The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-14
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Boise, Idaho, March u, 1907. The
inth general Assembly has passed
to history with many new laws to
placed upon the statute book, and
any pledges unfulfilled. 1t seemed
if the paramount issue or effort
las to keep as far from redeeming
rty pledges as possible. The only
edge of the republican party which
hs enacted into law was the prom
I'D eight hour measure. AS the
incipil mines of the country had
ready granted this concession to
ss law granting an eight hour day
as not conflicting with any interest,
erefore there was no conflict on
is question. The session has been
expensive one to the taxpayers OF
e state. Two years ago when the
ssion appropriated nearly twice as
uch money as they did the two
ars before caused the people to sit
and take notice. Many of the
ominent republicans of both house
ID senate are now trying to figure
where they are att and how they
II 20 home to their constituents
d explain how 1t comes that this
Bsion appropriated nearly twice as
lch as the session did two years
b and nearly four times as much as
session four years ago.
l'hey not only look at the financial
of the session, but declare they
have trouble to explain about
unfulfilled pledges. For not carry.
out the pledges OF the Pocatello
tfOrm the stalwarts are trying to
the blame upon the insurgents.
e insurgents declare that Governor
bding and he alone is responsible
not carrying cut this promised
Slation. In the first place the
ernor antagonized the Mormons
advocating the test oath in his
bsage Not only antagonized the
nent to which he owed his elec-
b, but tried TO follow out the pol
of Roosevelt by attempting to
late legislation. The antagonistic
ing among the Mormon members
not so pronounced, however, un-
the closing days of the session.
n after the beginning of the ses.
the independent members soon
that the machine men bers and
fmons were going co hang ogether
not allow any measures to go
bugh either house which were not
sfactory 60 the machine. After
BE evident facts became so pro
need half or little more of the
se members began to form cola
with the democrats.
be result was that the bitterness
feelings we're more pronounced
ing the two republican contin-
IS than it was among the demo-
5 and the predominant party.
OF the measures which came up
he house resulted In a most acri-
ious debate between these two
ions, anC as the session drew to
bse the feeling was most bitter.
fact cannot be ignored that the
blican party OF Idaho Is rent in
n. There is large anti-machine
anti Mormon element within the
y which will carry the fight into
convention, and failing there to
te harmony will still carry their
rences to the election. To take
horn OF the dilema 1t Is fight
finish. GoodiDg has the ma
we'll in band; and like Mark
pa believes In conciliating with
\. The democratic members have
their favor that they did not
any particular sides in the con-
ersy, but allowed the bitter fac
to fignt out their differences
the next campaign the repuhli-
party must go before the people
ing in most of their time ex-
ing the crime of omission in
OF commission. The people
forget, but the Pocatello plat
was considered a great drawing
and the people were assured on
tump and by the party papers
every pledge would be redeemed.
fnost important pledges OF that
prm was the promise to pass an
hour day law, an antitrust
an auti-pass bill, a direct pri-
law an5 an employers liability
These we're the principal
es, and the ones in which the
we're the most interested.
plight bour day pledge is the only
hich has been fulfilled. The
sions OF this law only refer to
engaged i'm underground work
aud those engaged in the most
dous and dangerous departments
pc smelling industry As the
engaged in the avocations al
have an eight hour day granted
by their employers, the bill is