The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-22
POLITICAL SIDELICHTS.

The pessinistic Portland oregontan.
eonyiaced that the people tired OF BeeiEebub
and turning TO Belal for comfort which means that
the country is going Democratic this fall. yet has
Sublime faith in the great popular leaders Re
publican leaders-of the day. MANY al them II
ssys ARE not In .arnOny with the older leaders OF
their party but they hold 10 Republican doctrines.
and without exception they stand by the last ma
tional platform. If the tarin is 10 be revised the
country wants the job done by men who will follow
out the plan Of attending 10 the schedules sepA-
rasly after full information has been acquired Tais
IS Republican idea, The Democratic doctrine.
there is such thing. looks 10 a sweeping move to-
ward free trade This would mean another revision
by deals and swindlss
Thus does the Norfolk Landmark In
terpTet the eol5nels Syracuse speech "Col- hoose-
welt finding that the New NatiOnalism didn't
take well. has operated on it for appendicitis. and
Il II dies he can't help il. In other words. and
rnorc bluntIy. he has cold feet the subject
But what he said al Osawatomie he really meant.
and that is what he would do If he had the
poSsf.'".
Greatness. as the Rochester Herald sees
II in the President, is paragaphically expressed In
these words: 1T will have 90 De admitted that II
Mr. Roosevelt isn't the greatest man in The world,
he can at least have credit for making the most
noise II that measures greatness. We shall here
after have 10 give more credit to the man IN the
band who plays the bass drum"
Speaking through the Evening Post
Joseph D. Bauc5s gives this counsel 10 New YORK
Democrats: 1--WE must nominate candidates
for ofire, high and low. the best men We can ind
whose lives and characters show that they stand
for sound Democratic principles. even against the
densgcgue AID the mob. That being dore, We viii
have the support Of ths herest citizens q the State
ard nation who are In a decided majority and in
the end viii rule the destines Of this country.
The Chicago Record Herald. speaking
q Rooseyelts failure unqualihedly TO indoTse Taft.
says: "Of course there Is great difference be
tween blanket indorsament covering everything and
series Of specific endorsements plainly showing osnis
sions The former is supposed TO sound better on
the stump and u look better In print although the
practical politicians egregously underestimate The
nteIigencs Of the average observer o things polti-
cal But why should independent. sefrespecting
man do what no independent. self-respecting news
paper would think for a moment Of doing for any
party OF any leadsr9 Why should he issue unquali-
fed rhapsodical Endorsements where the interests Of
truth and progress require discrimination"
saws the Kansas City Star: Washing
ton politicians are amazed at President Iaft's
frank admission that be used the power of Federal
patronage 10 help the standpatters Frank adnais-
sious are things entirely incompatible With the kind
a politics they are accustomed 70 playing" Espe-
ciaIy Incompatible. it may Huthfully be added,
with the kind Of politics seen BY Washington for
seven years under Roosevelt
In fine contrast with the Roosevelt
method and his mounting proclamation q adherence
70 the old-time moraties Observes the Philadel-
phia Record. are the stout words Of Woodrow WI
son. who tays: I believe in accusing the man. not
the evil. When you ao1Ise The man you put him
on the defensive When you 80 after the evil. you
get nowhere The guilt Of corporations is personal.
Penalties for guilt should be made personal %
When Mr. Roosevelt was about TO leave
the White House in 1903 he said Of his successor;
He and I have on every essential point stood in
heartiest agreement shoulder 10 shoulder. There is
no fight for decency and fair dealing which have
waged in which I have not had his hsartiest and
most effective sympathy and support. and the poll
eies FOR which I stand are his policies much
nine Recalling these words the Baltimore Sun
SAYS the two uen have met since only twice. and in
all those eighteen months. although many occasions
have presented themselves, Mr.. Roosevelt has made
no such cordial reference to his old friend that
quoted above.
Favoring Harmon, the Houston Post
alert TO Democratic possibilities in 1872 says; The
question with most Of the leaders is, What will
Bryan dos VIII he regeat his performance Il 1901
and asseil the nominee as he assailed Judge Par
kerr If 50. how great a following he com
mand! Ordinarily. he could command enough
strength 10 defeat the nominee but il happens this
time that Republican disssnsions widespread
and popular dissatisfaction With Republican policies
50 great that conservatives Of all classes might
easily unite upon such a candidate Harmon and,
regardless Of Mr. Bran's attitude, elect him.
The Indianapolis Star, pointing with
elee 70 RooSeyelts praise Of Tsfts achievements in
his Syracuse speech and the misunderstanding Of
the two men az New HaVe1. says: 1T has been
something to Mr. Roosevelts credit that he could be
interpreted as differing from Taft, and something
70 Mr. Tafts credit that he could be represented as
the victim of Rcosevelts Inagnity; but all this can
bithey disappear in the presence d the discovery
that each may now be held up 10 scoru as the COM
panion counselor, and friend Of the diabolical and
disgusting other"