Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-10-16
GOV. Hunt Addressed an Enthusiastic
hSSsmblase at The Opera
House Last Night.
DEMOCRATIC LADIES III FULL CHARGE
They Escorted the Chief Executive TO
the Hall and Presided Over
the Meeting.

Gov. Frank w. Hunt, accom-
panied by Hon. j. d. Flenner, ar
rived here yesterday, having driven
over the prairie from Nezperce, in
order TO hold Il political meeting
in the interest of the democratic
party. The Ladies' Democratic
Club, which was organized here
last week, took this meeting in
charge, and showed the men folks
what they could do in the way of
giving reception to the head of
the democratic ticket. They
decorated the stage of the opera
house with plants, flowers, ferns
and bunting so that it never look
ed more beautiful. Not content
with their hard work in this par
ticular, and so enthusiastic are the
ladies in the good cause of democ-
racy, that they asked permission
of the central committee 10 take
charge of the meeting, escort the
governor to the hall and preside
over the meeting. This the ladies
did in manner to satisfy the most
exacting stickler for business forms,
and headed by the Grangeville
brass band the ladies of the club,
nearly 60 strong, escorted the gov
ernor from the Jersey House to the
hail, where Mrs. A G. Hawson
introduced him to the audience,
and the speechmaking began, 1t
was demonstration far and away
ahead of anything ever before seen
in this town, and shows that the
ladies are fully awake to the
"Trust" evils which are unset
Ting social conditions and threat
ening the home life Of every fam
lily in our country. The ladies,
much more than The men, realize
how the advance in the cost of liv-
ing through the exactions of the
overgrown tariff-protected trusts
have made the problem of living
within ones income more and more
difficult, and they are up in arms
against the class legislation which
makes this monopoly of wealth
and power possible.
Gov. Hunt spoke for one hour
on matters connected with his
administration of the affairs of the
state government. He was here
simply to give the people an ac-
count of his stewardship for the
past two years, and dwrlt on facts
which the people had right to
know. His contrast between the
conditions of affairs in the state
government after six years Of re-
! publican administration, and its
present condition after six years
of democratic administration, was
highly interesting and instructive.
I The state debt was increased by
more than half a nrillion dollars hy
: the republicans in six years. The
/ democratic party has reduced this
debt by more than 10000. The
tax levy for state purposes is now
46 cents on the 500, while under,
: the last republican administration
i. it was Sc cents on the 500. Such
facts as these simply con.rm the
1 contention that the democratic
.. party is true TO one of its funda-
. mental principles, that "Unneces-
sary Taxation is Unjust Taxation, y
!: and that the money of the people
4 should be allowed to fructify in the
!. pockets of the people, instead ol
: being taken from them by taxation
! for the purpose of maintaining the
: state government on basis OF un-
. necessary ayagance and prof
i ligacy. The great audience listen
! ed attentively to Gov. Hunt and it
Z was clear that he had speedily en-
! listed the sympathies OF his hear
ers in his plea for a continuation o
the present honest and economical
administration of the state gov
ernment.
or At the close of the governor
ar address Mrs Hawson introduce,
g Hon. j. ID. Fenner. This gentle
lg man is not only a popular favorite
ID but a pioneer of the pioneers, hav
z, ing resided here. for couple q
he years shortly after the Nez Perc
al Indian outbreak. Mr. Flennc
in in made a mastery, powerful and Ell
re- fectiye speech on the national il
g. 6 sues involved in this campaign. A
,1s IN; private secretary to Senator Dnboi
n he is in position to know fact
" connected with the administratio
, of national affairs which are n,
readily accessible to the generi
. public, and last night he Shove
s. plainly enough how hopeless it
or for the people to look to the repul
& lican party for relief from the e
ACTIONS of the trusts; that the T