The Press On Shout Campaigns

Since the 3hort campaign question was started by The Times-Herald sotne two months ago a large number of news papers throughout the country have expressed théir views on the question, and it in gratifying to oe that the vast rnajority of these spokesmen of the people are in favor of a short camp&igo next year. Politically these nowspapers are very nearly ecjually divided. Among those holding republican views are the Providence Journal, the Boston Advertiser, the l'hiladelphia Bulletin, the St. Louis Globe Dctnocrat, the Detroit Journal, the Milwaukee Sentinel, the Grand Rapids Herald, the Minnea])olis Tribune, the Oshkosh Northwestern, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Nebraska State Journal and the Oikland (Cal.) Tribune. Amohg demoeractie papers on the same side are the New Orloans State, the New Orloans Times-Demoerat, the Mi'inphis Scimitar, the Birmingham News, the St. Paul Globe, the Whes ing Register, the Roehoster Herald, the Quincy Herald, the JerseyvilU: Dcmocrat, the Decatur Review and the Salt Lake Herald. Among independent newspapers tho New York Eveninjr Post, the Springlielil Republican, the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph, the Seattle Times and the Waterbury American favor the short campaign. Tboae opposed to a short campaign are the Louisrille Courier-Journal, tlie Alton Sentinol Democratand the Butte Mlner, democratie; tho Kacine Journal, republiean, and tho Milwaukee News, populist. Acconling to these returns, which represent the most intelligent sentiment of the people, north and south, as well as oast and west, the republiean papers stand as thirteen to one in favor of a short ehampaign, while the democratie newspapers show a proportion almost as great, beinj? eleven to three, while the independent journals are four to one. These are good signs and give promise of a sensible business presidential paign for