La Junta tribune., 1912-05-18

Key OF success that unlDcks th'
mysterious portals that lead to popu-
larity, fame. and-who knows-per.
haps wealth.
Since 80 succ ssfully announcing u.
program OF the republican party In
the coming campaign, with the out.
come now regarded as inevitable. |
have been asked and beseeched to
outline the things 10 come which will
happen to the "houn dawg' bunch
To once more invoke the wicrd spell.
to call up tn. mighty and potent spIr.
It's that will reveal unto me the deep.
dark secrets OF the times TO come.
and to answer the portentious ques-
tion. WHOM SHALL IT BE-"
am requested to once more hold
the incantation. to buru the incens'.
to light the fire under the csuldron
that In the yapory clouds arising
thorcfrom the mysterious symbols
may be- outlined, that by the aid Of
my subtle aud wonderful gift be-
translated into Ineligible shape. 10
raise the mystic yoIl that separate
the future from the now. and declare
to broathlcss throng. These are
the things that shall come 20 pass
For the benefit of th1s who will
not understand ! will premise my
forecasts by saving that the world
do move" aud the antiquated meth
ods OF prophosying IN vogue few
hundred years ago have been supple
mented by the more modern plan by
which for, casts are made With the
same unyaryiug accuracy that our
weather IS predicted and by much the
same scientific methods. II Is not
the sunset OF life gives me mystical
lJrr.' nor "habbOou's blood nor
any ot thos" exploded ideas. but by
a logical weighing ot conditions aud
circumstances. together with a knoWl
edge of human nature These are
the instruments Of th' up.tY-'ho min
ute uceromuncf 2, aud IL Is by the use
of these that ] arrive at my iufal.
lblc prophecies
Applying tho modern methods as
srt cut above, Let us determine the
future of the houn dawg bunch As
! said before. the battle raecs'' Ia
the hlpodless but not airless-Unu-
nlct the contcsta ts lead their i,
girus and Each Tor Himself Is the
batuc cry The conflict is not AS
spectacular as iu the republican
ranks. bur not less earnest or frro-
cious The rr at number of caudi
dates who are willing 10 sacrifice
hams Ives fr M, good Df the Tarty
trlds tu rrmpIlrutr the situation and
render more dimrrlr tho Vurk of tAu
seer.
on the banners now visible through
tn. haz" Vp note the uam,s Of CLARK.
Wilson. Harmon. Underwood, Gayuur
and DO tho misty dis'anc, lnrsr
pc1naut floats malesucally 90 the
broez" and Inscribed thereon a uHmr
So indistiuct that n is indrgiph,r-
able AZ this time ~ the proper plHr"
In this prophecy viii reveal h"
name not now dlsc,ruible for u Is "A
potent factor IN the defeat Of hr
democratic party. herein known by
irs appropriate apprllatiun, the houu
dawg bunch
BY the rules herein laid down I
viii proceed - measure these mar
tyrs. aud then for east the stand.
ard bearer With that precision that
Is making mo famous II Is fore
gone conclusion that no srlfrDspo't,
INK seer can forecast victory f1r this
sarrlafu agrrr alton aud 10 tell
the truth H. not joyful task" for
the huuu davg bunch Is that doleiul
band uf hopeful patriots cnTasrd in
hopeless caus, That they h".
licvc their cause h jus, IL perhaps
true. Just how they can believe 50 q
mystery With the pages OF history
demonstrating their opponents as the
party OF constructive staicsmanship,
aud they as the party Of obstructiN"
dcmagoguery. what wonder that they
hay. been repeatedly r"pudia'od by
an Intelligent and progressive people
Ru, this is not what We are now con
sidsring This is history. and not
IN. m.r. statement OF any individual
simply call attention to this phas"
Of the subject to show III" unpieas
ant task b.for. me. when can fore
tell no pleasant outcome. no glorious
culmination. nothing hut leaves
tn. sp,ri, rrie,.-- Now that the
conditions are understood. I will
weigh In the balance. and by III" pro
c.ss OF elimination nnd 'hos" thai
are wanting.
Sir. Clark. III. original houn' da~s
candidate. Is n. man of eons'""r"p''
(.r Ia