Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-09-18
AS TO PARTY PLEDGES.

great deal Of gross made in GER
tain quarters the speech Hepburn before the Boise
convention the time Of his spirit
Of the criticism far from the speech with
such evident p; uniarn Journal
akes this occasion dip that SEN
aor Hepburn stated that political convention had the RIGHT
70 pledge the legislature perform certain
WHO heard the speech truhuy that
me moran st 81 he convention the moral obligation placed
ihe legislature by party pledge But he pointed that
obligation may carry punishment its failure of full
hlmen but that punishment and because Of
The aei that h convention d party had legal compel
legislature 81 s selection carry obligations
legislature by the convention therefore
party q refrain from making positive pledges which power
70 ohl that 30 legal power to make good the pledge lie
fore snggesied that party convention 10
restrict ~ obsatopF 70 the public BY suggestions
oaue maj certain policies ana ideas be enacted into laws aud there
bY iessen it responsibility the state
meni le found the action Of the last legislature Idaho
The Republican parry before people with PLEDGES do
certain things j elected legislature with large working Repub
lean majority bus that legislature said hell pledges We
independent body elected by the sovereign sluaers make
such laws think best Il thep proceeded many
The Pledge made " is party convention and thus put the party
the defensive Ia the present campaign party so weak as 10
e unable 70 na is Pledges after having legislature
was - god such condition IN he future that the
Il the warning 10 bis speech Boise Through ignorance mece
possibly combination o. both being put forth
many quarters public opinion that the Senator was dis
Guessing The moral right and the moral feature party pledges They
making attempt lead the public that Senator
ybnn was excnng the last legislature violating party pledges
and teach that pledges carried obligation with them
That The Senator believes that there such thing politics
obligation That language the late Senator ingalls,
be believed The Lords and Ten Commandments
modern politics Senator Ingalls, did make that
his belief but fact Senator Hepburn stating
ac he pointed out that party has legal its
fails party pledges aud that since the party has
enforce hment such pledges party would be
ser il Il instead Of Pledgng itself perform which il has
% legal roaer 81 enforcing fuhmen and legal
failure 0 the lgilature fulfill would itself to recon-
mend ng Suggesting instead Of pgipg Hepburn
gt s enough believe that th Republican party institute
a pFoeag again The Coming legislature should Repub
asn and t fee him 70 the The convention
s. animated three Presidential electors Of their cleo
ion what legal steps would the party take compel east the
81 iahe iq Tan or PRECEDENT Wha, would lnyaaa,e their
pte does af vote Tor Bryan9 they voted for BRYAN
nd he Republican party bring legal proceedings aside their
ofg and mnndamu them % Tor Is2 bound rs
moral obligation oiiy and chs legislature only by the
ebten 90 il doe carry out the p
d~s eeai9 heyba1 arguei that this true Is not
se o. ihe reduce the chance for criticism minimun
y naksHg only rae piges he party has the power 10 carry
80 ana s9nane fe along a oler ne g recommendations
suggsslionsa
REALLY SOW DoN'r YoU THINK II WISE SUGGESTION 4
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