The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-08
The fiddle West.

1t begins to look as though the distress that has
seized upon the Chicago Inter-Ocean will remain
until the end of the campaign 1t does not abate
its fearsome representations. If it could convince
itself that Mr.. Bryan in any particular safe or
desirable it would not suffer so intensely when con-
templating his election But the Inter-Ocean is dis
trustful of Mr. Bryan-fu1ly as dstrustful as it is
of Mr.. Roosevelt
In gloomy mood it remarks editorally:
dispatches from the east represent Republicans
whereabouts as 'jubant' the likelihood that Mr.
Bryan will be the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent this year. Their assumption is that this will
make Republican victory easy Republicans who IN
dulge in such pleasant dreams not only premature
in their joy. They almost ignorant of Republl-
can conditions in the west Of course, the historic
Democracy is disorganized and Mr.. Bryan stands
for this disorganzation. But, let not forget that
Mr.. Bryan stands also for reorganized Democracy
for which Republicans in high place have been pre-
pairing the way since 1900, When Mr. Bryan stepped
servatives in their futile effort to show what they
could do, he made his calling, if not his cleo
ton sure in 1908 The Democracy is recognizing
behind Mr.. Bryan. 1t is not yet organized, but the
materials are all there, and Mr. Bryan points the
only way which Democrats can see to victory. What
can be done with a demoraized Democracy was
shown by the Hearst campaign IN New YORK; A an!
since then much has happened to hurt the Republi-
cans and help the Democrats The lnter-Ocean
knows whereof it speaks, for it sits in daily com
munon with its readers all over the middle west,
AAOOttI 1iA'>NiA p
of the voters whom the Republican party counted IN
1904 have been Organized. The incessant agitation
from Washington against property and rights IN
property transformed these voters into sem-soc1al-
lists They are headed for Organism just as they
we're headed for it in 1896. These voters must be
educated and brought back or replaced And the
task of education will be much difficult than III
1896 for reasons that too obvious and numerous
to be even mentioned here. These the cold facts
of the situation They deny to the Republican party
the pleasing hope of walk-over They demand
close organization rigid discipline and plenty OF hard
work-and then more hard work: Those RepuDl1-
cans who think otherwise are hallooing before they
get out of the woods
The task of education is beyond the conjuring OF
the Inter-O Ocean or any of its class, and the tat
FRYER of 1896 has gone to his reward. The people
that vote have had twelve years of education and
the dollars that exercised potent influence would be
frowned upon should they again appear as persas-
i've argument These some of the reasons the In
ter Ocean says are too obvious" to be mentioned
The Chicago paper is not improving the prospects
of it's faction when it refers to the Organized RepuD
icans of the middle west as "semi-socalists. They
have been Organized by Roosevelt and are sane and
sober in their belief that their vision has been SO
cleared that they able to recognize the d1stor-
tons of old-time Repubicanism.