The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14


Journal
The New York newspapers, abound
Ing in conceit and ignorance, suffer.
ering from both provineialism and
landlordism--so some Of them, rs Par
nell used To asy of Ireland, from
absentee iandlordism' ARE at this
time especially misleading and un-
fair. They have acquired the anti
Bryan habit, and, seeing nothing the
other side OF jordan. or Jersey, it
seems impossible for them TO adjust
themselves TO actual conditions and
the rest OF the country. They mag
inc that money will do all things
and think that, as New York has the
money, New York should and will
dominate all things AS conse-
quence OF this delusion, both parties
Ia. the Empire state have dropped In
TO the lowest depths of depravity-
and very stupid depravity-now the
republicans In alliance with Hearst,
whom the head OF the national adj
mi nistration, himself a great New
Yorker, has stigmatized an anarchist
and assassin, now the democrats fall
en- under the mudspell OF Murphy
and Corners. The New York news
papers cannot escape their responsi.
bility for this,
Truly, DR.. Eliot, Of Harvard, bit
the nail on the head when he de-
cIared that the need of the time Is
publicity. Theoretically, the people
rule. In practice, things are done by
| a few gathered together we'll Inside
Of lock and key, too often In dark
ened chamber.
The shocking disclosures o, the
last three years make IL quite GER
tain that there has existed for long
time a conspiracy among few allied
Kings of Money, making their head.
quarters In and about New York, 10
control the operations of both parties.
Throughout the long battle for q
tariff for revenue only there continu-
ally appeared, always at the oppor-
tune moment In democratic councils
mysterious presence in obstruction.
Now IL was Randall; now IL was
Barnum; now 1t was Whitney, and,
finally, IL was Cleveland, throwing
away the fruits OF an educational
campaign bravely fought and brought
at the polls in 1892 to triumphant
conclusion ! do now believe that In
1904 this combine nominated Parker,
most able upright man, With the
purpose Of electing him, but that the
ooseyelt-Cortelyo strategy appear.
ing upon the scene and revealing Its
masked batteries and hiden rife pits,
IL sought for itself and abandoned
Parker to his fate.
One OF the issues In the campaign
before us, therefore, is the enamel
patton Of the county from the sus-
picion no less than the actnality Of
| thraIldom 10 this dishonest influence.
Aud this brings me To Mr.. Bryan.
1t will be remembered that twelve
months ago, when the Courier
Journal set out TO try 70 organize
within the democratic party vol.
ume OF opinion sufficiently strong to
impress Mr.. Bryan and his friends
that IL were wiser Of tim TO play
Warwick than King. its purpose was
not TO divide, but To unite the party.
Ii was weary Of factionism. III
learned for old fashioned democratic
brotherhood and an old-fasbioued
democratic victory, MI. Bryan could
not so see II. lie refused to be i'm.
pressed, and, with good reason, be.
cause the effort OF the Courier-Jour.
nal received no answering voice.
The entire summer and autumn
we're wasted on tomfooiing about a
OZARK horse Did be have a mus.
tache wired Scott BoneT Was this
blonde, or brunette Joined In the
chorusY Then 1t leaked out that Tbs
democrat In reserve was the governor
Of Minnesota, aud, iierating linz
IN a famous old play, we bad a dea
of guying which may have beer
humorous bat was certainly ill-tinet
about "a party by the name Of John
son -
1t grew tribe tires0me. Excep
To an angel It would hdye been ex
aspsrating. Yet, IL seemed democ
racy. Governor Johnson declares
himself oct Of ~. so did Governo
Folk. 80 did senator Culberson
The Courier Journal was put IN TO
the costs aud left to hold an eppt
e bag Why, then, right out Of th
. open mouth Of Wall street, came
: stentoriln voice. johnson -
i What chance would Johnson hav
: over the dead body Ct Bryan Nha
! chance would johnson have caFryin
' Wall street tagF What chanc
+ would johnson baye using the an
= democratic two-thitds rule to defea
tire will Of the majority and that a
the behest ~ the East, dsfying "a
West and working the SOUTH
The thought IS pfep0sterous.
Mark tie sequel. The time ha
passed for "some one else. Nj
\ Bryan retaining the held: II is Il
:. late for ''some one else. the cnnd