The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-02-21

Respect for the old and established giving way fever
h for the and experimental The genuine and self
respecting down by the loud and vangoou The
decisions highest criticised by who
studied law and by lawyers who tried Policies consist
of serices of antics Integrity almost handicap Pub
lie officials excused from performance they gifted in
PLANTATION Crime always active and persistent
aggressive because the method of punishment by den
citation instead of by conviction Nearly everybody accused but
few tried If has been committed immoral
charge it? If crime has been committed why punish it? If
those accused innocent the oft repeated accusation wicked
SANDER If they guilty their immunity national disgrace
Whichever truth be the present attitude of the national
Government without defence The credit of people has been
aaed carried round the world Their violence and
repetition achieved their only natural results Confidence the
basis which all friendly intercourse depends has been finally des
troyed The laborer deprived of work demanding Govern
aid the and legitimate step this and frenzed dis
pensaton Prosperity but yesterday the food has leaked away
along the banks furnaces with their fires and idle
railroad trains with women sleeping in the And yet We
still continues active The of vuperaon still
tearing on cry the filling the land Will men
again while these erupons last? Where the end and what
The people this country they retain their present power
realize their highest aspirations take counsel Of their
and the place of safety from which they have
unwse departed The functions of government mpor
that range The present thought and tendencies
upon subject spring from mscpon. Government the high
guaranty of personal liberty free field and fair chance
the encouragement industry education the reoue proe
ton of them all And government nothing 1t is to
limit industry supply the idle with
poyment support contrary widely entertained
this mistake should be excused because inevitably flows from
powerful continuous perveon of the original idea 1t
necessary embrace under super
every subject the humap Americans do need
be managed advised in their business their habits and their
pleasures The they governed the higher will be their
civilization and the complete their freedom This country
need feed it. sadly needs
who will let it alone.
great the danger has become from corporate
abuses danger invisible compared with that which will arise
you enlarge and incorporate all the functions of your Government
place all the stock single The yranncal trust
today the politics There has been in
the history this country bosm despoc and unscrupous
which controls you 1t has already reached that appa
ing stage where sought fill the highest elective office in the
world by executive appointment without the safeguard OF con-
fimation by the Senate.
The great political parties, proud and militant play
things hands OF whom the intelligence OF the country
rejects
The contest craftsmanship policies rivalry
see who can say No which the
country for best only OF competitive unftes
drifting away moorings and losing sight
OF the qualities powerful and respected We
carried by beyond bounds which years ago would have
filed us with dnay We seemingly entered upon national
wng the big stick running amuck through the
institutions land deadly weapon should be trusted
the hands of prone The thoughtful and law
dng among us are holding their BREATH power
to be They convinced they only numb
Speaking day. yet those whom the people would
most gladly hear have lost the power of speech.
Gentlemen this splendid country No in history has
equaled past achievements in its future prospects But
its headong pace and egaher its scattered senses
it would realize the which past accomplishments
have so freely promised Government system which must be
carefully thought results of that deberaton
be cautiously applied That the plan which has produced upon this
continent government which believe is better than other in
the world We should change after long and
careful consideration Foundations securely laid should be
rooted in excitement Plans conceived the study should not be
erred in the stable The best good for and the
best never was and be devised by those who do think
Sane methods be abandoned matter how quaint
they are They many years and under them the
during things of the world have been accomplish