Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-10
BRYAN s STAR IN
THE ASCENDANT
Thinning POLITICIANS Ar THE
CAPITAL PREDICTS THE NJ
BRASKAN'S ELECTION.

Washington. March 1O.-Demo-
Gratis have been out Of power so
long and have become so accustomed
20 defeat that the vast majority of
ihe party perhaps does not expcc,
q Democrat to be elected 10 the pres
idency this fall. The feeling of deg-
pair and hopelcssnoss is perfectly
NATURAL
But there are many evidences
that it is not universal and multi.
plying evidences that the hope and
expectation OF Democratic prasl.
dent being elected this year is one
which is growing with most marked
rapidity Some of the shrewdest fore
casters in the country. and they are
to be found in Washington. express
The calm conviction that "A Democrat
viii succeed Mr.. Roosevelt on the
fourth OF next March. And there
are many who believe Mr.. Roosevelt
viii not be in the least sorry un
less Mr.. Taft should be the defeated
nominee. It IS not at all certain
that President Roosevelt would pre-
FER seeing man like Cannon. or
Fairbanks, or Foraker elected over
Democrat like Mr. Bryan
\ DEMOCRATIC YEAR.
But however that may be, there
are many politicians. cold-bloodeI
propositions, whose partisanry does
not blast their judgement. who be-
lieve this to be a Democratic year
and that Mr.. Bryan will be elected i'm
November. Much interest was Gre
ated in Washington by an editorial
IN the New York Sun of the third
instant, in which the election of Mr.
Bryan was predicted, providing Mr.
Iaft We're the candidate. The Sun
alleges in this editorial that no re-
publican, not even Mr.. Roosevelt
himself, could carry New York
against any democratic candidate
There are mighty and revolu-
iionary changes operating in the po-
Htical landscape" says the Sun.
All opinions expressed by New
Workers in Washington confirm the
statement of the Sun that mighty
forces are at work to overthrow the
Existing order in that city and state
A member of one of the best
known firms of cotton brokers in
New York city said to the writer
his week that if Mr.. Roosevelt we're
he Republican candidate and Mr..
Bryan the Democratic this year, he
would gladly pull off his coat and do
all in his power for Mr. Bryan.
And / never voted anything but
he Republican ticket straigh. i'm
my life" added the broker. There
ere HUNDREDS of business men of my
intimate acquaintance who agree
with me that Bryan can carry New
York over any other candidate.
Were the Denver convention to nom
nate an eastern Democrat like Geo
Cray, Of Delaware, it would be alb
'olutely safe to count upon the state
IF New York giving him a majority
rom q hundred thousand up. and
entirely safe to bet that New Jersey
Delaware and Connecticut would
also 90 Democratic II is impossible
FOR one to exaggerate scarcely the
strong sentiment against the pres
ant administration which is to be
found in New York.
II may say for myself that while
have known Theodore Roosevelt
since he was i'm kits. ! never intend
voting for him for any office again.
The honest business men of this
country must be given a chance.
President Roosevelt has thrown him
into a class Of thieves. the innocent
with the guilty, and the result is
that all OF us are seeing business 20
to the devil Bryan has always been
careful TO difereutiate between hon
est business men. and the other
Kind We want as president awhile
man who Will recognize the fact that
some Of MS try to lead honest lives.
and conduct business along honor.
able lines"
SO class in this country studies
politics more closely than do the
Washington representative CORES
pondeuts Politics is always fin the
conversation when two OF them talk
Goo.