Evening star., 1924-08-21

Ti1es independent Democratic) "is
the persopaE quality Of the man re-
vealeda byfth and mo one can read
the address without being assured
that he has large capacity for large
affairs: be makes it plain that he in
tends. to direct his own campaign; If
he Is elected he will be every inch a
President"
Declaring that no franker discus
sion OF public questions has ever
been given, the Portland Oregon
Journal independently maintains "his
speech Is convincingly of the high
minded and progressive statesman
Wilson, he leads the mind back to
constitutional government, the same
opposition to private monopoly. the
same opposition to special privileges
for the few" John w. Davis, ac-
cording to the Milwaukee Journal
Independently, Charges to the heart
OF his business with such vigor.
sickness of government, that, wheth-
er he wins or loses, the country will
be better for his clear speaking"
The Baltimore Sun independently
sees in the address IAN admirable
fighting quality" that shows ''Mr.
Davis can hit and hit hard" It will
generally be admitted, the Newark
News claims, that it is stronger
more coherently reasonable and more
nobly conceived than the platform
on which he nominally makes the
running" The Indianapolis News
independently thinks "it may be said
that the speech is neither radical nor
standpat, and that is a point in its
favor" While the Lansing State
Journal Independently remarks that
lit conforms to the public belief that
the Democratic candidate is an able
and high minded man, for which we
are profoundly thankful" If Mr.
Davis is elected, the Reading Tribune
Independently is sure that "if he ac-
complishes no more than the four
main objectives he has outlined, he
will have contributed largely toward
the betterment Of American political
life" .,.-r
Turning to the Republican papers,
we find the Kansas City Journal
charging sharply that "the Democratic
nominee failed signally to do more
than provide a typically specious and
sophisticated, If not hypocritical and
wholly exparte, campaign document
made humorous by the fact that 1t Is
provided by the man William j.
Bryan opposed and made consistent
only by the fact that another Bryan
Is the tail Of the ticket" What Mr..
Davis has to say of the tariff, the
CARDS as probably the most important
part Of his statement of policy. Next
In Importance, this paper feels, is his
attitude toward foreign relations. and
probably our deepest opposition to
his position Is his assumption that
this country, the most favored in
the world, the most blessed in pro-
duction, the most peaceful and most
desirous of peace, is q laggard in all
good works, is in opposition to all
sound laws of economics and morals,
| and is doing itself and its neighbors
hurt" The Minneapolis Tribune Gre
publican) observes that "Mr. Davis
finds the Republican tariff policy
| benefits the few at the expense of
the many, and charges it with rob-
bing labor, the farmer and the great
which "is what Democratic candi-
dates have been saying from time
| immemoria1. Despite this fact the
great agricultural States and great
lindustrials States have generally
gone Republican in presidential
years." He had "to declare his hos
tility to monopoly that does not ex-
Times (Republican), but Bryan will
be swift to discern that his brothers
running Mate has not said q word
insulting to Wall Street."
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AS the Philadelphia Enquirer Gre
publican) sees 1t, "the speech IL far
from convincing" because at is one
Of promises; but he offers little of
practical value that has not been or
will not be undertaken by the pres
ent Republican administration" After
all the New York Herald Tribune
(Republican) considers the speech
exactly what one would expect from
man Of his learning and literary
gifts confronted by the situation
which faces him." for ut II. tern-
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