The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-10
HUGHES GREAT FACTOR!
The Ne York Man May be a
Factor Which Teddy and
Taft to Reckon With.

Washington. act. a--Were New
York state assured to Secretary Taft,
he would be the republican nominee
for the presidency. Governor Charles
II. Hughes Is In position 10 take
New York's delegation 10 The ia'-
nationai convention. Therefore, Gov
ernor Hughes IL the unknown guam
tity In the republican presidential
campaign,
A Journey through New England
and New York state, covering tive
weeks, warrants the foregoing asser.
ton. The most careful inquiry was
made among all classes Of people,
rich and poor, emioyer and emplofe,
republican, democrat aud socialist,
radicl and conservative, Thuse Glass
Ing from the cab driver 10 the patton
of the golf links at tho country clubs
la the prosperous up-c,mntry towns,
tclassing up or down as the case may
be, we're interviewed; politicians
and newspaper mea were seen,
The utter hopeiessaess ~ the cam.
paign for the nomination at reae.
tionary for the president was The
first patent truth which was forced
on the writer. Tfite and almost
~arn out by the friction OF much
use, the proyerbiai snoa bali Ia hot
place Is the appropriate citation
when the fate OF the feactioaaiy eau
didate for president Is under eonsid-
Grafton. The masses are Tor the
forward march, Earring the ccm.
ing Of business depression In The
next twelsemonth, absolutely ne
hope remains fof those who would
stem the Tide OF progress, AID com
pei the nation 70 return Ia the dc.
plorable conditions which existed In
the world of hnance pfior 10 the for
nation OF the army OF civic reform
headed by the Roosesests. Bryans,
La follettes aud Ileafsts.
! Let that fact sink deep into the
consciousness OF the small politicians
over the county, The ''hand wagoa'
Just now IN either party carries a
progressive driver tStill barring i
business recession There will be no
balting In the forward movement.
The .esctionary candidates are not
much In the race.
On this five weeks journey, too, II
WIS apparent that the people are be.
HAD the president They indorse
his administration as whole. They
believe that his pa,pose has been Ia
.elieye them from bu IDEAS which
have been imposed by privilege grant
ell by legislative bodies and ae,
quiesced in by complaisant execu,
tives, state aud nstional. They have
been convinced that reform OF trans
portation will cure most Of the Ills o.
the M tion. when also the tariff In
EQUITIES shall have been done away
that is, the iniquities OF pc. hitting
exosbitant tariif duties TO bolster o.
world powerful trusts, which thu,
are able 10 charge high prices here
and sell cheaply abroad.
The one weak spot In the prcsi
dent, IS armor- considering only econ
omics--is his silence on the tariff
That that spot II weak, cannot bs
denied. Labos people, too, hold some
grudges against the president. And
OF course, the Wall street interest,
for the greater part love Nj. Roose
welt and poison In exactly the sam.
degree OF .eryor.
Hot, on "A general survey of th.
field In New England aud New York
one In forced TO say that the alasseI
are with the president. are for hin
strongly, ton. aud that Ia their pres
emit mental frame tstiil excepting
depressioa) would make short worI
o, the leactlonary who showed hi
head as presidential candidate.
The people have taxed the piesi
dent at his word add believe that ~
Is not n candidate for the renomina
ton. They are basin2 theif discus
sion on the assumption that Mare
1. 1905, will end Theodore Roosevelt
occupancy OF the White House. PROT
ably. n the president we're Ia say b
wanted a third term he could ret IL
indeed. 1T appears Ia be an easy en-
, for hint 10 attain.
However, w IL seemed With TIA
late T.. =. Grant. for whom \ powei
: full sentiment existed, and wh
seemed TO be sble to asat the CROW
the third tine, bot whose nomina
, ton the third time proved 10 i've la
possible.
Al this stage vi presidential dii
,. cussion, from the Washington poit
OF view. IT. Is ne sessary 10 dIfferet
tiate between reacit1nafies such 1
Fairbanks "et ID ompe genus ''--au
men of the Hughes type. No ma
whose candidacy II based ON repsdii
ton OF Mr. Tooseselts adminlstrl
ton may gei the republican nomini