Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-01
Newspapers and Men with Him in
1896 and 1000 Now Urging
Taft's Election.
ali Find Judge Tat Admirably
Fitted for the Presidency and
Have Been Unable to Follow
Bryao's Political Shell
Game

many newspapers and men WHO once
found something in the man and his
changeabie doctrines to uphold
The Baltimore sun. for instance.
which for years has been the mainstay
OF the Democratic party in Maryland,
turned sgnaTely against Bryan and
positively for Taft early in the CAM
paign.
1T is, our deliberate Judgment" said
the Sun,
That for the next four years the
material interests Of the people Of this
country would be safer with Mr. Taft
at the head of the national government
than with Mr. Bryan"
The backsiidins Of William Randolph
Hearst and the Hearst string OF news
papers IS well known. It is not dis
puted that the Hearst support formerly
was one OF the strongest factors Of
Bryan's strength. Mr. Hearst's present
opinion Of Mr., Bryan is scarhing Here
is part OF ii:
He is the peerless prestdigitator
.. l. c,,"r:'I, o'itic:. " = hand is Quick
er than the eye. who causes his prin-
ciDies to disappear and changes his
politics in full view of the audience.
A Snowman at a county fair. conduct
ing shell game with his political
opin ons.
Where is the little ball Of free
silver? Under the first shell? Not at
all, It was there once but IL is not
now. and the confding voter loses.
Where is the little ball OF public. own
ership2 Under the second shell?
Wrong again. and the confiding voter
loses again. Where is the little refer
endum bail? Under the third shell?
fding voter loses.
My friends. Mr.. Bryan has no set
convictions. He has changed his opin-
ions at every election. and If he mas
been wrong so often we are justified
in assuming that he is wrong again. Mr.
Bryan's definition of a fundamental
principle is a proposition that Will help
to elect Mr., Bryan If 1t fails TO elect
him it ceases to be an eternal verify
and becomes an exploded theory
Mr.. Bryan's substitute for perma-
nent principle is perpetual speech. He
talks well. but he thinks badly and be
acts worst Of all
Revolt Il Widespread.
VI F yarpey, Of Fresno. Cal for
years one OF the most prominent Demo-
cratic National Committeeman. ore of
the most popular and best known Dem
ecrats in California and once candidate
for Governor, has announced through
The press his support Of Taft. saying
IT feel 1t is for the best interests OF
the nation and our State to elect as
President the man who represents not
only President ROosevelL's policies. but
his ideals. and who will be able TO get
the best civic results out OF the awak-
ened public conscience"
How widespread is the spirit Of re-
volt among the former followers Of
Bryan may be Judged from the defec
tion Of the Santa Cruz Surf. a Cali
fornia newspaper of considerable infiu-
cratic party for thirty years through
thick and thin under the etiitorship of
Arthur A. Taylor. In a four-colIznn
editorial in the issue OF August Is the
Surf sets forth IFS reasons for discard
ing Mr. Bryan and advocating Mr. Taft
Mr. TayIor's conclusion is that Bryan
lacks "Ef1e most essential requisite for
the observation-disclosures
Ex-senator George L. Wellington of
Maryland is open and enthusiastic in
with his attitude OF eight years ago.
when he appeared On the rosSruul with
Bryan at the greatest political meeting
ever held in Cumberland. Nd. and when
he stumped the Northwest for the Ne
brass1an- His attitude has entirely
changed, and he states that he considers
Taft IN ideal candidate as representa-
tive of Republican policies.
N<hraska PopuIfss and Rhode Island
Democrat
John C.. Snrecher. a prominent Ne
hraska Popuiist and editor of the
Schuyler Free Lance. has repUdiafed
BRYAN and warmly urges the election
OF Taft and Sherman. The change In
Mr. Sprecher.s political views was an
nouneed In recent issue OF his news
paper The editor was twice sent to
the Nebraska Legislature by the Popu-
lists and has upheld that party and i1s
views for many years. In his editorial
committing himself to rne Republican
national candidate Mr.. Sprecher says
above all else this year. the Free
Lance editor is opposed TO the election
OF w. J. Bryan for the Presidency. be-
cause be in simply disgusFed with rile
standing candidate. VINO is apparently
for or against any proposition that viii
net him votes :
Perhaps the NEST notable Democratic
feferfion in Rhode Island is that OF
DIR. James E. Sullivan OF Narragan-
sefr, q Democratic Presidential Elecfor