The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-11-02

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questions that have controlled the people
of every other part of Idaho. You
will find that when the silver craze
swept over the country that they were
as loyal to that issue as any part Of
our state. The official vote of that
part of the state will show that the
Republican vote has increased or de-
creased in the same proportion as in
every other part of our state, the rel
alive vote depending entirely upon the
issues before the people. An honest
investigation for yourselves will con-
vince you that church dictation in Idaho
is myth and an issue that Fred T..
Dubois has forced upon the people to
meet his own selfish ends.
EVERY PROMISE FULFILLED.
The Republican party comes before
the people of Idaho with every prom
Use made the people two years ago
enacted into laws. We again come be-
fore the people pledging the enactment
into laws Of all the planks in our plat
form. Our party platform promises you
this year state antitrust law. We
promise you law prohibiting the use
of free transportation by any Of our pub
lie officials. To me this is the most i'm
portant plank in our platform. It is
evident that Dubois party is not in
favor of such law, for find in looking
over their platform, they have taken
many of the pledges we have made to
the people and Incorporated them in
their platform, but the anti-pass pledge
was omitted
Every good citizen of Idaho can look
back to some of the sessions of our
legislature that were disgrace to our
state in their junketing trips outside of
the state by special train. While the
Eighth session in my judgment was the
best body of men ever convened in
Boise, yet with their free transporta-
ton, joint resolution endorsing Roose-
velt's rate bill was held up for some
time in one of the branches of the leg
islature; because it was said't Harri-
man did not want any of the states on
his lines to endorse the presidents pol
icy. This plank in the Republican
platform asked for and insisted on.
| can assure you that if it is my for
tune to succeed myself as governor,
I shall use every effort to see that such
law is enacted.
Our platform promises an eight hour
day for those employed in mining in
dustries, besides an employers liabil-
ity law. AS whole, believe the Re-
publican platform this year is the best
ever presented to the people, and every
plank in it will have my hearty support.
We are accused of being party of
bosses and ring rule, yet those individ-
uals are the first to make the people of
Idaho the promise of primary law.
MURDER OF EX-Gov. STEUNEN-
BERG.
| feel there is few words due to
you from me on the assassination of
Ex-Governor Steunenberg. My motives
and actions have been so villianously
criticised by the Socialist papers that I
feel that few words would not be out
of place. On the night of December
80, 1905, Ex-Governor Steunenberg was
foully assassinated almost on the thresh
old of his own home. I had known
Governor Steunenberg for a number of
years and loved him for his nobility
of character and the great service he
had rendered Idaho during his two
terms as governor. Prompted by nv
appreciation of the splendid service he
had rendered our state, I felt it my
duty to make an effort to fathom the
mystery that surrounded his tragic
death. Immediately upon hearing the
news I chartered special train and
with few close friends of Governor
Steunenberg's, a quick run was made
to Caldwell, where we entered at once
upon perfecting an organization to cap
ture the party or parties who had been
guilty of so terrible crime. Several
arrests were made. Among them was
Harry Orchard, who was given pre-
liminary hearing on the 18th of January,
and bound over to await action by the
grand jury. On January 18th, 1905,
Harry Orchard was placed in the peni-
tertiary at Boise for safe keeping, and
on January ~, 20 and 30 he made a
confession Of his assassination of ex-
Governor Steunenberg, and duplicating
Meyer, Haywood, Pettibone and Simp-
kins. He also confessed and told the
story of twenty-six murders in which
he played part or had guilty knowl-
edge. In most of these crimes he i'm
plicated the chief officials Of the Western
Federation, re h;ca~c II. -.