The Washington herald., 1908-07-29
POLITICAL COMMENT.

I
arousing public sentiment in regard TO
integrity IN affairs he has by no means ]
rendered himself immune from criticism. /
Il says:
Granting without hesitation that II IS /
true that Mr.. Roosevelt has aroused pub /
lie sentiment IN respect 20 integrity in I
affairs and that he has quickened the I
public conscience in regard to civic /
morals. be is grievously mistaken If he !
infers that IN doing so he has established /
any right to immunity for himself.
so great is the present lucidity Of the
public mind that st is apparent that had
Mr.. Roosevelt been nominated at Chi
cago his election would have presently
| been seen to be hopeless. Far more
I hopeless than the election OF Air. Bryan
now appears to dispassiOnate ana COM
/ petent Observers We are not altogether
sure that AIr. Roosevelt himself shares
I this opinion. and yet at the same time,
We should not be surprised 70 learn that
I il is an opinion which he formed before
we formed IT. and even long before It
| daWned upon any one else Far be II from
US to impeach Mr.. Roosevelt's instincts
/ as a politician
The New York Tribune takes up the
! cudgels IN behalf Of AIr- Taft against the
attacks made by Mr.. Augustus Van
/ Wyck, IN the following terms:
| "Mr- Taft" complains Mr. Augustus
/ Van Wyck, ex-justice Of the Supreme
/ Court OF this state and one-time Demo
| cratic candidate for governor. has done
nothing and has said nothing since Lis
nomination TO mark him as a strong maya
OF definite views"
Now. isn't that too bad? Il IS a world
Of pities that the very day after his
nomination 3fr- Taft didn't proclaim his
belief that two and two made four That
would have stamped him al once as
man Of definite views He should also
have dehed the nations Of the earth 10
confute his proposition that twelve inches
made one foot Thus be would have
proved himself strong man.
AS Il IS Mr Van Wyck turns away
from his weakness and vagueness in sor-
T0w and despair and seeks c0nsQlation n
contemplation Of the strength and definite
views Of AIr. Bryan. that stalwarr and
adamantine statesman who has never
wavered or changed his attitude on any
subject, aad whose views have never
been for single moment matter OF
doubt
AR Van Wycz IS IN good company. We
recall that about a month after Apo
matt0x Brevet Corporal BelisaFius Tubbs
Z complained that since the surrender Of
Lee Gen Grant had done nothing 20 mark
himself as q strong man OF definite views
The BuHalo Express thus explains the
! attitude OF Gov Hughes a press dis
patch says: Gov Hughes, It IS known.
: having publicly defined HIS position be-
t Iieves that there Is nothing more 90 De
7 said or done as far as be S concerned
~ #. p
. that the attitude OF the Republican voters
- Of this state regarding his announcement
D should be made known. and FL this way
! the leaders can be guided by what they
believe public sentiment demands And
3 this Is the course he viii stick 20. J. is
the attitude lie assumed toward the Pres
q ideucy He VII not turn over his hand q
2 obtain a nomination He has announced
3 his willingness % serve t the people
z want him. well and good If not. he Is
/ entirely satisfied That IS Hughes poll
tics N g nutshell
The New York Tribune speaks thus OF
I the selection OF a Chairman fo- tEe Dem
! ocratic National Committee from New
/. York.
d Mr.. Bryan IS happy. He fairly cxu5es
; bliss a. the thought that New York has
! been kept debatable. Naturally Every
l body IN the Democrats COunsels was E-
a his wits end q know what 20 Go with
g New York. when suddenly AR. Bryan
q thought Of M Mack. and the complete
ness Of the inspiration was recognized
- al once. even by Dir. Corners. whose re
Z latlous 90 Mr.. Mack IN Buffalo are sim
- liar 20 those 0t Mr. Murphy 20 NJ Nc
! Carren. OF this city. Nr- Murphy and
e 1Ir- Corners accepted the Inspiration
= gladly, it being the easier 70 do 50 be
b. cause Of Mr.. Conler's fuN confidence
T. that Mr. eIack's ability 20 make poIIts
3 cal situations doubtful was OF a stat,
s vide and not az ali % a local eha-ac
? ter"
/ The New York Telegraph. the organ o
q the race-track men, voices what II hope.
Z in regard 10 the governor who kiueJ
r racing, rather than what 81 believes
: when Il says:
: II the Democrats are wise they vii
r, help Gov Hughes 10 secure 3 re2omi
I nation from the Republicans. he WI
be the easiest man they can find 20 de-
feat If the Republicans have any polit
.cai sense. they will not re1omilart
. him; his record cannot be defended H
certainly VIII be beaten at the polls &
he ever comes up for the OfHce OF gov
ernor again"
@ The Boston Herald SAYS:
f Reduced 10 its fundamental ethica
= terms, Gov Hughes decision 10 stany
q again as Republican candidate for gov
T. ernor o. New York Il the party wishe.
r. him to amounts 10 this Public duty hai
L been put above personal desire And no
e a sense Of duty 10 the party so much a.
5, q feeling Of obligation 20 his clients. tn
'l people Of the state. who have showl
} IN so many ways their desire that poll
= cies for which he stands shah be admin
l. istered by him until there IS no Goub
e Of their being permanent Much as Re
; publican politicians. high and Ilw. dis
- like Mr.. Hughes and wish his retireueu
! TO private life. they must support hi
. denomination now. II for no other reasoi
than because Of the strength it VII len,
!. 20 the party ticket n the coming Presi
. Dental compaign-"
The Brooklyn Standard Union says:
a Free and Embossed Convention'
what Hearst's newspapers calls the ses
,, sion of the new Independence Party Z
be held IN Chicago on Tuesday. s
STYLED by orders Of Hearst. the sJatemen
: reveals a Hearst sense OF humor 70
p which history must reserve a speCis
niche