The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-08
THE BREAKUP OF THE PARTIES


latter point being claimtd that there difference between the
Democrats party the leadership Bryan and the Republican
party controlled by The campaign made by Mr. Bryan
and his behalf in the last campaign has been declared by writer
81 note have greatest fight put up this planet
for principles regard But the Success article is well
pcrng notwithstanding the partisan bias and give here
with the concluding paragraphs;
his threatening aspect affairs there appeared that
corrupt politics genius less than colossal Mr. Hanna
gathered the terrified interests campaign fund that epsed
fund previously collected in this country fund approxmatng
fifteen million dollars With this he forth and bought in
wholesale consgments He bought where they needed
and where they single and by the thousand
Five before day the Republican managers we're
suddenly seized panic and Mr. Hanna the classic phrase
shook Down practically every corporation and money institution
country Some phases OF this panic extremely comic,
when the railroads under the influence of the fright
put great numbers work in States where republican
was absolutely Yet OF the results both pleasant
enduring know where there fine farm and farmhouse
that rewarded the efforts Of gentleman who adrioty threw
scare into Mr. Hanna at the right time.
The money piled knee deep around the polling places and
there enough that could be legally others
manufactured From 1896 1900 the country continued
population and the records show that the number Of
alleged have been in exceeded by
million the number Of in 1900
SALE
This probably the summit Of political corruption this
country Il had much that had
cheaper methods They secured control of the
Democratic convention nominated candidate whose defeat
suey assured and able get along largely reduced
contributions in the campaign
Meantime there had conditions the country tire
mendous charge The supremacy Of the corporations the
ests had become the supremacy Of the sayeodng
s5oa national scandal The Republican party found itself
exactly the position Of the old Democratic party before the war
Born g the interests had ended by becoming their
The efforts dead failed and President that yentted
oppose the controlling interests only FASTENED the death of h
party BY revealing all party differed from him
When the efforts to curb corporation power scanned
their practical utility was apparent Even we'll ntenoned
cutve could not the real party machinery from
the interests and OF the stamp Of Cannon con
tnue shape the policies prepare platforms In these CON
don The campaign Just ended partoo OF The
orators oare the bands bard the fireworks and the editors
'oe and nobody cared hang Such Presidential campaign had
not been seen IN this country IN almost century The
been torn away and men perceived last the that moved the
nanSn With weary apathy the great Of looked up
n The whole dull show Such took the trouble the urgid
rhetoric which the party platforms clothed difference
tWee them and the only phase OF the campaign awakened
park Of interest any human breast series OF revelations
a' both q the great parties equally be smrcled with the
ainted monc, Of the interests
or PARTISAN SPIRIT
The old partisan spirit at last Republicans eered II
n at the party sacred them thousands OF men once
ete ~ Republican loyalty would take trouble to register
hen one Of the foremost Republican newspapers OF the country
oo The tariff plank OF the Republican platform an utteran
ne opposition and proceeded assault obvious to all
m the end had There campaign because as between
M TWO great parties there longer any ground for choice
~ pe eeeon Of Mr. aft instead OF indicating party vitality was
t t'tiNe ~ party deClie5 Tor millions voted
o me slightest concern for knowledge party ecar-
lions on WHICH by convenient fiction he supposed TO stand
he Republican party being obviously owned by the interests
a therefore denc had avoided the issue Of the times
3 " y stale paudes and ridiculous bonba concerning the
ass long mouund men laughed and sneered Nothing in the
3 preserved from falling apart Of decay but the one
s. 77t rs opponent was similarly owned similarly manipulated *,
a9 efanc IN number Of States the electorate in sheer dis x
egaIad the party columns entirely and the ballot for Is
names 81 honest
S. Re race Of leaves is the parties To this mel IS
downfall had come the party OF Charles Sumner and IIenr, e
@ Lhaddes Stevens and Abraham Lincoln and all for one g