The Washington herald., 1908-08-06
POLITICAL COMMENT.


ernorship OF New York State, thinks that 4
the party might go farther and find a /
much weaker candidate. though it re-
mains TO be seen what Senator McCarren I
and his friends think about #. It says:
Mr.. Bird S. Coler. borough president /
Of Brooklyn and one OF the many Demo I
Gratis mentioned IN connection with the 1
Vice Presidential nomination at Denver. /
has formally announced his candidacy for |
the nomination for governor OF New York. [
Mr.. CoIer's declaration. al q meeting OF
the anti-AIcCarren county committee on
Friday evening, that he intended 10 enter
the field was received with a denonst-a-
ton Of approval that lasted three minutes.
though it remains to be seen what Sena-
tor AIcCarren and his friends think about
it Mr. Coler ran for governor as the
Democratic nominee in 1902 and came
within a little more than 5000 votes OF de
feating Mr.. odeH. He may have lost
some strength since that time. but the
party might go farther and ind a weaker
| candidate. especially as Tammany IS said
70 look fsvorably upon his aspirations. At
/ the same time, It would seem more natu-
raj 70 put Luent Gov. Chanler at the
( head Of the ticket"
! The Charleston News and Courier
thinks that the people would take kindly
/ to Mr. Bryan as a tarln refornner. but
/ that Il viii be well FOR him n the coming
| campaign not 20 confuse the issues. It
/ says:
The people Of the country would be at
/ tractsd to NIr- Bryan as a tariff reformer.
but II he should seek 10 defend all Of the
Denver demands, OF half a dozen OF them.
he would fail to leave distinct impres-
sion Emphasis on more than one subject
at a time duils and conf0unds the aver
1 age listener. Mr. Bryan should drive
home 10 the people that the Republican
party Is held together by the tariff sched-
ules, that the tariff IS the mother OF
trusts that Aldrich and DalzeU are Con-
gress. and that Congress IS and VII be a
mere instrument of the mauufacr OF
the North until the country turns from
the policy OF protection. Let NJ Bryan
hammer on the tariff issue-that the peo-
pie can understand and upon that they
can divide The remaining planks Of the
platform can take care o. themselves
| they speak for themselves. and TO stress
the tariff issue would not mean denial OF
! abandonment of them
The Pittsburg Post believes that the Re
publican campaign managers are not al
ali EratIhed al the situation in Ohio: that
there Is a probability OF the election Of
Harmon as governor. and that perhaps
Harmon may pull Bryan through Il de-
claUes;
Republican campaign managers are
scared over the situation In Ohio. and
well they may be Even the New York
Sun, which sent a trusted correspondent
into the state 10 look over the field care
fully and report actual conditions. con-
cedes there IS a strong possibility OF Har-
. mons election as governor. Acco-dine
, 10 this correspondent. Harmon may pull
s Bryan through The sun .gnorz pe-hap.
p Intentionally. the factionaI disturbances f.
b the Republican party IN Ohio and the fac
10 that a score or more of influential news
papers have openly bolted a part Of th'
state ticket Z should not be forgotten
d too. that the Democrats elected a part o.
: the electoral ticket IN 1Ss. and that th'
! party hasn't a Hanna 20 do the fine Itsl
: { ian work this year
T. The Richmond Journal says that evei
= the Republican organs have ceased &
Z gfbe at Mr. Bryan as an advocate OF gov
a eminent ownership OF railroads Il says
% Even the Republican party has cease
% 10 gfbe AIr- Bryan as an advocate OF IN
5 government ownership Of the railroad
+ and has at last taken that distinguish
Z man at his word. and accepted as his rea
= view government ownership as q solutiO
= Of the situation when the same become
t. otherwise tyrannic and impossible. No
q, does M Bryan OF any other Democrat
20 or. for that anv advanced pEbli-ist. fsuc
4 sor a moment that the absorption by N
q general government of the railroads O
"a their purchase outright upon fair an
y equitable terms and their conduct as
function OF organized society. IS a matte
!, Of child's play
The Raleigh News and Observer thtnE
that AIr Taft recognizes that his cand
6acy has aroused no enthusiasm. and ths
b. his only hope lies. not IN himself. bJ
= in hts standing squareIy as Roosevelt
= man Il SAYS;
- The aim and purpose OF Mr.. Tan a.
= very apparent He recognizes that p
= nomination by the Republicans hs
4 brought forth no enthusiasm and IN
ee in Place Of being in accord wit- rs part
ID IL IS torn ssUn6er because OF HIS nom
y nation. a thing not desired by the III
pc jority Of It's leaders or Of the rank an
Realizing that he faces q serious stu.
- tion al 10 party success that people
= his own party are willing and anxious Z,
- his defeat, he sacrifices mans natuT
IL pride and makes himself Roosevelt's ms
Friday. eulogizing his chief and seekir
TO win votes by placing Roosevelts view
and policies IN the forefront. His ev
dent hopes now are that the coul
G. try will support him for Roosevelts SAX
10 ard because he is willing 70 subordina
Il himself entirely to the President
,le The Buffalo Express says that It Is &c
IN tain now that the campaign IS on Al
ny that very soon we may expect the Usu
no ISLANDERS II says
"a Yes, the Presidential campaign Is rea
" on We have already encountered q
story that one OF the candidates said
dollar a DAY IS enough for worki1Eulai
and We expect 10 hear. within the ne
he week. that one OF both candidates we
ug born in Canada After that. the fore
letters; and then things viii really be s
ing"
The Raleigh Times takes occasion
speak Of the uprightness and honesty
Mr.. Bryan. declaring
Whether Democrats Ike or dislj
some OF the things A1r- Bryan has sto
for. the fact remains that he IS as gprie
as any man that ever asked the AmerIc
voter for his suffrage. There IS no da
ger from wild ideas, as Mr.. Bryan a
the platorm-which is NJ. Bryan