The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-28

or the two great political parties there are
evidences Of activity in many quarters.
Politicians are watching the signs Of the
times With business at its lowest ebb
in Wall street. the ultra-cOnservatives IN
the East are doing their utmost to shape
public opinion 20 the end that both the
Republicans and Democrats will name
Safe and Sane candidates, and place them
upon conservative platforms. Almost
daily now slogans are sounded. For ex-
ample:
stick to the Constitution"
THE Constitution is not TO perish at
the hands Of the impassioned phrase
maker
THE language Of the Constitution
is at war with the idea that the Con-
stitution and Federal government rep
resent one sovereign people. instead Of
the people Of the several States
These are epigrammauc utteances Of
the present week The first is suggested %
the Democrats of the nation by the New
York Sun as the sole issue upon which
10 60 before the people in 1908. The sec
ond is from a speech ex-senator Knox at
Yale And the third from the lips Of
that eminent Democratic jurist, Justice
George Gray. Of Delaware.
Missionary work in south.
While these sentiments are voiced, a
systematic effort. directed from New
York. is under way 10 wean from Mr..
Bryan the allegiance Of the solid South.
The changes are being rUng upon his
government ownership declaration in his
Madison Square speech when he returned
from Europe. and the hostility Of South
ern people to such policy is appealed
% in the aim TO win them over 10 the
support Of another man-possibly one Of
their own secti0n-instead Of the Nehras-
kan Daniel of Virginia, has been widely
exploited SinEularlv enough. the me-
dium used TO exploit him has heretofore
shown decidedly Republican tendencies
and q rather cordial relation with Wall
street CoinclGertaIly. the availability of
Cul1erson. of Texas. is under discussion.
While the rank and file Of Southern DEM
acrats still show an enthusiastic loyalty
for Mr.. Bryan. there is an uudercurent
Of conservative sentiment running against
i'iiN' anu 81. d. .'.i
upon iAi9 anu 7-'7-.- -1..'l d. li l
ing j"elFr HoLi.-S t.at .-' '...'.' '-' ~ ~
convention VIII again '1 l'i 80 @-,-
sane STANDARD nsa-l-. ~ -. ,. 80.
that came 20 Judge Parker.
tranquility 1t White house.
Forially active are the elements hog
tIelv arraysd against the denomination
: --,.--.4-,-.' r.,-.,.-i+ II is the ulfra-
'i l-'-ll- -
CONSERVATIVES "-' are 'oD- d"
lnsLs-ence that be cannot alloIu % oIe'A
the pledge voluntarily given 10 'Ae l7'-
p'e on the night Of the last national cleo
ton There is no conceivable circum-
stance they declare. that would warrant
him 10 change his mind and make an
other race. He could not afford TO do H.
II would mean Mexicaniziug the Ameri-
can form Of government % keep the
President in Office LOT more lhth eleFeh
years. The sentimental ooleclioh 10
;hlrd term is 80 ---.,5 -.
-. 80 5,.ssTa- I7ar-Ir,frans of the Hanna
5oLo,r -. si9gran+ IN touching upon
+bis r19se Of the political situation. The
Roosaveltian policies in which the masses
Of the people 50 heartily believe, viii 90
forward Of course. but with a new man
al the helm of the ship Of sIate-Iatt- or
Knox. or Fairbanks, OF Cannon. Reac-
tionaries. these, Not bit OF II, The old
guard will tell you SO. Coupled with this
reinsurance. however and with adroitly
prrased eulogisms Of Roosevelt, are sug-
gcstions that period of greater tranquil
Hty at the White House would be helpful
to business interests; that any one OF the
aspiring gentlemen named would De tenn
peramentally better qualified to carry out
the Rooeeveltian policies than Roosevelt
himself. They point 70 shrinkage Of val
HOS and 10 the low ehb of business in
Wall street as substantial indications
that agitation has gone too far.
Masses Against Reaction.
-. ...,,-.--,s .se,r+s ~ cbsnya
-. -, "a -,,l,s the fines less
r,4j,.l AID at the same time weaken the
r,1a mon the masses of Roosevelt and
,,-,.., or,srsrtrv are gaining little head
-. >-o,o of the boons started for a
-, r,-,,,c,r,s- for President has vet
- - n, the otber hand the
I,,,,,,,tl,oo,,s of the country are showing
-, ,,r,,iri,o,s haste to get on the Taft.
or Krox. or Fairbanks. or Cannon band
wagon. No boom, in fact, has vet passed
press. especially Of the central and far