The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
Incidents and Opinions Throwing Light on
 The National Contest

1 today, and who says that 1t is impoa- sible for him to support Taft, says thata4t Is not likely that there would come any harm to the country from the election of Bryan that he would be conservative in office, and that the ef- feet of Democratic success would be to bring back to a saner mind those who have been holding extreme doctrines. on the whole. he contemplated with ap- proval the prospect of Bryan admin istration, although he himself had not yet got to the point of being con triputory agent for its inauguration. Yet. Yet no stronger opponent of Bryan in eral spirit of federation, of approval as compared with Taft. and the entire Freedom from the alarm which has cnaracterized the previous Bryan cam didates, are the contrasts between the situation now and eight and twelve years ago, and will make a marked diff ternce with the Bryan vote in Massa- cnusetts; More than this, the Demo- cratic State Committee Is getting evil dence of Republican support for him, not only in the manufacturing centers, where it is not so strange, but also in the rural districts.
 Springfield Republican.
 A careful reading of Roosevelt's let ter to the Montana cattle men reveals the striking fact that the President
 des, the net EepT9lican sItInG party utterly
 
 not referred to as the Republican can didate. MT. Roosevelt asks for no sup port of the party as a party He is silent as to its record. as to its present future work. On the other hand, enor- nous emphasis Is placed upon Mir. Taft.s personal qualifications for the presidency and his ability to guide the country to correct solutions of the great problems with which the future IS charged. While rather defensive in tone, especially in its discussion of the letter depicts Mr. Taft almost as super human Tn his wisdom and courage form of exaggeration not to be taken very seriously in view of Mir. Roose- ve.t yot real FSsatizes .s as well as any one the ingly fluid, and that in view of the recationary element in the Republican party, which dislikes himself and his policies, MT, Taft must gain support outside of the regular party lines, The letter. in its nonpartisan aspect, IS soundly conceived. as well as brill itantly executed.
 Philadelphia Record.
 Sandwiched in between ovatfons in Maryland and New Jersey of such warmth and magnitude as are seldom accorded to an American citizen Will time his party's standard bearer in a presidential contest, was for a few hours yesterday given taste of Demo- cratic enthusiasm. that was a reveia- ton to boss-ridden Republican Phila- delphia. Thousands saw the Nebras- kan and cheered him as he whisked through the streets, and other thous- anjs heard him speak briefly on the issues of the campaign now on and seemed to catch some of the confidence the candidate so evidently feels that a Democratic victory Is to be recorded in November.
 It was the same smiling, cheerful. optimistic Bryan, aged a little, mel lowed little, but fully as aggressive as in past campaigns. who came from Baltimore on an early train. and was busy every minute of the time he spent in this city-the very heart of the ene- mys country.
 To all he was affable in the extreme. except to impertinent reporters for Republican organs. who sought by impudent questions to draw him into factionaI dispute. To a crowd of fully 10000 cheering Democrats gather ed in Washington Park on the Della ware. he made one of the best speeches of the campaign. Again at BurIing- ton he talked to a large crowd. and last at Trenton, he was the don1inRt- ing figure in the most striking ovation ever accorded a candidate at the New Jersey capital.
 On the train bringing him from Baltimore MT. Bryan again declared that his Republican opponent is dodg- ing and challenged him to take the people into his confidence and declare his real position on the issues of the campaign. All in all 1t was a momen- East. and there is no doubt that the candidate and his friends were cheer ed by the work done.
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