Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-10-31

children which can not be wiped off
by Democratic party.
Direct Primary Open to Discussion.
"Our Democratic friends seem
much disturbed about the fact that
| am In favor of a 1irect primary
law. and they claim that because 1t
was not placed as a plank In our
platform 1t should not be discussed
This matter Is a great question. Some
states have adopted and others have
rejected 1t. 1t is new law, and l de-
sire more than anything else that 1t
should be thoroughly considered.
invite the open and frank argument
or all public speakers in the state on
the Republican platform, and whether
for or against 1t.
II believe a direct primary law is
Denehcially important to the people
or this state and nation | think IL
such law is enacted and placed upon
the statute books the election of Of
ncers would be placed closer to the
people, In other words In the hands
of the people where it belongs I have
given this question of the direct pri-
mary law careful study. / am per-
| fectly aware of the existing conditions
ana l am confident 1t would be best
II We could place political life on a
/ higher plane, both in the Dem ocratic
and Republican parties I have found
the principle sound. If properly op-
I Grated, as / have said it would place
the election of officers directly in the
l hands OF the people, because no cor
rupt1onlst can go to the polling places
where the people are assembled to
choose their candidates for office and
influence the voters of this state when
they go into the booths alone and cast
their votes for whom they desire 1T
| may be possible to corrupt a conven-
ton where small body of men are
assembled together, but I do not be-
| g fer Ia
is possible to undermine the splendid
| manhood and womanhood of these
| United States
would much prefer in being Sc
iecteu Tor an office, to have the honor
ana satisfaction of knowing / was de-
termined upon by the people directly
without influence from any partv or
| set of men.
influence In Favor of Local Ontiop
| would be unfair to myself and
10 the people of this state If | did not
give expression to my views and lend
al the influence / may now have or
may hereafter possess In favor of tha
passage of local option law. That
plank is placed in the platform of
the Republican party. 1t says that
We are in favor of such a law--hv
counles-because the county is the
smallest unit with which the state can
Go business. While / feel It is NOT
subject | am justified in the language
nave used. / am in favor of every
plank IN the platform, and shill sign
every Dill that is sent up in accord
ahce with those planks.
| our Democratic friends have NOT
taken up this question. They are
complaining about the fact that we
are talking about the direct primary
law although not in our platform.
promise our friends we shall not COM
pam OF them IL they will talk about
local option, although it is not in their
PLATFORM. In Idaho county they held
convention before the supreme court
gave It's decision and passed a reso
luton to this effect: "We the Demo-
crals OF ldaho county in convention
assembled, hereby adopt which ever
piat1orm the supreme court of the
state OF Idaho says is the platform of
the Democratic party.
Tribute to Taft.
Il have thought ALWAYS that tba
great success of the Republican party
mas been due to its wise choice and
selection Of national leaders. No
party has been so fortunate in this
respect lt Is the party of Lincoln.
Gfant, Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft.
AND no one knows better than the
people or this state that the Republi
can party chose wisely and well when
y selected for the standard bearer of
tsoS that splendid statesman, that
accomplished citizen, that friend of
the people, William H. Taft.
I'VE know that we can. with ner-
rect confidence, lay upon his shout
GERS the great burden of work that
mas been commenced by Theodore
Roosevelt, because he Is true to the
spirits embodied in those principles
LOT which Roosevelt has contended.
rms great contest which Is being
waged with great wealth is of almost
as much Importance as that with
Whlch our nations forces were en-
gagged in 1861. William FL. Taft Ia the
man for this emergency. Were any
one unconyinced upon that point the
fact that the President is so deenlv
convinced of the necessity of the re-
forms which he has inaugurated that
he has himself pointed out this man
as the one best fitted to round out the
gigantic task of regulating the great
corporations, should be sufficient.
Appeal to the Voters.
L ask you to vote the Republican
ticket because believe it is neces-
sary to the progress of this nation
that the Republican party be given a
vote or confidence which will enable
IL TO continue the work Ii has been
carrying on with such signal success.
, Ii Is desired more In this state that
we should elect q Republican legisla-
ture In order that we may elect as a
United States senator that war horse
OF Republicanism. Weldon B. Hey
! burn.
/ IF you elect me to the high Office
OF governor 1t viii be my greatest and
| highest ambition to serve you In such
manner, and give you such an ad
mlnlstrauon that / can come before
you two years from now and look
/, you squarely in the face and feel and
know that | have served you faithful-