The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-25
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A Washington dispatch to the
York Globe says the spectre of
ocratic success next year is loc
up to trouble the republican les
They are lying awake nights be
OF It, co .aselling about it and
TO hgure out ways and means t
vent it.
Daneerthat the republicans
be de1est"d in the 1908 canpaie
one OF me themes widely dis
last we. X among the members
Eepuollc.:;i national committee
The The! evio1i:ces Of the resurrect
William Jennings Bryan were
much c.'n,ideration in the innt
cles Of he comnitteemen an
House e d Senate republican L.;
with whom they advised. To be
things Of his sort were not fol
talked. They were Whisper
private and informally, when t
three OF & half dozen were gat
about the dinner table or wer
ing heart to-heart confidence
the highhalls, the rickeys, an
long black cigars.
Various reasons were given +
apprehe, sion felt in the repu!
camp over the situation. They
Led back, as a rule, to the bus
depression that came about tn:
It was the general feelipgtliG::
tendency Of the haltin basines.
the country has experienced, e.
there Is a gradual recovery, a
now thought by many there VI
would be to hurt the republics
ty and turn votes to the demo
Itwas generally felt that it VIC
more be possible to keep the
llcan party from suffering for
: has happened in the money +
, G1;: G:,:,;: in the business world thar
possible for the Cleveland az
tration 20 ward off the blame
ed up, n it for the 1893 panic.
But me financial situation
the only reason that was talk
the pessimistic feeling that wa
voice. from various states es
ly from those in the West therE
much talk that Bryan has been
edly growing in favor among :
that are most earnest in supp:
Roosevelt, and that there wer,:
| voters already declaring their
ticn to vote for Bryan if they
not get Roosevelt or q man :
was known would carry out h
cies. 1t appears from what was
afoat last week that these irs
cans usually classed as radica,
prcgressives are in many cases:
the views that the thing forth
| do is to go to Bryan i there
cans 90 not name a man ]
enough to suit them. -. z.
On the other hand, there is
Ter way Of looking at the sitl
This is zhe view imputed to !,
forces IN the financial world =:
ard Oh. is mentioned Ha-this re
Considered from this standpD;
lelectlo;: OF Bryan-it being.
| for granted the democrats His
mate him---:7ould be deemed I
iservalive financial and busins
teresss allied with the rept
Darty to be preferable to thi
ton Of a radical republican
theory is that Bryan may be :
and may get the House, but I
publicans will still have con
the serate, and & small and cit
poration of conservative senat.
constitute a holding company
whole body of Senate reput:
In ot:Ier words, conservatis
still he difficulty in the saddle
Senat, so as to prevent even (:
ccratic President and a dem;
House from enscIin9 any inn
legisla ion.
It is true some Of the Sem
pubic rs are saying that th,
for RooSeveltism, and that no
;wheth = republicans or der
attcmp' to carry out Rooseve
cies, they will vote for them.
are 81. ing t!rcy would uph,
hands { Brya" as quickly a
would those Of Roosevelt if Br.
in with Roosevel! po:icies.%
When it comes 20 the test,
ever, it is seldom that republic
House or Senate become ardt
a measure origin: t rg from q
cratic source. and MIR. Bryan !,
in the long run, probably have
ly chiefly on his democrs tic ]
10 ge, lcgis;ation. At least .
Sthe way the men regard it ",
talking Of voting for Bryan
/; than a "a lica! republican.