The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

terson. in an editorial letter in the Cour
ier-Journal, writes of The Political out
look" as follows;
TWO weeks in Washington and two
weeks in New York-rather in the
thick Of it-Ieeaves among other i'm
pressions the idea, or fancy, whichever
you may care TO call 1t. that both par
ties are treading on eggs and that
some Of the eggs are rotten.
You are not going to put that
deaths head upon us again. are your"
said a distinguished Democratic Sen
ator referring to Bryan. with some
thing more of heat than Of relevancy,
or justice. Why" I answered. what
are you kicking about? Whilst there
was chance I, not you. made an hon
est effort for an alternative You and
the like Of you were as silent as the
tomb. You lay fiat down and let him
tramp ali over you. I got no second
to my motion. The only response thar
came to me from you gentlemen in
Congress was second your own mo-
ton, you son-of-a-gunn
Said an eminent Democratic editor
Of the South Atlantic seaboard. Wen
beat him." meaning Bryan. for the
nomination, don't you doubt it" And
I replied. Suppose you do beat him.
77"hst will you get for your victory.
except a repetition Of 1902
The New York newspapers. abound
ing in conceit and ignorance, suffer
ing from both provineiallsm and land
lordism-some Of them, as Parnell
used TO say of Ireland, from "ab-
sentee landlordism' at this time
especially misleading and unfair. They
have acquired The anti-Bryan habit.
and, seeing nothing the other side Of
Jordan, or Jersey. it seems impossible
for them to adjust themselves to ac-
tual conditions and the rest of the
country. They imagine that money
viii do all things, and think that. as
New York has the money, New York
should and will dominate all things
As consequence of this delusion
both parties in the Empire State have
dropped into the lowest depths Of de-
pravity-and very stupid depravity,
now the Republicans in alliance with
Hearst, whom the head of the na-
tonal administration. himself a great
New Yorker, has stigmatized an an
archist and assassin, now the Demo-
Gratis fallen under the mud-spell of
Murphy and Corners. The New York
newspapers cannot escape their re-
sponsibility for this
Meanwhile. thousands upon tbou-
sands Of good men and true. some Of
them calling themselves Democrats
and others Republicans, yet agreeing
In the main. are all at sea. The old
historic issues have passed away. the
old dividing lines are grown so indis-
tinct as to be well nigh invisible. The
nature. the actuality. and significance
of the coming confiict-the crux of the
not yet shown itself
through the fogs and vapors with
which the professional politicians
much assisted by the newspapers
have enveloped themselves. Public
opinion here is in fluid state. public
sentiment is something of a squash.
Truly, Dr. Eliot OF Harvard. hit the
nail on the head when he declared
that the need Of the time is publicity.
theoretically, the people rule. In prac-
lice, things are done by a few gather
I'd together inside of lock and KEY.
too often in a darkened chamber.
Predatory wealth struggles to keep
is footing and hold its own. Aggre-
gated capital is confused with preda-
Ory wealth. The three coordinate
of our triple scheme OF gov
srnnent are at 1oggerheads, a puissant
Executive seeking the power of an
the Congress weakly rebel
lous, the court still the Rock of Ages.
inevitably, the corrupt party manag-
rs see their opportunity; inevitably
he corrupt leaders of high finance
ee theirs. Amid the chaos. socialism
links it has chance, while the lead
RS Of the people. and the would.be
saders of the people-of varying de-
rees Of honest zeal and good inten- !