The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
mOPEFrL FurURE

IL WOULD lie useless to deny the
fact that the recent election has bad
depressing effect upon many think
ing democrats, that they can see nc
hope for the future in political
sense. This feeling OF depression
can be accounted for upon the theory
that too many we're absolutely sure
that victory would be perched upon
the democratic banner, and cannot
ADJUST their minds TO the Idea OF de
feat.
II Is to be admitted that few OF US
have a prophetic vision, and 1t is a
hard matter TO foresee what is In
store for US, either In temporal or
political sense. The Recorder be-
lieves 10 the ultimate triumph OF the
democratic party, for all conditions
may look dark at the present time.
While the democratic party has made
many mistakes In the past, both OF
omission and commission, yet 1t
should be remem bercd that all re.
forms are a matter OF growth and
usually slow.
II should not be forgotten that for
years the democratic party organiza-
ton fas been almost entirely de-
m0rallzed. 10 place Of being aunt,
IL has been rent by factional strife
and during the past four years the
party has been passing through a
period Of reconstruction. Today the
party is In a better condition TO con-
front the enemy than IL has been
since the first victory OF Cleveland.
What gives The party, as an organi.
cation, life and vitality, are the re-
forms for which the party has stood
in the past and what IL stands for at
the present time. IL Is unnecessary
TO 40 into details In trying to ac-
count for the defeat In the recent
election, only In a general way.
The one thing which will contrib
ute towards the future success OF the
democratic party is that there Is no
longer factional and sectional strife,
as has been the case In the past.
Another thing which will aid the
democratic party To win victory In
the future Is that the republican
party IL becoming so hopelessly In
viewed In the evils OF government
now previllng that 1t will he imposs-
ible for the party TO extract ltsef,
The misfortunes OF the last admin.
lstratlon OF President Cleveland
caused the people TO lose faith In the
promises OF the democratic party.
The time Is gradually growing near
when the people will begin TO under
stana tnat the panic Of 1893 was not
caused by democratic policies, but
was the direct result OF the republic
can legislation and was brought
about by extrayagancies OF the repub-
llcan party. The panic Of 1907 has
many people that a panic
can occur under republican admin
istration and when republican poll
oles are being carried out TO the full
est extent. Since they are convinced
of this fact 10 Is but little farther
TO 70 ana accept the truthful state
ment that the panic OF 1899 was not
due to the democratic party as has
been charged 10y the republican press
and republican spellhinders.
1t should not require u very as
tute observer 10 determine for him
self that the republican party has
now passed the zenith of It's power.
The reason for this assumption Is
that the leaders OF the party are not
agreed upon any one government
policy, and the principles OF the
party are not what holds tho party
together In cohesive mass as IL
has In past years, but the general
ship OF one or two men. The dlsin.