The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-10-22
POLITICAL LINES DRAWN.

While days shall
be president for the
enough show clearly what interests and factions will be
side and the motives which will drive different classes vote for
early campaign
ALL President Rooeyet work and policies Around him. directly
indirectly whole fight except
side and the election will finally be according
whether the people favor Of those policies and will give them
claims carry
dent has begun and thus admits that the majority the people
in favor Of this work and wish support it. But secretly each
side makes less strong bids for support from certain interests
which do the Roosevets work carried ON.
Analysing the support of Taft to begin WITH find that the
great bulk of from the plain people who feel that he will
with the Roosevelt policies and will be the best possible
OF the President These people believe either that Bryan plans for
doing this work unwe that he will not be able to do the
things he promises There large number who in the sup
port which the Standard Oil giving Bryan this indication
that his will be for the interests OF that trust and there
fore against the interests the people There also large
which that there will grave danger the
financial prosperity of the country Bans Included in
this last class are many corporations and trusts OF which have
suffered might suffer the enforcement of laws proposed by
Taft Roosevelt Some of these corporations doubtless believe
ments of corruption still left in the Republican party that they
will be able from the special privileges they desire but
any all feel that while there certain element of danger for
them in the election of Taft there such danger the whole
country Byan election that they would in the end suffer
from than Taft they should able corrupt the
Republicans They willing to risk prosecution under the fair
laws proposed 10y Roosevelt and Taft rather than bankruptcy under
the general business disaster which would follow any attempt
Ban plan into operation To all these must be added the large
class that would be Republicans just the both platforms and
On Democratic first regular Democrats
the Southeners who against their convictions and interests
ticket reads that way Then the large
people believe that Bryan will carry Rooseves
work better than Taft will They because the big bust
interests of the country for Taft the plain people should be
against him. business affairs, except
where the big gets special privileges its interests the
those of the plain people Some Of these people bigger
reforms than the Republicans PROMISE and cannot that Bryan
not by possibility the reforms he fighting for
few understand this however will for Bryan protest
But there kind Of support m Bryan which different and
throws sinister light the possibilities of the campaign 1t
claimed that nothing curb the
and there be found supporting Bryan every
the great which their
ay and have suffered from Roosevelt prosecutions Those trusts
which know they be prosecuted for breaking the law which
fear that unjust and wrongful privileges be taken from them,
are Tor Bryan This really the most significant thing Of the
pagn far ltshows that the wicked grinding illegal
poaons expect of under Bryan than under Taft They
believe that there will be prosecution
Bryan pay them for the loss they will general hard
Summing up. then find for Mr. Taft people who
form along lines laid down the President and people who
not wholly favor of those reforms but viii work for the general
prosperity Of the country rather than risk prevent the reforms
being made For Mr. Bryan there first people who do
think the Republican plans far enough fast enough and would
rather have no bread ALL and panic the bargain than what
they consider the Republican halt loaf and second who feel
that Bryan will do much Taft WILL and don't him
TO do anything
This forecast, it simply explanation of the forces
that will decide the campaign but have doubt that the
American people wise enough decide favor of Taft