The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-11-13
FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY
pINONS OF THE PRESS upon The RESULT Of
RECENT ELECTION
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- that it is really augury of future victory The party SIS
A d sinner its vitality astonishing regretfuy remarks
an observer the Hartford Courant and number of lead
y Democrats papers think that with few alterations here and
A e Democracy be put in frscas fighting trim True
u Ban was beaten by 100000 plurality you figure
e basis of results the party beaten by only
many States the Democratic candidates for Governor
Ad Of Mr. Bryan and Minnesota, Ohio Indiana and North
m elected Democratic Governors although casting their electoral
@ for Taft The Democrats have also reduced the Republican
majority in tie House of Representatives by dozen votes
a Senator in Indiana and Nebraska back the Demo
cadc column
Thus the party emerges from the battle in much better form
m if was four years ago. says the Brooklyn Citizen (Dem
and the once Democratic Baltimore Sum- which has been support
mo Taft in this campaign declares that he strength shown by
@ Democratic party than OF the doubtful States
e its continued vitality in spite of all the extraordinary shocks
which in recent years has been subjected There is every
promise the Harrisburg Patriot (Dem believes, that the Re
pans will be opposed by organization 50 storing that
their leaders can realize that they must do justice by the
e or they can not remain power Mr. Watterson in his
Louisville Courier Journal after comparing Bryan on his stump
ing tour with gnaus Loyoa preaching the cross goes on TO give
this heartenng word to his fellow Democrats:
Odtme Democrats will wait and keep their powder dry II
h should despair they should break apart the country would
exposed to political anarchy leading through radcam and excess
every sort to practical responsibility the hand and unre
erate debachery backed by essess forse on the other hd
e may be power good though beaten and IN oppoioI
Seven million of voters are never be dpsed in case they hold
together Many States remain to he Consutuuoh u u
United States has been abolished yet nor institutional ~
nor wise and upright administration and these are still worm
lighting for
The Omaha World Herald, the leading Bryan paper III "
Bgans home State, takes this hopeful view
"The Democratic party will continue be the Democratic party
the guardian and exponent of the principles OF lnoa'
There for Republican parties mere mus -
party of sane and progressive adcasm and the Democracy
live must fulfil that function The Republican party mas gd
of power by opportunist Irritation WIN
policies When the nsincerity of this diversion a'
posed be- because the continuing innueo - ~
publican party are anti Democratic by nature BY nterelS' @
intent then Democracy, if it has kept the aln VIII 'o
And it will keep the faith There is nothing else lOi "
In spite of his critics. however Mr. Byans hold on MS pal
ssdl strong "ae will never win the Presidency says m
Times (Dem) but he is the biggest man IN the y, others
and has done for the purity and reform IN loilo
combined And the Columbia State (Dem) dec1aies ben
AT this hour when honest government seems most u
the principles of Iferson are without friend III ~
greedy trusts hold eighty odd millions OF people | u k
are more than ever devoted to the cause OF the 'V s
against the powerful few; than ever devo'Tu - y
man the pure citizen and ovable gentleman J" > d;rar,
The attempt "to bettle and mlsrepreseH' W S States
achievement of Bryan in rallying the party IN l
this year will fail asserts the Brooklyn Citizen ana Cor the
"Never was any party better represented by and they
Presidency than the Democracy was this yed y from the
reckon i'll who imagine that he will though bIe as the
Residential field give place to any other man al pe bic
leader the party Never could be said more % ot d @ money
man than of Bryan that he host IN hle m whole force
pay the most urgent of campaign expenses "' and with an
the Federal Administration exered aSdA elements
mdguised alliance between the Republicans ~ ounced he
Predatory wealth which Roosevelt mas - .t ITnon with
reunited his party SO thoroughly that every te = made inn
The single exception perhaps of the State Of New wrested
0rant nroads on its adversary, and IN not y"
Positions Of great value from its hands - 20 he told this
1t may please the opponents OF W. has never had
@ ho the ths sst confidence tsy ssd Pss Of the