The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-07-18
The Peoples Intuitions.


convincing way the subject of Bryan and Organism
saying that, as candidate of the democratic party
Mr.. Bryan came out of the intutons of the people,
something trustworthy than the plans of poll
tcians
Mr.. Watterson of the planning politi-
clans who thought they had better scheme for sue
cess at the polls than the presentation of man of
Mr.. Bryans views opposed he was by leaders
and the power of money.
Through years of what was to him honest effort
in behalf of his party Mr. Watterson contended
against Bryan and Organism and during all of those
years the sentiment he strove with might and main
to suppress silently expanding growing day
by day and month by month, permeating the ap-
probation of the great body of the public until it
became resistless force
Bewildered by the situation, Mr. Watterson sought
Mr.. Bryan, not very long ago, to urge him to
withdraw from the field that the accommodating SEN
timent in his favor might be stayed and the atten-
ton of the party directed to some other man. He
thought at the time that he was doing this for the
good of the party and that he could convince Mr.
Bryan that it was the best for him to stand aside
Instead, Mr.. Watterson placing himself with
in reach of the same influence that had wrought
upon the masses and it not long until he, too
was following in the train of the leader whose alb
dication he sought. Mr.. Watterson gives the re-
suit of his interview
Mr.. Bryan had his story to tell, and this
embodied very strong What authorization
had he to name successor in case he stepped aside?
What power had he, conceding the WILL to transfer
his following to another? Not one, but half
dozen, aspirants would take the field Immediately
on his withdrawal. If majority of the party was
for him the Courier admtted-what had made it
so? Surely neither organization nor money nor
other effort of his than the constant preaching of
democratic gospel If he agreed to stand down
difference would there be in his naming sue
cesSor, and attempting to foist him upon the party
and Roosevets naming and forcing Taft upon the
republicans which we were daily condemning? He
did not stand upon his rights at all upon his claims
upon his wishes, ambitions He put the facts of
the situation plainly, mpersonally precisely they
were and are, and there reasonable answer
to be made by any reasonable
Then and there the Courier Journal laid down
its hand. AS good democrat as the wise and
faithful monitor of its party associates has al
ways tried to be, seeing clearly and the sequel
has shown seeing truly, the drift of the Winds the
running of the currents of political thought and ac-
tion it accepted the inevitable but it did this in no
dubious way it makes not half friendships with any
more than sl1indeep between it and Mr. Bryan moth
ing even skindeep remained and, when the inter
view had in New York concluded, the Courier
Journal went forth to make Mr.. Bryans fight its
own fight which if we be faithful and valiant using
effectively the resources within our reach a unit
in effort and purpose, believe is within our reach
The ant-Bryan habit is self-deceptive and pure
delusion where it is not form, often an uncon-
Scous form, of REASONABLE inidelity There is no
reason for its existence in the mind of any true
democrat The old-line wings to whom Mr.. Clay
stood where Mr.. Bryan stands to the modern
democrats, the old-1ne wings who preferred Mr.
Clay in 1910 and in 1848, sacrificed their favorite to
the superstition that having been twice beaten he
could never be elected. Yet they could and would
have elected him had they nominated him in either
IF those years The intuitions of the people let
is repeat, trustworthy than the best-1aid
olans of the politicians. Perhaps in our day the
people are better educated than they were sixty
Years. ago Whatever he thew and NOT he oo1;