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New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
MR.. TAFT's PUBLICITY MOVE.
ACCOUNTING ASSURED.

ACCOUNTING ASSURED
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
AS treasurer Mr. Sheldon is wholly competent.
contributions there viii be the utmost publicity
than hs o s Of
country how they should vote
A GOOD POINT
From The Waterbury American.
The Republicans make a good point ,,1 in making 1s
his campaign contributions public the law Of
treasurer Of the big Hughes fund, One thing that
people sensitive about is big campaign money
spent without accounting
A MASTER STROKE.
From The New York Evening Post
complete publicity in regard to political oontrf-
black and white-is master stroke peculiarly
well timed The Democrats Sat at Pc penvsE were pre-
Republican convention TO declare for publishing
ann Wbatever his pag leaders NAV hays
desired. may have feared he is for letting the
Campaign
From The New York Globe.
william H. Taft Is politician, So his op-
not deny the charge. Nevertheless, the first act
of his sn 'h9Ts that tJ Yse ss ss s s
Conscience, is able to deliver fairly good poIiti
Mr.. Taft has selected citizen Of New York to
the Ne New Sork law with fsspeet to @ Political con
tributions viii apply 10 him There IS TO be com
plete publicity-publicity to who contributes
and publicity TO expenditure Judge Taft thus
early shows his quality. He is not satisfied with
mere talk. He acts.
SHELDON IN LINE.
From The Philadelphia Press
Scarcely less important than the Craftsmanship
is the treasurership of the committee. which
George r. Sheldon. of New York, was chosen
This choice has unusual Significance in view Of
the announcement of the executive committee
that II was made on the recommendation Of Mr.
Bliss who has himself successfully man aged
the finances of the party in several campaigns,
and that the law of New York requiring publicity
of campaign receipts and expenditures win apply
TO his action as treasurer of the national commit
tee Mr.. Sheldon himself declares that he is and
always has been in favor of publicity and In this
ne is in line with the Republican Presidential
candidate
IN HARMONY WITH PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
From The New Haven Journal-Courier
Although the appointment of Mr. Sheldon was
somewhat OF surprise the action seems to be a
had his name been canvassed In the conferences
But his Endorsement by Mr.. Taft and Cornelius
Newton Bliss. who held the position in Question
from 1892 TO 1904 and who refused to accent N
again. stands for much Mr.. Sheldon was treas
OF the successful New York State Republicsn n
committee during the fight which put Governor
Hughes in office At that time he became thor
Oughly familiar with the workings OF the cam
paign publicity laws Of the state, In which he be
lieves and with which he may be expected To
work In entire harmony. :
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
Mr. BRyAy's RUNNING NATE.

In nominating John w Kern of Indiana. Tor
Yice-President the Democratic National Coh-
yention emphasized the intention OF the party
leaders to confine their campaign chiefly TO tne
West and Middle West. The East is TO ne
left to its own devices The New York dele-
CATION refrained from putting candidate IN
the field, and Representative Charles A.
Towne of this state, was nominated Dy west
erners as a Westerner Between him ana MI.
Kern it was easy to choose; for the INDIANA
man WAS more acceptable both to the conser-
yatiye element in the convention and TO the
great majority of Mr.. Bryan's followers AS
former Republican, Siverite and Popui1st
Mr. Towne had little claim to preferment ON
the score of party service or regularity He
was put even more quickly out of the running
yesterday than he was at Kansas City IN 1917.
when he was beaten for the Nice-Presidental
nomination by Adlai f. Stevenson.
Mr.. Kern has twice been defeated as can
didate for Governor in Indiana. He can add
little positive strength TO the ticket IN tnat
state for he has always been devoted Bryan
ite and is not entirely acceptable to what is
left there of the sound money wing or the
Democracy His only availability consists IN
the fact that he lives in commonwealth once
oftener Democratic than Republican ana even
now less strongly Republican than any other
of the Middle Western States His record ana
equipment as a public man, however. hardly
measure IN to the standards of eligibility
hitherto accepted in naming a Nice-Presdental
candidate The Democratic party has gone to
Indiana before for a ce-Presidential NOM
inpe But Mr. Kern is not Thomas f. Hen
bricks nor even William II. English. He Will
neither make nor mar the fortunes OF the ma
tionaI ticket for he will shine only as mild
reflection of his stronger partners qualities
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
THE WILD WESTERN DEMOCRACY.

From The New York Sun of July H.
The Democratic party continues to he dominated
by Western radicslism 1t is instinct with Popu-
lism. socialism, the intention TO enlarge the ac-
tfvity of the central government The pretence or
an eagerness for the maintenance OF state rights
Is either lip service for the benefit OF the South
or the survival of the meaningless formulas
OF dead Democracy. The same platform that
assails Capitalization proposes new doses OF ~
Capitalization, paternsism, IS characteristic or
Bryansm -
Another characteristic is the attempt to destroy.
In the name of Jefferson and Jefersor1an Denoc-
raey, that representative government IN Wn1cn
Jefferson believed and which the Constitution or
daineG Thus Mr. Bryan's platform calls for
direct election of United States Senators BY tbs
people instead of the Legislature; and Mr. Bryan
believes though not for publication in his present
platform. in the initiative and referendum
Another characteristic is the desire. real OF pre-
tended. to create privileged class OF wage
earners and producers of Tabor, to reiease IL
from embarrassing restraints of the laws and de
cisons of the courts This is done in the same
breath with the old patter of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none
Add tremendous pother about wealth. u1onop-
DIV corporations and on and you have the es-
sential dogrnas of contemporary Democracy
Mr.. Bryan and Oklahoma are in command The
West will have the fun. The South Will rurnfsh
most of the votes. and the Northern Democrats
will give another lesson in philosophic calm and
reclamation.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11

sppa, enfly means that the boycott. the only act
OF Organized labor that has been heio 10 De
in restraint of trade, should be legalized
Tbe platform is full of the pet ideas of radi-
Gale end yisionaries The valuation of rail-
wavs is demanded. though no one can see
lust what practical use it would be even il
feasible. unless perhaps as leading to the 'ulti-
pate- government ownership. The government
yuarantee of bank deposits is recommended
although IT. is vicious paternaiism that can only
demoralize sound banking. On currency re-
form the platform has nothing better to sug-
pest than the Bryanistic plank of more green
backs the government TO issue its notes ana
mt them intp circulation by lending them TO
the banks upon the deposit of securities.
The length of the platform and the variety
of its topics make it impossible to treat In
single article of more than few Of its most
significant pianks. 1t is radical, and if the Re
publican pla tform is also radical the radical
ism of the one is as far removed from that or
the other as sanity from insanity. Repubhcan-
ism is constrl ,ctive and progressive Bryanlsh
is destructive and revolutionary.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
EOR A GREATER BOSTON.

BOSTON. looking with envious eyes on the
more rapid growth of some of its sister citles
and lamenting, no doubt the passing OF SOME
If its nrestige as a metropolis is advocating for
itself the absorption treatment which has Deen
used 10 such good effect in other paris OF the
country No longer content to rest on lts laur-
OILS as the seat of the intellectual life of the
universe and the inspiration of refrigerationists
throughout the world. Mayor Fitzgerald few
wears age formulated a comprehensive plan for
advertising the city and bringing its many
virtues to the attention Of those seeking ioca-
tion for business or residential purposes.
But as apparently, the people are not moving
nermanently BostOnward in as large numbers
as had been hoped for, there seems now to be
an inclination to take the mountain to Ma
homet sil q Mahomet will not go to the noun
tain Instead of moving the people to the city,
il is much more convenient all around to move
the boundary lines further away from the STATE
House and if present plans are carried to com
Dletion all the territory within twenty miles or
the gilded dome Of that structure will be within
tb4 enyirons of the greater city. Chelsea, Lynn,
Cambridge Everett Maiden, Melrose. Medford,
Somervile Waltham and Quincy, with dozen
smaller towns. will be swallowed up to add to
the prestige of the Massachusetts metropolis.
In order 10 brig this about it will be necessary
for the Legislature to act.
1t is not always easy to see what advantage
tbs smaller town receives in return for the sur
render of its independence, especially when II is
large enough 10 maintain adequate police and
fire service on its own account, and Cambridge
NAV emulate the example of Evanston, its in
teIlectunl sister ON the shores of Lake Michigan,
which has never succeeded in restoring itself TO
the good graces of Chicago since its refusal to
accent the proposals of marriage made TO 1t at
tbe time of the last outbreak Of Windy City am
bition Cambridge has traditions which many
of its citizens though they be Boston
business men who merely dine and sleep in the
more rarefied atmosphere surrounding the uni
yersItv campus may consider more tangible as
sets than any doubtful advantages from partici-
nation in the affairs Of the greater city. While
the larger municipality is usually willing to
make some material sacrifices in order to add
10 the figures representing its population,
the outlying provinces, as In the case of Man
hattan's old neghbor, Brooklyn, which in any
event was more part of New York than was
The Bronx, are likely to be inspired by more
practical motives when the time comes to ex-
press their approval or disapproyal of the prop
Ositi0n.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
DEMOCRATS ON BRYAN
A STUDY IN CONTRASTS
Fsom The Brooklyn Eagle.

A STUDY TN CON hASio-
Fsom The Brooklyn Eagle.
servatve. with experence Of yindicstsd ar vs1se
sn sSs, abe tRs core On Of radical
Of actor the instinct 9f ON
sea sf e sas Ts la
conscience reason judgment me v.Ty gehs mornns and
has sobered in by his contact With
Change ia sm at aasi all
would make Bryan his executor No tnousnoiui
man Ths shGqd nasss sss os sFyh. %
;s,t e the two rhs udsss
icists scholars and men Of Leading t cnndencs
of afa Tsf Mf0 and the motley wear ad
venturers bosses. timeservers and cnarialssMns M
tHPors Tho fowshR ON d2e afh 9han
in Lincoln and elsewhere. for days past ana VIII
be, for months to come
HIGHLY UNDESIRABLE"
From The Now York Evening Post
1t is necessary for all who regard. as We 90
the tn o s b OF facts in the face and act upon the
situation as it exists, not as we might IKE 10
have it.
NOT TRUE DEMoCRACY'
From The New York World of July H.
The pIanks in the Denver platform are NOV true
Democracy Moreover is it wise at this time 20
further Tscsss bs ognT1 ws
IS anushng when au9dTsds Of th Dsnpe need
thnss else pd the Denysr believe
credit. reopen the factories fill the empty freight
cars and provide monthly pay envelopes for 'he
Trust ma gnetes and railroad msnipulators con
stitute very small percentage or tho ousiness s
We're surely entitled to consideration Is It mot not
exceedingly unwise to hold new threats over IisIn
when they are still foundering in the slough OF
hard times?
This plank is a serious weakness in PLATFORM
which shows despite many fqus. @ noi ma stogeer
been lost upon the Democratic party
LOST CONFIDENCE IN BRYAN.
From The New York American of July H.
For the third time William J. Brvan has been
nominated by the Democratic partyLor rather oy
the Democratic party We have lost commence IN
the Democratic party as millions OF S{ner lem Zen
We ' are bound TO add with regret that we have
well manipulated boss-ship has compelled this
nomination
ton or the platform of either of the two leading
a compromise between Roosevelt and the trusts
from which campaign funds must be obtained
nothing but compromise between the absolute
will Of Bryan and that willingness on Bryan's part
to dicker with his own principles recently made
No reliance can be placed the Democratic
cratic platform declares for one set Of principles
at one election and for entirely different set
at the nesr election Tns Hyan ~ snseTa m so1pc
ton or even honest attitude
note is promise to pay pay bo II iF irSaIses Yalgapls
platform Is promise to perform. and PLATFORM
aoG Ma py 'is not Worth The na er Il ia written on
The Democratic party has become weather
cock of what its inferior leaders imagine TO be the
the corporation instinct and servility of Parker
and it is ready at the next moment to reflect the
half-baked, i'll matured opinions OF some imaginary
radical.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
THE DENVER PLATFORM.

About the only things not TO be found in the
Denver platform are Mr.. Bryans happy
thoughts in the way of new issues suggested TO
the world in the last two years. Nothing is
said in the monstrously long document regard
ing the government ownership of railways or
the national initiative and referendum But
for ali that the candidate is not discouraged
from Offering another new issue in the govern
ment regulation Of the trusts. Not only. ac
corIinc 10 the platform, must every business
CORPORATION in interstate trade controlling more
than - per cent of the product in which it
deals take out a federal license, while no cor
marathon is 10 be permitted TO handle more than
50 per cent Of the trade in any given article III
the country. but every such corporation must
sell its product al the same price throughout
the United States. making due allowance for
the cost of transportation. This is applying the
principle Of the government regulation of rail
way rates TO the price of commodities 1t
yould require an elaborate system of govern
znent inspection and il would be only one short
step therefrom TO the complete regulation OF
nrices of commodities by the government. From
:. Government system which would see that
articles were sold AT uniform price through
out TO one which would fiX that price would De
only little distance. Is manufacturing on
lerge scale to be regarded as a public service
and moi a private enterprise is every conceh-
frated and highly organized industry ahecleu
,ritl, a p1bIic INTEREST," 1t is a new and stag
serinq conception 10 spring upon the public,
fbs+ fhe government is to enter upon the same
sunervision over the operations of private en-
esrnrisa that ii exercises over those Of semi
nubIie character. And how strange does this
suggastion for the almost universal extension
Of the poIicy of government regulation sohnd
canning from a man who has said that the
policv of public regulation as applied to rail-
wavs is sure to be a faiiurei Employed with
regard 10 railroads regulation is, says Mr.
Bryan only a step toward the ultimate pubic
ownership Of them. Would his new policy of
the government regulation of trusts be also
only a step toward the socialist ideal OF the
government ownership Of trusts:
The convention. following the candidates be-
hest, permitted Mr.. Gompers TO dictate his own
terms regarding the injunction plank. The
words in which il IS expressed hazy, but
they are the words Of Gompers, and If the
snirit Of them is ever realized they too will
mark new departure in the government of the
country. In Mr.. Gomperss opinion they mean
the ending OF the use Of the injunctive writ to
restrain ,lnion labor in labor disputes. If that
IL ACCOMPLISHED the unonists viii be made a
nriyileged class immune from lnJunctons ap-
nlying 10 all Others. Consentng 10 any sucn
programme IS demag gogy of the worst and most
dangerous sort The spirit OF II is iuriher eh-
bibited in the platform declaration that ihoor
organizations should not be regarded as NE
gal organizations IN restraint OF trade. TINS
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11

OkLAHOMA. EMPIRE STATE.

Yorth had its fling at Denver. Seniority had
no rights or terrors for the generation or Dem
ocrats represented there. The old leaders were
souelchad and pushed under the steam roller
Who were the real figures in the convention
proceedings? Bell, of California; Dunn, or
Nebraska: Ollie James. of Kentucky, anu
Gore and Haskell of OkIahoma-all taking
hand for the first time in running the anairs
of great party.
It was entirely consistent with this tendency
to cold shoulder the old and welcome the new
that OkIahoma-the Youngest commonwealth
in the Jnion-should have been singled out Tor
multifarious honors and unprecedented cohsld-
Grafton The new state was entitled TO fourteen
delegates, since it has two Senators ana hVe
REPRESENTATIVES, in Congress. But without any
other excuse than that the population is prom
ably larger now than it was when the lao'
census was taken the credentials commitlee
added four votes to Oklahomas quota New
Works nopulation has increased about eight
hundred thousand since the census of 1900 Was
taken but nobody thought of allowing Mr.
Murphy four more votes on that account okia-
boma was ver-represented at Denver at the
avnensa of every other of the forty five states,
but tho delegates from those states were SO
hvpnotfzed by the bulging Importance OF the
newest initiate that they made no protest
against that unique exhibition of favoritism-
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma was CHOSEN 10
head the committee resolutions, and was
also called upon TO take the principal role IN
defending the report of the committee on ere
dentials unhorsing Colonel Guffey. Senator
Gore was the conventions most conspicuous
and popular orator, and alfalfa BIZ Murray
the president of the late Oklahoma consutu-
tional convention, was the most quo'ed states
man on exhibition at Denver. The Democratic
nIatfor,n duly expressed the gra athcauon or
the Marty at Oklahoma's initiation into the
Union. Only one thing was left undone to con-
firm the priority of the youngest common
wealth. The rules committee should have gwen
Oklahoma lightweight votes in the conven-
ton of 1912. Then it would have had nu-
merical representation in eonsonance win lts
deserts 1t would have outranked New YORK
in form as well as fact, becoming for Demo
cratic purposes the Empire State of the Union
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
HENRY WATTERsON is HEROIC
Bryan Compared with Henry Clay-"Hur-
rah!" Says the Colonel
IBy Telegraph to The Tritune 7

tBy Telegraph to Tr1tu tune
louisville. July 10--Henry Watterson viii say in
The Courier Journal tomorrow morning
Hurrah for Bryan and KernI L is strong
ticket. il Is honest. sound and Democratic dec
Iarstion of principles The party will accept both
the ticket and the platform with enthusiasm. and
the voters will atify them at the polls in Novsm-
Der Heneeforth the word shall be. Faction TO the
rear: united We stand
Nr. Watterson compares the coming campaign
with that Of 1876. and the conditions prevailing
to-day are the then He quotes ire salient
points OF the Indictment against the Republican
party made by the TT1den platform. and then says:
"We demand that all custom house taxation shan
be only for revenue
He says that there IS only one paramount cues
ton In the campaign and thar is. Can the peops
by their unaided strength change their gov
ernment against the marching army Of federal Of
hosholders supported by unlimited supplies. either
running from or contributed by the corporations"
He tells of the rise OF Bryan. Of his Au1aricanisr
Of his CWatterson's) recent Conferences with him.
and Of his pure Democracy He closes with
comparing Bryan with Henry CLAW. and saws that
the people and not the politicians prevailed at
Denver He closes by saying:
That Is the soul OF Democracy 11ntsr-tAsd ard
updehled That is the spirit which snatchsS brands
from the ashes and sets them blazing m on fha
affairs OF truth That Is the fellowship thar binds
men and wins battles even with pebbles against
rnailclad giants, though hell should h4I-h forth
milionaires and Satan bar the way
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
REPUBLICAN MANAGEMENT

riNih ihS tND" iotA Evening SOsI
Mr.. Hitchcock, the manager OF Mr. T.prs~
canvass for the nomination. fairly won his spurs:
and his selection as chairman makes sure a paIns
taktnsly minute and cool and dexterous mana gs
ment of the Presidential campaign In the larser
questions where general policy and personal tact
enter. the candidate himself Will. of COURSE havs
the nnal WORD; but for grasp of detail and a per
hiIasef unsIceiled Republican talent for poiiti-
cal management Is surely going 70 be needed this
year, with the situation SO complex and coufussd
but the pertys reputation that way has long bean
supplies ~" ~ oss'
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
POLITICAL POINTS
HOBSON.


From The Troy Times,
Hobson swan into a sea OF glory o-rA puon q
time, and he should have confined himself to lrre
exercise His lips and his tongue have not helped
his fame
THE THREETIdE CANDIDATE.
From The Philadsfphia Inquirer.
OF unsuccessful candidates Of th> large parties
only two men have run three times Clay lcs
every time and was done out OF the nomination
his only competitor for the honor of being beaten
three times In an open race.
These are things to consider IN the coming cam
paign-
TAIL wAGGING THE DOG.
From The Hartford Times
II Is a strange thing that a thousand men n
psmocrsno convsntion can consent TO nominate sr :
planation Is that at Denver Democracy and sons-
thing quite different united under ons asrns-
IL Is case OF the tail wagstng the dog
EMINNTLY APPROPRIATE
From The Springfield Republican.
Ths admirable treatment which the Democrats
at it the japanese war scars Cannot be too hishly
regarded for the rfdicule and guytng he recsiss.
captains heroics TRe Jaeansss should be nsds
10 understand that when Democratic nauona. ntIe :.
Hobson's there is no danger OF the creation of .
war spirit against them In this country
THH DENVER HYMN
From The New York Sun
At Chicago In 1895 a mob drunk on the oorrcsSgv
rhetoric OF Mr. Bryan snatched him fronn sss,{
obacurtty and set him on ths road 10 forfnnN
Denver another mob, carefully trained ana O.
manded- forces his nomination
Tha chaste ballad. yelled agroeaoly IN -, SIsll
of the ladies az the convention. WHAT Ine.risc Ine
Do We Carer expresses exactly the hHys-.v.
feelings The Eastern States thrown ssIss
the election Is lost In advance; . little n sss
colony like Oklahoma makes moro noise ano ano.,ss
more influence IN the convention than states sSsfs
electoral votes Indispensable 90 SALsA rel
who u 10 have any chance TO win" nat w
do caref ..rs.~
In the name of Democracy Democratic srysn
are volated-what the hall do carer ~
Is rich and must be richer His weekly heW
must be boomed- His nomination and MS vCnsA
are = good shing for him As for HIS party-"S'
the hall do carsf
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11

with practically all countries which have had
dealings with Mr.. Castro openly sympatnizing
with us and with not one, so far as we can as
certain taking his side of the controversy, Go we
greatly fear that we shall incur the odlum or
the repr9bation Of the world by INSISTING INA.
principles of law and justice should be held
superior to the arbitrary whims of a seif-con-
stituted dictator.