Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-03
REPUBLICAN PRESS
SPEAKING ITS MIND.

Some of the big republican papers
are turning out fine democratic liter
AZURE these days; in fact, the old par
ty whip seems to have no power any
more over them. On the subject of
the panic and present depression
their references to soup houses are
plainly worded. They recognize the
twin brothers, and further, no EFFORT
is made to conceal the fact that a
republican administration is in power.
For instance. here is the way the
Subject of the late full dinner pail is
handled by the Philadelphia Inquirer
(republican):
To-day Theodore Roosevelt is pres
ident of the United States. There is
another industrial depression, and
the tens of thousands are once more
raising the bread cry
1T is useless to point QUITO them
that the conditions are born of wick.
edness in high financial circles, that
this, that, and the other thing are re-
sponsfble for the closed manufactor-
les, the abandonment of railway de-
velopment, the discharge of immense
bodies of men who had been en-
pfoyed at comfortable wages.
ut is not theories that they are
contented with. They want-bread."
And the campaign slogan was
-Four years more of the full dinner
pail
And another interesting thing is
that Mr.. Bryan finds among his most
ardent admirers, if not supporters
many of the republican papers of
wide influence. The Duluth News
Tribune, a paper of that political
faith, recently printed this editorial:
when Mr.. Dalzell said to his dem
ocratc colleagues in congress, You
may have dissensions in your ranks,
there is no dissension in ours; we are
unanimously in favor of the nomina-
ton at the Denver convention as
democratic candidate for the presi-
dency of the great commoner and the
great uncommoner, William Jennings
Bryan he came as near telling the
truth as was safe for him under the
circumstances Partisan politicians of
the party, such as Mr.. Dalzell, hope
for Mr. Bryan's nomination, because
they believe, in their short-sighted ar
rogance, that republican yellow dog
could defeat him. The great body of
the party hope for his nomination for
a very different reason. They are
no longer afraid of him. The free
silver issue is dead and not even Dali
zen can blow life into it. The govern
ment ownership of railroads under
our system is but a far cry of ven
geance The initiative and referen-
dunn as a national issue is in the dim
distant future. But on the one great
and dominant issue the people know
Just where Mr.. Bryan stands, and that
he stands unhitched except to honest
answering, patriotic conviction. The
republican rank and file want Mr.
Bryan as refuge in case their OWL
party should nominate a reactionary
If the interests control the Chicago
convention there are hundreds OF
thousands of republicans who viii
vote for MIR. Bryan. il he is candi
date. This is what the Dalzells are
too narroW-mfnded and too politically
provincial to sees but 1t is no less
recognized fact with those who tread
the earth, IL not with those whose
feet wear the marble floors at Wash
ington. Mr.. Bryan is but little more
popular In congress than is President
Roosevelt. We're it not for the feal
of public opinion on both sides, the
days of Andy Johnson might be re
peated. Yet in spite Of this knowledge
of public sentiment as personal II
themselves, republican congressman
seem to think that they can foist an
anti Roosevelt candidate upon tbs
country and defeat Mr.. Bryan. Il
they should succeed, they woulc
awake next November from tneli
folly and begin earning an homes
living"