The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-10-23
TREND TOWARDS BRYAN

i With election less than two weeks off, every indication points
to atrenenduous Democratic land slide in the nation
From Indianapolis under date Of last Friday Mr. Walter Well
man sends word to the Chicago Record Herald that unless
thing like miracle happens during the fortnight Indiana will
give her electoral vote to Bryan this Year
This not being the age of miracles safe put Indiana
curey iii the Democratic column
The Republican Boston Transcript under date Of last Friday
published Washington dispatch headed "a Drift toward Bryan
and quotes the politician Of prominence Washington who
dicted four years ago that Mr. Roosevelt would cary Missouri
declaring this time that Mr. Bryan had captured Ohio
The Transcript correspondent says Even the president o
takes an optimistic view OF the campaign as whole by no means
enthusiastic in regard to Ohio
1t is found that the Republicans virtually concede that Mr.
Chandler viii defeat Governor Hughes in New York but o W
sake and in order try and keep the members OF h
party line they are declaring that Mr. Taft will carry that state
It is found that the independent newspapers New York pre-
uct that MI Chandler will have from 100000 to 10000 PuaV
lin that state
Concedng that the Democratic candidate governor may run
ahead OF the presidential candidate of the party the empire @
1t is preposerous think that with plurality for Mr. ena
dler, MI Bryan will not carry the =
ne Boston paper asserts that among the best yeTseq
can politicians IN Washington Indiana conceded to Mr. Ba
that they claim Illinois ad Wisconsin are in doubt.
One OF the strongest advanced for such striking @
cratic gains all over the United States that the people are d
for change
The Republican deficit sooooooo in the last year IS cutting
considerable hguren the east although the west the pubic @
appears to appreciate what this means
There thousands of intelligent voters, who are not ~
Republican parsans who believe that the present party III pow
ought to be turned out Of office for the good Of the nation
VI course the managers of the Republican campaign VIII
mt deeat until after election, but the contrary they ~ m
pecd to make claims which they know to be false IN orde "
ana bolster up the courage of their supporters A has
STILL the honest Republican newspapers. admit that the ~
tureed to Mr. Bryan in the nation
United States Senator Hepburn asserts that this not The
en OF the people but government by the i the
people That the trouble which the people have e ref
s ana % correct It they propose to adopt the nat that
fendum by which the people This the pledge
democratic party Of Idaho gives the people that leg
will be submitted which will embrace that sySt e propose
slaeoh known as the initiative and referendum Al QUIZ
ions are OF small moment compared with this
When Judgewood reads the story of dabos il I5,
ay morning Statesman he will discover it TO be hs l n
lu % call grand jury investigate the state house
garnet.
n Oregon all other reforms have with the o The o
dVe and referendum This is the basis law upon or
egislation
j ! grand jury should be called to investigate the Va
: ''e state mouse Judge Wood should act at once