The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-04-10
A PLEA FOR HARMONY.
REMARKS OF FRED FLOED BEFORE ADA COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC CLUB APRIL 6

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paign Idaho should be for harmony That should
recognize the that the three last campaigns there has been
lack of harmony that absolutely precuded
hope of victory Never again will for participate in bitter
within the party that which ragged this in 1902 and
election way for the continuous Republican
victories since For any faction dominate the State Con0en
absolutely and OVerteIDng defeat 1t is there
fore duty write the party platform and the cand
dates and place the of the campaign in the hands OF
able gifted that present solid and united front
the enemy.
There that divides the hosts of Democracy in this
and am those who fought earnestly against be-
ing made question Of party creed but dceed and not
only made issue but made the two campaigns
of those who think party put off principle
like would his And having surrendered judg
upon this the gentlemen who aided the control OF
the conventions with all due they must pardon me if re
fuse follow their leadership effort rghtaboutace and to
attempt lead the party opposite direction from that which
they earnestly proclaimed only and four short That
their why should imagine
that reversal bring any different results Rather would we
and eers for abandoning that which shouted from
the house tops advice present aught with the
when they made partisan issue Of that which
should left the good citizenship OF the state in
partisan manner But made and ignore or
invite the drubbng that administered to
Democracy when the last the PtoatS
who had the leadership of the party named the
ticket Seadfaness politics essential to success as IN any
other field of human endeavor.
all agreed and great pleasure announce that we
are so agreed the election of Wa Bryan to the Presidency
is only issue of the day but the most important
d that NAV ever confront us as and patriotic
We realize that through his election alone can the Gov
the Government of the people and the hosts OF
pltocracy with whip ahes from the temple they have
good Let continue to talk OF those Things
upon which we are agreed pleasure indeed and when we
come question upon which there differences OF opinion we
may long together that would hate to part com
and might discover that had made mountain Out OF t
nole-hi differences
Let us have in this club and upon public roung old
time Democratic speeches dealing with the fundamental issues OF
Democracy principles that having flowed from the fountain
of truth ever keep party alive despite the and mistakes OF its
leadership which either in defeat victory has made the party
the greatest force nation 1t Byans clarion call that
years aroused the nation to the dangers OF pocac
selfish interests using the Government Tor their
own base uses and that that aroused sentiment OF Justice
would again prevail the great Republic and whatever need OF
praise Theodore Roosevelt has earned from the American people has
been solely wherein he gave heed the voice OF Bryan
proclamng peoples assault upon their entrenhed enemies who
ding the works of their goten gains sought to
We Democrats know the truth OF this
Statement buced for the great conflict OF this
year that one who behalf of the people shall take the
rens of government next March.
Let us therefore approach the problem that seemingly
divides us with the knowledge that have Democrats to deal
with who glorious result but differ to the means
which result may be attained Let cease to assign I'M
proper and ueo any the ranks of the party and
us opnionaed that unless plan adopted there can
be no harmonious action contrary, the party will into
hostile camps fighting each other Pog
amy discarded by all civilized peoples and cannot be oe
aed We must therefore that when proclaimed as
pos duty that one of those strange obessons that possesses
Individuals took possession of whole people So ingram
IS the spirit of religious the American that this
and has not been attacked by the great mass
the people would have been attacked and cut out by the
roots if had not been proessed religious belief but would
never have been repuiated the aroused sentiment of the American
people had not determined upon extinction with slavery twin
c of barba Great been made towards its eter
mnaon the people, irrespective OF party cannot afford to with