The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-06

ii seas hHan ,la1 laEf
hA aEal iu hisa9nsip "a 49, 81
spi' D his shiis- n Is possible 90 v
esasRsrate the extent 81 this la
preston that Wisconsin is doubtful
state. II Is normally at least q. 900
republican. aud a majority of iepuDli-
csn observers declare that they do
not believe The def ction will be sui 1
neitnt to change the state VT the &
visitor Is constantly puzzled by the /
manner In which all the republicans
who express an opinion at once quail
ny 1t by the mention Of some local
trouble. Indeed, IL is not too much
TO say that large number OF them
) frankly concede that Wisconsin is "a
had spot.n
Of course, the La Toilette man ex-
plains this to be the result of the |
J hign level Of political education In
D The state.
J wisconsin is a thinking state is
: announced at every corner. "We
have The most progressive legislation
!. In the nation. We have the most
J. highly advanced and educated voter.
e You will find your corner liquor
q store filled with men who discuss
( public questions intelligently The
}. relevance of this comment seems to
ID lie in the dark suspicion that Mr..
e. Taft is reactionay; or, worse yet,
ty that the republican party, nation
ne ally, has fallen into the hands of the
On wicked reactionaries.
e. Over against this comes the fire.
in quent statement
"But Bryan and Bob are at al
lr. tours on many things"
~. Then the LA Toilette faction |
IA constantly insisting that possible re
he dictionary victories in local affair
IA. may have very serious effect upo
ID, The national fight. III Senator SteN
lily enson should win at the approachin
, primaries-the La Toilette men, WI
The are split on their own candidate
ua- mournfully estimate the number I
sw, Thousands Of votes this will cost Tai
NOT 1t Is amusing the number OF sho
ad- cuts to Bryan that the La Folet
faction sees, but it can hardly be |
ub- garded rs reasSuring TO the repub
hat can worker who Is counting votes.
cen There is another serious element
zed the republican situation in Wisco
the sin. Here as elsewhere there Q
patent evidences OF hard tim
hat Many men are out of work and mt
ton on half time. That this will re;
cite upon the republicans is the gene
it? be!iei. AS to how large factor
orm may be no one pretends to say,
pre- they estimate 1t with some appe
ago. ance OF apprehension. OF this TIL
II i can be no question.
es a There won't be any campaign h
lette until Bob speaks; we are all wait
They Tor La Toilette, "-said one carr
n so and unprejudiced observer. "We
pect that he will support Taft
how attack the platform. II he does
you won't do Taft any good. So far
IMP. one has believed any story thai
with meant to support Taft loyalty"
could The reports current In the
iden- that Wisconsin was bad spot, u
Wis seem borne out by the evidence a.
t, of able here. The weight CT evid
Irrow seems to give Taft the better cha
yet it Is possible to get conse
the to the effect that conditions may
ional ily arise which will make the
. doubtful.
To all the foregoing mast be
the statement OF the democratic
ditions, which may be reserve
another dispatch. Perhaps 1t
to be mentioned, however, thai
publican trouble has had its conc
tant democratic effect. IL the
Gratis OF Wisconsin are not eS
i oyerconfident there Is no mist
/ the belief that exits among
| that they have Fighting cha
"There Is no such sentiment a
them as exists in the east
| the democrats. Yet they, too,
l their attention fixed upon 81
/ La Toilette, for without him,
| declare, there would be no hope
The plain fact is that the sit
In Wisconsin seems TO resolve
into case OF bryan and Bob
\ m Entlatt a man mt III.
= The trouble we find with the
lican party is that IL hasn't
speed"
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