Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-09-08

THE more brilliantly Inc star OF Sol.
RoosevelfS popularity shines, the paler
becomes Mr.. Taft'S.
PROBABLY MIR. Taft is thinking that
Mr.. Roosevelt came back from Africa
about three years too soon.
If anyone thinks that Colonel Roose-
welt is not going TO be in politics right up
10 his neck-well, there's another think
coming.
SPEAKING OF conservation, the people
OF the West seem to have conserved their
enthusiasm until MIR. Roosevelt made his
appearance.
THE Republicans carried Vermont on
Tuesday as expected, but their majority
was cut from $1,000 to 1900. They are
not Dragging any.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT made highly spec
aculor triumphal tour of the West the
past week.
President Taft also vent.
IF, as seems very probable at this time.
MIR. Roosevelt is TO be renominated for
President two years hence, what is to
become OF poor Mr.. TAFT?
1T is noticeable that the statesmen who
are being patted on the shoulder by Mr..
Roosevelt are the same gentlemen who
have been knocked by President Taft.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT, it is quite true, has
stolen Mr.. Bryan'S thunder, but this is
no reason why the people generally
should not enjoy the promised showers
of blessing.
IF the general dissatisfaction with po-
litical conditions in West Virginia shall
be honestly expressed at the polls next
November, there will be some surprises
for our Republican friends.
1T looks as if this is going to be Ju-
nior Brown year in this district. 1t is
said that he will get heavy vote in the
western part OF this district from Repub-
licanS who do not like Mr.. SturgiSs' rec
ord.
WE doubt if even Senator Scott will
have much TO say about Stand-patterS
this fall, for the current is setting in so
strongly against this form of foSSiliSm
that even barrels of money cannot turn it
aside.
THE local option election at FrederickS-
burg, Va, on Tuesday resulted in vic
tory for the temperance people, the city
going dry by 90 majority. Two years
ago the town voted dry by 81 majority,
and the vets thought they could reverse
the verdict this year
AT Fargo on Monday, where Col.
Roosevelt made a characteristic speech,
a crank forced his way on to the plat
form and loudly called the eX-PreSident
a liar.
Mr.. Roosevelt now knows for himself
what the short and ugly word means.
AT the primary election in Wisconsin
on Tuesday Senator LaFollette swept the
State and is thus assured of another term.
This is good news to those who have re-
joiced in the sturdy fight that Senator La
Toilette has made against the corporations.
The cause of the insurgents is growing
stronger every day.
Now that Mr. Roosevelt has shown
himself to be such an ardent believer in
the principles advocated by Mr.. Bryan,
we see no reason why we should not
take him into the Democratic fold In
deed, we think that the Democrats can
easily win m 1912 if they will nominate
this ticket:
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN
We'd make it Bryan and Roosevelt eX-
cept that it wouldn't runas well.
THE annual report OF City Treasurer
George H. Kinzel, made TO the WincheS-
ter common council, shows the financial
condition of that city TO be in much better
condition than for many years, notwith-
standing the large amount OF money spent
on new sewers, new public school build
ing and thousands OF dollars for street
Improvements. The delinquent tax list
is little more than $500, the smallest in
recent years. This is one OF the results
OF driving cut the whiSkey saloons.
A CURIOUS change has come over The
Republican leaderS-or, at least, that
class OF statesmen represented by Mr.
Roosevelt and his associates. Up to
within thepast few months the shibboleth
OF the party has been the protection OF
property rights at all hazards, and when
ever there has been suggestion by the
Democrats looking to the curbing or con-
troll OF the great corporations or individ-
uas responsible for vast aggregations OF
wealth, there has been one shout of pro-
test. But the infant industries that have