The Washington herald., 1908-08-20
POLITICAL COMMENT.

J eA-a AeNA4AAlA 44le-lE any EdlLs = ELIo
West.
'Mr- Bryan can offer 10 greater IN
Idueements than are now offered upon The
bargain counter OF the Republican party
IN the West Not an important radical
Republican loader has boIted his party.
Why should he under such favorable con
dltions 10 radical ideas2 Not an impor-
tant conservative Republican can leave.
tor ali other doors are closed 10 him. It
does not look so favorable to the Demo
Gratis in the West as IL did one month
ago. fortnight ago. or a week ago
Al This stage Of the campaign sweeping
ana positive predictions are not very
valuable. Tor between now and No.erl-
Der hfty things may happen TO change
I the face OF affairs. Il is true. none the
less. that the outlook for Bryan is not
bright At present the chances seem TO
I oe That the Republicans VIII hold their
{ own except perhaps. il Missouri. II
: Bryan decides that he cannot break into
] the sold West. he Is almost certain 20
I concentrate his energies on New York
his state went Democratic in the last
senrrai election, and Nj Hughes alone
z OF tae candidates on the Republican ticket
was saved Tammanv fs rOvv fairly r----
. .Aa HH=
Gratis are intelligent enough 70 put ur a
good man for governor. their case here
VIII not be desperate II the Reu-lbrir.-s
are stupid enough 10 refuse TO renominafa
Gov Hughes. the national ticket NAV he
seriously endangered
The Harrisburg Telegraph thinks that
Mr. Bryan is not sincere in his CRY
Shall the people ruIe2.' because OF his
afhiia,ions with the Tammany crowd. II
says:
actions speak louder than words. 81r
Bryan declaims about the great necessity
that the people should rule, while
az the same time consorJing win the
Iammany crowd in New York which
STANDS for all that IS subversive OF poDu-
u-ar rights and common honesty
Bryan couldn't stand FOR Col GuCev
lE'ernsy-vania being hopeless from the
democratic standpoint. but he smiles and
lawns on Murphy. OF New York. and
"o-ld nave the people believe that from
sac1 an uuholy alliance can come ar7
slcA thing as good government
lain-nany wasn't for Bryan. bur i-z
support was won by some sort OF a hsr- .
gam consln1rlated about the time OF the
DenNer Convention What are the terms /
or thar bargain Possibly only the parties
az interest know an the details. But this .
Ii'eeh ls clear enough o. any one familiar .
WIKI the very practical quality of Tam +
many poltcs-tLat the New York ~ro75 /
No--ol be likely 20 stand for any can
o'-ale without assurance that IN event ~ 4
success the crowd should have lts share
Of the swag.
TO what extent VIII the people rule
win Iau1mauy intrencaed al washing
The Brooklyn Standardization thinks
THAT Gov Hughes has invented a new
way OF playing the political game. II
says
Gov Hughes PLAYS the game OF poll
-es Just as vigorously as any professional
loii'-e-aa in the land But the governor
has invented an enu-ely new way OF con
Quoting The game He wants oHse irs-
as much as any other ambitions nan
who IS also honest and patriotic ever
wanted e. There is reason 20 believe
TOO, BE has acquired a taste Tor rhs linz
axe That came IN al probability. dur I.
-s tle revelations made before the lerzS-
atiFe insurance investigating committee i
veg MS name was daily in every mouth
rs J-e master ilg--sit0-. LAYING bare me 4
secrets Of high finance. and bringing con-
lSl'n 70 tire insurance maEuares Who
ac 50 long successfully desp1.IeF -rzs-
',ocH cHdoicers and aided the financial
marks OF Wall street 10 despou the people
generally
II he were not an ambitious man
'l.N-2ls tor high once. be would not
ave given uQ fine law practice bring
ls in 5000 % $500 a wear 10 -sl-z -,
s"Vernorsh-p a. $1,000 year v-f-r =
certainty it would cost him s7=--7 ,- 3
-s--'I more year than he received "a
-lsilialn tie position as il should be
The New Orleans states SAYS tia. the {
Republicans ind themselves IL. 10 end. Of q
roE5le over the variegated politics. they
lave TO play this year. It points or.- q
hat 4
Because the Republican party r7rs+ 6
-ppear radical in the West and o,7sa-,-- &
tive in the East. the Taft canpa,er |y
which IS thus compelled 20 face b,rb G
'aEs. requires so much careful manage :
nent that il IS causing no end Of worry :
nd trouble To this condition alarm has :
zen added by daily evidences thar -rs ,
rogressive Republicans in the WeS- s-a
enounci1g the Chicago platform IN r
which 9Ir- Tast Is running Several Of =
ne trainers OF the platform have been G
epoGiated and defeated by the voters. in
-e republican primaries and others ]
eeFilag E5-clecuOn 10 Congress and STATE =
tlces who had 10 hand in making f. bfIt r
-edged their support to il have BEEN q
sked 20 step aside y
The revolt which has grown 50 rapi51v +
nd has become so sweeping that RE q
nloago Iater-Ocean. a staIvvar- .Ren-b1f- =
an newspaper, has commenced. to blow Z n
s alarm whistle IN fun blast. Il asserts r
lat precious time has already been lost g.
2 oes!aning the work Of the Presidential 2
2mpaign and further delay viii produce Il
.Sastrous results Two visible facts II q
eclares, suggests the wisdom Of i-71ge- y
late action One IS the decentralization E,
[ the Republican organization in several
7eat States whose electoral votes are
iolsPensaoie 10 Mr. Taft We are told r
lat there Is no longer a Republican or
anizaJoH. in a real party sense. in Wis
'Hsln, and the situation in Illinois IS de- '
deGly had Another visible and serious u
,ct IS the attitude OF thousands OF Re "
lolican farmers in Iowa, Kansas. and al
eDraska- These farmers are publicly b
Ipressing the opinion that Mr.. Bryan k
presents what Mr.. Roosevelt has claim
10 be his policies more fully and truly
an Mr. Taft. and Is therefore TO be pre- r
rred as a candidate for the Presi-
sncy." -.
The Columbia State. taking I'd aIr. j
ryan's campaign CRY. says The Anaeri- sa
n people 90 not rule They are GOV :,
ned to-day by factions ard men that 90 -
II represent their views OF sentiments
heir rulers hold no authorization from F.
en- They are self-appoiufed o- rarba-