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Show IB THIRD PARTY CAN WIN. H Wm Evidently inspired from the same source, the Tribune and Her- fj 19 aid of Salt Lake have editorials this morning to prove that lliird par- jM ties are failures and bolts arc never successful. ; B ,, They skip over the early history of the Republican party with f, 3& scarcely a passing comment on the third party which at its second jM convention named 'Lincoln for President and' elected him. t! jl TJio Bryan campaign of 1S. was virtually a third parly move fj lm vith a bolt from the Republican party to aid it and all honest his- I ilia. ' torians of that mighty conflict agree that, without the most shame- ft jw; ful abuse of the rights of suffrage and the resorting to intimidation, W coercion and bribery, Bryan would have won. As it was, Bryan, with a change of 43,000 votes in five states, would have been elected, al- Jm.i though prior to his campaign it was generally conceded the Demo- '- I, cratic party was hopelessly weak. i m ' The Lincoln and Bryan campaigns were inspired by a principle j at ! and both of them won popular approval. And it will continue to be f jfli true' ial a 1H'C Part.V, backed by a great principle, has not only a j iltJ chance to win, but will win unless the foes of good government are fI extraordinarily well organized and have at their command unlimited g PIcEl funds for campaign purposes. g IJftW l V, IK nH rum mn i n ,- ,., H |