The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
POLITICAL COMMENT.

The Des Moines Capital thinks that
Mr. Bryan's plan Of guaranteeing bank
deposits IS attractive. but says that We
should make haste slowly IN adopting st.
Il says:
The doctrine Of guaranteeing bank de-
posits is attractive. Bryan indorses IL,
and now the Republicans Of Kansas have
put it into thei- platform The doctrine
came from Oklahoma. where IL may be
presumed that nobody had any faith in
the jim-crow bankers Everybody is lew
in Oklahoma. and nobody knows anything
about anybody else. Strangers are run
ming the banks. Some OF them may have
beer failures where they came from
Oklahoma Is a new country, where they
have attempted 10 start everything o.
new principles The American people had
better wait awhile before entering upon
the scheme OF backing every speculative
banker. II is easy enough TO know the
good banks from the bad Oues. When a
bank begins 10 dip into speculative enter
r.ises il is time 10 look Up another Dauk
The proposition IS too new to be adopted
n q hurry. Nothing can be lost by think
ius II over"
-A-B -NEW LNAh t=L LAAAalhla L--1L A44E
petty bosses Of New York state are
struggling with az unklnd fate in re-
gard 70 Gov. Hughes Il says
The little bosses. Il would seem. are
stin struggling against an Unkind fate.
There are rUnors that they hope 70 get
up a monster petition asking Gov.
Hughes 70 retire for harnonys sake:
that, falling this. they viii yet beat him
in the convention Beyond doubt. they
are in worse FIX than for years past;
their opposition has been 50 marked
that now they know not how 10 become
The governors ardent admirers without
making themselves utterly ridiculous.
The most amusing IS, we think. Herbert
Parsons By q firm and mastery re-
fCsal 20 say q word for publication since
the beginning OF the strife. he has a
clear-and a blank-record- Nobody VIII
be able 70 quote this oracle against him
seIf when II comes time for him 70 speak T
That in the meanwhile the last Of his
reputation for sagaclty and genuine lead
ership has vanished into thin air. e sd
but true Your real leader and foruu-
lator OF public opinion never takes refuge {
IN silence, waiting % see which way the
side the greatest battalions are Well Z
Il Mr. Parsons should read the upstate I
press carefully, r he should see for
himself how enthusiastically the county I
fair Jhrolss welcome the governor. and I
above al. II he should read the newspa-
pers Of the ent-s country, he would .
learn that the governors record and
sterling qualities are creating an enthu- /
Siasl throughout the Union. az the in
bis " arm supporter can only express It's I
surprise and pleasure"
Ths New Orleans Plcayune. after sun /
the political situation. comes /
10 this conclusion:
That NJ Brya1's chances OF election .
are steadily and v.slbly Increasing Is a
fact not 70 be denied. and this tacreas=
IS most plainly apparent -- the East
where Mr.. Bryan was supposed to have
-- supporters He nC- C1ly h-s ryrrtr-
,5a1ce u election. tu- the chdrces are
growing SO v-s:hly and lr5.sputab.y IN
1.S favor that they are accepted as au-
: .i-Hrirative by the c.Cst bipartisan and
independent Of A-erice- gu5Hc journals
a Lhls national campo g..
The Springfield Republican thinks nat
he action OF the Kansas Republicans in
he matter of guarantee OF bzzk deposits
'rcates an awkward situation for the Re
publican national ticket Il SAYS
The Kansas Republican declaration n
avor OF government guarantee Of bank
deposits creates a troublesome situation
or tle national tscLet. whose head Is
alk--E against the innovation. Under
he primary election law OF the state the
I'D party convention disappears and a
l4rty council instead frames q plat
1rro for the candidates chosen at the
lop--ar primaries Naturally the selected
'ancidates have a large voice 5- deter
mining what the platform shall be. for
hey 80 before the party council with a
o-ll-llss-en direct from the rank and -.a
Z the party So ". p S-ubbs. chosen
Is Republican candidate for governor.
vent before the Republican council as
enbled at Topeka early In the week
md urged the adoption OF a bank de-
'csit guarantee plank = I. Bris-0v
dominated al the primaries as the Re
.uo-can candidate for United States Sen
tor Co succeed Mr.. Long. did the sa-e4
h-1Er while Senator LouS opposed the
-oposeG plank L was adocted by the
ouncil- however. and IN fun KNOWLEDGE
Z Judge Iaft.s opposition 10 the scheme.
lea1urle John " BreidentEal. former
ank commissioner OF Kansas and now
resident o1 the Bankers National
'a1k. OF Kansas City. Kans. IS canvass
2S the bankers of the State fo- their
lews on The question OF -s1 REPLIES SO
ar received IS are in favor OF a guar
MY deposit law. 35 are opposed. and 4
re n0ncoDmitaL"