The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
Bryan and Roosevelt.


stantly.
Bryan and Roosevelt.
Col. Geo. Harvey. editor of H r
pers Weekly, thinks the $inanc al
furry of the past few weeks marks
the beginning of the end Of the 90
litical careers Of both Roosevelt and
Bryan, and that sane man will be
elected President one year hence.
The Charleston Post does not agree
with Mr.. Harvey. The Post says
now and again somebody rises up,
like Col. Harvey, with fine academ-
ic protest against the way of things
and is greeted with applause, and it
looks as if a stand is going to be
made for the principles Of the faith
ers of the republic. But just as the
fight begins to take shape the chief
shouters go up to the White House
to make terms and the President
takes a new lease Of power.
Now, according to the Post, that
is just what has been happening re-
Gently. Mr.. Morgan, it is said in
Washington, has been visiting the
White House by night for conference
with Mr.. Roosevelt. and Mr.. Gary
and Mr.. Frick have gone up boldly
by day to ask him if they will be per-
mitted to absorb the Tennessee Coal
and Iron properties into the steel
trust without interference by the
government, and they are all saying
smooth things about him, as they
come away satisfied that they may
have their way for a while y
"Mr. Roosevelt is considerably
tanned. He doesn't like to be point
ed to as the destroyer Of prosperity.
and the captains Of finance have
about persuaded him that the specu-
ators' panic is genuine chill of ma
tional industry. They have moved
the President to revise his message
to Congress and it is said that the
document will be very mild in its re-
Communications of legislation rela-
tive to the corporations. Further
more it is promised that the cam
paign against the trusts will be press
ed discreetly, not to say negligent
ly."
The New York World reports that
the President is q changed man even
in appearance, as those who saw him
as he passed through New York on
election day are prepared to testify.
The events cf the past two weeks in
the Financial world" says The World,
have had remarkable effect upon
Mr.. Roosevelt. The crash of banks,
the cry of strangled business, the
frightened boarding of money have
deeply impressed him. If final argu-
ment were needed to complete the
remarkable change in the nation S
chief executive, it was furnished by
the sight Of Manhattan's besieged
sky scrapers of finance as his tugboat
passed by the foot of Wall street and
skirted the Battery"
'No doubt" says the Post, that
is a true depletion. Mr.. Roosevelt IS
an emotional man, and he would
very likely look upon the frightened
herds of New York's Spectators as
typefying panic in all the land, and
think that he was looking upon the
ruins of an empire wrought by his all
powerful word. That is the idea THAI
the fnanciers are trying to cultivate
in him, and they are succeeding, no
doubt. 1t is said that Mr.. Root has
the Presidents ear again, and we
know from what sources Mr.. Root
has come. T. would even be possible
to persuade the President that his
attacks upon wealth were becoming.
unpopular, and if that could be done
there would be an end Of them. -
"On the other hand" says the
Post" there is Mr.. Bryan unop-
posed in the Democratic party save
by a few voices calling out in the
wilderness. He seems to be practi-
cally certain of the nomination Of mis-
party for President, because no in
telligent effort to keep him out of it
is being exe-ted. Now, Mr.. Bryan
has the courage Of his convictions,
however uncertain his convictions
may be, and he is unhampered by
any traditions Of friendship or any
actual obligation to the great mon
eyed interests. If he set out to war
upon wealth he wouldn't let up when
the rich began to squeal; indeed that
would probably spur him to redoubi-
ed effort. He could look upon mon
ey panic with considerable equani-
nifty, if not with satisfaction, as his
enemies will believe.
"Mr. Bryan is, at least, no molly
codd!e, were he in the White House
today the magnates would not find
it easy to stop him from hitting them
when they were down. He would
have no EIihu Root at his elbow to
whisper moderate words into his
ear. In short Mr.. Bryan would come
very near to being the real thing
which Mr.. Roosevelt pretends to be.
Let US be perfectly sure that the men
who are now bowling against Mr..
Roosevelt would shout most Justify
for him to save them from Mr.. Bry-
an if there should appear even pos
sibility of the Nebraskan's preva-
lence.
$50. it will depend upon whether
the appetite of the people for radi
calism has been appeased as to
whether or not Mr.. Roosevelt and
MIR. Bryan are to pass from the stage
lext year and make way for mere
1uiet performers. If it be reason F
ably certain that the Democrats will