The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-06-11

ALL HONOR To LA FOL LErrE.

Despite the outcome, Senator La
Toilette has rendered his country a
great and valuable service In his fill
buster against the currency bill. He
has done much, In the long, hard,
historic years OF bis political career
TO secure for the people OF this coun-
try truly representative government
rather than misrepresentation gov.
eminent. He has fought bravely and
indomitably against corrupt politics.
with degree OF resoluteness unsur.
passed by any leader In American
history, past or present, he has bat.
Tied against acts and policies which
we're betrayal Of public trust to
private interests.
but ne has never done better work
than he did in the senate Friday
AFTERNOON, throughout the entire
Friday night, and during the early
hours of Saturday morning, In his
heroic, almost single-handed effort to
block his own party tn It's desperate
and shameful determination to enact
into law one OF the most utterly obi
Gus and vicious measures that ever
dissraced a congress OF the United
States.
senator La Toilette, although 1t
was impossible TO defeat the meas.
ure, mas surely succeeded 10 focusing
public attention upon 1t. He has
surely succeeded In arouslng the peo-
pie OF this country to realizing
sense OF the enormity OF the offense
MS own party has committed In the
closing hours OF the FIRST session Of
the Sixtieth congress. lie has surely
succeeded In awakening Indifferent
y uniformed citizens to an acute
OF the great impor.
lance OF this Measure, when he arose
practically from sick bed to sneak
or eighteen hours and forty-tbre
minutes against lit
IL was we'll that this valiant ai- |
'uster against a republican BETRAYAL |
u the people and the business of this
'ountry into the power OF Wall street
mould come from republican sen.
'tor. 1t is we'll, Furthermore, that
mat senator should be one whom
very Intelligent American knows to
20 honest, incorruptibe, vipiIant
wise and thoroughly devoted 10 the
,eople's cause.
but the shame OF 1t all-tbe hitter
asting shame OF the republican
'afty lis that out OF all the boasted
progressive" senator's OF his own
'atty, La Toilette could tin1 not one
o no'd up bis hands. Accordinp tn
ne press reports, when he had do.
iueu on DIS course, be went to Bor.
% OF ioaho' TO Bourne. OF Oregon
Q hrown, OF Nebraska, and to two
Z three others, asking only that
ney would ''spelr' him In his tasL
! talking this scandalous bin m
eash' And each In turn said M
ie went hnally to the democrats
nth whom he has been voting al
lost uniformly since he entered The
mate, and there be found his helm
The democrats had decided. lnstlv c
nougn from their standpoint only
register their objections 10 tho : :
~ as forcihly and clearly as nos
oie' and then permit It to come 70
vote But this newspaper reio,ces u
lat there were Individual senator p
Ae stone, of Missouri, aud Cor q
,e oiird senator from oklahoms .
20 were ready to join their efrorss "
''o la Follette' In gallant thousn
+'sr'y hopeless attempt to deta., IL
10 bill. a
desperate case requires dssno. =.
. remedy. The Aldrlcb. yrsa,saa q
u presented a desperate case. The '.
clearly had the votes 70 -
is IT, despite the solid demoora,,c 81
S The one faint hone ,hs, :,
'a'd be held out for its defeat ~as .
: 'ne senator La Toilette present -