The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-05-05
REPUBLICANS ALARMED

The leaders of the Republican party becoming
very much alarmed the prospects of losing the pre
Dental election Thus General Stewart L. Woodford adj
monishes his fellow Republicans that Bryan only
popular with the than either his friends or
opponents realize but that in his long political life
has he the Republican party the of presidential
canvass divided by differences of opinion on
public questions of the greatest moment as it IS today
And Walter Welan thus reviews the situation in Wash
ington letter to the Chicago Record Herald:
For the present the historian of the day concerned
with the dispute to responsibility for the unfortunate
plight into which the republican party has fallen say
unfortunate because is admitted by everyone to be u
fortunate for party control of all branches Of the
ernment to stand where the republicans stand nova
republican congress refusing do anything and republ
can president urging them do many things and telling
them how important it all is to the country country that
they do it before adjournment The republican leaders
in congress blame Roosevelt for thus calling the country
lattention to the party shortcomings and some OF them
suspect he is trying feeling which will lead to his
nomination The president and his friends retOrt that
the leaders responsible because they deliberately set
out to do nothing order to get with the admins
traton for being too popular and trying to dictate the re-
publican choice for president.
The republican leaders are therefore good deal of
stew What with their wish to bring the session to
end three weeks hence their desire to pass currency
BILL the opposition thereto among their number, the
president whacng them twice every week with
special message calling attention their shortcomings
and an election coming which not only president
to be chosen but the political complexion Of the next
house of representatives be decided the great statesmen
who guide the affairs of the party in power at the big white
capitol are not now a very happy lot
The putocra press has attempted to make the people
believe that Bryan has settled his quarrel with Roger Su
van the Illinois corporation politician 1t is true that
Sullivan controlled the recent Democratic convention OF
the Sucker and that the convention endorsed Bryan
but Mr. Sullivan could not help it. He simply bowed to
the inevitable Mr. Bryans quarrel with Sullivan is not
personal he opposed to the corporation influences that
back Sullivan just they backed the late w C. Whitney
and at present give Ryan his prestige These corporation
agents corporation before they are Democrats and
in Mr.. Bryans opinion, should have no Ofclal standing III
the party as to betray IT.
1t is predicted that udson Harmon will be the Demo
cratic nominee for governor of Ohio Mr. Harmon was
member of President Clevelands cabinet but Loyalty sup
ported Mr. BRYAN in the campaign OF 1896 and he was one
of President Roosevets special commissioners to nvest
gate the Santa Fe rebate question and resigned when the
president blocked the prosecution of Paul Morton The
president claimed the corporation alone should be punished
but Mr. Harmon maintained that guilt always personal
He should make strong candidate
The big summons that takes up more than page of
our paper interferes with giving much reading mat
ter as we would like but it decided pleasure to the busl
ness office to give it space and will add materially to the
right side of the ledger which necessary to keep The
Citizen booming
Hon. James H Hawley and Hon. J. l. Sewell OF Pay
session of the Ada County Democratic Club There
good attendance and the speakers dwe the necessity
of organization essential to victory.
The two-thirds rule should hold its effect at Denver,
but the convention should recommend its abandonment
by future national conventions OF the Democracy ana the
same of the unit rule as binding states where dele
gates are elected by districts
1t is to be sincerely hoped that former Governor James
E. Campbell will win the senatorshp IN Ono lie IS en-
titled to public career account of ability and integrity
but his star has been in eclipse for a decade.
The Citizens harmony wagon is bound for Twin Falls
and Wallace and there plenty of for all Democrats
have something else do this year than to fight each other
Senator Ravner proposes that the next Democratic
platform demand that the tariff be reformed by its enemies
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