Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-26
THE REPUBLIcANs ARE IN LINE

THE REPUBLICANS ARE IN LINE
Minnesota's Republican convention
repeated the story which has been
told by Republican gatherings -pri-
maries or conventions-in Iowa, South
, Dakota and Wisconsin in the past
ten days, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. The state convention at
St. Paul unqualifiedly Endorsed the
Taft administration, approved the
Chicago platform of 1908 on which
the present president and congress
were elected, particularly the tariff
provision in the platform, and de-
clared that the Payne act carried out
the party's promise. From a radiat-
ing center of insurgency this ex-
presses stalwart republican doctrine.
In all the states here named insur-
gency has been strong, if the asser-
tons of some of their representatives
in house or senate were a fair ex
preston of the sentiment of any con-
siderable number of persons calling
themselves republicans. Except
Kansas and Nebraska, all the So
called insurgents states have now, in
one shape and another, spoken Off
cially in republican assemblages, and
all have proclaimed stalwart party
doctrine-all, that is to say, save In
diana, which held it's convention early
when insurgency was at it's high.
water mark.
1t is clear now that Vice-president
Sherman was correct when, about
ten days ago, he said, insurgency is
subsiding all along the line" If he
were speaking now he would state
that truth a little more emphatically.
Insurgency, in the communities in
which it existed in any considerable
degree, is losing ground rapidly. If
Indiana's convention were to meet to-
day instead of two months ago, it's
declaration would be widely different.
When that convention assembled the
republican reverses in the special
elections in Massachusetts and New
York to fill vacancies in the house
caused by death had just taken place.
The tide seemed to be running against
the republican party all over the
country, for in the election in Mis-
souri, to fill vacancy in congress
the democrats, few weeks before
the Massachusetts and New York dis
tricts had voted, largely increased
their normal majority. Democrats
were predicting a sweeping victory
for their party in November. Repre-
sentative Clark of Missouri, his par
tvs leader in his chamber, said, just
after the Thirty-seco1d Congressional
District of New York had voted, that
if the general election had taken
place at that time the number Of re-
publicans in the new house would be
fewer than were there wheI! the house
elected in 1890 met. But Mr.. Clark's
tone is not so exuberant now. There
has been a republican rally since then.
The record which the present session
has made has frightened republican
prospects. Moreover, the drop in the
stock market when republican for
tunes seemed to be declining was
warning to the solid business inter
ests of the country to quit giving aid
or comfort to the democracy. The
sober second thought tells intelligent
people that a democratic victory in
November would bring panic, and a
panic is just about the last thing that
any public-spirited American would
want at this juncture.
Insurgents now see that their only
hope of success is by clinging to the
party which elected them, and to
which they have always said that
they still belonged. Senator Dolliver
the other day not only disclaimed any
intention of leaving the party, bu,
declared that nobody could read him
out of the parry. All of his associates
feel the same way. The stigma which
is placed upon them by being called
democrats is naturally obnoxious to