Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-20
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Washington. .. c, June I7.-This
s5ty pressats constant drama 81
moving political pictures ara TIE
HEhning changes are fostered hy TIE
euularon q TIE newspapers and their
oorreSpondents for something new.
a.his week the japanese q1estioa Is
On The boards and il has reached ne
sage q a semfoEsciai threat that 10
apology can Be expected IRON TIE mi
TED States fer what Is parely state
aHair. The japanese restaurant keep
e. Of san Francisco who vas no
Doubt abused and his rest4urant
wrecked ~ a mob must seek repar.
atou IN the local courts. Is the posi-
sion Of TIE Administration But hsck
q All this Is the discrimination 81
Japan to demand the same treatment
for her subjects Who desire to settle
in the United States IS Is granted 10
the people of.0ther nations.
The real issue Is q political enc
bosh in Japan snd here, for it 80 hap
pens that a national election oceans
next year in both countries and tie
party out Of power in Japan selres
the opportunity to show that the party
IN poWer is 50 unpatriotic as cot to
protect its citizens. That the Roose-
welt administration has made a mess
OF tie original dispute about admit
ting the japanese 70 the public
schools in San Francisco is plainly
shown BY its calling 70 Washington
the grating mayor Of San Francisco
and the corrupt members OF the
school board and making a bargain
with them to modify the school regu-
lations for the purpose OF modifying
the national pride Of the Japanese.
It Is q teRpest IN japanese teapot
and would soon subside II our siren
uous administration viii allow Il 20.
The perennial question Of PARTY poll
tics as to who win be the nominees
OF both parties for President has re-
eeived an impetus By the endorse
ment Of Senator Knox by the Rcpub-
lican State convention Of Pennsylyan-
IA He Is evidently brought forward
by the faction OF his party who are
determined 70 prevent tariff reform.
or even reciprocity. This msures a
squabble over candidates and also on
the tariE plank in the Republican !
national convention that win De diRi.
cult to compromise without losing The
votes Of those Republicans who real.
ly believe in tariff reform.
The movement ia the Democratic
party for the nomination Of a South.
ern man has been very generally
taken up In the South and nearly
every Southern State has presented /
one or more favorite sons for consid-
Grafton. Of whom Senator Daniel Of
virginia has so far received most gen
eral attention. Such a free, fair and
open discussion OF who is the most
available candidate lie a bright omen
for victory. There is no doubt that
a majority Of Democrats favor the re-
Of Mr.. Bryan. but many
who have been his most ardent sup
pOrters IN other campaigns fear hat
ne might again be defeated and they
feel that another defeat would be dis
astrous TO him and the party. The
that Democrats must settie
Il therefore one Of e1pedience ss %
who Is the most available candidate
under All the Circumstances. There
viii be no dispute about ne
platform. for there is general unari.
nifty Of fundamental principles and
not likely 70 be much controversy
on the stand the party sast take -
the Issues that have arisen daring ~
past four years that are open fcr So
Element IN the future Democrats q
M shades OF opinion admire Mr-
Bryan, they praise his honesty o. pzr.
pose and the only quegtiop they wazf .
answered r.. can BE- b. elecie6 Hrd
what states can be fairly - erBsess@
10 carry7 ROBERT MILLER
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