The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-29

struggle that we hear of going on down iu the states aud 10 which we have 8 more vital interest than many of those states. bu, iu which be have no hand tbey make up an interesting study also. The fundamental factor is of course The I,bor vote. The labor vote IS the thing ths, is being appealed to and which is going 10 do the business Labor never had a more iorcetul and efHclen. friend, one that really accom- plisbed things, definite, looking to al proper appreciation Of It's rights ID the market--rhat is, substantial results Iooking to justice for 1t at She hands of capital, than is Mir. Roosevelt, Mi, Tat is the legatee of Mir. RoOse' vel, and be promises 10 carry through his policies. And be takes practically the same stand on all issues so far as any expression ehas been made-saye perhaps lp the matter of too lenient' lea.ing towards the Orient and it's rights to enter this country. But on the other hand Mir. Bryeu's visionary and rrcsrtsip policy IS almost certain 70 work immediate and substantial mischief to the army OflabOr.
 Mir. GOmpsrs has taken stand for Mir. Bryan. And it becomes very live question whether this action and the campaign will work more to the advantage of that candidate than it will work disadvantage to the great labor orgauiza. ion at the head of which Mr. Gompers has stood so long, and for so large a part Of that time faced steadily against committing it 10 the sea of politics. However that IS sn- other story and there are two sides to i. also. I, is almost certain that labor, so.caued would have rallied enthusi. as.Ically about Roosevelt and l. is a little dlmc Ito see why is should not rally about such a strong champion of his policies as is Mir. Tatt-it it is not doing that. We are left in large measure to guess.
 Wall stree. is @ factor, MT. Roose- vel, says i,is pulling for Bryan. If so 1, Is a sigh, worth going far 10 see 8Ir. Gompcrs ard Mr. Hartman on the same side oi any question. And fl so what does tse rauk and file of labor know about that? But itit is so it is 50 out of a spirit of vengeance against Roosevelt not for any love it has for Bryan. Ig the intimation Of Mir. Roosevelt that Wall street can use Mir. Bryan. lit thin.s it eau it is because ir hopes 10 outwic him, and not with his consent. No one believes Mir. Bryan would betray his trust. But sltoeether 1t certainly makes up au interesting situation interesting factors looking 10 the general result.
 Then there is Mr. Roosevelt as a factor. His influence is strong in Tafts behalf but his activity on the other hand has no doubt cost the candidate many votes-even among tae presidents own fr,euds-through l the prejudice of the people against interference of such character, If Mir. Taft wins-aud of course he will whit is altogether likely he would have stood as well without or almost as well without Mir Roosevelt
 If the people defeat a man like Mir. Taft at this time it is not be- cause they do not believe in him but because they have determined to to taste Bryauism-for luck and just l to see what the man who has SAID | so much would really do. That's the amount of it.
 There is really no issue before the people. They are more entire ly united in their satisfaction with the administration of Mir. Roosevelt than of any in previous history. They wanted it continued They could not have it. While they wanted Roose- welt many are not pleased that he should Sttempt to name for them,