Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-10-12

practical purposes. All, my friends, you
viii learn. the longer you examine the
history Of recreant Republicanism in
these latter days. that 1t now stands
for. by its professions and practices.
not one single thing for which 1t orig
inally earned the gratitude and sup
port OF the American people. Great
applause.)
TOwn0 Ans vv0rs Huston
My friends, / received today very
interesting communication from a dis
tinguished citizen OF your state. which
l will read before replying to 1t, in
order that as l reply to it. you may
have in mind the whole communica-
ton. shall endeavor to treat this let
ter frankly and fairly and to reply to
1t. sd far as the time will permit, to the
best of my ability.
Boise City, Sept. z, 1900.
Hon. Charles A. Towne Sir-Assum-
ing that you, as an instructor and
guide of the people 1.-THE gentleman
fiatters mel in their political action In
the present campaign, are not actuated
or controlled by any other than the
most patriotic motives, unintiueneced
by personal animosities or aspirations.
l desire, In behalf of that consumma-
ton which you and l and all other hon
est and patriotic Americans desire, to-
witt The best interests OF the repub-
lie, that you would honestly and can
didlv answer the following questions.
| might add that, having been a re-
publican for forty years, l supported
Mr.. Bryan in 1896 solely upon the
queALlDn of the reconciliation of sill
YER Being "A republican upon princi-
ciple. ] do not see my way clear to
support him in this campaign. The
questions / desire you to answer are
as follows:
First.-Were you ever a republican?
Second-If SO. why were you a re-
publican?
Third-What 90 you understand the
term imperialism" as used by the
democratic party in this campaign to
imply?
Fpurth-Do you believe that any
member of either the democratic, pop
ulist or republican party ever enter
tanned the thought of changing our
present form of government?
Fifth-If not. what becomes of your
paramount issue!
III you will remember that the DEM
,cratic platform declares this question
of Imperialism to be the paramount is
sue of the campaign.l
Six-Do you understand that 1t is the
policy of the democratic party, as out
lined in Mr.. Bryan's acceptance
speech, in case of his election, to i'm
mediately withdraw our forces from
the Philippines, and to withdraw au-
thority from the islands entirely: and
II 30, does this policy include the with
drawing Of American authority from
Porto Rico and Hawaii?
Very respectfully.
10. WALDO HUSTON.
The writer Is, I believe, chief Justice
of Idaho.
My friends, the distinguished writer
of this letter states. first, that he Is a
republican from principle. OF course,
man ought to be republican, or a
democrat, or populist, or a silver re-
publican or whatever other political
thing he is. upon principle. 1t was al
most unnecessary to say that he Is q
republican upon principle. How should
he be republican upon anything else
daughter and applause.) 1t Is almost
a commentary upon the existing poli.-
ichl situation, that the distinguished
gentleman should find 1t necessary to
state that his convictions are convic.
tipns on principle. But what principle
makes him republican? Is 1t the old
republican principle of bimetallism, OF
the new republican principle of it's op.
ppsite. the gold standard? It will be
IN order to answer that IL he will per.
nit me respectfully now to ask the
question. (Pauses a moment.)
If republican upon principle, Is he
In favor of the greenbacks, an original
cent republican doctrine? If a republi-
republican doctrine. or against 1t, a re-
can upon principle, is he opposed to the
trusts, as his party declared 1t was
IN 1888 and 1892, or is he In favor Of the
trusts. as Mark Hanna and all the 9TH
er leaders of his party are? Great APP
plause and cheering.) If he Is a repub-
can upon principle. does he believe In
this proposition, THAT while provid-
Ing revenue for the support of the gen.
eral government by duties upon I'm
POSTS. sound policy requires such an
adjustment of those imposts as to en-
courage the development of the ma
terial interests of the whole country ?'
This. the first republican utterance or
protection, from the platform of 1860
was that the republicans were In IA
yor of SO adjusting the duty in raising
the necessary revenue for the general
government as to protect domestic In
dustry. The new doctrine Is to lay the
duties for tn duties sake, in order tc
build up great trusts that may fleece
the American people for the benefit OF
fayV mo Nuh be <N1 In,
plause.) Which kind of protection doei
this gentleman indorse, the old one OF
Lincoln, or the new one of Hanna
tApplause.)
During the war, the republican party
for the purpose of defraying the ex.
penses of that awful contest, resorted
to an income tax. Today they are op.
posed to It, Which Is the honorable
entleman's principle" of republican.
ism. the original one or the modern
one?
The gentleman says that he Is a re-
publican from principle. Let me call
his attention to this declaration, the
very first resolution adopted by the
first national convention OF his party
that ever assembled. in the city of
Philadelphia, In June 1856. The first
resolution of that first republican ma
onal convention read as follows, the
first part of It:
Resolved. That the maintenance of
the principles promulgated in the
Declaration Of Independence and en-
bodied in the federal constitution IA es-
sential to the preservation of our re-
publican institutions" That was in
1856. In 1860. the republican conven-
ton said ut met at Chicago in May
that "the maintenance of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration Of In