The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
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found the Chicago platform SO unsat
isfactory to the rank and lille OF tlit
party that he deemed it adyautagro1'
TO come out In his lettar OF accept
ance and endorse many pf the things
voted down and repudiated by thal
platform. OF course no one would be
so mean as TO suggest that 1t was
clamor la his own party which forced
Taft to take these advanced views,
as 1t is said the planks Of the nation
al platform of the party was referred
TO both Taft and Roosevelt before II
was taken up on the floor OF the con
vention.
Brady has given IL out cold that he
will speak in the cmpaign in favor el
a direct primary law, for all such
plank was defeated by the conyen'
tion. 1t will look to many that it is
In the province Of a candidate TO re-
fuse to run If the platform upon
which he Is to stand during the
campaign does not come up to bis
ideals. This should be All element OF
weakness upon the part Of both Tart
and Brady.
DR.. Whitwell evidently considered
this question Ia different light
from those OF bis possible opponent.
1t Is a matter OF general knowledge
that the local option was first defeat
ed In the committee on resolutions.
DR.. Whitwell plainly told the com
mittee that he would not accept the
nomination unless 1t accorded with
bis Views upon the questions as they
affect the party. Upon this declara-
tion the question Of local option was
reconsidered and carried by three
fourths majority.
OF course 1t Is well known that the
direct primary plank was defeated
through the influence of Senator
Hepburn. 1t Is we'll known that
Senator Heyburn Is not only reac-
tionay, but Is IIamilt0nian Of the
Hamiltonians. In other words In
opinions he is a happy medium be-
tween the rule of the people and a
monarchist. He Is willing for the
people to rule, so long as the ruling
Is left to their representatives, aud
the politicians,
1t will be remembered that four
years ago Senator Hepburn refused
to be bound by IA resolution OF the
legislature. His dictum was greater
than any ideas to be advanced by his
He evidently is op.
posed TO the direct primary law be-
cause 1t would curtail the influence
Of the politician; and place the mat
ter OF the nominations Of candidates
up to the people In place of IA ma
chine. There Is no other way in
which this opposition car be con.
strued.
Ii Mr.. Brady Is to 90 contrary to
The wishes Of the convention in ad.
'ocating direct primary law it is
ust as possible that he will not feel
bound by the convention pledges In
,ase he should be elected. Two years
lso, as state chairman, he tried to
whip the boilers In line because of
he revolt on account of the refusal
" the machine to fulfill the party
hedges, and the direct primary
hedge was one Of these and the anti
lass law was another.
The anti-pass pledge is in the pres
Mt platform as well as IL was two
ears ago. La addition to this pledge |
here Is one in favor OF a local option |
NV. Does IL not stand to reason
bat there Is just as much fear OF a
epudiation of this platform as 1t was
one two years ago? is there any
lore reason to assume that the party
lodges will be carried out next win
n In the legislature than they were
NO years ago? Has the republican
arty indicated In any manner that
ley are any more honest In carrying
1T these pledges now than then?
VIII ID not strike many that man
no Is Indirectly engaged In the
'ewery business would not feel very
Indly towards placing local option
" ON our statnte books? II Mr..
rady was so much in favor OF di. Z
ct primary law did he not stultiy
mself In accepting the nomination
pom d platform which repudiated
lis reformp Ii he consents to run
ION platform which fayorS local
'tion, when engaged In the manu-.
cture of malt liquors, and which
pudiates direct primary law, when
assumes to believe 1t is right, is
'ere very much dependence to be
aeed upon him that he will Insist
AT these reforms be enacted into
W These are serious questions
hioh the voter should consider for
mself when he COMES to cast his
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