The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-22
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continent th~,g isls IL usually sho's thstr
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MITES. shore they have bssn. tb~v
hsvr 1une and how they have h~~u Soo~
rht- has h~eu tho Tulr svrv sinos tmertcsss
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toher
This vrsf n 10 entirety dinsrs1f They
Jon't swsp s,ofi~- they dy9's tndoiEr ia
b~afl ~ heart rrnOisrc~s sisvut tho NATIONAL
rharscteris,ics ~ tnslishD~n W 'hssr
nsIah,v sdv~rturs~ IN Paris Oe" s,hi-rs
alone has slrsssl'~d their ss'sntson end thss
10 ,h~ ~Pr~-,drnsisI s'frc~~s'on
u voild not DO , matter ~ nsurh s'snsH-
cspce n ~ NJ heard occs-io'sl ~srr" srsu.
m~n,s here and there upon thi- sh-crb'us
topic. hut ~ - Tho same thing rhsrev~r
americans consrsas'e. and this 10 pr-sty
much rv~rywb~re IN E~sIrcpssn csp,tsts for
tho last few w"chs sven s"nen ~ R'oorn--
bury boarding HOUSE tables disr,sss u when
no, t.lh instire-~. The savoy Hotsl smok-
ma room snv evening 10 like q giortned
New England village groceSy q n the we
~ y Presidential cl.cfion
Moreover. N II not casual academic
arguments N hears. hut high pitched,
excited voices. full ~ heat and often ~ pas
sion. The newcomer usually smiles ~ fr-t
~ tho excitement ~ the dispptants. hut
within - few minutes he ia ~ hot - the
others.
" Ia not safe to speak too disparsginsly
~ any candidates In these mixed Discus
sions. Thus. William n. Crane. after q
surfeit 81 the same sort 81 thing all over
the Continent. strolled up to IN excited
group in the Savoy lss, night just AZ some
body remarked. What about Bryan
Crane. being q comedian. tried IN make
things pleasant by remarking. Bryant
why he's the Joke ~ American politics"
"Whoop," yelled "A Bryanite springing TO
his feet with eyes cleaning and face flushed.
the man who gays that has got TO take the
floor with me- and he peeled on his coat
ready for business. Crane managed 10
explain that he was only joking. but Bryan's
champion did not half believe him.
Many and many a time in similar dis
cussions friendships nave been strained
or broken and not ~infrequently interven-
ton has been necessary 10 avert violence.
The chief point Of discussion. Of course,
in all these arguments is whether Roosevelt
will be the Republican candidate. II would
be hopeless to attempt to analyze or draw
conclusions from the divergent views ex-
pressed. There IL only one curious general
feature which might be noted. The men
opposed TO Roosevelt seem inclined to be-
lieve for the most part that he will he NOM
mated. will accept and will he elected.
They credit him with being the most
astute politician who was ever an occu-
pant Of the White House. They argue
that he IL creating a situation which must
compel the Republican party TO make him
its candidate. They admit. usually with
some expression Of regret. that his hold on
the masses of the country IL so great that
il will be impossible to defeat him.
Many men who express this view were
former supporters Of the President. They
give various reasons for their change Of at
titude. but in general terms they ~criticise
his record for the past year and especially
emphasize the great damage to American
reputation and American trade abroad,
which no American in Europe this year can
fail to see and feel. Nothing else OF sig
nitcance can he deduced from this extraor-
binary feature Of the American season in
Europe beyond the fact that IL the attitude
of travellers is any indication Of public
feeling at home. then the hottest national
campaign in the country's history In already
under way.
A ST reporter witnessing the departure
of an A merican special train for %Southamp-
ton this morning caught this scrap as the
train pulled out. Il tell you it's Roose-
Welt
If he accepts he's a liar
= tell you - and then the disputants
passed out of hearing. to continue the argu-
ment all the way TO New York.
American affairs are again the subject Of