Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-28
BRYAN IS NO LONGER A RueABoO.

LONGER A 5ueA5oo.
 All the great metropolitan papers supporting Taft are this year endeav- bring to oppose Mir, Bryan with reason and logic. He is no longer a buga- boo to the country and the papers real ize this.
 The New York Tribune Republican, warns its leaders against over conf dence, saying: @Mr. Bryan undoubt edly owes his nomination te the sup port of the great mass of the demo cratic voters. These voters prefer rad icalism to conservatism and Bryan to any other possible democratic leader Recognizing this fact the Tribune has never considered Mr. Bryan pit fable weak candidate. He is obvious y stronger as vote getter than Judge Parker was in 1904 or than any other democratic nominee would De this year who owed his selection tc conservative influences. Republican: will do well not to consider the cam paign of 1908 walkoyer,7
 The New York Evening Post says: .'No intelligent survey of the nation defenses against Bryanism can blinl the truth that they have been greatly weakened during the past four years It is not possible to rally the conserva tive forces of the country in opposi ton to Bryan So splendidly as in 1896 Everybody knows the reason why You cannot reyile a man whom yoU have initiated A party that has ap propriated Bryan's ideas cannot, witl geod effect, attack his person. At tht very beginning of the republican cam paign it is the part whether of frank ness or sound generalship to admit that power of resistance to Bryan has been much broken by four years O yielding to him. President Roosevelts avowed and deliberate purpose hai been to head off Bryanl by stealing his issues The argument, or threat which be has constantly used ha. been: If you do not go half way witf ne, you will have to go the whole way with Bryan Well, we see now what comes of the plan of fighting { dangerous enemy by surrendering tt him. The Bryan who was to be ex tinguished is exalted higher thar evar."
 The Indianapolis News Republican says: We think that MT. Bryan i: stronger with the people than he eve, was before. and that the republican, will make a great mistake if they as sume that he can easily be defeated For the man is quite as popular as h. ever was, has quite as strong a holt on the affections of the people ant yet he has grown in wisdom and is we believe, less radical. It is certain that the old Bryan scare has passed largely away. He will this year b, voted for by thousands of men who twelve years ago, would as soon hay, voted for Haywood. Many men say in the republican convention wha they believed to be evidence of a re treat. To these the democratic candi date and the democratic platform vii make powerful appeal"
 While the republican press thu freely admits MT. Bryan's grea strength, many of the more conspic uous papers that deserted democrac. in former Bryan years have returnet to the support of the party standard
 The Philadelphia Record, which or posed Mir. Bryan in 1896 and in 190( says: Under . deep sense of the re sponsibility therein involved the Rec ord has determined to support tn candidates of the democratic party There is a drift in both parties ava from safe constitutional moorings. Bu of immediate and vitaINissues that d vide the political opinion of the ns | -------------------