Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-29
sHERMAN's ILLNESS.
Casts Gloom Over G. 0. P. in Wash
 inpton-Looking for Successor.

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 Washington, D. O., June a. There has not been a ripple on the surface of the republican political waters in Washington since Taft was nominated. The unfortunate attack of sickness of MT Sherman, the can didate for vice-president, has added to the republican gloom, and already the brethren are disputing about how a successor shall be nominated in case he should not recover. The singular omission of the adoption of the usual resolution that the nation al committee be empowered to fill vacancies, of course, leaves the mat ter in doubt and might open up the hardly closed gaping wounds which the action of the convention left on some of the republican brethren. In case of the demise of the nominee for vice-president, the fight between the factions would undoubtedly be re- newed over another nomination. The Roosevelt-Taft element who control the majority of the national commit- tee would declare it to be the right of that committee to fill such va cancy, while their stalwart opponents would want the convention called to- gether again. That the anti-Roose- welt faction have the best of the ar gument is certain, for supposing the head instead of the tail of the ticket was to be unfortunately carried off there would be no doubt of the ne- cessity of reconyening the conven- tion. Still there is no doubt that the great expense of another meeting of the convention would be good rea- son for the committee to assume that the convention would have given 1t power to fill vacancies. if the usual resolution had been presented and act as if such power had been dele gated.
 There is much surmise on how far MT Taft will go in his letter of ac- ceptance in interpreting the repub- lican platform, which was apparently purposely made very vague on some issues because the g. O. ?. did not dare tell where it stands. It would be cruel, of course, to expect Mir Taft to express his opinion of the hot stuff" about our most exalted servant who has given a voice to -'the highest aspirations of the American people" But Mir Taft might throw some light on the last plank in his ambiguous statement that, the trend of the democracy is towards socialism, while the repub- lican party stands for wise and regu- lated individualism." Can he ex- plain the relations of trusts and the Dingley tariff to individualism and socialism without admitting that the tariff has been the trust breeder?
 The death of Mir Cleveland leaves no ex-president living. He was the only democratic president since tho civil war. and although much yilified and abused, on account of the silver issue, which divided the democratic party into two factions. yet time. the healer of all troubles, shows that al though Mir Cleveland was right on the free coinage of silver he was wrong when he refused to sign that minor imitation bill for the coinage of the silver seniorage. which the republicans afterwards adopted with it's other imitation measures , The fact that MT Cleveland leaves but a very moderate fortune. refutes the charges made that he profited by his position he took on the finances of the country.
 Those who opposed him can nov !, join those who twice elected him in the prayer Tequieseat in pace. foi although some Of us may not have agreed with all his polieies.yet nons can doubt his patriotism and sturds honesty in all his acts The great heart of the American people will ga out in sympathy to his widow whom everyone respects as the best wife and mother that ever occupied ths white house. May she ever find shelter under the everlasting Wiugs a.