Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-10-06

all emphatic preliminary expression OF
discomfort. There is no satisfaction
anywhere with Republican rule or Re
| publican promises. Whether Mr.. Bry-
an and the Democratic party are to be
the bene6ciaries of this unrest depends
entirely on how the people view their
ability to change the condition of af-
fairs generally. All we know is that
Mr.. Bryan is continuing to make re-
markable gains.-St Louis Republic
Why 1t Looks Bright for Bryan.
Since James Monroe was reelected
to the presidency in 1920 by an cleo
| toral vote that was unanimous save for
the single ballot Of William Plumer of
New Hampshire, who bolted his in
structions, there has not been such
unanimity of political sentiment In this
country as Is apparent in the presiden-
tial campaign of the present year.
An overwhelming preponderance of
the voters in both parties are aiming at
the same results. There are as many
| voters in the Republican as in the Dem
ocratic party who demand mistakenly
that the tariff be revised in the interest
Of all the people.
On that issue Mr. Taft would go as
| far as Mr.. Bryan in the special session
of Congress which both candidates are
| pledged to call Immediately after the
| 4th of March next. The voters Of both
/ rft ho& ,{,1o
the laws in favor of special interests
shall cease, that monopolies in restraint
of trade shall be curbed. The voters Of
both parties are agreed that the public
must have fair service from the corpo-
rations it creates in return for fair
| pay.
Both parties promise to do these
things, the only difference being that
the Republican promises are so guarded
as to arouse the suspicion of insincerity.
while the Democratic platform is out
| spoken in saying what it means.
The candidate of each party Is a man
of unquestioned integrity and Of highest
ability. Both are personally popular.
What, then, is the difference between
the parties and why should there seem
to be a greater probability Of Bryan's
election than of Taft's?
The advantage in Bryan's favor ex-
lists in the popular knowledge that all
| the controlling leaders of the Republi-
can party, and the great special inter-
ests whose servant that party is, are
opposed to the reforms intimated in the
Republican platform and honestly fav-
ored by Taft
The voters of both parties know
mighty well that if the Republicans
control the next House of Representa-
| tives Mr.. Cannon will be elected to the
| Speakership again, and that suppress
sion of the popular will in that branch
of the government will go on unchecked.
The voters know that a Republican
Congress would never make good the
promises Mr.. Taft makes for it. 1t
would, ON the contrary, bind him, hand
and foot.
And it is because the people know
all this that they seem likely to put
Bryan into the White House.
/ Democratic Nominee for Governor.
In nominating Adlai E. Stevenson
as their candidate for Governor of Illi-
nois the Democratic voters have chosen
man distinguished in national af-
fairs His candidacy is specially in
| teresting, because in recent times 1t
| has been rather unusual for a national
reputation to be utilized as stepping
! stone to State honors. When the ma
ton was young. however, there were
notable instances Of this sort.
Mr. Stevenson was the twenty-third
| Vice President of the United States,
serving in that capacity during Cleye-
| lands second administration. He had
| been First Assistant Postmaster Gen
| eral in Cleveland's first administra-
| ton. Prior to that time he had twice
represented the Bloomington district in
| Congress. At the close of his term in
the vice presidency he was appointed a
member OF the commission sent to Eu-
rope to try to secure international BIZ
metallism. In 1900 his name again
was before the American electorate as
that of Bryan's running mate.
Throughout his participation in pub
| lie life Mr.. Stevcnson's course has been
marked equally by courtesy and COM
bativeness. To-day he is both aged
and vigorous. Although in his seventy
| third year he is counted upon to make
an aggressive campaign for the govern
| orship Because Of his standing and
| character it is expected that his can
vass will be marked by dignity as well
as by force. That he is popular with
| his fellow Democrats was sufficiently
| demonstrated by his easy victory at
| Saturdays primaries. This popular
| ity goes back to the days of "Adlafs
AK" with which he decapitated so
many thousands of republican third
class postmasters when he was First
Assistant Postmaster General.
Since his nomination for Governor
Mr.. Stevenson has been quoted as say
ing that he holds that Office to be non
partisan. Nevertheless, his candidacy
already has united the Democrats of
| Illinois in remarkable way, and
doubtless has strengthened the party
ticket in this State-Chicago News.
The Drift to Bryan.
The drift of the independent voter
toward Bryan Is apparent and strong.