The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-19

why is IL that the bitter cry against
hard times. decreased employment
and business stagnation comes from
the people and not the bankersg
oklahoma. which has adopted a
constitution that well might be en-
We'd by any state In the union, has
sent to the United States senate two
senators who have already made their
impression on that body. have
said something In this correspond
ence before concerning Senator Gore.
Tuesday last Senator Robert l..
Owen made his first speech In the
senate. Senator Owen is q man OF
striking personality and OF states
maniike dignity and poise. Pictures.
que writers say much about the In
dian blood In bis veins. but they for
get TO note that he is graduate OF a
bish class American university, a
student In German universities and
man OF wide travel aud culture.
All that can done In this brief cor.
respondence is TO note few Of the
points he raised. For example:
The bill falls TO provide any plan
of insurance to depositors, and there
fore will not maintain confidence.
This is OF course an endorsement OF
Mr.. Bryan's insurance plan which
has been adopted In Oklahoma.
State banks, trust companies and
saving banks which hold two-thirds
OF the banking capital of the country
will not benefit by the measure.
Rsilroad bonds should not be used
as security for emergency circulation.
The bill makes no provision 10
prevent improper loans by active
bank officers 10 themselves. In view
OF the recent exposure OF the meth.
DDS OF Morse, Heinze and T.. X.
Thomas, this seems TO be vital OBJ
lection.
The bill does not provide for the
maintenance OF actual cash reserves,
but permits the present reserves
which are mere matter Of book.
keeping.
Senator OWENS speech attracted
attention In the senate, and should
attract attention throughout the
nation. II is we'll worth getting and
reading as progressive democratic
document.
When Representative Henry 4.
Rainey, OF the Twenty. first district
OF Illinois. addressed the house few
DAYS ago he gave most OF bis atten.
tio1 to the duty upon petroleum and
It's effect upon the Standard on CON.
pany. But there was one feature OF
the speech which Is of interest Il
those who turn occasionally from
the econ0mic issues which underlie a
campaign TO what the politicians cal
the practical figures. He was calling
attention TO the meaning OF the
negro vote Ia the republican part,
and its candidates. quote "There
are 32,ooo negroes Of voting age In
the state Of New York: there are
10 co negroes 81 voting age In tbs
state Of Indiana there are 32,ooo Of
them In Ohio; there are ~ 600 oil
them In Illinois, ard might &,
through all these other northern
states that at times are considered
doubtful. These would rarely be re-
publican states we're IL not for tb,
negro votes You must take care o.
the negro vote, and you can not d,
II when yo1 tnrn down Foraker
The republican party making a cam
paIgn without money and without
uereoes would be pitiful spectacle
In this county"
/ The applause which greeted Mr.
Rainey showed that his associates re
membered that In 1855 money
negroes and that portion Of the for
eign vote which vas 80 debased as 4
be purcbaseable. we're the faction
which then defeated the democratic
national ticket.
/ Willis J. Abbot.