The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-17
Monday. August IT. 100s.
THE BOLT FROM BRYAN.


 Probably the two principal events of the week in the field of Democratic na- tional politics have been the speech of acceptance of Mir Bryan at Falrview and the bolt of the Baltimore Sun. which has been for years the leading Democratic newspaper of Maryland. In 1896 the Sun was against MT. Bry- an and his free silver doctrine but in 1900 1t stood behind him In good fight: now the Boston Transcript la conically says the Sun Is returning to first principles" The bolt of the sun from Mir Bryan leaves the latter with out a single leading Democratic paper in the state in his support and not one paper in the city of Baltimore.
 If there are any, who still have their doubts whether Mir. Taft is his own motive-power, entirely apart from Mir Roosevelt. and If there are any who would like to read a clear, succinct comparison of tho two men at issue MT. Bryan and Mir. Taft-and their number should include every good citi- zen. whether Democratic or Republi- can, they could do no better than to read the editorial statement of the I Baltimore Sun, in which 1t makes clear It's stand upon this question. Tn a nut shell, the Sun says 1t has long real ized the existence of many corporate abuses and has mot hesitated to con- demn MT. Roosevelt's methods" with the use of the "big stick" But 1t be- lieves that Mir Bryan has his "big club" and that 1t would argue no bet ter for the public veal than the "big stick" has done.
 The Sun believes that Mir. Taft is the sort of man that should be fin the White House all the time but that he Is especially needed there now, that he would make a President of balanced Judgment, with thorough knowledge of the lava man of steady purpose, just and resolute. Though admitting It's belief In Mir. Bryan's sincerity and his devotion to the interests of the peo- pie, the Sun says: "Mr. Taft's experi- ence in important administrative posts his judicial temperament. his patience and thoroughness In Investigation, jus tify the belief that, as President, he would execute the law faithfully and well, but not spectacularly," and that "whlle lawbreakers would be brought to account by MT. Taft with as little fear or favor as Mir. Bryan could dis play, the methods employed by MT Taft would not curtall the working. mans opportunities for employment by disturbing the business of law-abid ing men and corporations, as has beer witnessed in the last four years" Ii there has been any real doubt in thu mind of the public as to whether Mir Taft can be depended upon to act in dependently of Mir Roosevelt, or an, one else, as President, his own superla tive treatment within fortnight o the evilsTof our courts and the mean of renfedying them, and such matur e~ ~1udgments as this of the Baltimor Sun shows itself to be, should conclu sively prove the utter needlessness or il
 The other event of the Democrat week, the acceptance speech of MT Bryan, has already been treated of Il these columns. It has been interest ing to read the many opinions of tn papers near and far as to 1t. The DO litical text: Shall the People Rule? which MT Bryan very evidently mad the basis of what he had to say, ha been met with little favor. Dryly tn Boston Transcript suggests that tn real question is not so much: "Sha' the people rule?" as it is: Shall tn People Rule (Bryan Ou) ?"
 The dramatic value of the catch phrase has been universally recogniz ed as Bryanesque. "One of the secret of Mr. Bryan's long continued inf1u ence," says the Bridgeport Telegram "has lain in the fact that he has al ways thoroughly understood that tn appeal of a slogan to the popular min is much greater than the power of q argument. From the day when hi dramatic cry Of 'ye shall not crucif mankind upon a cross of gold swept democratic presidential convention O It's feet, down to his latest ringin challenge, ne had depended upon tn emotions of his audience rather tha their reason" How in contrast to tn aways-logical Taft whose argumer