The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-03-15

en- In the year 1917, Wnicn SHOWS MIN
to be a prematurely old man, and the
other taken some ten years ago. A
good many people seem to think that
it would be fine thing to let Mr..
LaFollette have the presidency for
day or two, because he wants 1t SO
badly. One man who Is playing the
game for all 1t is worth Is Speaker
Clark, the artful dodger of the DEM
ocratic party, who for period of
years has escaped from every respon-
sibility that would bring him the crit
icism of his fellow Democrats, while
at the same time he was gathering in
all the honors his fellow partisans
could carry around his way. Since
Mr.. Clark became speaker his theory
has been to "let Oscar do it," and
the result is that Underwood has
gained such deserved prominence
that many people have exclaimed
"Ah, there's the man." Oscar has
had his listeners to the ground, and
so has Alabama, and combination
has been formed down south for the
purpose of pushing the candidacy of
Underwood, who, as a matter of fact
is regarded as man of first-class
ability, w. j. Bryan to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Governor Wilson,
who was first-class school master,
and radically different from Under
wood and Harmon, has made great
Roadway with the old Bryan crowd,
who are offering cordial support.
There is just a shade of spirit of
one Alton B, Parker, to be found in
the candidacy of Governor Harmon of
Ohio, who whether he deserves it or
not, has the reputation of being a
simon pure standpatter; but he, like
the rest of the gentlemen mentioned
| above, are pulling political strings
from Washington headquarters in the
hopes of landing in the White House,
even though presidents head must
split good deal of the time from
the monotony of applause. There are
more numbers of reasons than there
are varieties of pickles to advance
in the interests of each candidate,
and the evidences are that the friends
of all the gentlemen aspiring to the
first place of eminence of the coun-
try, are able to connect with the
sources from which campaign funds
are derived.
United States Senator Bob" Tay-
lor of Tennessee, admits having made
more than a quarter million dollars
by the route of 1.-The Fiddle and the
Bow" At the same time he laid
the foundation. for his later success
es in life. The senator, adopting his
knowledge of the violin to a combin-
alton of homespun literature, and be-
ing able to give an inimitable rem
dition to his production, proceeded
to give one-night stands throughout
the country at Broadway prices. Sen
ator Bob, like everyone else who
halls from Tennessee, never misses
an occasion to give people to under
stand that the advancement of things
in his state, and more particularly
around Memphis, which holds the
reins in Dixie, lis little short of won
derful, and it is pointed out that
the manufacturing and agricultural
development is producing results on
a par with what up to few years
ago was known only in the western
part of the United States. Sixteen
of the states of the southwest have
been banded together under a move.
ment of "a greater nation through
a greater South" and the vigorous
manner in which the development is
being pushed is rather a surprising
awakening to people who have in
sisted for many years that the south
is asleep. Senator Bob" and a good
many other live wires of the south,
are free to admit that there has been
good deal of truth to these accusa-
tions, but insist that their natural
advantages are the greatest in the
United States, and the south is doing
things in manner to make up for
lost time.