The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-16
Looks Bright for Bryan.

The Presidential election is only
q little over two weeks off, and the
prospects of Bryan's election and the
triumph of the people over the ras-
cally trusts seem to be most excellent.
The Charleston Evening Post. which
is no rainbow chaser, says "all the
signs point to the success of the DEM
ocratic ticket, and the Republican +,
after twelve years of unhampered eS-
ploitation of the national resources
and unchecked enjoyment of the
governments powers and patronage.
are shaking il their shoes before
the accounting. that will be demand
ed of them under the new steward
ship of the people, and, more espec.
tally, with the fear of losing the ad-
yantages to themselves and the spe-
cial interests depending upon them
which they have turned to such rich
and ruthless account during their
long tenancy"
The New York World has just con
cluded an estimate OF conditions in
New York State, and presents a care
fully worked out forecast of the re-
suit. According to this estimate
Taft will carry New York by fifteen
thousand votes. An estimate Of
fifteen thousand majority for the Re-
publican ticket in New York State,
which was carried by Roosevelt four
years ago by a plurality of over IT'S,
600, is an admission of desperation.
if not of despair for the Republican
cause. The Post thinks such :
change CT sentiment is single
State in four years means nothing
less than a landslide, and when a
landslide begins there is no telling
how far it will go, but it is almost
certain to go far enough to, change
the face of the political landscape.
If Taft will run 100000 votes be-
low Roosevelt's poll in 1904, he may
Just as readily run 100000 behind.
AMI the claim that has been made By
some Of the more eXtravagant mind
ed politicians in New York that
Bryan will carry the State by 1O0,-
600, is, in the light of The Worlds
figures, almost reasonable, and it IS,
at least, not ridiculous.
"But not only does The World
work out a brilliant fighting chance
for Bryan, but it estimates that the
Democratic State ticket will sweep
to victory with majority of 1885,
900 votes. That, too would be a
landslide, and, while the State and
the national issues are not at all
the same, and it is very probable
that many will vote for Chanler i'll
New York who will, at the same time,
support Taft, nevertheless, it is al
most an impossibility that the State
Democratic ticket could carry nearly
two hundred thousand majority IN
New York State without the national
ticket running over the line of vic
tory. The sheer weight of such an
immense majority for Chanler would
inevitably draw Bryan to success.
So that, either the estimates are
sadly in error, or they indicate d
most. Aattering prospect of Democrat
ic success.
"These indications Of the election
of Bryan are not brought home th
our people so sharply as they ars
to those of the debatable States, and
there is less hope and far less OF
confidence im South Carolina than
there is in New York and Indiana
in the chance of Democratic success
in the nation this year. That the
Democratic ticket is nearer to victory
is beyond question, and there arr
numerous signs of a great wave o.
anti-Republican sweeping across the
country. that may put Bryan In the
White House with an unprecedented
pepular and electoral majority.