The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-26
only ONE WEEK MORE.

ONLY ONE WEEK MORE.
a week from today the campaign
Will have been concluded. 10 all prac-
teal purposes. The voters will have
made up their minds. the battle array
win be complete. and nothing viii re-
main except the final battle at the polls
and the announcement OF the result
From a Democratic standpoint the
outlook is eminently satisfactory in the
nation and the state. With only few
days remaining. the situation is ali in
Mr.. Bryan's favor. He has made an
aggressive fight from the beginning
and he has he'd Taft on the defensive
since the first gun was fired. Even
though they are unwilling to concede
that he has any chance OF election. the
Republicans admit that he has made
wonderful fight: and they show by
their desperate efforts in critical states
their fear OF the result
x
Everybody recognizes the fact that
the result of the presidential election
hinges on New York, Ohio and Indiana.
Such an accurate observer as Walter
wellman OF the Chicago Record Herald
Republican authority says frankly
that Indiana is hopelessy lost and can
not be carried by Taft. while Watson.
the Republican candidate for governor.
will be showed under by an overwhelm-
ng majority. His conclusion comedies
with the judgment Of the indianapolis
News, the greatest Of Hoosier news
papers. as well as with the poll of the
Democratic committees If Indiana
could determine the result. Bryan would
De as good as elected now.
Ohio is a more difficult problem.
Some OF the best judges think it safely
Democratic, and they base their opin-
ions on the detection of the Foraker
element. very strong force in Ohio:
IN the feuds in various localities be-
tween the Taft following and the old
Hanna machine leaders: and on the at
titude Of Boss" Cox of Cincinnati. who
was denounced most bitterly by Judge
Taft in the last state campaign. ON
the other hand. Ohio has not voted for
a Democratic candidate or president
since 1856. and in 1894 Roosevelt got a
plurality Of 255.OOO
Y X
Unless the unexpected happens in IL
linois or some OF the more popuIous of
the middle western states. New York
viii be- the crucial state 1t is practi-
cally a foregone conclusion that Hughes
will be defeated by an immense plu-
rality, the only question being whether
the vote FOR governor viii carry with
II enough strength TO give Bryan the
electoral vote. That, in turn. will de-
pend upon the vote in New York city
II is certain the state. outside the city.
will give Taft heavy plurality. and
that the city itself viii give big Dem
ocratic gain.
Realizing the critical nature of the
situation. both parties are preparing
20 center all their strength on the En-
pire state in this closing week The
Republicans have a great advantage in
their big campaign fund. while the
Democrats have to depend largely upon
voluntary effort and the personality Of
their candidates, state and presidential.
As always. it viii be a question of
money against men. and this year the
chance are the men will win against
the money,
Mr. Hearst is the unknown factor.
and is relied upon by the Republicans
to give them the victory In times past
The Hearst vote has been big enough 10
upset all calculations. This year. how
ever, he viii not have with him the
labor vote. which has been his main
dependence. and his purpose is so well
known that he cannot hope for any
such support a. he had in his canvass
Tor governor and mayor. The develop
mems OF the week may show more
clearly the trend of affairs in New
York. but just now they favor Bryan.
Whatever the outcome. the Democrat
SC party has re-established its unity
and forced the issues more aggressive-
Iy than since CIeveland's election. Mr..
Bryan has shown himself immeasura-
bly, greater than ever as leader of the
people and a champion OF Democratic