. and Trust
ism: then tie train of abuses, admin
istralIYe and legislative. inevitable to
protfaeted party tenure. favorltism
and classIzm remnant. with their
limltless opportunities for dishonest
gain. billion dollar Congresses no
longer q shock. not even surprise,
10 the people. You could do nothing.
dear Teddy. unless re clothed you with
absolute power and put You In for life.
and, 4 we did, what would happen to
us after You were gone; the old free
system abolished: arbitrary power es-
tablIahed and, IN lieu Of our very
Augustus. some npstart TiberIns to
lord i over Us
Nay, Theodore. nay Yon mag not
be q good Republican Indeed. we
could hardly call you such But neith=
er are you. for al your Democratic
preaching. good Democrat. In order
to make sure of reform we shall have
to get change of parties. The next
President Of the United States must
be q Democrat. We are giving IL to
you straight. old man, must" be -
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