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Show RICH CANDIDATES. The State Journal considers Presidential candidates can-didates from the money standpoint. It does not believe that money honestly obtained Is any drawback to a candidate, which is a most sound and logical conclusion, especially when consider ing Democratic candidates. In this connection it J mentions four possible candidates Cleveland, Hearst, Towne and Bryan. It thinks no matter H how rich Mr. Bryan might become, "lie would H still be the same unaffected, American citizen, de- H voted to the interests of the people." !H We believe that, too, only if he were to be H induced to make a speech, the burden would be 'H how much the people are suffering from the tyran- H ny and heartlessness of the wealthy. H It thinks that the richer Towne might become, H he would not change, but would still be "the H same cheerful giver, the same generous, open- 'H hearted glorious exponent of the equal rights of H men that he now is, which we think is true. It H thinks that were Will Hearst to inherit all the - H wealth of his mother, he would probably establish u some more newspapers to advocate "the rights H of the many against the aggressions of the few." flH Inasmuch as it is understood that his mother gave H him, long ago, the income from the Homestake H mines ($1,500,000) per annum, it is not probable M that Mr. Hearst would suffer any violent change M of character, even should 'be become rich. H It thinks Mr. Cleveland is "quite as much a M man of the people as he was during his first term . M as President, during which he was unquestionably M a poor man." j M - ""Well, cannot the very same kindly things be H said of J. Plerpont Morgan and Mr. Rockefeller, H and the others who are held up as enemies of H their race? Rockefeller can double discount either jH Mr. Cleveland or Mr. Bryan at a Sunday school H re-union, and the annual charities of Mr. Morgan jH aggregate one-tenth of his income. iH But no matter. We do not care how rich a H candidate may be, whether he inherited his H wealth, earned it honestly, or obtained wealth H by a "streak of luck' but we want to ask tho H State Journal If Mr. Cleveland's candidacy was H not estopped by the decision in the merger case? H Were the Democracy to nominate him, could not ( H the party be permanently enjoined on the show- I H ing that it had formed a combine "in restraint of. j H trade" unparalleled since 1892? H |