The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
POLITICAL COMMENT.

ing It says;
Tt is not abuse Of Mr.. Bryan to point
out that in 1856 he advocated the free
coinage Of silver with apparent sincerity
and Interchangeable conviction. that IN 1870
with equal fevor he took up the cause
Of anti-imperialism: that this year he has
nothing to say about silver OF about i'm
perialism. and that his shifting to other
issues is evidence Of an instability Of
mind highly undesirable in a Chief EX-
ecUtive. II is not abuse OF Mr. Bryan 70
controvert his arguments for the guar
zntee OF bank deposits. for change IN
the practice Of the courts with respect 70
injunctions. for an un-Democratic cen
tralizing Of power through the issue Of
Federal licenses to private corporations
without which they would be forbidden Go
do business It Is not abuse Of Mr. Bryan
20 desire and work for his defeat because +
at a time when the industries Of the +
country demand peace and an opportunity /
for rebuilding he advocates continual war .
upon the corporations 4 newspaper may 4
call attention 70 the fact that NJ Bryan, 4
who has never had any business expert I
ence, who has not been a student OF I
finance or Of banking. Of trade or Of in 4
ternationaI affairs. vet presumes 10 offer 4
20 his coUntry men formulated policies /
with respect TO all these things. which he I
assures them are workable, sound ana I
salutary. Mr.. B~yal's experience Of pub /
lie life was confined 70 one term n Con 4
grsss. Il il be said that neither that I
service. nor all his public Utterances dur /
ing the last twelve years have given con- I
vInclng proof Of his wisdom OF his sound I
ness OF Judgment. and that. therefore, 20 I
put him in the Presidents chair would be I
a perilous venture into the unknown mat +
does not constitute abuse. but merely a ]
candid expression Of fact and opinion
No matter how the election goes, the
Birmingham News looks for the resump-
tion Of prosperity and q period Of indus
trial peace
The fact IS, while AIr. Bryan and the
Democratic platform more nearly repre-
sent the interests Of the people than NJ
Taft and ta= Republican platform. neither
are what may be called radical and the
election Of either candidate would not
seriously disturb business conditions o.
prevent industrial progress TIE very
fact that both men have irreproachah-e
records. and that both men are honest,
able and patriotic should be -l the Ca-
turs Of eucouragement TO the business in
terests q ths country. Nothing Ia the
speeches Of either candidate SO lar may
De taken as an Indication t1at he VIII dis
tgr5 Industrial OK trade interests IN tle
light Of these facts. tc IS hard 70 explain
why a Pres dental campaign with Two
such platforms should seriously interfere
with bushes for months before The elec-
ton"
An event OF much political Importance
In Tennessee is the accession OF former
Senator Edward w Ca-mslk 10 the ed
to-iaI c1ntr0! Of the Nashville Teaaeseean-
Ai-. Ca-macs, IL a signed announcement
OF the papers policy under his guidance.
atlrms that It VIII be Democratic. b-t
only because
1T believes that the principles Of the
I Democrats party viii secure the largest
measure Of individual liberty and the
Z largest measure OF happiness and pros
uz-icy. IL viii lead It's support 10 al the
nominees Of the Democratic party. both
national and state. But il does not be-
Esve that the whole duty OF q Democrat
. IS coDpreberded iu supporting candidates
duly labeled by a party convention The
duty which q Democrat owes 70 his party
should never be separated IN bis thought
. from the duty he owes 20 his country. and
he IS either fsItll5ss 0C a coward wlo
VIII see his party made the victim OF G
corrupt machine and ltfJ no hand q save
L from dlsLc-Cr- The real friend Ct the
. Democratic party S. he who would keep Il
. pure and honest. true 70 its principles.
faithful 90 It's traditions as the party Of
. the people. He who can be awed into
silence or bu-Ile5 into approval while his
party IS 6ebaEched and dishol0-ed de-
serves the name Of traitor"
! Replying 20 1I-. Bryan speech. Joseph
F L. Br.srow. candidate for United States
I Senator from Kansas. declares tLar the
Z kansas Republican platform which IA
/ vors some form Of bank deposit guaral-
I tee does not conflict wi-h M Taft's op.1-
[ ions adverse 10 the guarantee proposal
/ Ny Bristol argues that
/ IF The theory OF NJ Bryan had been in
I force last fall. the banks ot our State
would have had 20 contribute money 10
make up the losses incurred by the banks
/ that failed Iu New York. banks that failed
Z because they had loaned money on stocks
I and bonds as c0lls-eraI that cid not rep
/ resent actual invested money When the
market value Of this collateral shruuk.
I because the people learned that there
/ was not SUFFICIENT property behind Il 70
give II the value that Il was supposed 10
! have. these banks failed Now 9Ir. Bryan
| would compel our banks 70 pay the losses
/ Of these bsCks when they are wholly
[ powerless 20 prevent their reckless b1si-
I ness methods. and that IS the proposition
which Secretary Taft 50 severely C-iu-
cises."
The New York Globe has an editorial
on "Ehe New Bryan in the course OF
which. Republican though Il IS. IT says:
1 The country IS familiar. even 20 the
point Of WEAKNESS, with the fact that
I NJ. Bryan, finding discreet abandonment
70 his interests. no longer urges the poll
cies with which his name has been ideu-
I tiled n the past. Not q peep from him
! Is heard concerning free silver. o. anti
/ imperialism. or rke double government
ownership OF railroads. OF the initiative
I and referendum. OF other Bryan special
ties. But al these matters. Il IS said. are
last years bird nests. Why should the
anti-Bryan press il is asked, waste It's
time repeating. Ike the katydid. an IN
I Coa--aGicted thing? Does not every one
know what Bryan's past is? Does not
his own silence eloquentIy testify that
he realizes that he was wrong2 Has not
d nan a right 70 change his mind? Nay
he not grow IN wisdom Why refer con
[ tinuously TO the diseases OF Bryan's poll
teal infancy? It's the new Bran. sober.
serious. high-browed that is running FOR
the Presidency this year"
The Nashville American scouts the idea
that Taft has any chance OF breaking
into the solid South II says.
The South has had experience with
lRepubucanism- The experience has been
costly and the memory OF It bitter Why
should it abandon party that has been
comparatively clean. capable. and honest
and foi- 4 marty thar has r-5seov-a--,s1