The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-28
VOTERS ARE PROGRESSIVE

the prosperity 1t not the votes OF
the farmers the Of the not the inef
fectiveness of the Hughes campaign considerable that
the Incompetence of the Wilcox management
the personal popularity Of Mr. Wilson, or the
general o Democratic administration which
It was the failure of the Republicans to recognize the
porance of the movement and the extent Of the
1t was the attempt of the reactionary Republican
certain states at least to revert to standpoint policy
which has been forever rejected by vast majority OF the
Of this country. William Randolph Hearst in San
Francisco Examiner
The the truth than any article
have The other suggested above all entered INTO the
result After campaign it possible to figure out half dozen
causes 'ha acted as the PoVeD" S stray anu lne J
closed exception is possible to figure out now wilson
might defeated Of half dozen things OF no
Importance eliminated Also it is possible to figure
how his popular maoes might have been much
been for the operation of half dozen other things
which produces drift way or other and Hearst
has touched the great for Republican disaster
In 1912 discussing the fundamental difference between the
Ference between fb nrinc;n Of r@ulated comneton and regulated
and prosecution Of monopos Wilson and the MAN, the
Democratic party has legislation tending the esta
regulated competition incidentally. the Democratic
party placed of the demands of the Pro
gssve contract with the people but the underlying idea OF regu
lated monopoly such prevails in Germany not adopted
Competition does freedom from combination 1t does
not necessary mean that all the business IN certain Inc may not De
conducted by the institution This false conception Of
petition has led honest people into intellectual quagmre If
all the business IN certain line gwen territory concentrated
into the hands Of institution but that institution has no natural
mstanced that if fails in giving the best service capital from
other lines will enter its field actively against it. we have instance
political call potential competition and the
existing the ultimate the eff
where the business not
time freed from the that results
1t toward system of competition actual
potential that Democratic legislation fundamentally tends This
preclude the ownership OF natural
nopoies Indeed hold that such ownership will
ultimately necessary the competitive system above des
cribed prevail
hand Roosevelt idea that pri
monopoly necessary that
uaed The Democratic program has not fully reeabhed the
competitive idea but its tendency is that direction
Instead of realizing the fact that it this
way and frankly admitting that conditions would
the theories of Taft Mckinley and Harrison the
Republican party and its candidate elected to stand unenabe
position
was risk frank adoption of the
position Republican occupy would have
been Roosevelt obtuded his personality thor
oughy the foreground 1912 that he obured the real
and many who voted for him. did not really the significance Of
his attitude but for all that it where though dan
hesitate Hughes and his party
hetated and lost
Perhaps they have anyway possible
third like that which occurred to the dary when his pastor
said that and straight and led perdvon and
the other crooked and led destruction remarked
81 lows how dis nggah mus take to de woods
The might have rejected the pro
because Of its they might after due consideration
have rejected merits 1t working to the entire salts
faction Of the Germans whose being tried and
doubtful successful there would prove sasfac
the people of this country who surrounded by differ
social and have problems differing
widely from those of the German empire.
But if the Republican party had lost by taking bold
would have of this campaign better condition
for the next one than it is at present
The old methods Of operating high protection
whether the conception Of the right
the only which thooughgong proeoniss popu
lar support.