The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-13
DOWNRIGHT POLITICAL THIEyERY
Republicans Systematically Stealing Democratic Thun.
der, Writes Willis J. Abbott

Washington. June 13-ln one OF
4the Washington newspapers this
morning appeared a cartoon showing
Mr. Roosevelt saving off the Demo
cratic platform a plank labeled tarin
revision In the background was
that loyable bnt eccentric friend of
democracy, Henry Watterson, griey-
ing because he had lost his one plank.
IN the New York World. ppeared
another cartoon In which the Rough
Rider was shown carrying away the
barrel labeled tariff revision while
Bryan all of whose clothes had been
stolen from him before was left be-
hind a tree obviously unclad. but de-
Gently secretod.
The interesting aud curions thing
about these cartoons and ! may say
with knowledge that a cartoon is as
carefully edited as an editorials
that in both instances they show Mr..
Roosevelt accepting the issues for
which Mr. Bryan stood. and for which
me now stands. In each case they
show the President stealing the Bryan
propositions And in every case the
newspaper which has printed these
cartoons has been an ans Bryan news
pape;
u seems time to enquire why news
papers like thesWorld of New York
the Post Of Washington the Herald
OF New Yofl, find glory in Roosevelts
adoption of the policy Of the Demo
cratic phrty not OF the Bryan faction.
If they want to call it a faction, but
OF the part!kas a whole When Mr..
Bryan declares for tariff revision
they shout with dersion. When Mr..
Roosevelt belatedy says the same
things khey accept them. When Mr..
Bryan TX for government ownership
or regulation. they agree that when
President Roosevelt says so II Is
right In other words TO bring 1t
down 10 brief statement. what Mr..
Bryan says Is only right when Mr..
Roosevelt adapts it to his own per
sonll policies.
The difference between Mr. Bryan
and Mr. Roosevelt is this One Is
trying to accomplish something for
the country. the othar Is trying ia
advance his own personal interests
That is easily demonstrated
Gripping The Eight Hour Law.
Recently attention was called in
this correspondence TO an important
decision of hhe United States Sn-
preme court on the Railroad Rate hill
Within Q, fortnight this court has al
so handed down an equally important
decision upholdng the consultations
ality of the Federal eighthour law OF
1892, by which The employment OF
laborers and mechanics on public
works of the United States IS limi-
ted TO eight hours a day. While sus
tanning the conatitutionality OF the
law the court concerning the one point
that was raised. namely the hours OF
work of dredge boat employees that
they we're seamen and that seamel
were not subject TO the eight hour
law The captains and the crews OF
tugeboats are not incmded in the
class OF workmen who are under the
operation Of this law, and neither are
those men working on the dredges
All Of fhis class are exempt. There
are comparatively few people thus
employed possibly not more than
three or four thousand But Il is an
opening wedge II the man who works
on dredge and draws his salary
from the government is TO be com
PEELED to work as q common seaman
and not come under the purview OF
the eighthour law. and not 60 be
projected by the government laws