The Lamar register., 1908-08-19
BoLTING BRYAN.
Leading Democratic Paper Of Mary
land Will Support Taft.

Walter Wellman the Bryan enthu-
siast, admits that he will lose Mary
land on account Of the Baltimore Sun
His statement is as follows:
Washington, Aug. 13.-Something
OF asensation was caused in political
circles to-day by the announcement
of the Baltimore Sun, Democratic
paper, that it would oppose Bryan
and support Taft in the president
campaign. The attitude of the Sun
this year has been in doubt; and now
that it has come out for the Repub-
lican national ticket, it is believed
Maryland will give her ELECTORAL vot-
es to Taft.
The Sun is the Oldest newspaper in
Baltimore and one of the most influe
tial journals OF the state. 1t has al
ways been looked upon as a democral
ic paper and a great majority of its
readers are Democrats. Apparently
1t has never lost much circulation or
influence by boiling the party nomin-
atoms. however. because it opposed
Bryan in 1896. and supported him in
1900 because of its opposition to i'm
perialism. 1t supported Parker four
years ago. In all three presidential
elections the Republicans have carrie
the state. Mckinley had plurality
100. Mr.. Roosevelt squeezed through
with a plurality of 81 in 1904. Nor
mally the state is Democratic, as is
shown by the fact that in 1899. 1903
.and 1907 the Democrats elected their
candidate for governor. The legisla-
iture is heavily Republican. and the
ibest opinion is that the detection of
1.-THE Sun will give the state to Taft.
which this independent Democratic
newspaper of high character gives for
Its refusal to support its party in this
campaign. After declaring that. in it
judgment. 1.-The material welfare of
ithe United States, Industrial and fin
:ancial would be promoted to great
Ger degree by the election of Mr.. Taft
than by the election Of MIR. Bryan.
and that, their rights would be safe
guarded as carefully by Mr.. Taft as
by MIR. Bryan" the paper gives the
grounds upon which it bases these
conclusions. as follows:
''The people OF this country are jus
beginning to recover from a period oi
Industrial. financial and commercial
depression, due primarily and meas
nrably to the methods, rather than
the object in view. of the Roosevelt
administration in dealing with trust
/. and corporation problems. The Sun
has never failed to recognize the ex-
4 istence of corporate abuses, nor to
I, condemn lawlesJ .ess on the part of
:, combinations of capital and industry.
1t has sIpi o.tel ea. i silly and ener-
getically all proper measures for the
the prote ,tiol of the peoples rights
:and interests. At the same time 1t
has not hesitated to condemn Mr..
iRoosevelt's methods, his application
tof correctives, which, while failing to
scurb the lawlessness of predatory
wealth and to impose adequate pun
kaahment tended to disturb business
G opdhjons generally. The big stick
has been tried for four years. and 1t
has In part resulted in disaster to lal
or and to capital. Mr.. Bryan has his
big club and we frankly say that
pv-x-o dc
would argue ne better for the public
veal than the big stick has done.
The Suns argumept that Taft woul
ibe safer" man thsn Bryan is sum-
med up in this way:
The Sun is convinced that the
arm OF the law personifieS by Pre-
tdent of balanced judgment with a
thorough knowledge of the lava
man of steady purpose. Just and res
olute-would prove better defender
of the rights of the people, would dc
more topromote their materialwelfar'
than the big stick has done in the
hands of MIR. Roosevelt or than the
big club could do in the hands Of Mr..
Bryan. 1t is our deliberate Judgment
that for the next four years the mat
eriai interests Of the people Of this
country would be safer with Mr. Tart
at the head of the national govern
ment than with Mr.. Bryan. we FUR
ther believe that while law breakers
would be brough to account by Mr'
Taft with as little fear or favor as
MIR. Bryan could display, the methods
employed by Mr.. Taft would not cur
tail the wo,kingman's opportunities
for employment by disturbing the bus
iness of law abiding men and corpora
.ticns as has been witnessed in the
last few years. MI Taft's experience
in important administrative posts. his
judicial temperament. his patience
and thoroughness in investigation
Justify the belief tina. as President
he would execute the law faithfully