The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04

beeD only ideas which Bryan advo- !
Gated thirteen years ago. Bryan has
never advocated national ownership
Of the railroads, but has advocated,
in season and out OF season, national
control, which Roosevelt Is now trV-
ing to do. Pryan has never adyocat-
ed the annibilation of the corpora
tions. but has advocated their con-
troll by demanding that they conform
to and obey the law the same as the
private individual. This Is what
Roosevelt is attempting to force
them to do.
If We were to personally consider
the nominee on the republican ticket
for the presidency next year, purely
from partisan standpoint, we would
not give picaune whether Roosevelt
or Taft were the nominees. One
would be about as strong as the 9TH
en- because Taft would have TO iDdi-
cate that he would carry out the
Roosevelt's administration. There
Is no contingency which can possibly
arise to prevent Bryan from being
the nominee of the democratic party.
His nomination Is foIe2one conclu-
sion. BY the influences which elect
ed Mckinney In 1895, again in 1900
ard Roosevelt In 1904, the great COM
moner Is considered, at least, as con-
servative as Roosevelt, and less liable
to 20 of on tangent as Roosevelt
has done In many cases. Bryan Is
more deliberate, more diplomatic,
and more liable to sleep on weighty
proposition which may come up for
decision. Roosevelt is impulsive,
makes up his mind upon the spur of
a moment, and acts upon his conclu.
sions. He then stands by the con-
clusion regardless of whether 1t Is
demonstrated to him afterwards that
he Is wrong. For the reasons given
above the corporations, the trusts
and the large financial interests Of
the country would rather trust their
affairs In the hands OF Bryan than
they would to trust Roosevelt for
another four years.
Nv
AS we view the situation neither
Fairbanks. Cannon, nor Foraker are
even the remotest possibilities as
presidential nominees. Fairbanks
would naturally be the choice OF
those interests which has been ex-
plotting the country. In the senate
be might as well have been the paid
lobbiest of the trusts. His sympa-
thies have been with the few and
against the many. He Is as cold as
an iceberg, and Unfortunately selfish.
Foraker is man who would sacrifice
every POLITICAL social, moral and
family tie for his own advancement
lie has gained what influence he has
by riding rough shod over those who
stood In his way. The result is that
he has too many enemies In his own
state to even secure the nomination
much less secure the election. Can
non has all the elements In his make
up of both Fairbanks and Foraker,
with the exception that he has more
discretion, and usually trims his
sails to every breeze. Ii either Of
these three are chosen as the nomi'
nee of the party Bryan, as the nom
inee OF the democratic party could bt
elected without stirring from hi:
home, but either Roosevelt or Taft
would make IT more Interesting fol
him. 1t Is on the boards that the
democratic party shall win next fall
and we as firmly believe that Bryan
will be the next president as the In,
auguration is bound to occur.
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Rockefeller, the great philanthro
pist (?l has again raised the price Of
gasoline and naptha. This raise was
prophesied at the time he donated
the thirty-two millions to the cause
of education. He is evidently a be-
lever In the theory Of not letting the
right hand know what the left hanC
doeth. He donates his millions with
his left hand and then by the scratch
OF a pen In his right he raises the
price of the necessities OF the people
so as to raise few million more
with which to give to the public.
No doubt Rockefeller Is man OF
most peculiar characteristics. By
Instinct be Is natural born thief,
by education and associations he
would like to pose as man whose
aim In life Is to benefit humanity
lie is undoubtedly the best living ex.
ample of DR.. Jeykel and Mr.. Hyda
AS DIR. Jeykel his sympathies arr
with fallen humanity, and desir,
to ameliorate their condition. A,
MIR, Hyde he apparently takes n,
greater delight than In robbing tn,
people by methods that he cannot b'
reached by the law. He Is a Quee
combination, OF which past nor pres
ent history can afford an example.