The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1904-12-01

answer to reports connecting him
with movement looking to the
OF new party. Mr. Bryan
said he would not attempt to deny
all the reports circulated as TO his
future political action, but would let
his statement serve to explain his po-
sition. He says:
1.-The democratic party has met
with an overwhelming defeat In the
national election. As yet the re-
turns are not sufficiently complete To
permit analysis and II is impossible
to say whether the result is due To
an actual increase In the number OF
republican voters, or TO falling OF
10 the democratic vote. This phase
of the subject will be dealt with next
week when the returns are all In.
1.-The questions for consideration
at this time are, what lesson does
this election teach? and what OF the
future? The defeat OF Judge Parker
should not be considered personal
one He did as we'll us he could un-
der the circumstans; he was the
victim OF unfavorable conditions and
Of a mistaken party policy.
"He grew in popularity as the
campaign proceeded and expressed
himself more and more strongly up
on the trust question, but could not
overcome the heavy odds agains him.
1.-The so-called conservative demo-
Gratis charged the defeats of 1896 aud
1900 to the party's position on the
money question and insisted that a
victory could be gained ty dropping
the coinage question entirely. The
convention accepted the theory and
the platform made no reference To
the money question, but Judge Park
er felt that IL was his duty TO an
nounce his personal adherence To the
gold standard. His gold telegram,
as 1t was called, while embarrassing
to tile democrats OF the West and
South, was applauded by the Eastern
press. He had the cordial indorse.
ment OF Mr. Cleveland, who declared
that the party had returned TO 'safet,
and sanity he had the support oi
the democratic papers which boltec
in 1896, and he also had the aid o
NEARLY all of those who were prom
inent in the campaigns OF 1896 and
!. 1900. and yet, his defeat is apparently
: greater than the party suffered II
either OF those years.
"It is unquestionable also tina
Judge Parker's defeat was not loca
but general, the returns from th
Eastern states being as Disappointing
" as the returns from the West. Tn
reorpanizers were in complete contio
OF the party. They planned the cam
paigu and carried IL on according I
their own views, and the verdic
against the plan is unanimous
o. "Surely silver cannot be blame
- for this defeat, for the campaign wa
run on a gold basis. Neither can tn
defeat be charged to emphatic cor
demnation OF the trusts, for I'll
trusts were not assailed as vigorousl
this year as they were four years Az
O. 1t Is evident that the campaign di
= not turn upon the question OF imp'
rjalism, and 1t is not fair TO consid'
the result as personal victory 4
the president, for bis Administrative
.Nf aWft tatlnt
1.-The result was due To the IA
that the democratic party attempts
to be conservative In the presence
conditions which demand radio
remedies. 1t sounded partial r
treat when IL should have ordered
change all along the line.
10. "In 1896 the line was drawn for [
- first time during the present Renei
tion between plutocracy and demo
racy and the party's stand on the 81
of democracy. alienated large nu
e Der of plutocratic democrats, who
the nature OF things cannot be
pected to return, and 1t drew 10 It's
large number Of earnest adyocs
CT reform, whose attachment
these reforms Is much stronger u
attachment TO any party name. 1
republican party occupies the G
T.. servative position. That Is, IL
. fends those who, having secured
Iufsir advantage throu2h class legi,
tion insist that they shall not be {
10 turbed, no matter bow oppress
mo their exactions may beeome.
or s1he democratic party cannot b
'iai TO compete successfully With the
airy publican. party for support. To
os the support OF the piutocratie
Ex- ment OF the country, the party we
'er- have to become more plutocratic /
''no the republican party, and II could
DC this, without losing several Il
as many voters as that course VI
win.
The democratic party has u
ing 10 gain by catering to organ
mo and predatory wealth. Ii must
sau only dc without such support, e'
can strengthen itself by inviting
ar open and emphatic opposition
these elements. The campaign
rlossd shows that 10 is as inexped