New-York tribune., 1906-09-06
FOR TAFT AND HIGGINS.
Horace White, Former Editor Of ''The Even.
ing Post Gives His Views on Presi-
dency and GoTernorship.
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HoIaes V White who recently retired from the
-'fo.s---P .. ne ne. sew aoIk EFsnAS FosJs Is
a. TIE Spokes-nan-Review" he has consented to
slsWer few s1eEtoas touching ths political situa-
-. SECRETARY Tsft i. n ny Judgment" he sad,
except President Roosevelt. By strongest mean
Le one WHO would command tie largest number
ado that consider him the most deserving
lie Combines high intelligence and wide expert
snce, and a. OF his aims are for the public good
course and i1 Spit os some pTefuaics which feit
against hIEl az The beginning or rs Work In the
20 you consider NJ. Roosevelt out OF the race
7 don his own motion
What 90 YOU think OF M Brysn's prospects1'
''lIr. BTyan's nomination by the Democrats seems
20 be practically assured This has been dIe part
ly % Es own popularity ana partly 10 the terror IN
Scj oseas i y ne IS1 T-,5 ~ eT @tI M ga
Is q candidate 10 be desuised or made light OF
tIs oIev st1a-a tS no lSnEsr i'l bsrfv ss1e
But he is not man OF 50 high a type as Secretary
so you consider 5hs money question no longer an
Certainly PoItLcal issues are nor made hy
conditions a1d politicians usually take them up
but tAeg 90 not create ihen, Mr. Bryan, having
been beaten twice the silver question IS not like
&c tEs Denocrstis Tsrrv 70 take II M again
even 4 he should Try No the gold standard IS no
II E IS unassanable in The fed OF politics in
What do you thnk Of Speaker Cannon's
As a former resident % Illinois hsve been
familiar with Alr tsunons career from his earliest
appearance In public life and ! have tho hignesr
leUuhlican E1rrE ls fortunate IN having such a
man n the cou-laudiug position OF the Speaker
ship. The country would be quite safe with Joe
Cannon iu the White House. The only thing that
initiates against him Is h.s advanced age AS
tLts is q disability which share with him. modesty
prevents from enlarEing upon it.
-H - marty n
sC5overnor Higgins IL fairly entitled % rsnomina-
tlou and reelection lie has had trying position
in the fact that his own party oTsanlzatOn, under
the leaderSh1p OF Ex-Governor Odell. has been bit
fe-1- onuoerd Z him Mr.. Higgins IL honest
man. and tie organization has fought against hin.
the state Is Nr 10 remain Ia power Il viii renoml-
nate him and under ordinary circurnstances the
people would re-elect him. But new elements have
been introduced into the politics OF both city ana
state which make the coming election a matter OF
.sDo YOU mink that Mr.. Hearst has chance OF
receiving tie Democratic nomination. 2
Yes. he has q chance. IamnHny tiall n ways
ready FOR a trade. Although hearat IolshI against
ard came near beating IammaAy last Tai, the
latter quite capable = enlistng under his banner
socxl or muuICipal. TIE nQmirGuOn of Hearst.
hou'ryer. would make p cleavage In tie Demo
cratic ranks The bulk OF tls S'',seI I a.. az q
sslfrerpeeriLF element or Tire party WoAlu uJlt the
ticket Mr. Jerome Is tie ideal cahdidate Tor the
Democrats. II be should be noIlIn4tsd tor Cow
srnor be would put the Republican ueAes In reA4
IJo you mean that NJ Hearst could not be elect
ed II he nominated
II 40 not hazard opinion or ts. - pol4L LIS
-ards sltoeetber a. ID did Ia the municipal cleo
Ton last fall What would come out " u no man
"a predict"