Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-31
Eastern views on Bryan.

: Eastern exchanges contain eommuni-
cations from republicans and independ-
ents, telling what they think of Mr.
Bryan and why they intend to vote for
him. Among the scores that have re-
Gently appeared few were selected.
Here is one from republican from
the New York World:
Il think my presidential preference
this year is for Bryan, although | am
a good republican. l admire Mr.. Taft.
l think he is a good and great man,
and believe the country would be safe
in his hands. But l think greater
progress along certain lines of reform
would be made under the leadership
of Mr.. Bryan. l regard him as the
American Gladstone, the greatest man
in this country since Blaine. o. W."
Syracuse, n. Y, July "a"
The following letter is from a New
Jersey republican to the Philadelphia
North American, newspaper support
ing Taft. This correspondent likes Mr..
Taft for the enemies he has made. He
says:
las constant reader of the North
| am gratified at the stand
you take in behalf of the plain people,
as against the forces of special privi-
lege and predatory wealth. Yet, it
seems to me that your support of Taft
and Sherman is somewhat neutralized
by the fact that the leaders of the
forces you pretend to combat are
aligned with you in support of these
1.-The writer can recall of but two
instances within the present genera
tion-Roosevelt and Folk-where Off
Gals have shown the courage of sim
cerely combating forces that placed
them in power. Then, isn't it taking
a risk to assume, that Taft and Sher-
man would antagonize, if elected, Har-
riman, Morgan, Corey, ct al, who, with
you, are ardent supporters of the re.
publican ticket?
while | have heretofore been a re.
publican, | expect to vote for Bryan,
because he is antagoniZed rather than
supported by the forces you pretend
to oppose.
Granted that Taft and Bryan are
equally honest, it is more in accord
with human nature for a president tc
favor his supporters and antagonize
his enemies. H. w. VENT"
Atlantic City, July "a"
Here is another letter from the New
York World. The paper does not say
whether the writer is the John Mitch
ell, late president of the national or
ganization of coal miners; but possibly
not. He says:
I'm accordance with your invitation
| wish to state that in my judgment
the election of Bryan would be for the
best interests of the whole nation.
''He stands on much the better plat
form and will be guided by it in the
event of his election Mr.. Taft /.
handicapped by the jealous advocac,
of his cause by the predatory rich
Honest wealth and business have moth
ing to fear in Bryan's election. TIL,
Worlds editorials are powerful factor,
in a great campaign.
JOHN MITCHELL.
New York, July 24.f
The following to the PHILADELPHIA;
North American touches the button
and the voters ought TO do the rest
If the people want Morgan and tn
beef trust, and the oil trust, and tn
steel trust, in the saddle controlling
the government, they ought to vote TO
Taft. If they want the people to rul
the common people" whom, as Abra
ham Lincoln said, God must love be
cause He made SO many of them
then they must vote for Bryan. Thi
New Jersey correspondent of the Mort
American says:
your editorial on Standard Oil dc
cision is great, but you advise us t
vote for Taft.
Nov, that is the advice of J. F
Morgan. Ogden Armour, J. d. Rocke
Teller, Andrew Carnegie, and the res
of the Wall street buccaneers give us
ut must be right. But am going t
try the modern Andrew Jackson
| Bryan. JOHN MAC GILLAND.
Deal Beach. N. j., July 25."
Columns might be submitted with el
pressions of devotion to Mr.. Bryan an
1.-THE cause he represents from easter
men, who have a clear conception c
the men and issues involved i'm tn
present campaign. The above ar
merely samples, but they are signii
cant as well as illustrative The plat
people are thinking. and it follows ths
II they do think they will vote right.