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

can 90 SO again. ONtufduOt UtISokCii
Ia the only one OF the debatable states
In which Mr.. Bryan's vote declined
from 1896 to 1900. and even then,
after that decline, he had enough
TO carry the state against Mckinley
by nearly $1,000 majority. He had
more than any other democrat ever
received in Colorado before or since.
Applause ON the democratic side.
Come now to the state OF Idaho,
He carried the state In 1895, and
again i'm 1900. No other democratic
candidate for president ever carried
that state. When Judge Parker ran
and In speaking OF him | think In
no disparaeement. because his candl-
dacy was not one in which his per.
sonal strength was the test. Ills
weakness was the weakness OF the re
dictionary. II was the weakness OF n
general who was leading towards the
rear and not towards the front ZAP
plause J When Mr.. Parker ran IN
Idaho he polled only two-thiids as
many votes as Mr.. Bryan had polled
four years before.
Coming now 10 the state Of Illinois,
which General Grosvenor denomi.
mates as surely republican, because
democracy there suffers from the hane
Of Bryanism, what do We hndy We
6nd that Mr.. Bryan polled In tina,
state 503, 900 votes In spite OF the
hood OF money which Was poured
forth at the last moment To purchase
the electorate. We find that Judge
Parker four years later polled about
200. 900 votes less. Renewed ap
pause Mr.. Bryan polled In lllinoi,
mure votes than any democratic can
didate for president before or since,
Running four years after Cleveland
he had 1000 more votes, aud run.
ming four years before Parker, he
polle1 l75,000 uore votes than Park
er. tApplause. Does this look n
though the democracy OF Illinois was
suffering from the "bane OF Bryan.
ismY" Mr.. Bryan did not carry the
state then, although believe lie will
carry IL this year. Loud applause
on tho democratic side. but he
lost Illinois by vote which VAS 200,
600 10 the good, MS compared with
the reactionary candidate.
Let US now look at the state OF In.
diana, which republican prophets
warn US will surely be republican, II
Bryan runs. Heie we can emphatic.
ally repeat the statement made by
me about the state OF Illinois. No
democrat who ever ran for president
In Indiana, or for any other Office IN
Indiana, ever polled as many votes as
Bryan did In 1900 AGAINST MIR. Nc.
kinley, the popular and militant
president of a successful war and the
prophet OF full dinner patti. Ia 1891
Mr. Bryan polled 1900 votes more
than Cleveland had done four year,
before, and he polled In 1900 5,00t
votes more In Indiana than Judg,
Parker did four years later, Doe,
that show weakness or strength Ia
Brysnismp
Now we come TO the state OF Mon
tana, denominated as safely republi
can. Mr.. bryan carried that stat,
botn times; and In 1900 polled NOR,
votes than Parker did four year,
later.
In Nebraska. ny own state ant
Mr.. Bryan's state he carried IL II
1895. and in 1900 even though he los
II by narrow margin he polled N or,
than twice as many votes as wcr'
given TO Judge Parker four year
later. tlienewed applause on TIN
democratic side. And IL may b'
said, Mr.. Chairman. that as result
OF Organism, the republican majorit!
10 Nebraska, which had Originate.
been nearly $4,000, has been reduce,
as TO he less than half that Size
and we feel confident In this year o
grace, with Bryan as our leader ant
candidate, we will carry that stat
for him. Loud applause on tn
democratic side.
Mr.. Keller: would like to AS
the geDtleman--be may have state'
1t, although failed 10 hear IT, wha
the vote for Bryan was Ia 1900 a
compared with his vote In 1896 d
| NebIaskap
Mr.. Hitchcock: In NebraskaY
Mr.. Keller. Yes.
Mr.. Hitchcock ! think ca
furnish the information. tCries Z
go on"
will reply 10 the distinguish
gentleman from Ohio by a more con
prehensiye statement perhaps tina
he anticipates. The total popula
vote OF the United States for III
democratic candidate in the yea
1900, when Mr. Bryan ran, was 6
35s, 900. -Four years later, ~bc
JuRde Parker IA man OF unimpeaci
able character, "A man With ares
reputation as a lawyer. a man wi
stood high In the Empire state an
! wherever lawyers are known-iD tn;
, campaign Judge Parker polled 5,077
600 votes.