Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-12-03
THE POLITICAL HORIZON IN 1915.


The republicans have tried to appear ublant about their
gains this years election in the congress
pecay and from estimates
of what the present election shows regard the coming
campaign 1916 Just what republican party can hope
for in view of the fact that several of rather questionable
principles have quietly slipped in is interesting The follow
ing editorial from the Boise Capital News wherein cites the
Spokesman Review is of interest and it follows under
caption of ''No Smooth Sailing Ahead for the Republican
Party
ga few days ago. discussing the election results
the Capital News took occasion to remind uban repub
can friends that their apparent victories this election
might arise to defeat them in the next election and called
attention to the fact that those places those offices
where the progressive strength least the
The point tried to make that this fact signfed
that the trend of progressive rather toward demo
than toward repubicanism that if the republicans
wish to benefit from the apparent dnegaon of the
party they could only do adopting progressive
views
"Along this line of argument we wish to call es
pecia attention editorial under the above used from
the OF Spokane of the strongest
papers in the It says:
Surveying the results of the on the surface they
to justify ubiation of the republicans It apparently
has been demonstrated again that York nominee Of
the for stated major parties all
that the American people will employ in government and that
the woparty system is permanently accepted The repub
can reason for satisfaction with the verdict that theirs
OF the two permanent parties.
Looking under the surface however appears less
cause for republican rejoicing The problem confronting the
party whether its leadership bettered and it's char
acter and methods regeneraed that in 1916
ana compel the confidence of those
congressional district whose support scale and
victory to one or the other of the major parties Unless this
can be done the sbbth of the past policies of the
present will avail nothing to restore the party the
the national government.
The immediate future of the democracy of republican
ism depends the worth and sagacy their leaders
The democrats have advantage in the leadership
dent Wilson, whose talents and character
not merely to his party but the voters upon party
ties SIT loosely and whose skill at playing politics has been dem
onstraed repeatedly The republicans lack any leader of
national and prestige and widely spread strength with
the people Their danger lies the possibility perhaps proba
b OF the domination of the party organization by leaders
the type and caber of Senator Sherman of Illinois, That
tins no idle fear shown by the fact the and
more progressive republicans of Illinois had sooner redeem
ed and reoganized their party andpat republicans
Rodenbeg made this renewal repubicanism their
tunlty to return to political life
Ihere is no smooth sailing ahead for republcansm the
next two years Republicans need all the political wisdom
virtue ana selfdenla they Wherever they are
power or wherever they have opportunity they are on
a 1t up to them to make records that will appeal to the
people IN 1916 Regainng control of the national government
will be no holiday affair."