The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-11-01

ices Governor Cunmns has this to say OF the great transportation
issue: ~
HOW THE CLASSES DIVIDE.
"fe line which separates the classes does between
wealth and poverty between corporations and natural persons Dc
tween learning and ignorance between vice and virtue On the
one side Of it are first who have peculiar interest IN
s which create profits of the enterprises IN which they are
~ second the men who founded their fortunes IN unfair
practices and who protected by either the absence or ece
Of law third whose ventures are 50 uncertain hat n
fear an change in existing conditions fourth the men who nave al
ev want and they deserve, and who therefore love u
status quo fifth the retainer dependents and followers OF all e
classes Taking all together name has yet been discovered
more fitting or comprehensive than "sandpatters
"On the other side of line the who whether rch OF
moor whether in corporations of Them whether learned OF lg
noant-vho understand that the end their fortunes VIII Dc MOS
- their nroperity most enduring the welfare OF their eo"
men most permanent the nearly we approach INC
absolute Justice They recognize that they have heay STAKE
the laws of their country, but they know that ther uil
enend mon supplying nadequace OF government as ld9
~ are discovered whether in moral industrial or commercial
world They have gradually to be known as 'osl
Of i 70 he distinctly understood that am not dealing at t
time with Individual motives There are great many "oi5
IN both these divisions Just there are great many
1 :; +b am separaine them wholly with reference u
their Influence upon the problems attempting TO
broad vav the of the first DIVISION are uois " Id
do to induce the Government to let them alone IL ~ 49, do
vav the men of the second division doing everything u @
70 adnst the laws of the country meet not only e
- condition # is not to be doubted that the men VINO ms
on going forward will make some mistakes; ua' uy -
blows that will leave scars behind them Inc real :
:; whether action with its possible wrongs IS not Oetlel %
ton with its certain wrongs There are some l ~ lJ1
t - both divisions but they miserable failures N' 1t
thew proclaim the principles of justice but they 90 ~
agree that there are things that ought to Dc uo - are
month or next year is the time to do them o
cowards who think that the voice ana uc wy s+t,,onallv
rl u hold them safe; but the most Of them are
;nat - entering path unless it has been trodden by Tue ''
thousands -. rr1r ACT
breAyt the
oed which has brought about the division, not oy d
u b,+ IN the Republican Party which nave @P ~
- 5fne for If is unique in the history OF nations anu "
e fundamental precepts of right and wrong 10 and after
~ go 49,, Down Of creation founglt Tor nOeI'y' ~ ~ -
FROM lI il and indescribabe suffering after oceans -
centuries ol i M ;ne Of Datriots after SIX thousand
~ ~ WIZ ,erab1e victims into oblivion the worm go -.
- ~ 1, what thev were fighting for. Inc % -,
thought free speech personal liberty anu The FINAL wars
+ Onr own land furnished the oatueie'uo " ts c~nsti
which crvstaized essential hdla M otiest prob
t+ion and laws Thus for our country at ~ man ma,
~ w ;tos solved No longer is there fear lia' nat . -,
~ l;I &c he neases say what he thinks DC ~ . shall b,
and cast his vote to determine what e ~ dancer that
and who shall administer them NO los I Invaded Will
l - ;tbor property will be taken or 1reeu' ~ ariod O
ue sWo, 80 @ ,+e forever settled, entered upon ::
iI 1Io,,ent such as the world has never @ ;s,rabL
; and energy filling the hearts OF our pP I the world bu
- i,,en into our hands, we asthnSlle ~ ,1 rro1,iot
i = 41 ease and rapdy with which we es 1e,l ,I,a
ourselves IN the ~ half century ago it was not 'e'
ana doou . +ber state or federal, would be col,p ; =
So commanding here and prohibiting '" ~ however
80 d commerce. About twenty-five y lFcb IN the olde
become clearly apparent that the superior p s and some
~ 4lro,oh arms made some men ma 80 of i,,,1srr,
Tune hau' : 81 transferred the peacefu "le'a " 80
Saves' @ -, Government did take on new -, d CONNER
D oa, inst the strong in the struggle m would be b,
-, er1acv our vamted edianues an"
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