The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-01

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BY Glenn Guernsey.
BY Glenn Guernsey


NEW YORK, August with the
establishment Of national headquar-
tiers in New York today, the republic
Whether it was opened with prayer or
a corksrew I know not. Let the mere
chronicler of things that were attend
to the details, while l herald abroad
that glad tidings of that which is to be.
In the first place, then, Mr. Taft is
to be elected. I have this straight
from Mr.. Hitchcock Secondly, there is
to be no period of hard times such
as usually accompanies a presidential
campaign. For this, in the language af-
fected by that staunch republican in.
Battle Creek, Mich, There's, rea-
son."
A theory is abroad in the land which
leads simple folk to believe that the
hard times incident to a national
campaign are due to the uncertainty
Of the result.
Viewing the possibility of demo-
cratic occupant of the White House,
the alarmed wheat fails to sprout and
the terrified swine and cattle refuse to
take nourishment and die. Consider
ing the probability of G. o. P. presi-
dent the little Sleeps turn up their
toes ard the lowing kline become as
dry as Atlanta, Ga.
Meanwhile, the festive grape and
the jocund coryphee never fail to yield
up their choicest vintage, and the busy
silk-worm and the impoverished duke
are always on the job.
In the past, it has always cost Wall
street has never backed favorites, but
has always played them across the
boards. Nor were the campaign man
ayers to blame. By common consent
of the people, the financing of cam.
paigns was long looked upon as the
customary prerogative of Wall street.
Yet Wall street has never really
paid. 1t loved it's wine and women, its
silks and simpletons, to- well for
that. The hand that gave was wall
streets. but the money belonged to
others.
So. of course, it came to pass that
during the national campaign there
was hard times" for the poor and
middle classes. (How glibly we Ameri-
cans write of classes, which do not ex-
ist). Somebody had to pay the mil
lions that were used in manufacturing
nolitical thunder. l shreWdly suspect,
dear reader, that you We're among the
ASSESSED.
Now. praise be, all is changed. The
saffron canine has been sent to the
public pound. The common citizens Will
be depended upon to cough up the
campaign EXPENSES NY uiIo1I
ton. and not through Wall street.
So is Wall street deprived of any
excuse for infiicting hard times" upon
q. defenseless country. The money
changers are scourged from the temple,
peace. plentitude and prosperity
abound in the land and the government
at Washington still lives.
If is a brave experiment, and all
must wish it well. My only sorrow IS
for the campaign managers. Their
strong boxes are not yet bullying with
the thank offerings of the multitude.
Honest confession, it is said, is goou
for the soul Craving harp and crown
the average citizen will probably ad-
nit that he is willing to shout for his
candidate and to vote for him, Dut
that to contribute when the plate is
passed around is another matter. For
the average citizen unlike Wall street,
has only his own money to Offer
Depending upon the multitude for
food and sustenance, the G. 0. r. ele-
phant is likely to go hungry. Shut out
from the Wall street manager. which,
in the sleek. fat days of yore, was
stuffed with provender by the swart
hand of dollar marked capital, the
patient beasts are now turned out 10
face a cold and uncharitable world. Let
They are not likely to get much else
us, at least, give them our sympathy.