The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-09-04

pub lean voters could be hoodwinked
into supporting a candidate who is at
heart tool of plutocracy, but would
have Teddy's brand.
Mr. Taft's actions since he has been
a candidate has been to try to get into
favor with the people and vet to keep
his seat on the hobby-hurse of Wall
Street He has been under boss so
long that he dared not even write his
letter of acceptance without having it
dictated by president Roosevelt. His
declarations on issues of interest to the
people, and the support he is getting
from the trusts and Wall Street, show
very plainly that he is endeavoring to
accomplish the difficult feat of "carry-
ing water on both shoulders"
The idea of putting off any action on
revision of the tariff or any other meas
ure of relief that is being demanded by
the people until "the sweet by and by"
may be good republican doctrine, but
it surely does not suit the masses of
the people.
Although president Roosevelt has
started many reform measures he has
brought but very few, if any, to sue
cessful termination; we think that this
is not SO much his fault as it it is the
fault of the republican party and the
republican courts. With a president,
senate and house of representatives all
strongly republican and backed by re-
publican court, what did the last ses-
sion of congress accomplish to benefit
the people? Nothingl The strongest
support that Roosevelt received to any
reform legislation proposed by him was
from the democratic members of con-
gress.
Patriotism has gone out of fashion
and partvism has taken its place. The
patriotic spirit of our ancestors has de-
generated into the servile whine of the
willing tool of the money kings. Even
partyism is set aside if it interferes in
any way with the interests of the pluto
Gratis. 1t has been the custom in con-
gress, for the last fifty years, for one
party to oppose any measure, whatever,
that is proposed by the other, regardless
of how necessary such measure may be
for the welfare of the country; and if a
representative of some reform party
should succeed in securing a seat in
congress and should be so audacious as
to propose any legislation, the old par
ties would at once become friends and
proceed to set down on the "presumpt-
uous inttrloper.''
But the last session of congress has
shown that the patriots are not all dead
and that there are few who dare to
stand up for the people and defy the
bosses. On examining the records you
will find that the democrats in congress
we're the supporters of reform legisla-
tion while the republican members, with
very few exceptions, opposed every eff
fort made in that direction.
/ AuOhS VIC low 10 PuOiACdAS VIM udu
patriotism to stand for right and justice
was Senator Hepburn. of whom Idaho
should feel proud. We care not what
the party name may be that brings
about needed reforms, and will honor
any one who has the manhood to work
for the right aud help to better the con-
dition of his country and it's citizens.
Shall We trust further legislation and
control of the government to the repub-
lican party? Or shall we, the independ-
ent voters who hold the balance OF pow
er, unite with party that represents
our ideas of government, is pledged to
our principles, is working for our inter-
ests and is fighting our battles? Such
the democratic party has become, and
such principles does Bryanism repre-
sent.