The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

and Idaho. and will cut deeply into
.he vote Of his opponent all over the
state There is something more
than hot air to Reese Hattabaugh
and me will have more to show the
people than any appropriation Tor
federal building ii be is given the
opportunity to prove his ability i'll
the balls Of congress.
"Tbe nomination OF Dr. Morris Tor
state treasurer is very happy one.
Ills long residence in Idaho county
and his gratIitious services to our
people during tie Indian war oil 1871
will never be forgotten up theIe, ana
he will receive a vote from ldaho
county that will g-atify him.
''Our republican friends, " contin-
ued SIR. Parker. care consoling
themselves with the thought that we
are simply leading forlo'n nope
do not consider 1t SO The vast
iniquities In high financial circles
and in republican Official life In the
past few years have shocked the con-
science Of the country as 1t never was
shocked before. Already there IS
clearly apparent Revision OF leei'
ing a mora awakening which threat
ems to unseat the entire republican
party from its all-too-Iong control OF
our national government. We are
nov paying The freight on MARK
Hanna's 1896 policy Of turning over
the national government to the sor-
did commercial and business inter
ests. This moral awakening OF the
public conscience Is much more APP
parent In the East than in the West,
but it may yet reach Idaho in time
to effect IA political revolution In our
state.
''The vote Of two years ago is no
criterion OF how the people feel on
our local state issues. The Roosevelt
tidal wave carried everything with
it, and even the Mormon issue was
totally ignored. Roosevelt Is not
nearly so popular as he vas. HIS
failure to enfurce criminal prosecu-
tions against the law defying trusts
and combinations Of capital In re-
stfaint of trade has vastly weakened
his influence with the common peo-
pie. A civil prosecution with
money Zine as penalty is farcical
proceeding If President Roosevelt
Is sincere in his alleged opposition to
the Gusts, let him use the machin.
cry Of the department of justice to
proceed against the criminals under
the criminal laws which provides a
term OF imprisonment as penalty.
A very few convictions would suffice
to break the trusts without new leg
islation What the country wants Is
a president with backbone to enforce
the criminal laws. Mr.. Hearst was
able TO do 1t successfully against The
Cbdl UIuSl, duu LilO SupICibS SohI VI
the United States upheld him on
every point Nh. Hearst turned over
all his testimony to the national de-
partment of justice, but the admin
istration has never lifted finger to
proceed further. Ii Mr.. Roosevelt
viii not enforce the criminal laws
against criminals, the people will
elect president who will, and they
do not care whether it is republic
can or democratic president. We
want the square deal as an accom-
plished fact and not as n sermon;
preached TO us from pulpit as an
exercise la morality. The Ten Com
mandments have been thundered in
to us fol thousands OF years, but
human nature has not materially
changed since the days of Sinai. A
term in jail for law breakers Is still
considered the most effective method
of stopping the depredations of evil
doors. Lewiston Tribune.