The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-26

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL HEAD
QUARTERS, Chicago, Sept. 26-"In
Kansas the republicans have turned to
the national democracy for a platform
and there is no doubt in NY mind that
Bryan will get the ln:.oral vote OF
the state said John E. Atwood
chairman of the speakers bureau at
democratic atlonal hea :quarters on
state.
1.-The big issue in Kansas this
year." continued Mr. Atwood, land for
that matter in all the surrounding
states, Is the plan of guaranteeing
bank deposits. The republicans in their
state party council declared almost
unanimously in favor of the banking
plank adopted by the democratic ma
tional convention. Senator Long who
was present at this council in the ca
pacity of Mr.. Taft's personal repre-
sentative, prayed full night and day
with the delegates for the purpose Of
having them ignore the democratic
plan for the guaranteeing Of deposits.
In all Of his appeals to his fellow re-
publicans he said that an endorsement
of the leading plank in the democratic
national platform would be rightly
construed throughout the country as
a slap in the face at Mr.. Taft. Senator
Lons declared that Kansas republj
cans could not afford to rebuke in this
open way their candidate for the pres
idency. When a vote was finally
reached, Senator Long was the only
man in the council who opposed the
endorsement and approval of the dem
ocratic banking plank"
This incident affords "a complete
demonstration. of the effective hold
Judge Taft has upon the republicans
in Kansas 1t is of interest to recall
that on the day following the action
Of the Kansas republicans, Mr.. Taft
gave out an interview at Hot Springs
in which he repeated without varia-
ton the arguments advanced to Kan
sas republicans by Senator Long the
day previous in opposition to the guar
anteeing Of bank deposits. This turn
down Of Mr.. Taft was a most complete
one. 1t shows where the people of
Kansas stand in this contest regard
less Of party. They understand this
question and have expressed them
selves regarding it with practical unan-
unity. They know that Kansas repub-
iicans, while sincerely favoring the
guaranteeing of bank deposits are
helpless. Their state platform has no
force or effect with the party in a ma
tional way. Their only hope is in the
democratic party. which has declared
IN its national platform for this prin-
ciple of banking.
"A poll taken in Kansas last week
demonstrated the fact that the bank
ers are for the guarantee of bank de-
posits. Out Of 1877 bankers who were
approached, 1T declared for the dem
ocratlc plan as between the republican
remedy Of postal savings banks.
Foolish Talk.
The talk of breaking the solid
south which seems to be the most
hopeful sign that comes from the var
1ous republican headquarters through
out the country from day to day pos
sesses an amusing side, according to
r. E. Folk, state treasurer of Tennes-
see, who is brother of Missouri's ag-
gresslve chief executive Speaking of
TINS phases of the campaign. Mr.. Folk
said:
Along about this stage of the
campaign IN every presidential contest
republican politicians in the south bring
glad tidings to the republican national
committee to the effect that the solid
south is. going to be broken for the.
first time. This element in the soutb-
ern political equation, which consists
largely or federal officeholders, is at
work on schedule time this year. The
OBJECT Is the. same as it was twenty
years ago. They know they are talking
solely for publication, and their one
nope is with the expectation Of con-
meeting with the barrel of the renub-
ilcan national committee. Liberal con.
trlbutlons from this source would not
De spurned by the republicans of Geor-
ga tennessee or North Carolina
Ihats why you hear so much about
tnose states breaking into the repub-
mean column this year Their claims
ABOUT breaking the solid south, which
nave peen unfolded with due regular
ity at either Hot Springs. New York
or Chicago republican Headquarters
VIII be frost bitten long before No
vember arrives. Watch nv prediction
the south is solidly and enthusiastica1-
~ for Bryan and will so declare itself
In the electoral college"
West Looks Good.
Judge Alton B. Parker who has
oeen travelling through the western
states since the democratic conver-
tlon said on his return east that in
MS opinion. William jennings Rrvan
VIII De the next president of the
united States" The democratic p-esi-
Dental candidate of four wears ago
made something like dozen speeches
IN racine coast states and everywhere
ne spoke he was greeted by tremend
Gus audiences. The speeches of Judge
Parker for Bryan and Kern have been
one OF the features of the campaign.
L have been travelling through tbe
western states since the Denver con-
Ventlon, was Judge Parker's obsar-
walton, and l find the democrats we1,
united while nearly everywhere there
are republican fights, which will mean
democratic success Information thar
l nave received malSes the situation
very hopeful in New York. Tammanv
Is unit for Bryan and L feel conf
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