The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
PROUD OF ITS RECORD
Republicans Prefer Performance
to Promises.
IS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
Good Natured Rivalry Between Candi-
dates-Party VIII Be United After
Convention Not Thought That
Rrvan Can Possibly Win.

Convention - Not Thought That
BRYAN Can Possibly Win.
AS Serene f. Payne, chairman of the
WAYS and means committee, said In
recent speech in the house of repre-
sentatiyes: 1--WE are having now our
ouadrennial exhibition on the part OF
orr friends ON the other side OF the
aisle which always occurs In the win
ter and spring preceding presidential
election. With renewed eXuberance or
shirt. with prophetic sight, they are
accustomed during this season Of the
year to carry the next election, IN
augurate their candidate and divide up
tbe offices. We hold our election In
November and will be there next No
yember"
The Democrats, however, are not at
all jubilant over the prospects for next
November, and there Is but little gen
uine and sincere Boosting. On the 9TH
er hand, the Republicans feel very con-
fident In spite of the factional strifes
that are going on in the different
states that their candidate, whoever
he may be, will be victorious ON Nov.
3. The contest which is going on for
the various candidates is, after all,
good natured one, and there is no doubt
whatever that whoever Is nominated
at Chicago will receive the united sup
port of the party.
Fst. ronf1nfnO thar
speechmaking largely to promises for
the future, while the Republicans, as
has always been the case, are content
to rely upon the performances of the
past. Just what legislation will be eff
fected during this session of the Six
tieth congress outside of the appropri-
alton bills cannot be foretold. There
may be some kind Of currency law
enacted and possibly some new pen
sion legislation and perhaps one or
two other laws of more or less impor-
lance, but 1t is felt that it is not best
to undertake too much just preceding
a presidential election. There seems
to be desire on the part of all to en-
act some bill to take the place OF the
employers liability law, which has
been declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court, and there is no doubt
but what some anti-injunction law
would &C through If some legislation
could be agreed upon that would be
satisfactory to all, particularly to the
various labor factions, but besides this
the Republican party is quite content
to rest upon its record in the past.
Despite the SO called Republican
panic, which term is being used freely
by the Democrats, the Republicans
feel that the Dingley tariff law has
been a great success and has brought
prosperity to all parts Of the country.
They believe that the present business
depression will not last much longer
and that all signs Of the recent panic
will gradually fade away with renewed
employment and the high scale Of
wages which has been enjoyed by our
workingmen for SO many years.
1t is not thought at Washington that
Bryan can he defeated In the Democrat
ic convention, and no Republican be-
lieves that he can be elected In No
vember. He certainly cannot carry
New York or New Jersey or single
New England state, and without some
of these states he can hardly be VIC
torious.
Nearly every one Is disposed to take
the president at his word regarding
third term, and it Is hardly thought
that that movement will gain any
strength again unless there should be
a long continued deadlock in the ma
tfonal convention at Chicago. The
campaign will undoubtedly begin ear
lier than usual and will be a most in
teresting one, whoever are the candi-
dates.
1t is thought now that congress will
adjourn about June l, so that the men,
bers will be ready for the conventions
at Chicago and Denver. In the mean
time the various candidates will
strengthen their support wherever pos
sible, and the convention at Chicago
which convenes on June 16, Is expect
ed to be one of the most interesting
and important in our whole history.
The principal issues In the campaign
will of course depend largely on the
candidates and the platforms. II good
| times return by summer time the Dem
ocrats will hardly have much to say
about the Republican panic and will
talk tariff revision and old time Jeffer-
sonism doctrines. The Republicans
will be content to present the party
record for the past half century and
the past ten years in particular, and
each party will of course advance the
principles laid down in theiE. plat
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