The Washington herald., 1908-08-21
POLITICAL COMMENT.

cordiality OF AIr- Francis. Of Missouri, to-
ward the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent q hint that that gentleman has his
eye on the nomination four years hence.
II says:
The fact that Frank B. Lynch. Of St.
Paul, the good angel Of Gov. Johnson's
campaign for the Presidential nomination
at the Denver convention and the member
Of the national COMMITTEES from Mime
sofa, has been 10 Lincoln, Ne5r-, TO tender
TO Mr. Bryan the cordial support OF the
johnson contingent, need awaken no sur
prise If Mr.. Francis, OF Missouri, has
his eye upon the next Democratic nouf-
nation for the Presidency. so has Gov.
Johnson His friend. Mr.. Lynch. Is a rail-
road man Of large means. who believes
IN Johnson and enjoys doing things for
him The governor. who IS soon 70 leave
Office. has signed a fat contract 20 de-
liver series Of lectures. and so is ex-
Pected 20 keep himself in the public eye
much as Mr.. Bryan has been able 10
20 the Johnson boom than there IS 10
the claims put forward in behalf OF The
ex-governor OF Missouri"
The New York Globe has this 70 say
about NIr. Bryan's defense Of the labor
plank in his platform:
M Bryan IN reply 70 the cleaucut
statement and argument Of President
Van CIeave. Of the National Associa-
tion Of Manufa acJurers. again essays a
defense Of the so-caIIed labor plank Of
his platform This defense IS OF such
a character as 20 make It necessary 10
adopt one Of two explanations, either
Mr.. Bryan IS deliberately disingentous
and iusiucere. or he does not understand
the subject he attempts TO discuss What
be has 10 say IS q tissue Of false as
sumptions and misleading implications,
and # it is not by design is must be
from ignorance"
The Macon News notes that there
seems 10 be an attack Of apathy fl the
Republican camp. and Il says
'Ou- old college chum. Bill Taft. does
not appear to be setting the Republican
rivers on IRE throughout the country.
somehow or other there does not seem
20 be any uprising for Bill despite the
fact t1at some designing folks. with
t1elr peppers on Tie Republican money
BAGS. have been trying 70 stir up q fur0re
thar TAFT would carry Georgia These
same astIre and Uercenary gators also
are feeding some Republican leaders with
The soup that Mckinley was counted out
ll Georgia the last time he ran for the
Presidency and that TAFT IS more. popular
here --an was TIA murdered President
II rE- Republican leaders swallow any
such doses as these. why We are going
20 lose our respect for them as politicians
and that has always been very high. de-
spite the fact that We could never stoE-
acE their policies.
The New York Evening Post says that
Investigating Hughes keeps 1Ir. Hitch
cock busy The steru- c5umzr5-rg eye
that marsaaIed Southern delegates and
pierced tie Vaccinations o. the CEscag0
allies, is now trained on the governor
What has Ee2 What lacks Ee2 VIII he
draw2 WiI he respond 20 the rein and
the biz Upon 1Ir. HitChcocks answer 10
The questions thus formulated By his own
conscience. we are told that Gov. Hughes
fate depends. For Hitchcock IS TaE-'s
man. and TafC ls-wsu. anyhow. Hitch
cock IS TO 60 down 10 Oyster Bay where
the question VIII be settled But 10 the
friends O Gov Hughes the entire process
of examination for approval 90 which ne
Is being subjected carries with i- q dis
uuct sense Of degradation II ny Hughes
stands for anything. he stands for Ucar
ideal Of public once uaica recognizes no
rcspo1s-b-llty but 20 cae peoples ju5g-
ueut and ones own Win al due re-
specr 20 1Tr. Ei-c1cock's abilities OF MS
dlsi-t5res-eS desire 20 do the best he can
for the Republican party. his word can
-5r make Gov Hughes strength as Il
cannot destroy IT, The governor has re-
one greater than Hitchcock and found
himself justified in the event. He stands
and how long il does take Wood-uG
and his kind 20 recognize the tact--tor ..
form OF popular viii which does not ex-
press itself through leaders s-bleaders
or machine organization III Woodruff
may show 1Ir Hitchcock hals a thou
sand letters from politicians who are
against Hughes. but LIZ Hitchcock, Il
he IS as wise as the country agrees in
regarding him. VIII not let himself be
carried away. He VIII recognize that the
card-indeN system. Ike al other sys-
tens. has its defects. and that lIr
Hughes's resources, unlike postDastsrs
II Alabama cannot be CataloE-ed.'
The Buffalo Express comuerds heart
ily 1I-. Taft's speech before the Virginia
Bar Associat.on- and says
The address Of Mr.. Taft before The
Virginia Bar Association yesterday was
the plain speech OF a lawyer talking 20
lawyers. There are features Of it, how
ever. which VIII interest the ordinary
citizen quite as much as the lawyer. The
injustice worked BY the laws delays IS
so well recognized that dlatory tactics
have become q common device with many
lawyers who find themselves bur5ened
with weak cases The remedies which
8Ir. Taft suggests do not, Of course. re-
late 70 matters that VIII come within his
powers II he should be elected President.
except that he may be able 10 recon
mend some reforms in the procedure o.
Federal courts.
But every good idea advanced by e
m5a OF sufficient standing 20 command
attention IS certain TO bring results IN
tine. Years hence when we have learned
70 conduct our lawsuits with less trial
and more justice, people may be thank
ng William Howard eTaft for having
pointed the way"
The lafayette Courier IS half-incIiued
. be petulant with Mr.. Roosevelt for his
tti;ude toward the female sufragtsts- Il
AVS.
NOW. NJ. Roosevelt, you're n bad
nUbbing women2 No one would have
.lought 50 gallant q man as you would
ave been guilty OF so gross a viola
on Of the social ethics. Sttu. We can
u see where you are 10 be blamed II
omen ever get suffrage-and those who
ant It are not nUmerous-it viii not be
- such methods as have been employed
the London sUfragettes and those who