The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-24

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here as the decapitation of machine
rule in Philadelphia, where the fore.
es Of the powerful Senator Penrose
were routed completely. The pro
gressives are making the most of the
Philadelphia matter, and assert that
the wiping out of majority of 1OO,.
600 and the election of an independ.
ent ruler of the city, is strong evi.
dence that the independent or pro.
gressive movement is gaining great
strength in the east, and that the
supposition that thos- activities were
confined mostly to the west, will be
disproven by victories in the east
a~n states next year. The Socialist
also remind their friends that they
did quite stroke of business in the
recent elections-a claim proven by
a perusal of returns.
While the whole country apparent
ly endorses the peace sentiment yet
1t is very clear that the Taft plan
will have rough shedding at the com
ing session of Congress, and his
treaties which were passed over by
the last Senate, may never be rati-
fled. The American navy has grown
to such proportions, and evidently
the people of the nation. are so proud
of it-as was demonstrated during
the recent spectacular show in New
York harbor, that there is senti-
ment one hears daily expressed in the
capital, that the United States does
not need to form any alliance or part
nerships with Great Britain in order
to maintain peace on this side of the
sailed seas. The spirit of the peace
situation appears to be that the
American people are well satisfied
because they are at peace with the
world, and cherish contentment over
the fact that If any other nation is
inclined to interfere with the univer-
sal comfort we are enjoying in that
respect, that we have navy big
enough to bluff them off without the
necessity of trying out conclusions in
real warfare.
The bodies of forty-three sailors
who died in the wreck of the Name
have been recovered since the work
started in raising the ship. There are
still tWenty-four missing. The keel
OF the ship is now exposed, and the
government board has been notifi d
that the wreck can be inspected by
November 20. There appears to be
no longer any doubt in the minds of
naval experts as to whether the ex-
plosion was internal or external, as
every evidence clearly indicates that
the Maine was blown up from the
confirming the theory which |
was the principal cause of our war
with Spain.
Senator Jonathan Bourne denounc-
rs the present plan of apportionment
Of delegates to the Republican ma
.ional convention as unjust and un-
American" Mr.. Bourne's contention
s similar to that advocated by Hen
" G. Payne, who was former
Hartman of the Republican National
committee, and the originator of the
movement to cut down southern rep
,esentation. In the last national
many old "stand-pat"
tates supported the very thing Mr..
Bourne now contends for, and there
or what Mr.. Bourne says can hardly
'e construed as factional The fact
hat five states-Oregon, North Da-
,ota, Nebraska, New Jersey and Wis
enacted a presidential
reference law, providing for primar-
es and the instruction of national
e 'egates will give them but one del
gate for every 5000 to 5000 votes
asst for Taft and Sherman at the
asst presidential election, while South !.
arolina will have one for every 22O
otes cast. Mr.. Bourne's contention .
that state lines be eliminated, and
hat delegates be apportioned on
asis of equality making certain !
lumber of Republican votes the unit .
THEY WANT BRICK.