The Washington herald., 1908-07-21


Of ones views 20 the exigencies OF the
hour became a sure passport to the trust
and confidence Of the American people2
Are we 70 understand from the evidence
that Bryan is SO great and Indispensable
an executive that whether he has any
views or not becomes a negligible matter?
IF Mr.. Bryan should be elected it might
De found that these ideas he has for the
nonce concealed are really only. subordi-
mated until such time as he can get into
position 10 put them into effect And
against such a contingency Lloyds' offers
| no insurance"
] The Baltimore American INDUCES in
some speculation as 10 the strength OF
Brysn's pull II says:
Like the universe. Bryan draws things
I 10 the center. He IS Democratic gravity
Big and little party planets revolving in
their respective orbits revolve about him.
He IS their central sun HIS pulling power
Is TO be measured by the resistance Of
I the object % his attraction. He is the
centripetal politician Men and measures
alike fly toward him as steel filings 10
magnet The exception TO his power 20
center all things in himself is his inability
70 destroy the political universe BY break
ing down the balances created by the mo-
. uons or the bodies that meet the attTac-
ton Of Bryan by a superior attraction
The difficulty with the Democratic
leader is that his attraction Is not thar
OF rational gravity. not that Of real Do
iucaI principles Il Is the gravity OF self.
the pulling power q personality. the cen
tripetal influence Of an absorbing aubi-
uon- such a person cannot throw the
political universe into disorder The unI- /
tations upon his ability 20 bring a state Of
chaos furnishes the safety Of the country.
The pulling power OF Bryan IS sure 70
break down under the stress Of the task
he has undertaken TO attract 10 himself /
the Presidency"
The Florida Times Union believes that
the Radicalism Of Mr. Bryan has been ]
much misrepresented. Il says.
Mr. Bryan's radicalisn has been much /
exaggerated in the minds OF the con-
servatives. and they are beginning 10 dnd |
i out As result Democrats ali over 4
the country are drawing together. and
they viii face an opposing uarrv rznt
asunder BY conflicting demands No one I
can tel with certainty what the result OF /
the election viii be. for issues and couSf-
uons are new This IS true. there never
was N re favorable time for a vigorous
aggressive fight on the part Of the Demo
Gratis, while the Republicans viii be kept
busy explaining. Signs may BE- misIead-
ing but there IS no question q the fact
that they indicate Democratic victory
The Buffalo Times takes up the subject
Of the 'fun dinner pair campaign. Re
minds its readers that:
"A few years ago. during a Democrats
there were hard times a
legacy from the preceding Republica,
adrninistratio1- The Republican press
blamed the Democrats for it lust the
same Never In the history Of the re-
puzzle was there such croakinE as the
Republican press gave an example OF
The Express and other Republican news
papers did not counsel confidence and
optimism" then They did not look
cheerful and talk cheerfully~ Instead.
-ney painted the picture OF bad times s1s+
7s black as they could They wanted +Ea 7
Republican party 70 get the Offices. Nov-
-hey are couuseling confidence and on ,
lIaiS-n because they want the same
party 10 keep the Offices
You see. IL makes a difference whose
X is gored-~
The Springfield Republican has = uttIa q
n IFS own particular brand OF conven- /
Ion fun over the Independence League
probabilities. Il says.
Now THAI ticket consisting Of VIII 2
am R Hearst for President and John s
Temple Graves for Vice President has a
'een lndorsed by the Independence v
-eaEue In Washington. D G. il may he :
'ertinent 70 consider the probable conno- /.
ltlon- OF the Cabinet Of President Hearst
Is beginning We suggest For Secre-
any ci State Arthur Brisbane Secretary $
I the Treasury, : 5 CarvaIho- Secre- 2
airy OF War. Max Ihmsen. Attorney Cen y
raj, Clarence Shearn. Secretary Of the n
,avy. The skipper Of the Hearst Yacht: p
secretary Of Agriculture. r B onna- =
he creator Of Maud" Postmaster Cen h
raj. the circulation manager: Secretary =
I ne Interior. the editor OF the Sunday 8
Implement
As TO the fight for securing virtue in /.
he matter OF campaign contributions. the l.
Jew York sun saws. u
II Is now in order for Mr. Bryan OF "
IT. Taft-and Il one does the other will il
announce his decision not 20 accent y
7mpaign contributions from persons
hose incomes are derived from corpora-
ons- As corporations are wicked. their
'uits must be accursed- Perhaps mat Fl
rs would be simpihed if every con-
1buto- were required to make affidavit p
annual labor. This is the only way in tr
hich the purity and innocence OF each 7
1llar can be established and the pro- =
-iety Of using it for the high purpose Of :.
ducating- the voters demonstrated u'
The Philadelphia Record does not fail bu
see peculiar significance in Presi- P1
mt Roosevelt's latest post-of7ce ap- m
ointment Il says: 90
BY way OF making things harmonious =
Tafts own State. the President has os
pointed as a postmaster in Ohio one e..
the men nominated last winter whose a.
were held up at the request a
Senator Foraker on the ground that e,
ey were made 10 reward the recipients 4,
r ceserting him and going over to Taft gs,
nator Dick supported his colleague. and me
IS now hotly protesting against the "a
pointment at Wapskoneta. It looks -.
e bad politics on the part OF the ad- ~,
nistration- Now that Taft has been
minated there is no use in paying any
the men who helped 70 secure the
ate delegation for him. and Foraker. as -
Achilles sulking in his tent. is dan
rous element" an'
for
he New York National Review points 70
the influence Senator Foraker may. be De
oected to exert in Ohio Il saws: OK
Senator Foraker is making no noise IN era
ms and idle boasts as to his return 10 Br,
! United States Senate II he does not 10