The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
POLITICAL COMMENT.

present views upon the use Of money il
political campaigns No greater calamity
could come 20 a country such as this than
a continuation Of the Mark Hanna type
Of political assessment and, bargain and
sale
1t IS true that Mr. Bryan Is himself
recent convert to his present position. but
it is a clean and healthy place for him
20 stand. and commendation for It should
by right be his. In the Hanna campaign
OF 1886 Mr.. Bryan fought the devil with
fre, and vast sums were spent. In that
campaign single contributors were not
ruthlessly turned away If they offered
more than $1,000. Men like Marcus DAILY.
Of Montana. contributed enormously. in
the hope OF electing Bryan.
But the system was wrong. L was as
wrong for Mr.. Bryan as IL was for 11r-
Hanna For an honest election II IS not
necessary 70 spend money by the nil
lion. and the w fairness TO the people at
large. when great political party places
Itself in the hands Of q comparatively
few wealthy contributors. is TOO apparent
70 need pointing out. and in this cam
paign the people are fortunate that both
candidates stand pledged 10 avoid any
thing OF that kind, while Mr. Bryan Of
fers The further novelty OF trying 20 run
his ticket through on funds secured al
least IN part By popular subscription"
The Springfield Republican wonders.
rather. that the President should treat
Senator Ia Toilette with scorn. and
thinks he must be feeling pretty sure OF
the West II says:
The President must be utterly without
fear that the Republican radicals OF the
West. particularly n Wisconsin. VIII bolt
Mr.. Taft His rather scornful rap al
Senator La Toilette, as having presented
10 argument against the Aldrich-Vree-
land currency bill worth a moments ssri-
Gus consideration. IS calculated 70 find
the Senator's sore spot Il was against
that measure that the Wisconsin states
man spoke continuously in the Senate
two days. more or less. breaking all the
records for speech endurance TIE only
answer the Senator could make is that
I the President does not understand the
| currency question But. then. who Goes2''
The New York Times thinks that The
I election OF AIr- Taft viii mean that those
who wish 70 see the Chief Executive VIII
have TO come n a. the front door OF the
I White House. Il says
President Roosevelts spear that
/ knows no brother has had more meta
/ morphoses than Ovid ever dreamed Of
/ Now Il has been the Big stick. descrio-
/ Ing terrifying circles through the air.
I Unroohng the palace OF the rich and the
I humble. The home of the wage Garner
in its impartial and devastating sweep
. Now il has been a rod Of iron barring
I the entrance Of the White House %
I some Of the chief men OF the land be-
cause ot their too much wealth, or, set
Up as a totem % warning and deter
renee. It has frightened them away
from the entrance 10 that mansion that
I should be free 70 every citizen called
there BY his lawful concerns Now
/ transformed into a branding iron. &
I has scared the shorter and uglie-'
word into the left shoulder OF many a
4 good man whose sole oHease was q
I difference OF opinion with the Chief
. Magistrate upon matters as % which n
[ other quarters difference IS held 20 BE-
I permissible. But ali the tine. every day,
this spear that knows no brother has
been g wand of invitation waving cordial
welcome 20 a host Of poor relations wko
I have trooped fl at the back door OF the
White House % give hints. suggestions.
and advice as 70 how the corporations
might be more effectively held in chains
and a more exemplary punishment oe il
ficted upon the rich
The New Orleans Picayune o-.-sclses
the West Virginia speech OF 8Ir. TAFT.
and points out that
Here il IS plainly stated By this Re
publican standard-bsarer and national
apostle that he Is II ruu accord with al
she party doctrines OF race equality. and
that should he be intrusted with the ex-
ecurve power and authority of this great
. nation he will do all in his power "a
enforce the constitutional commands and
70 establish among the Virginia whites
by whom he IS now being petted and
eourted. the negro equality and DONNA
don for the Cc1sur1rlation OF which The
Republican Party vas originated and Per
petuatsd-
Let the white people os Virginia and
OF the other Southern States vote fc1
Taft If they can stomach his doctrines
and can bow their necks 10 the huuiI..
ating conditions he has sworn 70 FIX upon
them When the men OF the Southern
states come 20 such degradation then il
viii be tine that the South which has
50 long stood for white supremacy
should be broken ID. and its grand and
noble solidity come TO an end
The New York Sun does not incline tc
the belief that Mr.. Taft's attitude on the
tariff VIII dishearten the Democrats. as
their chief stock IN trade IS not the tartT
It says:
According 70 a Hot Springs dispatch
printed by the Tribune, Mr Tafts ad-
visers believe that his promise 70 caI q
4 special session OF the Sixty-frst Congress
to revise the tariff Immediately after his
inauguration. should he be elected viii
greatly dishearJen the Bryanites. for their
chief stock IN trade is the tariff Their
chief stock in trade is not the tariff Il
It were. and Nj Bryan should continue
TO discuss the tariff with the moderation
and the cogency OF argument that 6lsrin-
guishod his Des AIoines speech. the Re.
publicans might be disheartened. Mr.
Bryan has too many strings to his bow
} and some Of the Wild tunes he plays vii
disgust auditors 70 whom his sober tariff
music IS welcome enough
"a called session OF Congress to revise
the tariff on the principle OF guaranteeing
a reasonable profit to manufacturers
Is that a proposition that IS going tC
wake to ecstacy the now lauguid voters
Socialism for socialism. the government
guarantee Of national bank deposits is q.
skim milk to raw arrack IN comparison
with a government guarantee OF III.
profits Of protected industries. Fortu
nately Mr. Taft has many titles TO publ,
confidence. and he is not dependent foi
his strength upon the fmpudent and pre-
posterous Republican tariff plank
The New York Globe thinks that nj
great number OF people VIII be deceived
by the sophistries OF 9Ir Bryan. It SAYS
Is It possible that any considerable