Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-05
VOTE FOR GOOD|NG
SAYS SECY. TAT 7

Boise, NOV. S.-secy. Taft left Poca-
tello at Gas this morning on a special
train TO come TO Boise to deliver an
address in this city, On the train were
Gov. Gooding. State Chairman J. H.
Brady, and Calvin Cobb Of the Boise
Statesman. An unscheduled stop was
made at Minidoka. A crowd surround
ed the train, and Mr.. Taft spoke briefly
to them, referring specially 10 the
great reclamation work being done by
the government on the Minidoka tract.
At Shoshone. the home OF the COVER
nor. a great crowd was assembled with
a band. Mr.. Taft said he had come to
Idaho for two purposes. One was to
urge the necessity OF electlng a Re-
publican congressman to sustain the
president IN his work. The other was
to urge the election of Gov. Gooding.
He said The question with respect
TO Gov. Gooding Is whether he shall be
turned down because he has done his
duty. The question Is whether, when
a governor charged With tho duty OF
preserving the peace and instituting
proceedings TO punish crime, has done
80. he snail be turned down because
those VINO have been charged WIN
crlnc have been brought TO answer.
The moral OF this should be that the
people OF Idaho are not In favor of
men discharging their duty and prose-
cutting men tor crime IL those men
happen TO have great Influence"
Another speech was made at Glenn's
Ferry. a railway town There the sec
rotary reviewed the steps taken by the
governor In connection with the cases
Of the men accused OF the murder OF
former Gov. Steunenberg and urged
that the governor be supported.
At Mountain Home large crowd as.
sembled with band, and great en-
thusasm was manifested. The short
address OF the secretary followed the
same lines, urging the people to show
by their votes that they upheld the
policy OF the governor.
At Nampa there was a great throng,
large delegation having gone down
from Boise TO participate IN the dem
onstration. Mayor Pardum presented
the secretary as the next president OF
the United States. and the sentiment
was loudly cheered The secretary In
his address, speaking 10 Democrats,
asked: What are YOU voting for? Is
1t for Bryan. who advocates the bond
issue OF $4,000 100000 to buy all the
railroads OF the country and conduct
them as government Institutions What
an admirable arrangement for the per-
petuity OF political power! Is II for
Hearst whom Bryan has endorsed In
New York;
Taking up the Idaho issue. growing
out of the arrest of officers OF the
Western Federation for the murder of
Steunenberg, the secretary said the
president regarded II as OF oyershadow-
Ing national Importance. He again
reviewed the case. and again urged
the people 10 stnd by the governor and
demonstrate TO the rest OF the country
that they are ready TO support officials
who perform their duty, under such
81 ask you" he said,
"jn the good name OF Idaho to stand
BY Gov. Gooding, the man who has
done his duty as your chief executive"
The secretary's train arrived In Boise
shortly before o'clock. The secre-
tary nj once made an Informal visit TO
the barracks He was received with
n salute however He and his Sec
rotary were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cobb at dinner