The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-05
The Two C0L0NELS
AND THEIR PLANS
HOW BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT
WILL INFLUENCE INDIANA.
Some Say That Commoner Will Split
Party on Liquor-What Teddy
VIII Do is Mystery.
Zach McGhee in Columbia State)


meet to leave Indiana without telling
about two men, both colonies, who
do not live here in body, but whose
spirits are here-Col. Roosevelt and
Col. Bryan. Both of those gentlemen
have had following in this State,
Bryans very much underestimate,
and ROosevelt's just as much over-es-
titmated Both OF them are to come
into the State to help, or hurt, in the
campaign, and there are two very de-
cided opinions about the side each is
going to help. Some say Roosevelt
will help Beveridge's c1use; some say
he will hurt it. Some say Bryan will
help the Democratic cause; some say
he will hurt it. Now all these l refer
to are radicals ard extremists Of one
sort or another. Tb" interesting and
significant thing is that tee impart al
and seemingly Wei. informed wise
acres, political students and 'pulsa
teelers" say that r2ither Die c. them
is going to have any considerable ef-
feet one way or the other. 1t is still
more significant that this is the view
taken by the party leaders and man
ayers in both parties.
Split on Liquor?
AS to the Democratic party, there
are no factions in the party, and about
the only ones who are counting heav-
lily On Mr.. Bryan or who pretend that
they are counting on him are the Re-
publicans, that is the Beveridge fac
tion, who say that Mr.. Bryan will split
the party, not On any Bryanisrls N
any of the old issues, you understand,
but on the liquor question. Some of
the Democratic campaign managers
were at first opposed to inviting Mr..
Bryan to come at all on this account.
The situation is just this: the Demo-
cratic platform in Indiana declares for
local option with the township and
the city as the units. while in Nebras-
l1a Mr.. Bryan has been the champion,
the defeated champion, by the way, OF
the county unit. Some feared that
since the Republican legislature pass
ed the present county option LAW Mr..
Bryan, should he say anything on that
subject, would help the Republicans.
But the Democratic leaders now say
that they do not believe that Mr.. Bry-
an will come into this State and ad
yocate anything which would embar- |
rass them, especially when the real, F!
vital issue is the tariff, about which
bIr. Bryan used to love so much to !
DISCOURSE AnG more than this they
are so we'll satisheo TO- their party !!
is now solidifed that they really do
not care if HIr. Bryan does say he be-
lieves the county option plan is bet !:
ter. He certainly will not advocate
any one voting the Republican ticket
and run the risk Of sending another
Republican senator to congress be-
cause of this difference as to the unit
for local option.
The Only Question.
There isn't the slightest fear of Mr. !
Bryan on any other proposition, be-
cause all the old "Gold Democrats" !
who left the party in 1896 have come
back, and neither Mr.. Bryan nor any
body else could turn them from the
enthusiastic support of John ". Kern
for the senate AID the whole Demo- !:
cratic platform. AS for the old Rryar
enthusiasts they are go.og 20 :ote
the Democratic ticket anyway. And
yet nobody must forget that Bryan
has now and always has had the most
enthusiastic admiration of the great
mass of the people in this State, and :
this admiration is not confined to the
Democrats either Nobody so far as
l have heard has any idea Of NOM ,
mating him again for the presidency, !
but they believe in him, and they be
lieve in most of the things he ad- !
vocates. So the rank and file want
him here, want him to come as often ;
as he will and speak as long as he !
will, and on any subject.
Now as to the coming of the othe:
colonel, late of African glory, it is ;
a little different. 1t is never what he
saws that interest anybody, because
he is generally dull so far as his
speeches are concerned, but it is that
he speaks at all. So widely advertised
a gentleman speaking in favor OF a
cause is believed to help it. And In
diana Republicans are used to being
hocea6 used to voting for man or a