The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-11
'MARSE HENRY DISCUSSES
PROGRESS OF CAMPAIGN

CUlieC the cdpl1OH, LIE lOSIeSS
Of the Campaign" Henry Waiter
son writes most interestingly in The
Courier-Journal concerning Bryan
and democracy's chances, touching
on the New York press, the social
trend and other topics in passing.
His editorial follows:
The New York Times, which set
out in the campaign but just begun
to blacklist the democrats, has been
driven into something like fairer
play by the wider and wiser policy
Of its local newspaper competitors.
It thinks to recoup itself by sys-
tenn Of truths. designed general
ly to muddle the discussioni that is,
to misrepresent Bryan and to make
for Taft. The Sun does this in its
own sardonic way. It is amusing,
but not impressive. The Times af-
feets the tone Of the reformer, being
nothing if not a mugwump, and en-
ploys the language Of complacency.
The Sun is professionally sinister.
The Times is theoretically pompous
and tricky. It comedies all that an
intelligent patriotism may say
against the republican party and all
that an intelligent republicanism may
say against Theodore Roosevelt, and,
having established an unanswerable
case for the democrats, proceeds
calmly to urge its readers to vote for
Taft.
The pretext for an attitude so
speeious and shallow, so inconsistent
and illogical, is Bryan. The demo-
cratic nominee arraigns the republi-
cans upon their monstrous tariff. The
Times admits the force Of all he says
and adds: ''It is too bad that the
tariff is not an issue in this cam
paign. IF It were an issue Mr.. Bry-
ans speech would have some effect.
But Mr.. Bryan himself is the issue,
and with whatever eloquence he may
denounce Dingleyism and protection
the people have their eyes on him
and will not take them off, So
with every other arraignment Of re-
pu5lican misrule made by Mr.. Bryan.
cit is useless" says the Times, with
a lofty wave of the hand, all uncon
scious of its absurdity; for if Taft
be not Roosevelt, he is fraud, but If
he is Roosevelt the Times is left to
choose between being bigot or a
cheat. .,' 81. :.
Argument with spirit 50 perverse
is out Of the question, and I take it
for text only because, having the
accumulated prejudices Of twelve
years to support its false assump-
tions, it is well aimed and timed to
mislead the unthinking and unsus-
pecting. Ny single purpose is some
revision of the experience of those
twelve years. I am, as it were, a
missionary Of truth in these eastern
wilds, and, given the opportunity to
be. heard, I do not mean to 60 back
to Gods country until I have said
my say. 1t may not be amiss to add
that I receive not penny Of compen-
sation and that there is no Office the
acceptance Of which I would so
much as consider.
During ten years, from 1896 to
1906, no one rejected Mr.. Bryan for
a leader more resolutely than my
self. If I could finally reach him
and accept him any good democrat
can. It may help the yet undecided
If I relate how I did.
In the ea~ly part Of 1907 pro-
posed parley having for its purpose
some agreement among the. Bryan
men and the anti-Bryan men touch
ing a presidential nominee other than
Mr.. Bryan. During ten months this
encountered from the anti-Bryan
men either Indifference or detrac-
ton. I got No second to my motion.
Emulating the frontier presiding Of
6cer, who said, "Second your motion,
you son Of a gun," they would none
Of it. So I went to Florida, leaving
them to go to thunder, or words to
that effect, and the entire winter
passed, the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
being either openly accepted Or sill
emily conceded by every public man