The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-18
Jefferson Day at Weiser.

Washington County, and the gathering was one larg
in numbers and enthusiasm
special feature of the evening was the organ
ization of a William ]. Bryan Democratic Club TO
Washington County, patterned after the William
J. Bryan Democratic Club of Ada County,
The gathering was presided by A. L. Free
hafer, of Council Idaho who delivered an address
of fifteen minutes duration, in which he dwelt or
the control the Mormons exercised in the last legis
lature.
Ex-senator Fred T. Dubois, by previous invitation
delivered the following address:
81 am pleased to have this opportunity of address
ing the Democratic Club of Weiser, on the anniver-
sary of the great exponent Of Democracy. The
strength of the Democratic party lies in the recog
nized fact that it demands first and always that the
Constitution be lived up to. The strength OF the
Constitution lies in the declaration running al
through it. that equal opportunity be granted to all
and special privileges to none
To Jefferson more than to anyone else do owe
this fundamental privilege of Democracy. n late
years. since political power has been exercised by
the Republican party, legislation has been so shaped
that special privileges have been granted to the few
and equal opportunity denied the many This las
created giant money monopoles, which abb
sorbed and controlled the industries and in tie form
of trusts, regulate and fix the price of all things
produced.
",The individual has not the opportunity which be-.
longs to him under the Constitution Aggregated
capital has taken it away from him. The Republican
party is responsible for the laws which enable COM
bined capital to take from the individual the re-
ward for his labor and industry to which he is justly
entitled.
"a tremendous struggle has been going on since
1896 to curb the power of wealth and to to the
people the rights which belong to them but which
have been usurped One has stood out
spicuousy during the past twelve years as the
peoples champion. This man has the confidence
of the plain people. There IS who has
never fatered, who has always been true and fear
less. Twice he has been candidate for president.
Although defeated he is never dismayed. He never
stoops to compromise principle for votes. He is
stronger today firmly intrenched in the affec
tons of the people than before No one can
say whether he can be elected president, for the
power of money will be against him as always. |
believe that the money power can and will prevent
the nomination of any Republican for president
whom they cannot control
"Our fight will be against the tyranny of trusts
and aggregated wealth, as it has been, and there is
but one leader for the Democracy whom the people
instnctively to in this great struggle, and he
is the William J. Bryan of 1896 and 1900 and
1908 The people of Idaho gave him their votes
twice He advocates the same policies then
His record is platform in itself, and appeal
most effectively to citizenship by making strong
campaign for Bryan and the principles which he rep
resents.
with Bryan national candidate and with our
local condition., there is most hopeful chance to
carry the State, not only for candidate for presi
dent, but also for our State ticket.
"The Republican party in the State as it is now
constituted is utterly discredted 1t promised in its
last platform and during the last campaign that it
would enact legislation demanded by the people, but
when given large majority in the Legislature abb
'outely failed or refused to pass the laws it had
promised The Democrats in the Legislature joined
with number of the Republican members who
insisted on keeping their party pledges, but it
If no avail
"The Democrats in the last legislature made a
ecord of which they and their party justly
roud, and were able sincere and pa
riotic than the solid Democratic delegation from
County The people of the State hal
object lesson in the last Legislature which made
eep impression and they will not put much faith