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al election to the Democrats. mas
much as the honest revision of the tar
iff is practically conceded to be an
mpossibilty under existing conditions,
the serious duty Of the minority party,
as well as its obvious potential advan
tage, seems to be plain to the most
casual political observer
With Champ Clara admittedly the
coming minority leader. after Mr.. Bry-
ans brilliant educational campaign,
politicians agree that most promising
prospects have developed for the mi
nOrity and that the congressional
forces of the Democratic party need
only meet the requirements to prepare
the way for success in 1910, which
means success in 1912 nationally.
Prosperity "Hothousins."
Some word maker has evolved the
expression "hothousing prosperity"
Going about among some Of the men
in the financial circles who regard
some things as above politics, dis
cover concern lest there be too zeal
Ooo Ooothlh6 VA luV LCluAASo III OSlCl-
tty. which, it is alleged, came with
the announcement Of Mr.. Taft's cleo
ton.
Men versed in fiscal lore do not well
come the coincidence between the
ending Of the campaign and the bull
market on Wall street. Stocks have
been forced upward until they are
making new high records" as the
Stock Exchange writer's seem to de-
light in recording, on the theory that
the market quotations always are the
measure of the nations Industrial
health.
Resumption of factory production,
Of course. Is granted as a prime de-
sideratum. provided such resumption
Is in answer to normal demand for
outputs. | am sure that conservative
financiers deplore the attempt to man
ufacture abnormal evidences of pros
perity instead of permitting normality
to return by those gradual processes
which always mark healthy -recoveries
from serious depressions
Controi' OF Monopoly.
AS proof that Mr. Bryan's warnings
were based on correct deduction,
these evidences of security Of mind by
tie trust magnates will appeal to many
current discussion
1t will be recalled that the Chicago
platform declared for control Of mo-
nopoly, while the Denver platform laid
down the proposition that monopoly is
indefeasible.
toric position Of this nation has been
that monopoly-the trust or its CO.
ordinate is perllous. Apparently,
however, the people have pronounced
In favor Of legalizing monopolies,
which involves altering the fundamen-
tai statutory expressions Of the peo-
pie to subyert the whole texture Of the
nations Jurisprudence.
believe that the people only APP
parently Endorsed the programme to
legalize trusts. l am not prepared to
admit that the people are willing to
decide for all time that competition
shall be done away and the trust be
supreme.
Yet / find III Washington q general
opinion that on the face of the returns
the bill to legalize trusts introduced
last session at President Roosevelt's
instance and Mr.. Morgan's desire
could be easily declared Endorsed as
M rfx in ho H,LA
voting.
"6ryanism" Dead2
Columns have been written on the
probable course of the Democratic par
ty In coming years. Reactionary news
papers nowadays delight to dwell on
the death Of Organism.
Taking into account the essential ele.
ments which will go to make up the
issues In ensuing years and disregard
Ing the matter of who shall be candi-
dates, certainly it is apparent that the
forward march Of the people toward
higher ethical ground and to civic re-
forms has not been abandoned.
have always thought that the vital
izing principle upon which Mr.. Bryan
SO powerfully appealed to the masses
was the high moral concept for which
he stood. 1t is unthinkable that the
people have determined to go no fur,
Their In that direction. And In CONVEX
sation with Democratic leaders during
the past two weeks am convinced
that no serious purpose is entertained
to relinquish the effort to bring to pass
the better things proposed by the Dem
ocratic party this year and certain to
be appropriated. In part at least, by the
unoriginal Republican party.
1t Is plain to careful observers that
the progressive elements In both par
ties retain their desire for advance
ment and that there will be little mercy
for that political organization which
falls to measure up to the demands of
the times.
Hence. with stand patters supreme In
the dominant party and magnificent
opportunity before the minority party,
Democrats seem likely to witness some
cheering events In the political realm
during the coming two years.
Washington.
Fall Mixup.