The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-10-31

anxious and worried over what is
going to happen. They still insist
that it will not materially affect vii
sons chances, but they look back
over the past political campaigns
and discern how often 1t has hap
pened that political battle won
by them in August has been lost
in October. They are wondering
whether this is to happen again.
Wise politicians here take the
view that the shooting of Colonel
Roosevelt is going to throw to him
an enormous vote from young men,
from men of the type that admire a
leader who can brave death calmly
and pluckily.'
In contrast to the difference of
opinion concerning the effect on the
election, the papers are at one in
predicting that the remainder of this
campaign will be characterized by
less acrimony and vituperation.
While agreeing with Mr.. Bryan that
the issues of the campaign are not
changed by the murdero5fs act of a
mailman and must be settled by the
sane rather than the insane" the
editors are pointing out that these
issues will be clarified rather than
obscured If the campaigners make
more of principles and less of per-
be missed If argument is substituted.
Zone result is assured" says the
Brooklyn Eagle (Dem.); "the as
perities of the canvass have been
abandoned, not to be taken up
again. Among the lessons taught
by the Milwaukee incident, remarks
the Boston Transcript (Rep.), "is
that a campaign Of personalities is
dangerous to the peace Of mind Of
the entire community by the posi-
bility it affords of one pervert mag
lining himself Brutus commissioned
to preserve the Republic Let
us learn to soften political asperities,
to judge less unkindly political mo-
tives," urges the Baltimore News
(Prog.), and the Chicago Record
Herald (Ind.) predicts that there
will be more reason and less pas
sion" in what remains of the cam
paign. Governor Wilson, reluctant
to fight stricken antagonist, has
Cancelled many Of his speaking dates.
Of the SOLDERING effect upon all par
ties a Washington correspondent of
the New York Evening Post, a paper
hostile to the Colonel, writes:
''The bitter words which have
been bandied-by no one so bitterly
as by Roosevelt himself-have been
translated before all eyes into their
logical expression in an act of naked
hate. 1t has brought all to a visible
pause. For instance, statement OF
Roosevelt, by no means conciliatory
which was to have been published
today, was recalled and killed at
ter the shooting. Both old party
headquarters put a stop to theil
publicity operations The acrid
tongued flying squadron led. by
John Maynard Harlan and ex-Con
gresham ]. Adam Bede, Of Mime
sofa, which has been camping or
Roosevelt's trail, suspended opera
tions tonight. The general effecr
will be to mitigate the bitterness Of
the contest from now on
Welcoming the advent of ga f1nel
spirit in public life," the New Yorl
American (Dem.) says:
"It is an era of good feeling anC
Of large acts that move the mind:
OF men far more than bitter logic OF
passionate denunciation~
Roosevelt, speaking an hour fo1
his cause, with his garments bloody
and jagged bullet in his breast
wins more votes by his courage ant
sincerity than he had captured BY
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