The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-28
The Eastern Press on Bryan.
4 ashington correspondent

The Eastern Press on Bryan.
A Washington correspondent Of
the st. Louis Republic, says.
The New York Herald, il does
not openly champion Bryan, frank
ly admits admits the s0undness of
the Democratic candidates 5 position,
admires the Democratic platform.
and comedies the great and growing
strength of the Nebraskan. The
Stats Reitung, the leading German
paper in this country, Is lining up
the German American vote in the
East for Bryan. Herman Ridder,
the editor of this paper, possesses
the highest esteem of German Amer
leans and the influence of the Stats
Zeitung is potent The Brooklyn
Eagle, one of the stalwart foes of
Bryan, Is showing the Democratic
leader q dignified courtesy in its
treatment of his candidacy, that
contrasts violently with its former
/ TRADES against him
/ In Buffalo, the Courier, owned
/ by ". !. Connors, chairman of the
State Democratic Committee, and
the Times, owned by Norman +.
Mack, the national chairman, is
swinging votes for Bryan, and nu-
merous other Democratic papers
throughout the State are indorSing
the Nebraskan : candidacy. In
Philadelphia, the Record, "a great
independent newspaper, has thrown
the weight Of its vast influence to-
ward Bryan, and the North Ameri-
can Is treating Bryan with the ut
most fairness.
The old relentless opposition to
Bryan is discovered only In the
newspapers conducted by Hearst,
who out of sheer jealousy has made
war on the Commoner.
While Bryan has been winning
tardy recognition from the Eastern
press, the Taft papers have been
/ idulging in some queer political an
tics. Somehow or other, tfy as they
may, the Taft papers can t find any
thing to enthuse over I'm Taft or his
platform Most of them are vigor-
ously opposed TO Rooseveltism. They
hold Taft up as an ideal conserva-
tive, but they can't find the vigor
and stamina in their candidate that
would call forth the proper degree
Of enthusiasm. They do find much
to criticise in the conduct Of the
campaign, and there Is much bick
ering all along the Republican line,
and so the support accorded Taft Is
of a negative quality that tends to
emphasize Bryan's 5 bigness and dis
parage his opponent.
Eastern Democrats are by no
means discouraged over the election
prospect in this section 1t is
united Democracy arrayed against
an opposition split by factional dis
content and strife
And a report is now current here
that adds to the complacency of the
Democrats 1t is that David b. Hill
will declare for Bryan within a few
days, and return to New York to
enter actively into the campaign a
prominent Democrat close to the
leaders of the campaign is repousi-
bic for the statement, which he
gives in emphatic language
Hill will declare for Bryan in
side Of ten days, two weeks at the
longest. ! believe there is little or
no doubt that he viii go into the
campaign in New York state. This
would mean at least 30, 900 votes
for the Democratic national ticket
in the State of New York / believe
it would mean that the State out
side of New York city would give
majority for Bryan. This added TO
the majority which New York city
is sure to give him, would mean
/ that the Democrats would carry the
State by a very large majority. Per-
sonally, | may say, that believe
+ the Democrats Will carry New York
State for both the State and national
tickets. But if Mr. Hill comes back
and goes to work there for Bryan
and if Mr., Croker takes charge Of
the Bryan campaign in Greater
New YORK, there will be a Demo
cratic landslide In that State in No
vember. And if New York goes
/ Democratic you can count ON New
Jersey aud Connecticut doing the
same thing. 1t means that Bryan
would be elected ! believe he viii
be.