The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-09-29
THE CAMPAIGN.
Evidence that Popular Opinion Favors
Republican Success.

Republican Success.
Although election day is still some
weeks off, it is not too early to review
the progress of the campaign and take
note of the drift of popular opinion. TO
doubt that the latter is setting strongly
iu favor Of the Republican ticket would
seem almost to question the capacity OF
the American people to choose between
approved competence in government and
webbing incompetence along every line
OF administrative and legislative policy.
From the day when the Republican
convention adjourned after adopting
positive platform and nominating posi-
tive candidates upon it, the Republicans
have proceeded to organize their cam
paign with the unhesitating confidence
in themselves and their principles that
goes so far to assure success. Unlike
their adversaries, they have had no in
ternal differences to patch up before TAX
ing the field
The Republicans have simply gone be-
fore the American voters on the party
record. which is not a document artfully
concocted for campaign purposes, but a
scroll of splendid achievements written
in the life of the republic during the past
| forty-four years. The scroll stretches
| from 1860 to 1904 and covers period
| of national development unparalleled i'll
| the annals of the world. The story of
this development and the promise Of its
continuance under the leadership of
man who is the incarnation Of American
energy, courage and achievement, has
constituted the Republican appeal to
| American voters.
| The elections in Vermont Arkansas
and Maine have shown the natural re-
sponse to an appeal based on things ac-
complished.
In the meantime, the Democrats have
been trying to find ont exactly where
hatchet between the gold and silver
wings of the party have merely resulted
in burying it in the heads Of the leaders
of the respective factions. William
Jennings Bryan has no more affection for
Alton B. Parker now than he had the
night when he denounced the nominee
or the floor of the convention.
The brief enthusiasm created among
gold Democrats and in conservative
business circles by Judge Parker's gold
standard telegram has entirely subsided
as the conviction has become general thai
it was a brick arfuly gilded to com
nit his party to the appearance OF re
pudiating free and unlimited silver. The
subsequent utterances of the Democratic
candidate have entirely dissipated any
favorable impression made by his tele
gram. and proved him to be juggel
with obscure and meaningless phrases
His proffer of comparison of govern
mental expenditures under Republican
and Democratic administrations has dis
closed that he was i'll informed as t.
the details Of those expenditures ant
the marvellous national expansion tina
has come during the past twenty years
But the most marked feature Of tn
Democratic campaign has been its in
stability and infirmness of purpose. On
issue after another has been taken VI
only to be dropped, until now It looks
il the party would have to fall back Of
the tariff and the trusts. on both
which issues it has been tried and foun
wanting in legislative courage and az
ministrative effectiveness.
American voters know that the pro
tectiye tariff is not robbery" and the
have more faith in the American ant
!, trust statute than in any curbing Of mod
ern trusts under the old common law.
The Democratic campaign started wit
David B. Hill as its sponsor and bos
but recently Judge Parker sought
reconstruct its management. going
New York City and holding a number {
gum shoe conferences at the Astt
House with Senator German and sever
! Tammany leaders. 1t is reported tn
e he succeeded in placating Tammany Al
). that Senator German will supplant To
e Targart as the real director Of the Dem
! cratic campaign. What was the co
e sideration promised for the loyal 81
port of Tammany has not transpirs