Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-11
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WHY BARNES RETIRES.

Having, he says, accomplished the purpose for
which he became state chairman of the Republican party
in New York, William Barnes has announced his resgna
ton from that position.
II accepted the position of chairman he saws land
retained to contend against certain policies faheTed by
Mr. Roosevelt am satisfied that these policies prac-
tically abandoned. Upon that can afford to rest
Mr. Barnes, will be seen by this statement, less
shrewd than he has always been He realizes that the Re
publican party is practically free from what he at
time considered the danger that it would take up
policies advocated by Roosevelt In other words he now
feels perfect security against the Republican party be-
coming progressive and against the Republican party talk
ing up any important progressive doctrines.
1t was Barnes and his influence that made the Repub-
can party reactonary and have the of
Mr. Barnes that through him and his influences it has been
kept along reachona1y lines and accordingly, he is will
ing to retire.
And that is the situation all over the country 1t is
the situation III Idaho. Senator Borah demanded that
the Republican party be reorganzed that the reaconary
leadership be discarded and progressive leadership be
substituted Upon that demand it expected that pro-
gressve citizens everywhere within this state at least
would hasten back into the Republican party Some of u.s.
however, demanded evidence upon the part of the
party that it going to give heed to the demands of
Borah. We had been in the thick of the fight two years
and we knew how little the leadership of the
publican party Idaho had for Borah We knew that if
his success had depended upon the leadership of the party
If it had depended upon those who called the Re
pubcas OF this state he would have been defeated for
reelection and doubted that any attention whatever
would be paid to Senator Borahs demands now for re-
organization
Not only has no attention been paid to those demands
but the reaconay control has been strengthened
turn and the Republican party in this state is
uonary and committed to the service of the special
interests than in the history of the state
fore.
This is not accidental 1t has been accomplished by
design because those who charge of the special
teess IN this state have not proposed to take any chances
but like Barnes they proposed stand at the helm of
Republican ship Of state until they could be assured that
the ship had been steered safely away from what they
consider the dangerous faaces of real popular govern
ment
That is why they took charge in the greatest of
numbers and ability of the before known the
state OF the Republican state platform convention this
year That why it possible early last April
May for the Capital News to forecast to the very ndvd
ual the nominees for the entire Republican ticket to be
nominated on September l. and that is why
tain that southeastern Idaho will again roll up even
larger majority for the Republican candidates this year
than they did two ago when they absolutely deserted
their Democratic allies.
This is the answer of the Republican party in Idaho
Senator Borahs demands for progressive organization
1T is the reply that has been made all the nation
1T the reply that Mr. Barnes admits that has been made
when he acknowledges his willingness to retire.