The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-04
HEYBURN'S SPEECH

house last Saturday night and addressed MS remarks especially to
the young and women who voting for the first time.
He said there always enough first presidential
election to turn the election either way if they voted alike and
that is very important that they be guided carefully the
Of the franchise He said past he young up
the age Of about hyye apt change their minds
argument persuasion and consent to try theories while
the older voter holding the light Of experience and long obe
yaton easily turned from what he knows be good
safe, and will ask you older have patience with
while address the younger persons the audience some
times tired look the faces Of the older voters
when mention certain SUBJECTS and especially the tariff and
they probably think Have got listen that old subject
agan but the subject always with US and material
welfare has been proven repeatedly to depend very much
tariff legislation, necessary that keep reviewing the matter
and educating the young they upon the field Of activity
and assume the responsibilities Of government.
AT the very outset Of our life as republic this subject
gone exhaustive way by the trainers Of the
constitution, and the policy Of protection advocated by
Hamilton and Adams and Washington and other members
stung the old Federast party the grandfather Of the Repub
party, and subboy opposed by the anF Federas,
which party has become the Democratic party Of today The
former was for strong federal government and the latter
for individual rights and greater freedom for each individual state
even to the right Of withdrawing from the union at will They
but objected to the eyyng Of duties at the national boundaries
protect the whole nation from the competition Of the cheap
labor Of the old world These differences lived on and were
bones Of contention till the great difference Of rights brought
them together where they settled the matter on the field Of battle
'From the begmghe hight on the tariff question closely
contested and in every campaign down through the century
the men who favored free trade tariff for only
before the people and sought persuade them try
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pie believe that they to have the change because of the
conditions confronting them world Of manufacture
transportation production You will remember the arguments
they used the campaign Of 1892 that order make good
wooen goods to compete the markets Of the world we
needed the long Australian woods mix with our own which
were shut out by the high protective tariff and that we needed
the fine wool from Argentine for similar reasons and they said
that we are world power now and that we are strong enough
the competition Of the world that the protective tariff
simply added to the wealth Of manufacturers who would flourish
the tariff were not levied and host Of young men all over the
country who were alive and thoughtful and progressive gave
heed to these arguments and voted the Republicans and the
Democrats n and the four years suffering and want through
enforced dieness Of the masses Of working people, gave
reflect and see the folly that move and could go before
these young men now with an argument about the necessity Of
having long Australian woods fine wool from Argentine and
command any attention But the party before the
people this year with other cunning arguments influence the
young and the unway thus bringing mind the truth Of that
saving Eternal vigilance the price Of freedom Those
going up and down the country trying make people
believe that present chief executive unsafe that know
so little about him. that we do know what he might do
under new conditions that might ARISE and for that
ought to elect man whom we know very much less about
Think Of i'll with the splendid record that attaches to
Theodore Roosevelt who has filled many positions Of
sponsbly and always with answering fidelity and patriotism,
undertaking and carrying to successful completion the stupendous
tasks which he has done every official position he has held
man who is familiar alike with the East and West who
in the beginning Of the SpanishAmencan laid down the
high position Of assistant secretary Of the navy go out and
fight the nations battles the hed who the death Of
President Mckinley promised carry out the expressed policy
Of our dead chief and who has done the letter. being her
aided as unsafe and the Of the country being asked to
oppose him and elect man who knows little Of the country at
large; who has never been the west; whose life has
been occupied with such questions whether not proms