The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
BRYAN A VOTE GETTER
OPPOSITION INSPIRED BY Other REASONS THAN
THOSE THEY MAKE PUBLIC

AS the ability of VIM Bryan votegetter and answer
the opponents his nomination for the presidency The Public OF
Chicago makes vigorous presentation of facts which are some
by uncaed for attack Governor Johnson of Min
nesota. The Public says:
They blind indeed who do not that the interests
already field down Bryan for the Democratic nomination
Equally who fails perceive that the urged
against Brans candidacy the real Those that
urged may summed up the that Bryan not
Bryan getter This point completely
proved by John Sayles Buffalo Times of August g. Notwh
standing the cusedout and hopeless condition Of the Democratic
party the of 1896 Bryan without money without organ
izaton without newspapers against the combined corporations
against large campaign fund.- against perfect organization against
opposition nearly all the newspapers of both parties got nearly
million than Cleveland had received four before
and carried eight which had gone Republican be-
fore while losing which had then gone Democratic On the
occasion candidacy under similar adverse ccum
stances Bryan poed million than Parker poed
four years later which Parker lost That Bryan
lis a geter is something to tell to the marines
Not because he vogeter the interests using their tools
Ito prevent the of Bryan Against the plain facts of our
political history doeu representations of Democratic papers
by railroad corporations count for nothing is absurd to
quote papers against Bryan the mapots doing II
the papers expressed public opinion of their respective localities
They express nothing but the private wishes of the interests that
control them The for the opposition Bryan that
he the only Democratic possibility who would at once be vote
geter the election and monopoly killer afterwards
among efforts of the interests to derac Bryan is the
political grooming of Governor Johnson of Minnesota for the
Johnson protests that he does not wish to be
candidate against Bryan and believe him. of genuinely
democratic incnaons he hardly be obvous to the sinister
motives of those who trying to thrust him into the contest II
actually president he might the public monopoly
Issues as Bryan would but he has neither done anything
said anything establish nationally that confidence him in this
respect which is necessary give strength with the democratic
he hV
the would against him getter and his avalab
iy in particular would doubtless fall under another heavy
the open nominated candidate
How for would any Democratic candidate fare 1908
who generally believed be political proege of James H
the railroad nagnate Yet this of Governor Johnsons weak
how independent of Hills domination he
really be- the circumstances such that categorical denial would
be impossible and explanation confusing.
Another thing Governor Jonsons gubernaora appointments
though of local interest only would national proportions
nominated for president by the Democrats for the most inn
with reference putocac considerations such as
university regents and have been agreeable to the
interests and apparently These features of Cover
nor onson State administration while they might help him if he
Republican candidate would greatly impair his vote getting
qualities In still greater degree would his candidacy
be weakened by the story of his administration connection with
tie strike on the Mesaba Range The of this strike
are very far from the of the difficulty But if
Governor Johnson receive the Democratic nomination for
president would be exploited from and
however might of Objectionable official
with strike against the Standard Oil crowd he could
escape responsibility the popular mind The story might
bring him from business but his loss in
of what known the tabor vote would be fore
gone conclusion
We say of this spirit of criticism of Governor John
He gentleman honorable and an official
though tempeamenay conservative inclined progress
sve Democracy and he doubtless loyal to his official obligations
he sees them whal citizen who would dignity pres
Dental Office But at the head of the national Dem
every believe that he would be open
boades from the enemy which would make his candidacy
ldcacrO f1arP arker'c for liar reason