The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-27
Incidents and Opinions Throwing Light on
 The National Contest

1 policy. almost invariably ask.. what ] will New York think of it? and not,
 what will the people of the whole
 Added to to this is some resentment ] at the attitude of the big bankers m | opposing both deposit guarantee and | piggish, that they want everything kept in their own hands. This may do | injustice to the bankers, who have
 good arguments in favor of their con
 that 1t Is unfortunate they should have | thought 1t necessary to use some bad
 of a panic there wouldn't be enough
 anteed deposits. Everyone knows
 poss nU t Hns sfter pppoE hao so failed, and guarantee is supposed to
 stop runs and prevent failures. The bourbonism of the Republican
 management at Washington under Cannon. standpatism and opposition to Roosevelt policies have hurt the party
 in the West. while Roosevelt himself lican radicalism has afienated votes among business men and Republican conservatism has alienated votes ltradesmen and work men. It is one of the ulisfortunes of the party in power l that 1t is hurt by almost every form the Republicans appear to be more unfortunate in this respect than they
 have been at any time since 1892.
 s as RyosSst Uns Of 4f ns vile affair, later masnified into 2. movement to enhance the dignity of power at the ballot box, and aggra- vated to some small extent by what colored men, and some white men. re- treatment of Foraker. Party habit is strong with the colored man. and not
 more then ten or fifteen per cent of but there are States where other trou- bles multiply in which this protest may
 be a serious item.
 ker revolt, burrowing. half secret, energetic treachery to the Republican ticket, because the followers of the
 downfall of Taft Is there any chance for them to get back into the party All over the country there is protest. silent but not unimportant among Re-
 publican organization men over the
 part played hy Mir. Rooseevlt in the
 This idea of dictatorship and of Jun
 seemliness on the part of the Presi- dent has played part among all
 Sabitualiy independent ids dg voters, Wssn as weii i as, making many regular Republicans
 lukewarm and inactive. Nick Long
 ticuiar part Of the general kick strong CT than ever.
 one of the. greatest features of the
 campaign: It Is something new in our Presidential contests. No one can
 measurs m ,S its ssssct' If t were confined would not be SO bad. though it seems
 certain that of the 4e0.0ee men in hts organisations fully two.thirds will fol- l Is far~broader than that. 4 small per cent Of the railroad men will. go over to Bryan on the injunction ques- ton. A per cent unknown Of unorgan-7 iEed labor will do, the same thing.
 liberty issue has been raised, and in ali
 thereby. If 1t were net for this is-
 sue. and the effect 1t Is having upon certain classes of voters 1t Is probable exists about New York, Ohio and In
 diana, despite the other protests work
 ing against the Republican party. Pill
 the other troubles has seemed to many | Republicans the last straw, 1T There is also a church issue. or a
 test. It reaches far. having been
 try. How deep It runs no one knows. but It hurts to some. extent It comes
 from the attack made by certain
 evangelical leaders upon the religious views oF MT: Taft. We may all agree to be used in campaign at all, and many of us will resent it's use. But 1t Is used, and It Is a cause of anxiety
 to. the Republican leaders in many States. They would be the more anx-
 ious were 1t not for the fact that
 many of the Catholic clergy, admirlnE
 Judge Taft and feeling grateful to him for his fair treatment of church mat
 ters in the Philippines, are using their
 extent checking the labor revolt, and it Is safe to say that but for their good offices such States as New York
 This factor is believed to be more than
 an offset for the orthodox lukewarm- ness due to Mir. Taft's unitarianIsm and to the fact that his father was
 party instrumental in having the Bible
 taken out of the public schools In
 Cincinnati.