The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-05
Reports Indicate that Taft Carries Idaho by 50OO and Brady py half that
MaOfb--Le9ldtWe Gains Democrats on Joint Ballot
The PhSmdl Country Gives Ball Small Majority DemOGk Fleet Assessor County Attorney
Treasurer Supt Of Schools County Surveyor and Hull for Commissioner

1t Is now evident that the people
can look forward and expect nothing
else but that the trusts and corpora
tions Of the country will rule for the
next four years. 1t is also possible
that these influences will be 50 en-
trenched in power during that time
that it will be impossible To shake
loose their hold upon the country.
The Recorder for the past two weeks
has realized that there was no pos
sibility Of the election OF Bryan, but
has not acknowledged it for the ehect
it might have-politlcaliy upon local
conditions.
The national republican organlza-
tion was undoubtedly in possession OF
corruption campaign fund, which
will be proven In time to have been
as large as II was when Mark Hanna
blackmaied the predatory corpora
tions and fried the fat out Of the
manufacturers, which was used 10
purchase sufficient number OF votes
10 carry the elections. What was not
purchased outright were forced int
line by coercion and every other
method known to disreputable poll.
tics. When a local concern can force
the few employees to vote as their
masters choose II is only a drop Ia
| the bucket of what can be done viii
corporations which employ thousands
From the fact that politica
party can win by such agencies NJ
have conclusive proof that the vasI
engineers uf the federal government
are in the hands Of unscrupuiou
men, who are more than a match TO
the uuorganized aud moneyless mas
ses Of the people. When the nationa
republican organization publishe
their campaign fund, If they ever 90
il will be found that the predatoT.
wealth OF the country spent million
in comparison with the hundred
thousands which the democratic on
ganization spent. II will look I
many as If the predatory interests
the country had secured such a loot
hold In their domination that condi
tious will continue 10 get worse unit
LII will disrupt the very foundstio
OF our form Of government and SUI
serve the very spirit which Shout
inspire a truly brave and free people
: So far as the returns, nationally
are concerned it is evident tna
9 there has been a landslide for Tai
or course at this time the report
are meagte, but IL Is stated tbs
New York will give Taft as great
E tyreater majority than Roosevelt r
{ ceiyed. Ohio Is said to have give
: the republican ticket majority OF
e thousand, Indiana is said to be cio
- with the chances OF a majority 4
a Taft. New York will be republics
e nv $50 thousand, Ohio 10y 80 thou
= and. Montana republican by smi
majority. Colorado republican; and
II ia said that Missouri and Nebrasl
q are in doubt.
Tho only ray Of encpuraeement {
d local democracy can have is Ia Z
II county ticket. TIE democrats LA
undoubtedly elected bali Of {
10 connty ticket. The legislative tick
is republican b, a large maloriI
ir Walter Shoup, the candidate for I
IN senate has many friends In [
county. and no doubt BITS large "a
b. iorIty is due in part to that fact 3
$ also the prestige Of tie shoup nan
\, Is conceded that Mr.. Shoa
strength In part assisted very mate
auT In carrying through his rnnni
H. nate In making tins stateu.'
there is no desire to belittle the u
u ming strength q NJ. snook, but
majority OF over a hundred is due
mart 70 this fact. Also the fact q
a. n ynte for the legislative tic
n meant the election Of senator ii
of harm, on The forest reserve quest
no doubt greatly strengthened
legislative ticket
At the time Of COINS u press ia
ne Waters, caudids,e for sheriff. .
Ia the lead ABOUT - sotes, with the
Pahsimaries to heZr from and the
t9 dIcations that they Sill not give
enough votes to elect hin, but
not uossible, but not probable Mr..
made a wonderful run considering