The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-11-05
Confidence Among Republicans In
ereasss and Success November 8
10 Clearly Indicated.

II always is Democratic year-six
weeks or more before election. As
the day approaches for the voters to
register their opinions the clouds be-
gin to gather and Democratic trour
bles begin.
The Democrats are deyoting theIS
time to abusing President Tagt and
the tariff. When there is nothing else
for them to attack they jump on the
tariff. The Waukegan Sun. after fore
casting Republican success on cleo,
ton day. proceeds to give the pro-,
gram OF the Democrats, should the
voters be 10 unfortunate In their 1udg-
msnt ~ to enable the Bowbons to
win. Says The Sun,
"Ths FIRST thing would be to block
the Taft program of progressive legis-
lation. The Democrats would meet
practical measures with theoretical
objections, that the State govern
ments Of Oklahoma or Georgia should
handle these things. Congress would
be q Cave of the Winds.
II the Democrats got a tariff bill
BY the President, it would be sec
tional and destructive, like the VIII
son-Gorman act of 1894. That statute
led to = reaction SO overwhelming
that the result was the Dingley bill.
with schedules even above the Mo-
kinlsy level. Better too slow than
too fast"
The Alton Telegraph feels that
Democrats are poor constructionists.
It remarks that 'ths last time the
Democrats built tariff, their Presi-
dent and favorite leader called their
architecture by such unkind words a.
'psrfidy and dishonor.' VIII they be
any better able now to show them
selves anything more than Journey
nasu carpenters7'
The Kewaneo Star-Courier feels
that throughout the country conf
dencs In the present administration
II solid and that 1t will be shown
November s. There has been 20
much pessimistic talk" declares The
6tar-Courier, $50 much misrepresenta-
ton about the expenses Of administra-
tion that President Taft's speech to
the Republican clubs will do much
toward settling peoples opinions
Alright. There IL no question that the
resources Of this country, as exempn-
ned In the crops, mean vastly more
than the resources from any other one
particular thing, but the prosperity
~ ha "a - h1
to him alone, but all others should
be given q share in the general pros
perity, and this will be the case II
the reckless talk will cease. The fact
Is that the tariff must be made to
raise enough revenues 70 run the
government. The new law has demon
stratsdnits ability to produce healthy
revenues and at the same time It
was a revision downward on the nee
sssaries OF life.
The Nation Journal Gazette heartily
indorses "the progressive and states
manliks leadership" OF President
Taft. Each succeeding month since
his inauguration It says, has con-
firmed the nation in its high estimate
Of his greatness Of character. intel
lsctual ability, sturdy common sense
and answering adherence to duty
The Galesburg Mail says that al
ready the Democrats are beginning to
sing low and that they are not one
half as confident OF success as they
were a short time ago. THE honest,
old-line Democrats" says the Mail,
realize that the hope they had that
their party would rise to the occe-
sion has been blasted and fully ap-
preciste the fact that the Republican
party Is the party OF progress. There
may be q few Republican losses.
There will be some Republican
gains
Taken AZ whole, the tenor OF the
Republican papers is far more con-
ndsnt. while the Democratic papers
are approaching the conclusion that