Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-25
SEES SABRYANVICTORY
Senslor TilIman Sure of Demo
 cralic Success in November.

London, Aug 25.-Among all the prophets of democratic success at the coming elections none Is more confident than Senator Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina, who, after. an extensive continental tour, is enjoying his first visit to London. - Tt. may be that the wish is father to the thought" said Senator Till man, but 1t looks to me as if Bryan has powerful good chance of clean ing up the other crowd this time. In the first place he has been nominated in spite of the best organized news paper fight against him ever known, thus demonstrating his innate strength with the rank and file of the democratic party. Taft, on the con trary, has been nominated solely at the dictation of Roosevelt anu against the wishes of the masses in the re- publican party. While Taft is a lovable character in every way. and don't wish to be construed as say ing anything against him as a man, his self-obliteration and what 1 should call the element of subservi- ency shown in his visit to Oyster Bay to get his speech revised are not in his favor. ..-- -...
 There are other facts that must appeal to the people. If, for in- stance, We are going to Mexicanize our country by having the president appoint his successor through the machinery of the republican party and the use of office holders to a stock nominating convention, 1t Is simply going to make great slump downward in the history of the American public. 4...
 Again, if the country is really in love with and anxious to have car ried out reforms which Roosevelt stole from the democrats and pro- claimed as my policy the people will recognize. that Bryan more fully represents those ideas than does Taft. ....
 Then again the yice-presidential nomination of the republican coh- vention is an insult to the name of reform. Everybody in Washington is familiar with Sherman's alignment 1 with the plutocratic influences of the country, and unless it mistake the character of the people generally they will consider his nomination as a surrender to the pluctocracy.
 ''The panic of last winter has only left unpleasant recolleetons and ar amount of damage to business which now is relatively small. Things seem to be almost normal at present but whatever 1t was, harm resulted with republicans in possession of al branches of the government, in spite of the protective tariff, in spite o the gold standard.
 Unless American minds are ab solutely besotted, of which in my opinion there is not the slightest in dication, they will realize that to al low one party to remain in power in definitely is not healthy or for thu good of the country.
 Consider, besides, the disaffectioI in the west over the tariff. and tn, clamor for Rooseyelt's programme which Bryan represents, and you vii see that Bryan cannot keep iron winning"
 In answer to question Senator Tillman said:, z-
 i: ! No, l don't think anything muci can be done with the tariff next ses sion. Two-thirds of the senate ar, against any reduction, and if there were any change this big majorit! would rather favor an increase. Ever if a democratic president and hous' were elected wouldn't Aldrich jus sit there in the senate and laugh a any tsriff bill sent from across tn, Wav?" s-.-- ..e.s. +ss