The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-07-02

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The election was 90 be- Jeff 90 Che
choice Of the people without The per-
nici0us influence Of a gigantic cam
palgn fund there is no question but
wbas Bryan would be elected bF as
great or greater majority %han that
given Roosevelt four years ago. Ii
was the unlawful use OF this corrup-
tion fund which defeated Bryan In 1896
and 1900 There was not such a
fraud committed upon the country In
1900 as there was In the campaign Of
1895 under Mark Hanna. IL is to he
hopsd that this country will never
again witness such saturnslia OF
corruption as was witnessed 10 that
campaign. The party managers were
NOT satisfied With coercion and the In
timidatloD Of the voters but thou
sands Of votes were purchased out
right.
The fact that congress refused TO
pass the campaign contribution meas
ure at the request Of Roosevelt, Taft
and Bryan makes 1t patent TO most
minds that the tariff protected trusts
are again 10 be bled for money TO
purchase the election OF their candi-
date. Ii the refusal Of congress TO
pass this measure was not significant
the elimination 0f this plank In the
N national niufforna Iay a vata ~ rnora
Than nine 10 Cne should prove con-
elusive. The refusal OF the majority
to listen TO the newspaper publishers
70 lower the tariff on print paper is
another evidence that the tariff pro.
teeted trusts are expected to again
purchase the privileges they now en-
Joy by making liberal contributions
TO the election OF Taft.
Assuming that Taft Ia sincere In
the claims that he will follow out the
reforms Of Roosevelt why were the
reactionaries 50 anxious TO secure
man for second place who Is not only
opposed to these reforms, but every
vote he has cast In congress has been
In the interests OF the influence
which Taft IL claiming TO opposeY
Sherman, the nominee for vice presi-
dent, has been hand and glove with
Cannon, Aldrich, Payne, Dalzell and
every other subseryient tool OF the
corporations Sherman's entire rec
ord, both In the house and private
life, has been on the side OF the ex-
ploiters, He organized no Ice trust
In bis home town OF Utica, which
has made him fortune. III the re-
publican party Is Ia favor OF the re-
form advocated by Roosevelt why did
they not nominate man like Cum
Minis, Of I0wa, In place OF the sub
servient tool Of the predatory -ich?
The Recorder believes the demo-
cratic party never had such an op-
portunlty TO win the presidency since
the civil war. Even with corrup-
tion campaign fund IL Is questionable
whether they can win with such
ticket az was placed In nomination
al Chicago. Taft and his running
mate can not please the progressive
republicans. II the ticket Is accept
ed IL will be because Roosevelt will
declare that the head OF tile ticket
will carry ont his reforms. IL Is we'll
known that bryan would do so, aud
many OF the admirers OF Roose, cit
would rather take certainty than
an uncertainty. Generally speaking
the democratic party Is united this
year as they have not been united
since the last election OF Cleveland.
When the democratic party Is united
the party has majority OF the votes
OF the country.
None questions but what Bryan
viii carry the solid South this year.
Oklahoma Will undoubtedly 20 demo.