The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-06-21


who have heretofore belonged TO the |
conservative wing Of the party have
done likewise.
There is only one man who could
possibly cause him any trouble In case
he should accept the nomination, be-
fore the convention, aud that Is
William X. Hearst. The only man
whom the republicans could nominate
that could possibly make his election
doubtful, Is President Roosevelt.
From reports OF the newspaper cor
respondents IN Washington 1t Is gen
orally conceded that II Hearst can be
eliminated from the campaign Roosc.
welt might beat Bryan, otherwise a
democratic victory Is inevitable.
As democrats, we must concede the
fact that among the masses Roose-
welt is the most popular individual In
| the nation today, unless IL IL bryan.
| Roosevelt's strength Is With the peo-
pie. but he viii, be bitterly opposed
10y the politicians and the aggrega-
| lions Of wealth. This viii not only
| be true of their national party con-
vcntion. Int Will be true la the cam.
paign. should he lie nominated. IL
must he remembered that the trusts
aud the heads OF the great corpora
tinns have no party fealty when their
selfish interests are concerned. II
Hearst should by possibility be the
presidential nominee of the socialist
party, which Is not Improbable
should he fail to receive the demo
cratic nomination, the trust manag-
ers would transfer their allegiance TO
him were they satisfied that he could
and would conserve their interests.
We must also recognize the fact
that Hearst, as well as Roosevelt aud
Bryan, stands exceedingly well with
the worklngnlcn and the masses OF
the voters. The energies OF his sew
cral metropolitan dailies, rs well ms
his personal influence In congress-
has been directed TO what he has be-
lleyed Is for the interests OF the great
masses OF the people and the ameli-
Grafton OF their condition. For that
reason he will be factor In the next
presidential campaign that viii have
To he reckoned with by both OF the
old parties. The democratic party
has no doubt made many mistakes In
the past, but the organization VIII
not make a future mistake OF turning
the party organization over to the
socialists, which II would be tata'
mount to In the nomination OF
William Il. Hearst. To sum the mat
ter up In few words, Hearst Is toe
socIalistic IN his tendencies TO be-
even considered for moment as the
possible presidential nominee OF TIL,
democratic party.
IT we are To believe the correspond
ents for the republican dailies II
Washington, the leading republicans
of the nation nre not resting on bed
OF ease as TO the future success o
their party. 1t IL said that they nd
init that President Roosevelt Is tin
only possible candidate, who has tn,
influence To pull them out OF tn,
slough of despond where their giraffe
legislation and mistakes have placed
them. II II true that President
Roosevelt may reconsider mis- EN-
phatic declaration that he would no
again be candidate and for part,
expediency reconsider his decision
: However, we assume that he viii no
' do SO, as he would.hnye everything L
lose aud nothing TO gain. Ii hc doe
not make some egTegious blunde
' he viii retire from his oillce reveret
by the American people next Ia SOM
! OF our greatest presidents He ha
been maker OF history and the his
torian OF the future VIII give hin
credit Tor attempting at least TO cur
r the rapacity of the trusts aud corpor
= atlOns
Q The friends OF Bryan believe tina
there will he such popular clamo
5 ttr his nom inati0n In 1905 that tht
i contingency Is Just as certain as tina
T. an election Is TO be- held. They ar
v Just as certain that he will be electe
y as that he will be nominated, III
u conditions favor 1t. He Is the logleg
Il candidate; and rs material for COZ
q sentative president he Is the peer {
. President Roosevelt, He Is patti IL
&c conservative. level headed, a trien
J. OF the masses, aud would see thu
l. the trusts ana corporations have Jus
as we'll as fair treatment, rho non
"a nation of bryan will not only be d,
II manded by his party bu, 10y the liber
ic thinking men OF the country, regari
1t less OF party affiliations.
10 The result OF the recent electiC
y, In Oregon is another demonstrate,
ur that partisan feeling Is not so ran