The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-05
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A DEMO Sric view or THE De
FEAT Or BRYAN.

4 DENoc Artc stEsN or THE De.
FEAT oF bryan.
ne ,lsM YORK World sums up the
rs III 81 Euesdayfs election as fol-
Ii owes his election less to
bisoMn strength than 70 ALr, Bryan.s
wealIness
This tAtal Weakness was apparent
= ME Rotia months before either Of
81 national conventions convened.
nv after day We warned the Democ-
ey against IL The morning after
sIits nomination this newspaper
deeiaEed witnont reservation that
aus nomination means Taft's
eleetions,1. and the vote yesterday
abanaantJy INDICATED this prediction.
IN Bryanis friends insisted, how
hathe was entitled to another
nptninati1n backed by united party.
they had their way. Mr.. Bryan re-
ceiyed mis- nomination, and a party
nore united than 1t has been since
1882 loyalty supported MIN; but even
tinted party could not overcome the
bandicsp Of Mr., Bryans political rec.
orr He was weaker than his party
Is sh6wn by the vote for Governor In
NeW York, Minnessta Illinois and
elsewhere weaker than his issues,
Which he made still weaker by the
slilpenlous folly Of posing as Roose-
velt's heir.
Bryan,s Overwhelming defeat Is
made the more significant by reason
ol III Tafts gnlnerabitity. The Re-
puhlicsn candidate had to bear the
BURDEN u general bard times; of .
million men out Of employment: Of
business interests csnplaining and dis.
satisfied III u steadily increased cost
II lis3ng; Of an unparalleled disaffec.
ton of iabor leaders; Of an unparalleled
ed aisaftectiea 81 the negro vote, Of
Republican factional fights in the
pivotal States Of New York
Onto, Indiana and Illinois; ct reac-
tlonsfy pal torn which he was obliged
e modify IN his speech Of acceptance:
81 an Insifious use Of religious preju.
dice ma bigptry against Mr.. Taft's
ilbetaI md advanced belief: of a popr
lar resentment against Mr.. Roose.
vets discrimination to name his sue.
eessor ana a Proxy.
the hard times issue alone was j
burden under which a far stronger
canaiaate than Mr., TAFT might have
succumhed is the first time in the
history 81 the country that "a great
panic has SO far as the popular vote
II conc fned. not defeated the party
II powets Rnt MIR. Bryan has been
proved tinsound on so many financial
end economic questions in THE past
That the Republicans turned their cwn
possibility for hard times into a
source ots strength, Nothing contribut
"a more to Mt. Taft's election than
she belief Of workingmen that his tri-
nnsph would make for the restoration
q pfospeTfty' while Mr.. Bryan's cleo
tn would further retard good times.
For Taft personally The World
lias very high respect. While he is
piedged 10 Mr.. Tsoosevelt's policies. he
Is not pleaged 10 Mr.. Roosevelt's vic
lent methods IrlS 50 far as Mr. Taft
shows q judicial, maglstarfal. inle
pendent.spirit In administering the at.
iaiFs q his great Office. wa promise
him eniplttss tlcally the hearty support
RE WORLD
eshelieye the enmtry is tired OF
Rpos gesafnmeRt hv denuncia.
Item folghFiierism, Of iinsoism ana
q cowboy ADMINISTRATION IN general.
Il wants the Presidency restored 10
re asgaits 81 the fathers without sac.
riAciF my - The elements Of strength
md se radicalism which make for
the general welfare of the people.
events no Proxy in the Presidency.
wants no more personal govern,
nen wants national progressive
government by due process Of law,
and therein lies Mr.. Tatt's greatest
oppcrtnnity Of service to his fellow
conntrsnien.