Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20

couple of weeks ago many republicans were
despairing for the state ticket.
Prospects Encouraging Today.
Promises of vigorous campaign of edu-
cation on the tax question and the presence
all over the state of speakers who are talk
ing on that question are encouraging Mr..
Dawson's friends with the hope that he
may carry the state. There is doubt
that there is an enormous amount of mis-
representation of the tax law being in
dulged in.
Some days ago the democratic papers
and orators of the state Joined in a crusade
on account of the declared injurious enects
the law was said to have on banking insti-
tutons. 1t was declared it would drive
thousands of dollars of deposits from the
state. After this campaign had been
waged for few days it was made pam
that the law in respect to banks was the
same that has been on the statute DOCKS
since 1SS1. when it was placed there by
democratic legislature.
In framing the new law 1t was advisable
to change single and immateral word In
the entire provision effectng the banks.
and under the state constitution II was nee
essary to re-enact the entire law. In Una.
way the old law was regarded as product
of Dawson.
Big Crowd at Grafton.
Mr.. Cannon was greeted by large audi
ence here He spoke in the Opera House
to Mr.. Bryan in his address here. over IN
Indiana last week" he said, Mr.. Bryan
began his campaign for Judge Parker, ana
he admitted that neither the democratic
platform nor the candidate stands for all
he would have them stand, but he puts
himself i'm the position of the mother VINO
hopes that her baby boy Will grow up W
be a perfect man and refuses to dlsoWh Nun
when he falls short of her ldealS Vi iiope.
t'Mr BRYAN is a wonderfully eloquent
man He has unusual power in arouslns
the emotions of sentimental people, ana we
are all more or less sentimental we can
all appreciate and sympathize with Mr..
BRYAN as he describes his present position
in politics. There is no higher ldeal Oh 10y
atty and devotion than that of mother love,
which sacrifices all self-lnterest ana aii
public interest to that devotion.
But Mr.. Bryan, suppose that boy ialis
in every particular and becomes all that 10
dishonest and disgraceful in MANHOOD; sup
pose a friend of the family has taken that
boy into his employment. and after a fair
trial has found him dishonest and In every
way unfit for such employment we wouio
all sympathize with TIE mother love Whlcn
stood by him and begged his old employer
to take him back after he has been DIS
charged for incompetency and dishonesty
but we would also respect the sober sense
of the business man who said: No; gave
your boy a chance; l trusted him with my
business and he ruined me-.
"It has taken me years to recover from
the losses | sustained Dy M ADMINISTRATOR
of my business affairs.
His vicious, incompetent and stobborn
child refuses to learn and refuses to die. 1t
cannot be allowed to rule this country.
A Campaign of Sober Judgment.
Let Mr. Bryan understand that this cam
paign of the American people is a campaign
of sober Judgment and not one of mere
sentiment. The time has passed when the
people can be moved by merely putting the
air in vibration, even when that vibration
Is caused by man of eloquence like Mr..
Bryan. l do not believe that Mr.. Bryan
can with his appeal to the devotion OF
mother love lead you people away from
your own deliberate judgment, and it is to
the deliberate Judgment of every man In
this country the republican party appeals.
He also spoke of Uncle Henry" Davis.
who owns large coal interests in this sec
ton of the state telling how when the Will
son tariff bill was in the Senate Uncle
Henry sought the assistance of Mr.. Cor
man to prevent the passage of the bill with
coal on the free list. as provided in the
house. Coal had been projected by duty
of 10 cents a ton, but Mr.. Wilson placed it
on the free list.
Davis. and placed 40 cents a ton tariff on
coal and to that extent protected it.
But" continued Mr.. Cannon. "'Uncle
Henry did not do anything about placing
a tariff on lumber. which is another West
Virginia product 1 don't know why he
did nothing about that l suppose you
know
I'VE know" called a man from the audi
ence. His chief interest was coal, not
lumber"
well, don't know" repeated the
Speaker c. e. X.