Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-27
FRED TALKS POLITICS
Mormonism, Says Dubois, will be
Battle-cry in Idaho.
PRAISES SENATOR HEPBURN
For His Work in Behalf Of Important
Measures Also Throws Few Bo-
quets at Himself.

While in Salt Lake last Friday
Senator DUBOIS gave an interview to
the papers, dealing mainly with ma
tional politics. In touching upon
the issues IN Idaho, the Senator, Of
course, declared that the Mormon
question would be the ''paramount
issue" His interview, in part, is
as follows:
'sTl ere will be no political issues,
to speak of, in Idaho in the coming
campaign. There are no political
differences of any great moment be-
tween the parties. This is true also
pretty generally in the country at
large. 1t has been so ever since
Mr.. Roosevelt was elected president.
ITO illustrate: Congressman
French voted for the railroad rate
bill in the house. Senator Hepburn
and myself voted for the railroad
rate bill In the senate. The senate
amended the house bill in a great
many parts. In my judgment, they
strengthened it in places, and they
weakened it In places. However,
when the conferees of the two houses
agreed on their report, Congressman
French, Senator Hepburn and my
self all voted for the conference re-
port. Senator Hepburn and voted
in the senate to incorporate the meat
inspection bill as a part of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill; the house
committee on agriculture changed
the sc nate meat inspection bill in a
great many ways and Congressman
Ere nch voted for the house bill
When the conferees of the two
houses adjusted their differences,
Congressman French, Senator Hey
burn and voted to adopt the report
of the confeiees. Senator Hey burn
and |, in the senate, voted for the
pure food bill. Senator Hepburn
had charge of the bill in the senate,
and voted with him all The way
through on every amendment which
he proposed.
81 EN- glad to say, in passing,
that Senator Hey burn acquitted him.
self most admirably in the handling
of this great subject. | was proud
of him and the state ought to be
proud of him. | fear that he re-
eeiyes more credit abroad, however.
than he does at home. The house
made many amendments to the pure
food bill and Congressman French
voted for the house bill. When the
conferees between the two houses
settled their differences and agreed
on pure food bill, Senator Hey burr
and |, and Congressman French al
voted for the conference report.
- "The subjects were the great ad
mlnIstration measures of the session
They were all earnestly advocated
by President Roosevelt. He uset
all his great powers for the enact
ment of this legislation. All tn.
democrats of the house and senate
and all the republicans of the hous
and senate, with very few excep
tions, voted for all these measures
I do not recall single vote cast b
me during the entire session whicl
was not in perfect accord with tn
4 votes of my democratic colleagues
I doubt if there are one hundre
persons In Idaho who feel like cri,
icislng any of their representative
in congress for their votes in favo
of this legislation.
"The administration, in additio
to this legislation which has passed
strongly and perslstently urged tn
passage of the Philippine tariff bill
a@Ditting Philippine sugar to th
United States free of duty. Cor
gressman French voted against tn
Philippine bill IN the house; it passe
the house, however, and came I
the senate. Senator Heyburn is o.
posed to the Philippine tariff bl