Show HIS STAR HAS ARISEN IN THE WEST ON THE 2 of november last year the broad ax bubli published I 1 she d a an n e editorial d entitled A star of hope in which we claimed that the dem socratic I 1 c ship of state as former formerly lv manned by bv such men as jefferson Jeffer sori and jackson had been misused and mismanage mismanaged mis manag ed until it was driven into dry dock for repairs that the november elections had put the party in political quarantine for a time at least but that it would he be only until the party returned to the tra editions and precepts when it would come out of the wilderness and go forth to battle like a young vo edg giant refreshed by new wine we then said that the star of hope is is rising in the south and west if we follow it will lead us out of our present difficulties and open up the dawn of a new day dav we then at that time urged the nomination of a southern or western man for president on a platform of free silver 16 to 1 we also announced our choice as being john T morgan of alabama or william J bryan of nebraska and we put their names at the head of our col dumns as representing our presidential preference at that time we had no choice as to which of the above named gentlemen should head the ticket but merely placed them in that order with regard to their age time has proven our selection to have been well founded and the I 1 broad ax of course cours se feen feels proud of having named the successful man the platform also is the kind we urged should be proclaimed to the people so with the candidate and the platform both to our liking I 1 P we feel that the star of ho hope ae will surely rise and like an an angel anel n el 0 mercy mercy will have healing L in in its wings the cause of the people will not lag as the campaign ra grows apace but with ever increasing 15 distinctness its waves will lash along the lonely shores of that shattered island upon which are gathered the panic stricken pluto brats and oppressors of the people |