The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-11-09
WHY 1T HAPPENED AS IT
DID.

Why the Election of Tuesday
Resulted SO C,ushingly to MIR.
Bryan.
Charlotte Observer.
Every Democrat. and every
Republican as well. Of course mas
a theory as TO why the election
of Tuesday resulted - crushing
ly to Mr.. Bryan. There is no
unanimity Of agreement and one
man 5 opinion is IS good IS an
others. Our own IS clear cut
and fixed and we should like 10
be acquitted o. any purpose to be
unkin1 IN expression Of IL
Mr.. Bryan has been 4 candi-
date for President for more than
twelve years-trom the time Of
his first nomination in the sum-
mer O. 1896 until sunset Tuesday
Of this week. We have remem-
branca in saying this Of the i'll
fated candidacy Of Judge Parker
in 1894, but during the period be-
tween 1900 and 1907 Mr.. Bryan :
candidacy only abated-i- did not
cease, He has therefore been
before the people continuously
for q long tine and has kept
himself at the very front Of the
stage. fairly dividing attention
for the first four years Of the
twelve with }Ir, Mckinley and
for the last eight with Mr.. Roose-
welt, the three having been. IN
doubtedLy. during the Twelve
years the three mosC conspicuous
American citizens. In this time
Mr.. Bryan has sad much anC
written much and from time tC
time has attached himself 10 o.
originated 2 rum1er Of PROPOSE
Ci0ns which the people have
shown that they regard as hate
ful, in2pracCicaDie CT dangerous
as for instance. the tree coinage
Of silver: the government owner
ship Of railroads; the Initiative
and referendum: instant with
drawal from the Philippines, Ieav
ing those people to their fate: tn;
election Of United States Senator.
and United States judges b,
popular vote: the control i chill;
labor by Federal laws, and thing,
not necessary to enunerate.
In view OF these policies ans
in fear Of what others ne nigh
project, the people have come I,
regard him as / tle0risC, q dream
er. an idealisC. and have distrus-
ed him. He is not considered
practical man or one TO whom
the chief executive office Of tn
nation could be safely committed
This impression has grown upol
them. so that a. each appearance
. before them as 4 candidate Il
has beer re;-cc1- 1ror5 decisive!
than at the las. Perhaps nc
body questions the integrity Q
his purposes or lacks in persona
respect for him. The body Q
the people are afraid Of him an
that IS all. He has accepted 5
manE strange doctrines, argue
them with surprising el0quenc
and abandoned -rerr rInfar n
, force Of the logic Of events c
when he realized that they di
not take. " that confidence !
: his judgment is lacking and ther
vas the apprehension that if h
were President he might embrac
any new fad, put itinto executio
and work much injury TO tn
!, country. Thoughtful people hay
not overlooked the facr, eiChe,
that fve-a majority-of tn
! Justices Of the Supreme Court {
= the United States are above Sc
: entv years Of age and eligible Il
q retirement. and that in all hi
man probability this court will
: re-OrganiZed during the ne.
: presidential term, by reason
. the death OF retirement OF q n
jority Of It's members. Such pc
sons have enqUired Of themselve
what type Of lawyers Mr.. Bry;
would appoint to these yacanci
and found themselves unable