The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-01-31
SHALL MONEY rule?

SHALL MONEY rule?
The campaign will differ any campaign since the
Votes longer be obtained through appeals pasanshE
Men and becoming independent There will be nc
opportunity campaign of SANDER The contest for the
first time since the war waged upon prncpe and will be
well for every who wishes his ballot for the best inter
country begin study those principles now, says The
Omaha Investigator
Whatever former party affiliations man may past
whether he Republican popuist he will find
great presents itself upon which he must take sides
Shall this country be ruled by money by men Shall this nation
be republic or plutocracy.
The contest began long ago In the formation government
of the revolutionary the adoption of the consti
ton limitation the suffrage the met led on
by Hamilton and the other by Jefferson and not
settled The constitution compromise. Wealth afraid
the people they given direct controlling only
o the four great sources power They allowed
indirectly president and United States Senator's and not at
all for judges Putocracy that time stronger than IS now
the soldiers who fought for to free this country
from kngly rule disfrancised by Hamilton New York
of putocracy then No allowed
Ito vote he owned land the value of $500
Hamon government be landlords government just as IS
was in England
Jefferson wrng some rights for the people tory gang that
soldier paid dollar toward the cost of the
the constitution and many in the amend
forced from them shortly after but not enough to
make the United States genuine democracy
follows great eesonan battle must still be fought and
rue will be made plain before the cast
next November that of intelligence can mistake
The Statesman stung by the censure Wool Growers
citation retorts with daily qu against individual members thereof
attempts the but the private grazing
grounds the big sheep which may be true but IS not sat
actorv to that sheet Every should know that the forests OF
Idaho should Pnchot experiments and for the
Barber Lumber company and similar concerns
The initiative and referendum making progress and in time will
become universal The constitutional convention of Michigan
session. has adopted the provision in the constitution which
now ratified by the people the coming election
be enacted The body however refused to make pro-
vision to give women the right of suffrage.
We acknowledge pleasant call from Joseph Davenport one OF
the four veterans Mexican residing at Idahos Sol
ds Home The General Joseph Lane in the Jackson
v speech made by the editor Of the Citizen prompted Mr. Dave
ports call as he knew distinguished Oregon statesman in the
early days of the Pacific Northwest.
President Pierce Of the Boise and who returned from
Pburg attended the annual meeting Of tn stockholders
that work is to be commenced improving Pierce
park This will the people OF Boise who have
long looked time when they would be provided with
a pleasant retreat of that character
The press dispatches few days ago gave Of at
tempt part of Abe Ref from prison Little need
Of that trouble when all would have do would be to apply to
the appellate gain his freedom But perhaps he wanted
little novelty in the advertising line
The forensic battle of words now engaged Senator Fulton
and Attorney Heney reached But the combat
ants are thousand miles apart there not much danger OF
any blood being spilled.
The slogan of the Idaho Republicans this fall apt be the three
HIS Heybu for senator Haine governor and Haer for
gress This good dope Brady could only be provided for
The full dinner pail apt be succeeded by the free house