The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-07-16

ity.
IL is needless TO 90 Into the history
OF that campaign, for we all know
what battle he fought practically
unaided l,y The former great leaders
of his party. We all know what a
strong following he had during the
campaign, and bow the predatory
rich aud the unlawful combinations
trembled for fear that he would win
ana force them to comply with the
law and deal with even a niodicum Of
justice with the people We all know
how Mark Hanna bled tue corpora
tions for campaign fluid Of such
magnitude that sufficient votes were
bought IN the close states TO saing IL
Into the republican column. We all
know what a sstuFnalia Of CORRUPTION
was necessary To keep bryan out vi
tile White house.
We ali know how II was made pos
siole for prosperity under goln
standard by the opening up Of ki0n-
dyke md other great gold fields,
which resulted in Increasing the per
capita circulation. We all know how
again In 1908 the republican party
took advantage Of the situation and
made the voter believe 1t VAS tile
policies u the republican party which
brought prosperity a. the country In
place u the unavoidable increase iu
the circulating medium.
la that campaign Bryan again
went dowr TO defeat, but his polie-
les have lived On. Through The assas-
sins bullet Tneouors Roosevelt be.
came president ana has made popular
the policies eontended for by the Ne.
braskan President Roosevelt saw
the wisdom ~ the utteranees OF
bryan on the stump and has endeay-
ored To have his party enact them
into law, lie has made 1t possible for
Bryan To be elected by taking up and
popularizing ideas which but twelve
short years ago this voter was made
to believe we're anarchistlc. Unlor-
tunateiy for Roosevelt he has had a
congress 9n his bands which las been
too closely allied with the interests
which President Roosevelt has un-
hesitatingiy condemned 10 ectre
beneficial legislation.
Without the aid 81 powerful eorpor
ations; without the aid Of any poser
l.s,t bta s.Ne, t.nYana.,fkfV fsff ..lfh tim !
aid Of the backing OF the masses OF
bis own party Bryan "a again, and for
tile third dino, tile candidate OF his
party Tor the highest othce within the
gift OF the people. THIS in face OF
the opposition. anitediy, Of the very /
Interests which contributed freely to
his defeat In the campaign of 1896
and 1900. These same interests which
have been permitted TO rob the pe0-
pie for the past twenty years have
used every method known to disrep.
utable poitics To defeat bin for the
Yet Nhen the iual test
cams there were but little more than
a hundred votes against Ills nomina
tlon out nf TOO, This was all the
candidates backed by tno corpora
lions and the predatory rich Of the
democratic party could muster,
When these facts are considered Is ii
not wonderful victory Bryan has
WOMB Under these disadvantages
Bryan Is the nominee Of bis party for
the presidency; and that such Is the
ease IL entirely due 10 his striking
personality, and tho rectitude OF his
daily life aud the well known honesty
ot bis personal character. In this
nomination be has again made the
statement truism aud personites
the idea that truth crushed to the
earth viii rise again "
Ills chances for victory are better
than they have been before. In the