Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-21
FUTURE or DEMOCRACY.
Opinions Of the Press Upon the Re.
suit of Recent ElectiJn.

Opinions OF the Press Upon the Re-
suit Of Recent EIectiJn.
Instead Of being done for by It's
fourth successive disaster. the DEM
ocratic party finds, upon looking the
defeat over with some care. that It is
really an augury OF future victory.
The party lis a tough old sinner, its
vitality Is astonishing" regretfully
remarks a republican observer, the
Hartford Courant; and number OF
leading democratic papers think that
with few alterations here and there
the democracy can be put In frst-
class lighting trim. True, Mr.. Bryan
was beaten by some 1000 pluF-
ality, but II you figure It on the basis
Of state results. the party was beaten
BY only 100000. In many states the
democratic candidates for governor
ran far ahead OF Mr.. Bryan, ana Min
nesOta, Ohio. Indiana and North Da-
kota elected democratic governors, all
though casting their electoral votes
for Taft. The democrats have also
reduced the republican majority in
the house OF representatives by ten
or dozen votes, gained senator In
Indiana. and won Nebraska back to
the democratic column.
Thus the party energies from the
battle In much better form than 1t
was four years ago" says the Brook
Ign Citizen tdem.l and the once DEM
ocratic Baltimore sun, which has
been supporting Taft in this cam
paiGn, declares that the strength
shown by the democratic party In
more OF the doubtful states attests It's
continued vitality in spite OF all the
extraordinary shocks to which In re-
cent years It has been subjected"
"There Ii every promise. the Harris
burg Patriot (dem.l believes, that
the republicans will soon be opposed
by an organization so strong that
their leaders can not fall to realize
that they must do justice by the peo-
pie, or they cannot remain In power. "
Mr.. Watterson. IN his Louisville
courler-Journal. after comparing
Bryan on the stumping tour with IL
nutius Loyola preaching the CROSS,
goes on to give this heartening word
to his fellow democrats.
"old time democrats will walt and
keep their powder dry. II they
should despair. II they should break
apart, the country would be exposed
to political anarchy leading through
radicallsm and excess OF every sort
to practical lrresponslbility on the one
hand and unregenerate debauchery
backed by resistless force on the 9TH
or hand.
Eve may be a power for good,
though beaten ana In opposition.
Seven million of voters are never to
be dlspised, In case they hold togeth-
ar. Many states remain 10 us. The
constitution OF the United States has
not been abolished yet. nor institu-
tional freedom, nor wise and upright
administration. ana these are stlll
worth fighting for
The Omaha World Herald. the
leading Bryan paper In Mr.. Bryan's
home state. takes this hopeful view:
THE democratic party will con-
tinue to be the democratic party. the
guardian and exponent OF the prlnel-
plea OF Thomas Jefferson. There ia
no room for two republican parties.
There must be a party OF sane and
progressive radieailsm. and the DEM
ocracy. II Il live, must fulfl that fune-
ton. The republican party has gain
ed q new lease Of power by opportu-
mist irritation with democratic poll
cies. When the inslneerlty OF this |
diversion is At length exposed. as Il
must be. because the continuing In
iauences In the republican party are |
BY nature. by inter
eta. and by intent, then democracy, n |
Il has kept the faith. win come into
tn own. And Il win keep the faith. !