The Montgomery tribune., 1908-07-17
As THE PAPERS SEE IT
Comment OF the Newspapers on ti,s
Nonlnsflon OF Mr.. Bryan

IL noise and votes were the
ga me thing Mr.. Bryan would have
served two presidential terms long
ago, instead of still being In
pursuit of something that recedes
fr ON him as the years go by
Globe Democrat (Rep.)
If the winning ticket has not
b cen named at Denver, 1t is cer-
ain that the ticket has been
named which will at least keep
TAFT and Sherman guessing until
a fter the returns are counted on
the night of the Presidential
election.--St. Louis Republic. (Dem.)
The original Bryan for Presi-
dent-in- 1903" man is sick. He
will be sicker yet next November.
Chicago Post (Rep.)
With Mr.. Bryan as M. Taft's
opponent, the campaign can end
only in Republican victory. Mr..
Bryan has been leader of the
Democratic party virtually for
twelve years, and the state of the
party bears eloquent testimony to
the quality OF his leadership. OF
foriy-six states the Democrats
control only thirteen and the.
Republicans thirty-three. There
are only thirty-one Democrats in
the United States Senate to sixty
one Republicans and another Re-
publican Senator elected in Ken
lucky TO succeed a Democrat will
take his seat March 4th. There
are only two anti-Republican sem
ators north of the line of the Mis-
souri, compromise. Outside of
New York City there are only
thirty-seven Democrats in both
houses of Congress from the entire
East. North and West.-N. Y.
World. (Dem.)
It is clear that with Bryan the
nominee of the Democratic party
claiming as his own the policies
which Taft represents, the cam
paign will resolve itself into a
choice of men. Taft, the expert
en- ced, wise, successful man of
affairs, and Bryan the inexperienc.
ed, twice-defeated, magnetic
orator, able but radical theorizer.- :
st. Louis Post Dispatch (Dem.)
It is a slow day when one or
more prominent Democrats do not
pronounce for Taft and against
Bryan. It looks like the history
of 1896 was to be repeated as far
as Bryan is concerned. Sub
stancial, level-headed business
men cannot enthuse over Bryan
and his proposed policies
Watchman Adpocute (Rep.)
There are two planks in the
Democratic platform either one of
which should be enough to damn
the party and its presidential
ticket in the minds of the sober
minded voters of the country.
One refers to the exclusion of
Oriental immigrants from this
country and the other is the pledge
to emasculate the writ of injunc-
tion in favor Of organized labor.
The former in the event of Mr..
Bryan's election and it's fulfillment
would mean war with japan, and
the latter would let down the bars
of justice in the times of strikes
and leave the large business in
terests of the nation helpless
against the destruction of their
plants by lawless elements which
invariably array themselves on
the side of the strikers and sieze
pom the opportunities afforded
by a strike to attack persons and
property, to assault and murder
on the one hand and to wantonly
destroy on the other.-K. C. Jour
nal. (Rep.)
The tariff is an issue again this
year and the battle will be fought
O ut on the same old lines. Elect
Bryan and adopt free trade or a
tariff for revenue only and the
is sue nextyear will be soup houses
and fifteen cent corn just as it was
after the campaign of 1892. Gen.
trail Missouri Republican.
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