Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-10

cnalr, but which he now denounCeS A.
anarchistic
Mr.. Roosevelt, like other politicians,
will find it difficult to carry water on
both shoulders. He cannot handle the
Cannon pitch and not himself be de.
filed.
Democracy to the Front.
Democratic gains and Republican
losses In the State and local elections Of
Arkansas confirm the indications given
by the Oregon elections in the spring
that the drift Of political sentiment Is
strong toward the Democratic party
this year.
Both In Oregon and in Arkansas the
results tell of sharp reaction from the
conditions Of 1904, which were marked
by Republican enthusiasm and Demo-
cratic Indifference. This year we have
Dtmocratic enthusiasm aud a great
deal of Republican indifference.
In Arkansas they have poll tax Of
81 year which goes to the school fund,
and nobody is permitted to vote who
cannot produce receipt showing that
the tax has been paid. 1t is practically
tht only tax levied upon the negroes as
contribution to the support Of their
schools. And yet, so Indifferent were
these Republican voters In Mondays
elections that thousands Of them chose
to forfeit their right of suffrage rather
than pay the tax.
The story Of Democratic enthusiasm
and activity in Arkansas is duplicated
In Texas, Kansas, Illinois and many
States of the East.
In Illinois, in Iowa, Pennsylvania.
New Hampshire and Vermont the Re-
publican party is rent by faction and
threatened by revolt Even the sena-
torial candidacy of Mr.. Cullom and the
favorite-son Endorsement of Speaker
Cannon for the Presidency stir no en-
thusiasm among Illinois Republicans.
Former Governor Yates reputation
of Cannon and his laudation of Bryan
in the same breath with Roosevelt are
significant of trouble for Republican
candidates in Illinois at the November
elections, for though Yates did not win
in the recent Senatorial primaries he
had very respectable Republican fol-.
lowing in the State.
In Iowa, Republican defeat is threat
ened by the bolt from Cummins. while
In many Of the Eastern States Republic
can; supremacy Is assailed by formid-
able uprising against the sangsters ana
self-saeking leaders who have gained
control Of the party.
Against all this, q 5lican discon1
tent the Democrats <.Sarty comes for!
ward united, buoyant and aggressive.
with the added insfpt4ss ia a tlaa Of Bryap's
leadership. for a great battle against
the trusts and the outrageous tariff
which fosters them. If the Republicans
do not lose by landslide in the No
vember elections 1t will be because
there are forces working underground
that are not visible on the surface Of
the years politdcs.---St. Louis Republic.
Republicans Facing Both Ways.
The Republican voters of Ohio will
be in somewhat mixed state of mind
on the tariff issue, II they pay any at
tention to the bosses of the party. Gov.
Herrick, who was chosen for temper
airy chairman Of the late Republican
convention, In his keynote speech de-
clared that the tariff should be revised
and cited the tariff on lumber as an
"absurdity," and asked why we should
maintain protective tariff on lum-
Der" when our forests are depleted and
great virgin forests are waiting Just
over the line Of our northern boundary
for an opportunity to come into our
markets" and he might have added re-
duce the price of building homes. Tho
convention had no sooner finished ap-
plauding those tariff reform utterances
when Senator Foraker made stand
pat speech and declared that Gov.
Herrick was wrong and that I'VE
should stand pat until after the next
election" The delegates, true to their
machine training, applauded both
speakers.
When the Republican voters Of Ohio
cast their votes for Congressman, who
will they follow2 Herrick or Foraker,
or will they be 30 disguised with their
boss ridden party, which has reached
the stage in Its existence where its
leaders cannot agree, that they will
stay at home on election day or in
sheer desperation vote against their
own party candidates?