The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-08-02
MUST NOT SIDETRACk BRYAN.

Our good friends in Lemhi county not going pei
nit us to sderack Mr. Bryan and top Of State Senate
Whitwes protest published in last issue thu
Salmon Recorder determined to set right Now
not going to quarrel with any Democrat the matter
recognize the fact that Mr. Bryan will be nominated
he wishes make the and would certainly rather
him president than any other man. but that does
blind the fact that there other stawart Democrats
worthy of leadership and chief among these the young
Of sterling worth who has twice carried the Republican
stronghold of Minnesota.
The Recorder has this to say:
One of the best little papers, editoriay which reaches
this office is The BOISE CITIZEN We read the comments of
the editor of that with much interest help
but think that he is making mistake in advocating the
shelving of Bryan and the nomination of Governor John
of Minnesota. Personally great admrer of
Johnson and he would be the second choice Dem.
ocrats all over the country
For the life of us cannot where he would con-
troll any strength where Mr. Bryan equally strong:
and believe Mr. Bryan would be much stronger many
states than Mr. Johnson could possibly be- 1t to
that the interests which antagonisc Mr. Bryan
its origin among the who supported Palmer and
Buckner in 1885, and strongly insisted upon the nomna
ton of Alton B. Parker in 1904
1t will to many Democrats especially to those
who have supported the ideas advanced by Mr. Bryan
the past dozen that there is Interior purpose
renuousy advocating the nomination of Governor John
We do not pretend to say that Mr. Johnson does
endorse the advanced Democratic ideas advocated by
Bryan and but that he would be satisfactory the people
1t is foregone conclusion that if the enemies Of Mr. Bryan
the who supported the Palmer Buckner ticket in
1896 and senuousy supported the nomination of Alton
b. Parker in 1904 create friction in the party they
would insure Democratic defeat and the friends of the
trusts and the protected interests would continue to remain
in power.
Personally have had enough of Parke~sm; and the
campaign three years ago convinced thoroughly that
there is in this country for two Republican parties
1t has been said in the past that is safe do contrary
what the Republican party would have and this rule
will equally apply to the trust interests of the Democratic
party
We do not wish it to be understood that opposed
Governor Johnson but do wish to be understood
being opposed to Henry Wattcrson of Kentucky Sullivan
Of Illinois and the Wall street interests which trying to
force the nomination OF Johnson upon the party Waiter
son Cleveland Democrat and to him due the discredt
that Kentucky went Republican in 1896 Sullivan and the
trust Democrats of Wall street ARE anything for the
Three years told that the reform forces had
met two successive defeats and that it time for the
conservatives to have inning In the history of the
party experienced humilatng defeat It
cost eighteen millions to defeat Bryan in 1885, and the
interests are now trying to defeat him by intrigue and Chi
anery Bryan is the only who lead victory
n 1905 and reform Democrats making mistake in lis
ening to the advice of the who advocating the
hevng Bryan and the nomination of Governor Johnson