The Washington herald., 1908-08-19

voters who are employed nor viii they
prove more attractive 20 the men who are
out Of work and want their jobs back. II
says:
To the employed who have their Jobs
and want 10 keep them the Bryan candi-
dacy does not appeal To the unemployed
who want their jobs back. now that their
Iirst resentment is wearing OF and they
are looking at the situation as reasoua ble
men, IL is not most attractive. 2. 2
z Aoakum. Of The Rock Island system esti-
mates that there are 10000 fewer rail-
road men now employed than were en-
ployed a year ago Mr. Yoakum IS doubt
less right when he says these men are
thinking They are thinking over the
I prooleln of whether their chances OF prOr-
I itable employment next winter viii be
I lessened or increased by the election Of
/ candidate who says that President
Roosevelt did well in shifting the rail-
Z roads. but that he should have srnitten
I them much harder. II there is any class
IN the country tired Of seeing dead en-
glnes. idle cars. and neglected tracks IL
I Is composed Of The men who formerly
I manned these engines and cars and re-
pared these tracks. IL November they
I believe il Is possible 10 do something bv
i their votes &c restore activity.
The Philadelphia Times also figures
that the unemployed are going 10 cut a
nsafe IN the coming campaign II SAYS
From Ohio. Indiana and Illinois come
reports that the unemployed people. turn
ed adrifr by idle factories are IN a bad
Z state Of mind. L cannot De overlooked
llat The same cause for disaTection ex-
Z lsts IL New York Il IL should produce
I tne same effect there. New York would
nave % be listed as having developed q
new attitude toward Bryan, and one far
more friendly than ever before That is
what the same cause has produced in the
Industrial West
II Murphy is right and Bryan is
stronger In New York than tie Demo
cratic state ticket the Empire Common
Wea-th VIII require close attention By the
republicans soefore the end Of October
The New York Times. speaking about
the possibility Of the re-eiection OF Gov.
Hughes thinks that he IS stronger now
than he was when the opposition 10 his
candidacy was first announced. Il SAYS
The result OF the three weeks aSita-
ton IS that Hughes is stronger today
than he was when opposition 10 him
was first announced. and his nornina-
tion is inevitable and imperative The
sooner that fact IS realized and accepted
the better II VIII be for the Republican
party and for those Republican leaders
who persist in binding their ewes 20 the
plain situation II is not going 10 help
them retain public confidence or aid the
Republican party in the caupaisn- 10
have them surrender after an antagouism
prolonged beyond the reasonable limits
% honest, and not selfish. differences OF
opinion.
The thoughts % Republican leaders
should not be ceutered on Gov. Hughes.
who has won his own way 20 popular
favor but on the selection OF men 20
be associated with him on the state
ucket Livery elective state officer. e,-
cept the governor. is now a Democrat
L would be vastly better politics for
Republicans 70 be selecting SUCCESSORS
70 these Democratic State officials than
% be vai1ly eIdeavorinE TO prove that
a Republican governor Is Eot worthy OF
pie
The Springfield Republican thinks that:
"Oae might suppose that NIr. Taft is
stil the real Secretary Of War. with Gen.
Wright acting merely as the n1mina1 head
OF the department Secretary Wright goes
to ar Taft's place OF abode. not once.
but twice. and they seem TO do govern
men business together. Al least. the
press reports from Hot Springs con
cerning Saturdays conference were al
10 the effect that Secretary Wright was
placing before 8Ir Taft various Cues-
tions concerning Cuba, Panama. the Phil /
ipplnes. and the army-s1d accepting HIS |
judgment concerning them. Evidently Of 4
hc-al Washington. from the President 1
down looks upon M Tafts Inauguration 7
as President next March as the surest I
OF future events and il is taking little
pains 70 make 8Tr- Taft's present retire 4
ment from Office appear like the real /
thing 1t is possible 70 overemphasize AIr.
Tafts Quasi-connectiCn with the govern 4
ment in this manner. after his resignation /
from the cabinet and Secretary Wrfghr-s
visits 70 his predecessor IN order 70 secure
his views on administrative business
ought not 70 be oftener than once a fort
night, at the very extreme
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has word
Of praise for Judson Harmon. the Demo
cratic candidate for governor OF Ohio.
for the fearless fight he is making on the
ring" in Cincinnati Il says
II is pleasing 10 note that Judson
Democratic candidate for gov
ernor OF Ohio. does not hesitate 70 an
nounce his intention Of taking stens to
clean out tre political corruption n Gin
cinnati in case OF his election. ATr. Har-
mon is himself a Cincinnatian- and has
been accused Of being not unfrie1dIv 10
the Democratic auxiliary machine. which
IN Hamilton County plays into the hands
0f the Republican bosses Those who have
known Mr.. Harmon. AID who have an
preciated the caliber Of the man. have Z
placed no belief in these aspersians IN
spite Of the fact that the machine element
u the state Democrats party was re-
sDonsible for his nomination. Mr. Harmon
Is a man big enough 10 ignore these erau-
ators OF Coxism- He was nominated ny
them because they knew that thew cor-If
win neither nomination nor election for
a man OF their Own stripe AIr. Harmon
was never one CT their kind"
The Omaha Bee has the following 70
iay on the question of state pride over
lir- Bryans candidacy:
Some Of our Democratic friends are
'eigning real perturbation because Ne
'raska Republicans do not coacede the
orce OF their argument that state pride
houid insure the electoral vote OF Ne D
'rasza to 9ir- Bryan. The Stste-pri5e
'iea- dressed up IL a little fuss and Z
eatheTs. IS put out By the local Demo
ratio organ in this fashion: ,
Just 50 loag as Ne5razkz Is conscious Of her rf-,
teuslh and fnteiiiseEce e1d rC1fe1usaes= proud Of
er oan Advancement. tlustfll q he- oan f,---rre
oardeul q her oEn ability 20 dare ard d. r-st
ast ions WI state rglde se very much alive il