The Washington times., 1908-10-11

the principles for which they have
been lighting under Cummins.
Some Of them also incline to the be-
lief that Bryan is more nearly repre-
sentative of the CumInins Ideas Of things
governmental than Taft Then, If one
turns to the ranks Of the standpatters
and searches their ranks for some OF
the causes Of Republican weakness, he
Will find that the more ardent Of them
hook upon Taft as too genuine a tariff
revisionist to meet their approval.
They think he comes too near repre-
senting the same ideas about tarIn that
Governor Cummlns does, TO be in the
White House. That there viii be some
detection from the Republican vote on
account of this feeling among the stand
patters, cannot be doubted.
Is Taft Too Radical?
1t is a strange situation that leads
some Of the progressives 10 raise the
question whether Taft is progressive
enough for them, and that leads some
of the foes Of the progressives 10 raise
the question whether Taft is not too
much Of a radical The danger OF this
sort ot a situation obviously is that It
may result in a large stay-at-hCme vote
on the part Of Republicans.
While the average standpatter is like
~ to hesitate long before voting for
Bryan, there is one way IN which he
can express mis- dissatisfaction, and that
is by not voting On the other hand
there Is a primary vote to be taken in
this State OF election day on the United
States Senatorship. 10 succeed Allison.
That is, the Republicans are to express
/ on
Gratis having done so. This primary VIII
tend TO bring the Republicans TO the
polls
In Iowa. as In many other sections,
the cause Of guarantee Of bank deposits
is strong. 1t win get Bryan a good
many votes. This IS the testimony OF
the Republicans themselves. In certain
sections Of Iowa. bank failures have
in the last year or so embarrassed many
depos,tors. For instance. the Eighth
Iowa district has had thirteen bank
failures that are still fresh In memory
OF many voters II goes without saying
that the idea Of guarantee OF deposits
easily finds favor in the minds OF such
voters.
Iowa has a colOred population Of con-
Siderable size IN Des Moincs, there IS
best evidence IS that this vote will split
and that the Republicans cannot depend
upon II.
Labor's Representation.
It is learned on entirely reliable au-
thority that the other day when IT came
to the selection Of a list OF vice pres!-
dents for the Taft meeting here the
men m charge found great difficulty IN
choosing list Of men representing the
! labor element, wlOm they COulC rely
on not to declare themselves FOR Bryan.
| and likewise in choosing a list Of vice
presidents from among the colorel vet
| ers-
judge Taft's visit TO Iowa strengthen
/ ed him IN the State His Dcs Moines
visit stirred the local Republicans up
TO working for the ticket. Governor
| Cummins crossed Iowa with TAFT, ard
| in the course of the trip, Judge Taft.
at least twice. told his audiences Gov
| ernor Cummins would be his spokesman,
that Is, that he would speak 20 them
through Cummins. This put the pro-
| gressives in a good frame OF mind.
! Moreover. in one OF his Dies MOines
/ speeches Judge TAFT went substantially
as IaT as Cummius has gone on the
tariff and declared against the idea OF
allowing the tariff to shelter monopoly.
/ This is the Iowa idea, pure and SIM
pie, the idea for which Cummius has
| been for years attacked and lambasted
/ by the high tariff men Of the State. This
! sort OF a speech undoubtedly strength
/ ened Taft with the CUmmins element,
and It is certain It pleased Governor
| Cummins.
What about President ROOsevelt's IN
terventiOn in behalf OF Taft. and did
the recent Roosevelt letters help Taft
| in Iowa? Allowing for any criticism
that may have been provoked. the best
4 informed Republicans say the effect was
good. that II tended 10 remove the
doubts of many people as to how thor
oughly the President approved Of Taft,
and that II stirred up interest and en-
] thusiasm In an apathetlc situation.