The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
POLITICAL COMMENT.

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kern's speech Of acceptance is very
ereditable to him from a Democratic
standpoint II says.
''MT. Kern's speech Of acceptance is a
very ereditable campaign speech from
the Democratic standpoint. His arraign-
ment Of the tarin is orthodox and his ar
gume-ts against DC. though oId-fashioned
and very thoroughly repudiated by ex-
perieace. are probably the best available
for those who must talk that way. II he
can convince the workingmen that a pro
tective tariff means for them -freIess
furnaces and enforced idIeness' he viii
doubtless contribute some needed votes
toward the election Of the Democratic
ticket
He devotes most Of his efforts 10 ex-
pounding Mr.. Bryan's text. Shall the
people rulee' and maintaining that they
DO not rule under Republican ascend
ancy- The meaning Of this, as we gather
ffom the address. is that the people do
not rule because the Speaker Of the
House controls legislation. He mentions
a number Of bills which he says the peo-
pie wanted, and infers that they would
have passed If Speaker Cannon had not
prevented their consideration. This is in
ans claim that the people do not rule
when majority Of them register their
votes for the Republican ticket
The New York sun thinks that 1Ir.
Bryan's speech at Indianapolis shows
him 10 be a trust-buster OF the second
class. Il declares;
Mr.. Bryan's speech on trusts yester-
day scarcely attained the high level Of
staJesmanliAe calm and oratoricaI suav-
ity which II was our pleasure 70 note in
the case q his address on the tariff We
observe the following particulars Of
marked deterioration
The candidates tone about trusts is
nervous and his arguments are some
what vague. as II 3Ir. Bryan felt himself
uncomfortably pushed and worried by
Mr. Roosevelts splendid examples Of
cemagogic denUnciati0n Nr Bryan
seems 10 have considered Il necessary. I
while showing that Nj Taft is Iukewaru
and Intellectual as compared with Mr {
Roosevelt or the general subject of pri-
Fate monopoly and predatory wealth 10
eNn-oit himself, AR Bryan. as easily Mr.. .
Iafts S superior AID probably Nj Roosa- T
Nelts equal IN fervor in all the latter's I
speciaities Of trust-5ustiue. while much {
more l1glcsi and intellectually respect
able IL his policies The result is d
tangie OF cross-purposes and a blur Of
ideas wlich is calculated TO confuse the +
intelligent TIE speech IS out Of focus 4
The New York Tribune thinks that Mr 4
ke-n's speech Of acceptance shows that /
he intends heuceforth TO walk il the
shadow II Mr.. Bryan Il SAYS.
Mr. Kern has decided. however. that I
his usefulness lies in walking in M 1
Bryan's shadow and being MS echo. He
does not venture 20 utter a phrase or ex-
press an idea w1ich has not already T.
done service al Lincoln. n his speech .
OF acceptance yesterday st Indianapolis .
he played The changes or thar shopvoru I
and lECocuOus piatitude. SHAH the uao-
pie r8lee with which Air- Bryan has al .
ready tried 20 Uckle the ears CT ground +
llrSs. Shall a Democracy be democratic .
ShaI the majority have its way shan .
nve votes count more than foure These .
nonentous questions Mr.. Kern hurled
az his auditors as il they had never been .
answered n either his or their political .
experience The Democratic candidate r-r
Vice President can hardly plead that he (
aaS never known maj0-ities 90 prevail
and the VIII Of the people 10 be es-ab-
lishec He tried twice 20 be elected gov
ernor Of Indiana. and getting fewer votes .
than his opponents naturally failed 20
qualify for that Office. Does he mean 20
dispute the fact that thu people rule IN
his own State2 His two defeats are suf-
ncieut evidence Of the wholly Pickwicx-
ian character OF his contention
The St Louis Republic SAYS that the
cIamor in New York for the reaou.na-
ton OF Hughes is not an index 20 the DO
ltical Indications OF the State Il saws
But The clsoor for the nomination OF .
Hughes is not an index 70 the political .
inclinatious Of the voters Of The State.
That he was the one survivor IL the con-
hict with Hearst Is pretty roo5 evidence.
Hughes was the sort Of man the people +
Ike; Hearst was not Otherwise the S-a-e 4
was Democratic.
Nothing IS heard OF the probability OF
Tatt's pulling Hughes through 70 victory.
II is the other way about Hughes is sx-
pected 60 hold the state n the Reuubr-
can Inc That is the one point that has
turned the bosses IT. his fsvor. But can
Hughes 60 that2 TWO years ago the
people showed enough discririnatiorand
intelligence 10 pick the man they wanted
for governor. This year they VIII pick
the man they want for President without
regard TO the contest II The state.
Moreover. the same beliefs and f-clf-
nations which move the people toward
Hughes move them toward Bry-n who is
ne eremy Of the grabbing s1d corrupt
political influences which sbho- Hughes
What is not unlikely is that with a com
nste--t Democrat nominated 70 oppose
Hughes. disgust VIII assert itself. and
The whcie Republican coterie VIII be reIc-
gated 20 oblivion"
The New York Times points out what
L believes 10 Be the weakness N II-.
5ryan's Indianapolis speech on the
trusts Il says: i
The weakness CT Mr.. Bryan-s rust
policy lies IN the vague and visionary
character Of his plan and in the -uYti-
ness Of IT'S promise Persons far ex,eed-
ng MIN IN wisdom and sharing his radi-
,aI views have for years sought BY the
tormUlatjo OF policies ard in the draw
1g OF bills 70 devise cUrbs for monopoly l
and remedies for trust evils They have
been only moderately successful He pro
iuces from his own unaide6 mind a plan
)f universal scope and Of guaranteed :
afflciency- To say that he has confidence Z
n the virtue Of his nostrun. in other I
Fords. 10 say that he believes what he I
said at Indianapolis, would inpugn his
Intelligence"
The Baltimore American Star recog-
lizes the value Of Alr- Bryans Indian
apolis speech and is happy to present his
arguments 70 the voters Of Maryland. It
says:
While the followers OF Mr. Bryan are !
seeking an organ in Baltimore the Amer J