The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-08
HE is STRONGER TODAY WITH
THE RANK AND FILE THAN
EVER sEFoRE
TAFT Can COUNT ON
BUT FOUR STATES
Enthusiastic Acceptance Of Wilson and
Marshall by the Masses Indicates
Solid LIne-up-somethIns Of Tam
many Halls crookedness.
tBy Walter cain.)

10Y w oitCA OoAktsJ
Special to The Neaos.
Washington, D. c., July Sin dynn-
mic force, relentless pertinacity, utter
disregard Of the fighting power of his
opponents, Mr. Bryan has but one peer.
That peer--say of him in other re-
spects what you may. and there's
plenty to say-is Theodore Roosevelt.
There is much to be admired In the
splendid domineeringness of both, to
the discredit of neither. The former
is absolutely a convention master.
The latter has been a winner of er "A
entails. Mr.. Bryan, thrice nomir=
for the presidency, has neyet
president, tho Roosevelt, once s
lottery of assassenation and onct
f, Yirture Of his tremendous personal
became president. Mr.. Bryan N
never appealed to the people In vail
True he was thrown down by the gracsV
of self-destructive conditions ut Chi
Icago; he none the less appeared az
contestant who before the people. af<
ter his announcement, never lost 4
fight in any state he invaded. Mr..
Bryan, three times, as stated, defeated.
appeared at Baltimore and absolutely,
in spite of set program, determined
ly and Presumably all powerful con-
quered the hostile situation. He put
his opposition to rout. where at Chi
cago Mr.. Roosevelt failed. The Re
publicans needed not their safest ad-
, wiser and nominated a profunctory
, aspirant whose only outlook Is sure
defeat Battling every hour and every
minute, Mr.. Bryan disposed Of his op-
ponents in regular order. cleansed his
party of its filth and named victor
ious leader. The difference, to be
charitable to Mr.. Roosevelt lay in fact
that while Mr.. Bryan was working
for principles alone, to the exclusion
: of self, Mr.. Roosevelt was struggling
: for principles to the advancement Of
: self. The moment Mr.. Bryan appear
u ed upon the big stand at Baltimore
. he erased himself as factor in the
Il gorgeous equation. Mr.. Roosevelt
9 was forced to insist upon himself al
y the sine qua non of his avowal o1
principles. Mr.. Bryan today is strong
:, er with the rank and file II HIS party
: despite many newly made enemies
7 than ever before. His nomination .
? Wilson carries with 1t the approva
= of the American masses and spell
y victory for the Jerseyman. Mr. Roos<
~ velt's failure has made 1t to him seem
" ingly necessary to set on foot a nev
party. He must per force and by al
p the rules of the game lead this ne,
H. party. That he will do SO there al
= pears now no doubt. He sees, wit
80 clearest vision, only defeat in Noven
ber, but he sees also everythrow
an old order which is not in touc
!. with the temper of up to date idea
and can have no future place In OF
is politics He has after the Chicago CO.
ne vention. found his proper place in II
ne economy OF things political. BY stru
sst Cling, on and on. against sure defes
re, he can, like Bryan. become par
lit, purger: but after instead Of prior
ee- the convention iictum. It may
es. argued that he is wrong in his pl,
en- of procedure There are many re
sau sons however, for believing that VII
est he accompiishes win be for the Sc
ate sral veal All parties. in theory,