The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
POLITICAL COMMENT.

ASKS
How has it become the business OF the
Federal government 70 insure any man a
profit IN the conduct Of his business at
the expense Of another man2 Why should
Mr. ATafJ pledge himself to a policy which
wiz insure profitable income to the
beer trust, for example. when such profit
must be exacted from the earnings OF
every man who has a family to feed2
Why should the President and Congress
Of the United States give their attention
to making the business Of the lumber in
dustry Of the country show a clean bal
ance at the end Of the year when such a
result means that every mar and woman
who owns or rents a house. or buys
DIT OF furniture must contribute his or
her mite 10 the Unsuitable greed OF this
monopoly? Is that Mr.. Taft's conception
OF the powers and duties OF a Republican
government Of which he hopes to be the
Chief Executive2
IT is plain that Mr. Taft. from the
tarin reformer that he has been widely
advertised TO be. has degenerated into a
protectionist Of a school far more ad-
vaneed than that OF the late William Nc
kinley, whose teachings were abandoned
and repudiated by the martyrcd Presi-
dent in the last public utterance which
he made"
The Philadelphia North American saws
that business men are not fools and that
they must take the Taft medicine rather
than turn 10 any other party. Il says
Real dissatisfaction among Republi-
cans prevails only among the reaction
aries and the 'malefactors OF great
wealth But with all their sins. they
are business men, not fools Sore as they
are. they sSe that they must take the
Taft medicine rather than turn 20 any
party whose success would mean the Sc
rious disturbance. II rot the temporary I
dismantlement- OF the whole structure Of I
commerce and industry
We do not profess 20 read the future 4
But analyzing the situation without par I
tisan feeling and by the simple rules Of I
history and mathematics. it would seem I
that the three third parties start Nj 1
Bryan in this race burdened with a handi- 4
-ap impossible for him 10 carry 10 vic /
tory"
The Philadelphia Press warns people I
against taking too seriously the claim 4
made thus early by the campaign man
lgers- Il points out that
1t has been a common saying for years
mat the Democrats win many victories
m midsummer which they lose in Novem-
Der. Experience has shown the saying
10 be almost uniformly true
The chairman OF the Democratic Con-
sressional committee is following The
usual practice and dlverting himself with
'uiy predictions that the voters. accord
ng 20 habit. are likely 20 upset in No
'emher. This chairman Is now carrying
he House % Representatives OF the nexr
'ongress, giving the Democrats a good
He does not offer any details.
be does not Indicate the districts where
IFS gains are 20 be made Ills claim is
ust a general one. Anybody could make
e."
The New York Mail points out how
trongIy Mr.. Taft stands for the policies
Z AIr. Roosevelt. II saws
Mr.. Taft IS IN line with the practice
Z Republican platforms and Republican
residential candidates In his tributes %
be- conductor Of this Republican admin
'tration- Like his party he is for the
Roosevelt policies. which are also the
arty policies What has been OBJ
ected % is simply a recognition Of
be party's historic continuity Il is
o argument against H. but rather an ad-
itiOnal argument for it in the present
3se. that Theodore Roosevelt has r1-
sual personal popularity. and that had
r''urustances Permitted he would have ]
cen the choice. not only Of his own
arty- but Of heavy fraction OF TIE
emocratic party
The Rochester Times denies that Nsu- ?
ork IS a certainty for Taft but thinks. 7
lther. that the fight vii be hot and S
ose- II declares
H--I G
'cinched for Taft need 90 be shaken ?
1t Of their premature assurance and s
.qgired 90 face the fact that here. as I
oil rs in the debatable Middle WeSt. :
.e fight Is 70 be hot and close. with the :
Splosive and discontented elements Of =
'ciety. which showed iu the Hearst cam
iign how many they number. 1uassed Z
most solidly for Bryan no mean on :
'sition. FoTewarned Is forearmed."
The Buffalo Times. the paper owned BY Z
Norman z. Mack. thinks that
r. Tafrs speech OF acceptance is. pretty =
eak. II says:
In a speech Of 12.000 words Judge Taft T,
Is not contributed a sentence to the II
ucation Of the people in political mat 3
rs. There is no backbone. no meat. no n
rength in hfs speech From beginning =
tn sides Of the great issues which are
be fought out in the campaign &
The New York Post points OUT in
rcastic vein the extreme ''mOdesty'' OF m
ne Of Mr.. Tafts claims. II saws. d
Mr. Taft IS nothing II not modest IN v
veral passage OF his speech OF accent G
ce- This is MS view OF what has been g
compiished by the Roosevelt admins b,
alton. and therefore in large degree By "
nself, since he was. until few weeks NJ
%. the most prominent member Of the =
ministration next 20 the President
The mere statement OF the things ac- ~
ally done by this administration at m
me- in our dependencies. and IN foreign OF
airs. shows a marvel Of successful ac- 81
and il ever a party has en- P
led itself to the approval Of its works J
renewed mandate Of power from =
? people whom IL served. il is the Re N
blican party in the present campaign te
In view OF the finality Of this state a
mt. it is rather odd to find Mr. Taft si
pealing for the votes OF Democrats and yC
dependents alike on the ground that de
e reasons for their breaking the bonds az
party are stronger to-day than ever so
tore Of
he New York Journal Of Commerce
nks the matter Of the speech is admir-
e, but that il would De better had il
n less labored- It thinks that perhaps
Taft had too much advice and took
much counsel Il says:
Il does not read Ike a speech. but like
aborious and carefully prepared docu-
ut. and it lacks the spirit and go
[ we would like to find in a produc-