Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-30

children which can not be VIVA
Dy Democratic party. poo Oh
Direct Primary Open to Discus.,o,
Cur democratic friends .ss.
Mucn disturbed about the fact tsa.
am IN iavor Of lirect primssss
,aw' ana tney claim that because I
platform 1t should not be S,souour
This matter is a great question Ss
states have adopted and Others I h
rejected 1t. 1t Is new law, and \.
sire more than anything else ~. ~ :,
should be thoroughly considerad y
invite the open and frank arpnm.,.
OF all public speakers in the sfata ="
the Republican platform, and whetha.
for or against it. ""''"eF
believe q direct primary ,aw !,
Denencially important to the peonis
OF this state and nation. | think -
sucn q law 10 enacted and placed unon
ene STATUTE books the election Of ~.
ncers would be placed closer to ~
people; in other words, la the b.n n.y.
OF the people where 1t belongs | havs
gwen this question of the direct nr,'
mary law careful study. am n...
tectly aware OF the existing cond,tion,
ana am confident 1t would ba ~,
II We could place political life nm
higher plane. both in the Democrsto
ana Republican parties. have fonnS
the principle sound. II properly m.
Grated. as have said, 1t would placs
the election Of officers directly in ths
hands OF the people. because no cor.
rupuonist can go to the polling places
where the people are assembled 70
choose their candidates for office or ~
influence the voters of this state when
they go into the booths alone and cat
tneir votes for whom they desire II
may De possible to corrupt a conyen.
tion where a small body of men arc
assembled together, but l do not he.
!ieve for one single moment that II
ID possible to undermine the splendid
MANHOOD and womanhood of these
United States
II would much prefer, in being se.
Iected Tor an Office. to have the honor
anu SATISFACTION of knowing l was de.
.e.Ineo upon by the people directly
set Of men.
influence In Favor of Local Option.
would be unfair to myself and
70 the people Of this state IL | did not
give expression to my views and lend
all the influence I may now have or
may hereafter possess In favor of the
passage OF local option law. That
plank Is placed in the platform Of
the Republican party. 1t SAYS that
we are IN favor of such a law-by
countfes-because the county is the
smallest unit with which the state can
90 business. While feel 1t is not
necessary to say q great deal on this
subject, am justified In the language
! nave used. am in favor of every
plank IN the platform. and shill sign
{0
ance with those planks.
Our Democratic friends have not
taKen up this question. They are
complaining about the fact that we
are talking about the direct primary
law, although not in our platform.
promise our friends we shall not COM
pain OF them II they will talk about
l0cal option. although It Is not in their
piattorm. In Idaho county they held
convention before the supreme court
save its decision and passed a reso-
Iuuon 70 this effect: 1--WE. the Demo-
crats OF Idaho county. in convention
assembled, hereby adopt which ever
p,atIorm the supreme court of the
STATE OF Idaho says is the platform Of
the Democratic party.
Tribute to. Taft.
4 have thought always that the
great success of the Republican party
mas been due to its wise choice and
selection Of national leaders. No
party has been 80 fortunate in this
respect. It 10 the party of Lincoln,
Grant, Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft
ana no one knows better than the
people or this state that the Republi-
can party chose wisely and we'll when
u selected for the standard bearer of
tSvS that splendid statesman, that
sccompnshed citizen. that friend OF
the people. William H. Taft.
We know that we can. with per-
rect confidence. lay upon his Shout
GERS the great burden Of work that
mas been commenced by Theodore
Roosevelt. because he is true to the
spirits embodied in those principles
I0r which Roosevelt has contended.
rms great contest which Is being
waged with great wealth is of almost
as much importance as that with
which our nations forces were en-
Gagged In 1851. William H. Taft is the
man Tor this emergency. Were any
one unconvinced upon that point the
Iact that the President is so deeply
convinced Of the necessity of the re-
forms which he has inaugurated that
ne has himself pointed out this man
as the one best fitted to round out the
gigantic task OF regulating the great
corporations. should be sufficient.
Appeal to the Voters.
Il ask you to vote the Republican
ticket because believe 1t is neces-
sary to the progress Of this nation
that the Republican party be given
vote OF confidence which will enable
i to continue the work 1t has been
carrying on with such signal success.
II 10 desired more In this state that
we should elect q Republican legisla-
Lure In order that We may elect as
United States senator that war horse
of Republicanism. Weldon B. Hey
burn.
IF you elect me to the high office
of governor II win be my greatest ana
highest ambition to serve you in such
manner. and give you such an ad-
that I can come before
vou two years from now and look
Iou sQuareiy In the face and feei snu
Know that / have served you faithrui-
u and we'll"