The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-02
REPUBLICANS ENTHUSIASTIC.

Campaign Opened by Morrison -Shoup and
Goodins hsre-A Splendid Meeting Abound.
ing In Enthusiasm.
The republicans opened the campaign
i'll Lewiston with rousing reception
given to Jno. T. Morrison, their candi.
date for governor, at the Grostein Opera
house Tuesday night. The house was
crowded with an interested audience OF
representative citizens and Mr.. Morrison S
address pleased the people. He was
heartily applauded and at the close OF
meeting held an impromptu reception.
Mr.. Morrison has host Of friends here
who will he glad to honor him with their
ballots on November 4th. Republicans
are jubilant over the success of the meet
ing
The opera house stage had been taste
fully decorated for the occasion by ladies
of the Womens Republican Club and
seats were placed on the stage for the
speaker, distinguished guests and promi.
nent republicans. On the platform were
Hon. Jno. T. Morrison, Senator Shoup.
Chairman Cooling. Jno. eray of sho-
shohe county. G. w. Thompson. G. w.
Fletcher, R. F. Mcfarland, J. B. West,
c. II. CARLY, J. T. Ray, Miss Bernice
Mccoy. Miles S. Johnson, VIM. Schuldt,
Jno. Green, c. A. Hastings and G. J..
Vassar. County Chairman Thompson in
a neat congratulatory speech introduced
G. w. Fletcher as chairman of the even.
ing.
State Chairman Frank c. Gooding was
the first speaker. Mr.. Cooling brought
he said "glad tiding.s" His observation
Of the state assured him that republican
victory was in the air and he predicted
the success Of the state ticket by 5000 ma
jority. Mr.. Cooding said the republicans
had strong ticket and were everywhere
received with an enthusiasm that
promised complete victory for the entire
ticket.
The next speaker was Jno. Gray Of
Wallace who talked very entertainingly
on the national issues involved in the
campaign. Mr.. Gray is young orator
OF marked ability. He has had splendid
training in the school of politics having
been Senator Shoup's private secretary
at Washington during his last term. He
is now associated with w. B. Hepburn at
Wallace. Mr.. Gray discussed the atti-
tude of the republican party toward the
trusts, emphasized the fact that the only
law ever passed-the Sherman antitrust
law was passed by republicans. He
thought the people could safely trust the
republicans to enact legislation to regu-
late the trusts. Ex-senator Shoup took
up the question of protected industries
and showed that where American manu-.
facturers were selling abroad at lower
prices than at home it was done with the
idea of protecting American labor by
keeping it steadily employed. He EN-.
phasized the need of Idaho's having
congressman and senator in accord with
the national administration.
Hon. Jno. T. Morrison, as principal
speaker of the evening. received fiat.
tering ovstion when introduced by Chair
man Fletcher, and the sentiment Of his
remarks was we'll received by the
audience. Mr.. Morrison touched upon
the national issues by brilliant resume
of the Characteristic differences between
the two great parties. His tribute to
Roosevelt was we'll received. He paid
his respects to the state issues by charg-
ing the democrotic party Of Idaho Of
opercting political fake in its denuncia-
tion of the last republican administra.
tration. The republicans had control in
Idaho when the blight Of Clevelandism
was on the nation. There was no I'M
migration. no investments. Everything
was doomed, taxes went by default and
even legislature enactment was called in
to rebate taxation. In such condit on
the republican administration on valu.
alton Of f77 100000 levied tax Of IS
mills. Today on valuation Of over
$6I .ooo, 900 a democratic administration
has levied tax Of 46 mills and tries to
deceive the people by claiming tax re-.
duction. Any school hoy could prove
the fallacy, Of the democratic argument
MIR. Morrison attacked the democrats on
their sales of school lands at the lowest
possible price thus wasting the heritage
Of the children Of the state. He con.
iienlned the discrimination in taxation