The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-01
IN PANIC
BRYAN'S CANDIDACY GROWING STRONGER and
TAFT KEPT ON DEFENSIVE

Secretary Garfield quoted in the New York Tribune (Rep
admitting the hard that will be needed Colorado
from the Democrats and that Montana The
Sun which supporting the Republican ticket reports that In
diana and Wisconsin conditions Taft candidacy
and papers express the opinion that the bitter fight within the
ranks of the Republican pay West Virginia may also that
state to the Democrats.
The Omaha World-Head up the situation as follows
The plain every reasonably
political conditions the West Mr. Byans
dac today much stronger than the week of his nomination.
and is growing stronger every day.
Another plain truth coroary OF the first that the radical
progressive Republicans Of the West today kindly inclined
Mr. Bryan larger numbers than thought possible
they would be when Roosevelt Chicago and Taft placed
in nomination
~The reasons far seek, difficult detect wher
found
Il President Roosevelt has mstiled into Western Repubi-
profound dislike for predatory wealth and enm for the
great industrial These Republicans every
leader of predatory wealth. and all the influence the country
lined up soldly back of Mr. Taft
They about Schoolcraft Sherman Taft's
nng than they did the day Of his nomination
s. They like Sheldon Boise Penfose, Frederick w
Upham and their like charge Of the financing OF the Republican
campaign They what means the Republican
from Their knowledge made the by
refusal of Mr. Taft and his managers promise disclose
before election the of their campaign funds.
They noted with keenest interest that the railroads made
reduced rates Taft notification
execed full and did everything their dscou
age the attendance the Bryan notification
Their commendaton has been by Mr.. Byans unqual
fled pledge that if he elected he will call Immediately special
session congress popular election of and the
o-caed La Toilette pank Of the Denver platform which
brutally turned down at Chicago
O. That plank of the Denver platform which declares for
guaranty deposits appeals them every day with increasing
force.
81 Senator La Toilette has been addressing Chautauqua
daily throughout the West the conventions speaking
to every speech he has auded Bryan been 81
Taft and held Republican Senators and Congressman up
to public and detestation.
Senator La Toilette but Of the nstrunentalites
through which Republicans have been aroused white
anger the record made by the last session OF Congress-
strongly Republican in both its branches
20 Western Republicans by large majority for tariff
form and the the they study the platforms and
the attitude candidates. the they incline the Demo
cratic position.
single precnc which its Republican who have
openly declared Bryan Almost every Bryan club that
led is up per and instances more
of such voters Preliminary polls made carefully and conscientious
w. indicate larger ory Bryan 1908 than he had in 1896
4nd as we have said Bryan strength growing shows
cry indication continuing grow In this differs ma
terialy his former campaigns The Re
pubcan distinctly the defensive They not beat charge
They nothing with which brighten deude the voters as
they had 1896 and 1000 Their campaign date consists in it
Grating and reiteratng that Taft good Bryan
Bryan himself That kind OF fight isn't winning and can't win
people when such choice prefer the original and
genuine to the secondhand, imitation article
Governor Frank Gooding did wish to face the huni-
alton that Brady had prepared for him and conveniently had
call Chicago the date OF the Republican convention BOISE
lin Brady on option platform will fool the liquor
dealers little bit 1t fool good Methodist brethren how
ever and that is what the farce will be billed for