The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-24
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1t will undoubtedly he the policy Of
the local republican organization In
the campaign this fall 10 whip the
party voters into line for the legisa-
tive ticket on the grounds of hey
burns opposition to the forest re-
serve. In the same breath the voter
will be told that Taft should he sup
ported because he stands for the
policies of President Roosevelt. This
position viii most assuredly be con
Trajectory. The voter will be asked
10 support one man for taking GER
tain position and then to support an
other man for taking directly the
opposite position.
Senator lleyburn's speech In the
republican convention at Boise should
make his election to the United
States senate an imposslbiity. lie
Is opposed to everything which would
permit the people TO rule. lie Is OPP.
posed to the direct primary, and
must OF necessity believe that the
power OF the yenal politician must
not be curbed. In that speech he
said that a convention had no right
TO instruct their representatives. In
other words county convention
must not instruct the members tn the
legislature to pass certain laws He
carried his argument farther by iuti.
mating II not So stating, that the
state legislature had no right to In.
strucb him to vote certain way In
the United States senate. d" They
could recommend, but could not in
struct"
In that ADDRESS he said
al have always opposed, as | do
now, TO the convention ANY plat
torn which may show any attempt
TO legislate f0t the people. You are
not empowered To adopt such plat
form. You may recommend and If
the officers the people elect find your
recommendations sound and IA base
for legislation they will act. You are
To recommend, not To pledge. We
want a platform that will get around
piedging the legislature to any law. +"
The sentiments expressed In that
paragraph should damn the candidacy
OF any man to such an exalted posi-
ton. IL must be admitted that Sen.
ator Hepburn Il one OF the most
hrainy men In the senate west OF the
Missoui river. But II the senate vas
composed of such men as he, the
liberties OF the people would soon be
a matter of past history.
To carry his argument to its inevi-
table conclusion Lemhi eouzty could
only recommend the candidates to the
legislature To yote for local option
law, but could not pledge them Co do
50. In other words the voters OF
Lemhi county would have no right To
demand that any legislation be en-.
acted into law which they believed
In.
To suberly consider tins statement
OF the senior senator does it not ap.
pear TO be most preposterous posi-.
tionY Are the people at Lemhl cuuuty
soing 10 accept this uu-Amerlcan
doctrine and return man 60 the
United States senate Who su bratcnly
advocates tho lesseniug az the power
OF the yotersY
TIE Recorder has Ia aeknnw ledge
that senator HeyhaFu h hr4ipV
nan; hut his recent declarations as
to the rule OF the people is so foreign
to our system Of goyerna emf that Il
Il surprising that a sreas political
organization has the temerlty 70 sup
port such man To ~ g;eat posi.
ton. Dor the people Of ldaho 10 ca
dorse such ideas Sauld he ta endorse
the forms OF government OF the EuFu.
psan natious
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