The Washington herald., 1908-07-17
POLITICAL COMMENT.


curious as to the stand which viii be
taken BY the New York World Il says:
What attitude the New York World
intends to take during the campaign has
not as yet been announced OF made ap-
parent. It seems to be taking period
FOR reflection and further enlightenment
respecting men OF measures, which
good many other more OF less independ-
ent papers. we notice. are disposed 70
taxa. But while silence respecting the
Democratic ticket has succeeded the Bit
ter pre-nomination campaign against
Bryan, the World is getting around TO
the point OF defending the Denver plat
form against the attacks OF its Demo
cratic" neighbors, the Times and Brook
lyn Eagle. It says:
There are faults IN the Denver platform but It
Shows very great improvement ever The Platform
Of iSaS and ths platform of 800. Il shows Z TerJ
great Improvement over many Of Mr. Bryan
speeches during the last two years Without modify
ing any q the criticism which il has made as1inst
cs-tsin planks. Tie World BELIEVES that The CON
mittee resolutions Is entitled to great credit that
the national couvsntion IS entitled 70 great credit
and that Mr. Bryan himself Is entitled 70 great credit
for definition q party policies which contains 80
much that IS good and avoids 80 m1zy Of the dis
astrOus bluDdeTs of the pas
''As the World warns up to the Demo-
cratic platform its silence respecting the
to bet-but, then, we don't bet"
The question Of publicity in regard 70
campaign funds seems TO be uppermost in
the public press. The Springfield RepUb-
Hcan has this to say on the proposition 70
postpone publication until after election:
Mr.. Taft and the Republican campaign
committee can hardly afford to do less
than the Democratic campaign COMMITTEES
has decided to DO in the matter Of cOntri-
buttons The determination 10 postpone
publication until after the election should
be given up That viii never do IL viii
hurt the party with the people Il will
make the managers appear as receiving
financial aid from sources they do not
dare TO have known until the voting is
over and beyond the reach OF any ad-
verse Influences arising from this fac
tor"
The St Louis Post-Dispstch would Ike
70 see publication Of expenses incurred n
getting she nomination II says:
Since all the candidates favor publ
city, We may expect IN the near future 4
full statement OF the expenses incurred BY
/ TAFT. Bryan. and Watson in their prehm-
/ mary canvasses for the nominations
What cid Mr.. Taft's campaign cost. and
who 1oots the bill2 And the same Ques-
/ tion should be answered by Bryan and
/ Watson. Publicity is the life OF liberty.
/ The Boston Herald commends Oir.
| Bryan for his sensible utterance on the
l Vice Presidency. It says;
/ obviously Mr.. Bryan has an exalted
! opinion OF the Vice Presidential Office
I This Is indicated by his suggestion that
I the Vice President ought 20 be a men,
Der of the Cabinet. ex-Oficio, in order
that the Presi6snt may have the benefit
0f his wisdom and that the Vice Presi-
I dent may be better prepared 10 take up
I the work Of the President IN case Of a
{ vacancy n the Presidential Office This
Is rather more sensible talk than the
I earlier suggestion from the FairvteW
! porch that the Vice President might take
up his residence in the White House. 70
save rent
The Rochester Herald is relieved over
the retirement Of Nr. Sherman from the
! Congressional campaign COMMITTEES. say
ing:
There seems 10 be some relief felt in
Republican quarters over the retirement
/ OF NJ Sherman from the chairmanshIT
I Of the Congressional campaign commit
tee But Il required some persuasion.
JiGa-s record shows that he lets go o.
good things seldom and slowly"
The Omaha Bee facetiously remarks
col. Guf1sy has recovered sufficiently
from the injuries he received IN a con
tact with the steam roller at Denver tc
/ express his fears that Pennsylvania vii
90 Republican this year
The PhnadeIphia Ledger thinks It G
shrewd move on the part OF M Bryan
20 make the West his battle ground i
says;
II Bryan adopts the theory OF Trans
ferring the central contest TO the West
the idea viii have It's shrewdness. VIII
only a little more than usual favor from
the union labor vote, Chicago IS Demo
crate; the farmers in the southern par
OF Illinois are naturally Democrats. and
the section has a large population en-
gagged in the mining OF coal Ohio Is no
50 susceptible. possibly, but It's uncertainty
Is proverbiaI. and e stay-at-home ForakeI
vote could give TIE State to the Demo
Gratis Indiana has but three Democrats
/ among thirteen in the present House o.
Representatives, but its conditions re
semble those OF Illinois. with an eveG
stronger possibility OF Democratic suc
cess Illinois has twenty-seven electora
, votes"
The Pittsburg Post says; --ORe OF thos
numerous sagacious Republican organs &
now enjoying the hot weather occupation
OF figuring out how badly Bryan viii b
defeated We do not propose 10 dodg
! the heated spell In that fgurative man
b ner- But II is hoped that the organ
} aforesaid will continue asserting that N
} longer can the Democrats and Populisr
= expect TO fuse in the Middle West Thaul
: heaven for this wise statement Cure
Of Irritation with the Populists. may b
some good. old. sturdy Eastern Demo
= cratic States viii return to the fold"
S The Louisville Post generously ofrer
} ali the aid Il can give to -'Nsrse" Henri
: Watterson- It points out:
The hunt for the negro vote IS. &C
cording 10 the WattersOn fugIemen, Z
be Mr. Watterson's chief work durini
the Bryan campaign II the campaigl
committee viii request It. the Evening
Post viii contribute the series OF luri
I editorials and Washington kilograms pub
: lished IN the Courier-JournaI on the occa
E sion OF the Booker Washington dinner
, that the whole world may see how II
Democratic brother loves his brother +
black"
The Rrsdzeport Farmer Saws On tbi