Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
DEMOCRATS CHANGE
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
The Fight Has Shifted from the East to
Middle and Western States.
OIL 81 rHs DoUBTFUL sTATEs

Three Lions N Path Of Democracy,
the Hearst Vote, the Socialists Vote,
and Republican soodIs--The Pso-
pie W. the Money Power.
(speciaI Correspondence Daily SUM-
washington, d. G., July 2O.-The
nomination OF William Jennings Bryan
Of Nebraska and John Worth Kern
cf@Indiana as the candidates Of the
Democratic party means that the plan
Of campaign is to be entirely changed
from the old proposition Of dghung
for the electoral vote Of New York.
New Jersey CONNECTICUT indiana,
and the solid South but new plan
has been decided upon Of transferring
the tght 10 the Middle and Western
States. This involves the necessity
Of carrying the three great States Of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, or IN the
event Of losing either Of them seeur-
ing Some other Western States 10
give the necessary majority IN the
electoral college, MY own opinion
Is that Mr.. Bryan showed good judg
ment IN thus forming his line Of bat
tie FOR tho reason thet the shadow
OF Hearst looms Up in tho path TO-
reaching the electoral vote OF New
York and New Jersey and the large
increase OF the Socialist vote, which
viii be mainly drawn from those who
have heretofore voted the Democratic
ticket Is another lion in the path
there.
II ii useless for Democrats 10 shut
their eyes TO the obstacles to be over
come. but 10 vigorously face them.
There are three lions ine the path Of
Democracy that must be conquered
The Hearst vote
The Socialist vote.
Republican Doodle
The Hearst organisation Ia reach.
ing out into all the doubtful States,
but will be strongest In New York,
New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and
California.
The Socialist vote win also be
numerous only IN q few States. but
IN some States. such as Wisconsin,
Il win probably be enough 20 Offset
the Lalrollette enthusiasts who are,
! hear. ready 70 knife the Republican
ticket. and but for the largo Socialist
vote II Milwaukee they might have
turned the State over 10 Mr. BryBn.
The fight this year win be wnged
between the money power and the
people. and there 10 no use IN dis.
saiAing the fact that the money power.
represented by the Republican party.
comes pretty close 10 having thu ma.
jorlty.
Ihe Republican campaign fund will
b. enormous, and viii be divided be.
tween that for the legitimate OK.
pensea Of the campaign. the items cg
which Mr. Taft declares viii be pub
llshed ~agter election" and another
secret campaign fund which win
never see the light Of day, but win
be distributed 10 the Republican ma.
chimes OF the doubtful states and
thence for the corruption OF venai
voters, All the tariff protected inter.
eets and the railroad corporations
and Rll the Wall street financiers. and
the malefacsorr OF great wealth. win
be- forced 10 contribute 70 the Republi-
can camraign fund Tho record OF
their evasion OF the laws Of the land
have been carefully investigated Nv
special agenta Of lhe Republican al.
mlnlstration. and the evidence that
would conyicg them Il IN the archives
81 me Interstate Commerce. Commits.
sion. OF the Department Of Commerce
and Labor, The chairman and treas.
uror 81 the Republican National Com.
mlltee VIII haye the list and know
tnsi bow much % assess each male
factor. How much the magnAtcs %
the STANDARD ON trust win pay Tor
Immunity ana ior escape from the
larue nnas hanging over their heads
win never ~ knovn b che public,
hat that the amount viii reach into
the millions does noe need evidence
20 prove Il. or thai h wiii BE- paid
when called for
Hot a small PART 81 vhe amount 80
contributed win reach she treasurer
II iha Republican National comnaii.
seo. only enough 40 mect thc lesisi,
mate expenses. witch he estimates AZ
a aAa aAA Fha mueh rreater amount