The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-24
Twin Falls Given a Treat Tues.
day Evening
IDAHO'S SENATOR SCORES BRY.
ANS POLICY OF REPUTATION.
Hepburn Explains Position With Re.
CARDS to Primary Systcm-Answers
Statesman's Assault With Conyinc-
ing Argument.

Senator and Mrs. Hepburn arrived
in town on the regular passenger and
was escorted to the Perrine by the
| members of the Taft club of this city,
all of whom We're shaded by
gorgeous parasols of red, white
and blue, with pictures of the
two Republican national candi-
dates upon them. During the
afternoon the senator made the rounds
of the city and visited all of his many
| friends.
At seven-ffteen the Twin Falls band
gave concert in the Perrine court in
| honor of the distinguished guest. The
concert drew large crowd and
| great deal of merited applause. The i'm
proVement in the music furnished by
| the band being so marked as to eli
cit many compliments from all of the
townspeople and awakened the city
to the fact that the home organization
compared very favorably with any out
| side organization.
| The rink was jammed full long be-
fore the hour of the senator's appear
ance, and many had to stand through
the entire exercises. The arrival of
the guests of honor was the signal for
an Cutburst of enthusiasm which
"
the states senior senator is held in
this section where his efforts for the
irrigated section are appreciated
Attorney w. P. Guthrie, candidate
for county attorney, introduced the
guests in brief but pleasing speech,
in which the career of the senator was
given a tribute. l.. H. Sweetser, can
didate for lieutenant governor pre-
ceeded Senator Hepburn and made a
splendid little talk on the state issues
and gracefully gave place to the ora
tor of the evening.
Mr.. Chairman, Fellow Citizens.
Nowhere in the state of Idaho do
| meet the same character of audience
as that which now faces me. Repre-
senting as you do, probably every
state in the Union, SO far as your re-
cent residence and affiliation is con-
cerned, you bring together a condition
of mentality that is most unusual. AS
| a rule I go into the communities OF
this state and see in the audience a
large proportion of the citizens that
have been accustomed to see fol
twenty or more years-men who have
in the early days settled in this ter
ritory perhaps, and grown up through
the stages Of development of what we
now have as the state of IdahogkHopf
of you have resided in this coul
nor in this section of the country 1-
more than period of four years OF
the 18th of this month, four years ago
| drove in carriage over what is now
known as the City of Twin Falls and
through this surrounding country, and
there was no one to meet us. There
had been city and plan marked Ou1
on paper, a copy of which | had with
me- l saw where the City of Twin
Falls was to be located, but there was
nothing there is indicate government
There was nothing here that repre-
sent any sentiment against anything
The soil was here, just as rich theI
as today, just as it had been for thou
sands of years perhaps; the climate
was here Just as genial as it is today
The river flowed through the banks O.
the Snake just as 1t does today, bu
there was, as repeat. no government
merely make this remark in connec
tion with the thought that flows
through it. What is 1t that makes {
country? The people. Whether the,
have desert, or an oasis like the lant
along the Snake river, 1t is the people
and the people only that make coslJi
try Therefore the thing to firstAAep
slider, is the people. They come =
gether as they have in this country, I
new community, strangers to eacl
other, and they are required from th'
hour OF their arrival to participate II
the functions of government, to ex
ercise their respective duties as self
governing people, and they are NOR
or less at loss There is a lack Q
knowledge on the part of every on
as to when people have fitness for of
fice, and Of course. every individua
naturally, and very naturally, under
takes to maintain individual princt
Piles Of the government which the,
profess, and to secure their adoption
by the community.
You have hundreds and hundred
OF these different opinions to be har
lmonixed and moulded and crystalixe'
into community OF thought. This !
absolutely necessary to constitute
government because Of course the op
inions Of no one person, or coterie Q
persons can prevail - against ma
jority Of ! community. Under our syu
ltem. Of government the majority mus
Irule, ana the minority must submit