The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-15


,lIest seating capacity Tuesday
ioht, and many were standing. to
sten to the speech of G. A. Boyd,
hpdidate for lieutenant governor on
he democratic ticket. The closest
ttentiOu was given TO his address.
unctured by applause and laughter
nd his well taken points and sallies
wit.
Mr.. Boyd is surely whirlwind in
sreech. He does not lack in words
exuress his ideas; and in the
bidst of telling point he can find
sbout 227 words in minute in which
10 express his ideas. He is a logical
easoner, well versed in the history
\ legislation of the past. four years.
Ind while some may not have liked
bis plain speaking, yet he gave only
Sacts. leaving his audience to judge
IS to the justice OF his reasoning.
County Chairman Atkins presided
N the meeting. IA number Of the
Bounty candidates occupying the res
rum. Prof. Hagen and DIR. Hub
bard enliyened the evening toy several
musical selections. Mr.. Atkins first
Introduced W. II. q Brien candidate
tor county attorney on the democrat
c ticket, who made a fifteen minutes
kalk. confning his remarks TO ma
kionaI questions. Mr.. O'Brien is
kather pleasing speaker and made
Some telling points in his arguments,
In introducing Mr.. Boyd, Mr.. At
kins paid a tribute to the speakers
citizenship while Il resident Of this
county a few years ago aud also to
|his official career as county attorney
|Of Lemhi county. Mr. Boyd indi-
Gated his qualification at seeing so
many familiar faces among his FORM
Ter neighbors and especially was graf
|ifed to see SO many whom he kne"
would not agree with him politically.
He plefaced his general remarks
/ by commenting on the personnel OF
the county democratic ticket. He
stated with two exceptions he was
personally acquainted with each in'
divduaI candidate, and knew them
tu be from among the cleanest and
most upright citizens, and were en-
titled to tie suffrage uf the people.
On national affairs be criticised
the republican platform and DIRE"
comparisons with the democratic
platform adopted at Denver. by the
past record of the republican party
he showed where the party were in
consist tent in asking the voter to sup
port Taft. He questioned the SINGER
ity Of Roosevelt, and showed VI
many of the Inconsistencies OF his
administration. He referred I" the
Hartman as well as the Standard Oh
donation to President Roosevelt 5
campaign of four years ago.
He brought out the fact that the
president, in place of being the presl'
dent OF the whole people had descend
ed TO a ward politician, and showed
where he had used the entire innu'
ence ot his position to dictate to thC
country who should be his successor.
In place of leaving this to the Jndg
ment uf the masses of his party th'
president had used the infuence o.
every federal appointee from his cab
met officers down to the seSenty-hv,
dollar a month forest reserve rider Il
order 10 force the nomination OF Mr.
Taft
lie severely criticised the preSiden
for wing up with man of the char
dctey of Mr.. Hearst, man sho t"'
short years ago he had condemned
through bis secretary Of state, rs In
man directly responsible for the mur
der of President Mckinley. The al
ulni,lration came in for a ScoTlui
ior is afliliation with the trusts an
The combinations With all hi
buster and the blk stick he had no
succeeded in putting one Of the owe
-s1 trusts out OF business. The
milton Standard Oil fine bad nevc
been collected ror would 1t ever ht
II as even serious queSlio
whether the cases would ever appcg
eu HE docket OF a court again,
lie paid his respects to the repubi
ran state administration. Cabin
tae attention OF the audience 10 ti
Increase ~ taxation. and The repud
a,t.u % the state platform OF Is
pear, aso. He pointed uJt "beI
i.-r out u the i've pliuks 10 The q
publican platform were repu1ilten
NE .eSislature lie devoted some q
'-rtluu 10 the direct primaD gue
usr
lls pointed ont boS this pisd.
N4> q part ot the platform az ~
't'r, ago and how 1t vas deieate3
ar o'rrw helming republican magoN
la Q'h the hUuse and seIaie. }
,a'1 Its respects TO I'fady and Tie
tsrn iu particular and other % L
safe ticket In general Called q
'eHliou to the fact that a parl II 1
ef1ii1Iies on the reguoilca1 sta