Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
Address by Hon. Karl Paine.
Before the Ada County Democratic Club at Boise March D. O8

still, is it not polite to perfom
this duty by putting forward the
most important first, in case we
cannot achieve both? Conditions
change and the relative Importance
of issues change with them.I think
We have illustrious examples of
the truth of this. For instance in
the year 1904, against the wishes
of nine-tenths of his friends in this
state and over their emphatic pro-
tests, Mr.. Dubois deserted Mr..
Bryan in his fight against Judge
Parker. In order to support Judge
Parker, Mr.. Dubois put aside his
convictions on the silver question
which hadb cen so deep and abid-
I ing as to cause him to leave the re-
publican party, and accepted the
gold standard without protest.
Think you that in 1904 the sena-
tor became convinced that he was
wrong in 1896? No democrat
believes that Mr.. Bryan, has re-
canted or changed his mind about
the propriety of the 10 to as a
general proposition, but at last he
is convinced of is unavailabiliy.
Upon his return from Europe he
announced, in the month of August,
1896 his firm belief in the principal
of government OWNERSHIP of rail-
roads. However, after proselytiz-
ing this idea for nearly a year he
gave it up for the express reason
that the people are not ready for it
In other words, this great and I'M
compromising man has evinced a
belief in the wisdom Of taking a
, half loaf when you cannot get a
. whole loaf. No sane man be-
} lieves Mr.. Bryan any less sincere
: because of these changes of position.
4 On the other hand they stamp him
statesman.
J view the situation in this state
a. about as follows and would like t
: see the lineup at the first pri
maries in Ada county in accordance
e herewith:
u Whei cas-, the election of Mr.
Bryan is of paramount Importance
o and
), Whereas, he cannot carry tn
:, state unless supported by unite
% party in the gentle counties; and
l. Whereas, he cannot carry tn
rs state and lose the southeast by IL,
'. 600 votes-I lost it by 2,50O;
Re Now, therefore, we are oppose
of to inserting any plank in the stat
n not united.
to Resolved further, that the insei
re ton of an anti-Mormon plank wi
r not tend to unite the party in tt
il gentle counties and will be TO
ce lowed by a recurrence of the dt
a luge in southeastern Idaho.
e. do not know that Mr.. Brys
n. will get any Mormon votes, eve
III though we chain up the dogs
be war, and l know just as much abo
Mt that as any other gentle in tn
n. world. l do know, however, fro
nv experience that if we invite Il
nut Mormons to vote the republics
h ticket they will take it straight.
be all probability the next platfor
n will incorporate the plank co
Dr. tanned in the national platform
to 1904 op the question of polygar
and church interference in polite
tic OF course our platform will aifir
r the national platform; is that r
he enough?
And lastly, is there democr
all in the state who does not reali
md that it will strengthen us to su On
md the making of the next state pl;
TO form to the rank and file of
uld democratic party? We know
er. forehand that their verdict will
his honest and untrammeled, and "
he will say that he will not acc
ing that verdict without, reservation
ltic pique?
9th Again, l agree to acquiesce alb
the lutely in the decision of the r
ms. joriy.