Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-09-25

tena1ce violation OF pledges by a dele
| gate to convention or representative
in the legislature or any other branch OF
this government. should not allow it,
and / have never spoken a word that
would justify the publication of those
lines.
CHARGE AS TO PLEDGES IS UNTRUE.
l have discussed the question as to
who has the right to pledge a man; as to
the propriety of pledging men, and as
TO the power to bind men to certain ac-
ton, but | have never breathed SEN
tence that could be construed into a
statement or an admission that men are
not bound by their pledges, whether they
be political or personal
If a man were to pledge me to do
something which he had no right to
hold me to do, or if | were to under
take to guarantee the action of a man
to do something which | had no right to
control him in the doing, that does not
amount to pledge. That is a mere fic-
ton. | said that the counties selected
the members of the legislature and that
they were county officers and not state
officers. That is true, because your con-
stitution and laws of Idaho make it true.
and you cannot change it BY declaring
otherwise in convention or elsewhere.
Every county is III itself a govern
ment under the constitution of the state.
1t was intended that it should be so bv
those who made the constitution. The,
correspond as regards the states as it
does with reference to the union. with
the modification represented by the diff
ference between the constitution of the
state and the constitution of the United
States. Our legislature in the state
which makes our laws and elects the
senator's of the United States, but those
legislative bodies are made up of the |
inits OF counties. What is there wrong
n that! What principle of the Re-
publican party IS violated by the state
nent OF a legal fact? For it is true
whether stated or not
EYES ARE NOT SHUT TO CHANGES.
Were we shutting our eyes, and a.
me OF the newspapers charges me to-
lay, to the fact that the constitution has
zen changed by the growth of time and
Implication! | think not | stood I'D
n that high tribunal, the United States
enate, and took oath | would support
he constitution of the United States
nd propose TO observe that obligation
lou are no less bound to protect the de-
end the constitution of the United
states because you accept the benefits o,
overnment under it.
What IS meant by defending and nro-
ecting the constitution of the United
tates' That expression does not annlv
'ss to wars or to the threats of foreion
domestic enemies, 1t applies as well
the observance of the provisions of :
ne constitution by each of Won. n
mas you 10 observe the restrictions and .
e rules OF law made under the con- !
i'ution' when you break those against
lrceny you violate the constitution itself .
ecause the law is made pursuant to it
M is only a modified exercise OF its .:
over II you are guilty of treason YOU ]
50 say there is no repeal of the con-
tuition by implication: it never dies ]
ON inacton; 1t never lapses for wanr
use and occupies the same relation to /
lie government Of which we are all a ]
lrt as the Bible to the religions based 1
bon it. !
"JoNiii 10 NEEDED 10 GOVERN.
You are entitled to participate in this
-eat function of self government ana
say at the polls or in the method pre-
ribed. how you will be governed. Your /,
" is not final; it is merely submitted to :
e people with compact that you will ;
'ide by the maiority's decision. You :
ay be in favor of a great proposition =
government, but, until majority of !;
'ur fellows agree, your opinion is only !,
personal view, but when the majority E
lopts it, it is rule of action which n
'verns the country. :,
The Republican platform in this state +,