The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-10-02
HEYBuaN AT BLACKFooT.

Senator Hepburn spoke Saturday
evening at the Armory to an audi
ence OF about two hundred people.
1t was strong plea tor the continu-
alton of policies that have kept BUSH
ness good and kept this country forg-
ing ahead In the race OF nations. He
covered many phases of the subject,
and did not forget to remind his az
dience that Idaho as state had
never cast It's vote for Republican
president but once--in the last cam
paign--at all other times 1t had vo.
ted men who have acquired the REP
atation OF running away from their
records. a9 aa8 IA
Speaking of Taft, he said:
"A few months ago at Chicago the
Republican party nominated a canli-
date for president and one for vice.
president Of the United States. They
made declarations Of principles. re-
newing their allegiance to the faith
of the Republican party, renewing the
declaration Of their allegiance to the
constitution Of the United States, and
pledging the people its maintenance;
pledging the people their fealty for
its upholding and preservation.
In the performance of the high
duty which rested upon them they
nominated as the candidate for pres
ident Of the United States man
trained In government. His duty will
be that Of government, and it Is most
proper that the candidates to be sub
mitted to the choice of the people
should be men trained In govern
ment In It's different branches. Their
candidate was first learned in the
law; trained in Its application both
at the bar and on the bench. Through
long years of experience he demon
strated his ability and his fitness to
administer 1t as a judge. For eight
years he sat upon the bench of the
United States circuit court, the sec
ond highest court in the land, and
may say in the world. With dis
tinguished honor did he occupy the
bench of that court From this ex-
perience he stepped over to the ex-
ecutive side of the government; to
execute the laws that he had been
engaged In interpreting. He became
governor of the new possessions of
the Philippine Islands. With admir-
able discretion and splendid wisdom
and executive ability did he carry out
the intent and purpose of this gov
eminent in regard to those possess
sions as established by the laws of
congress. What complaint did you
ever hear that was worth a moments
consideration against the decisions of
this great jurist, William H. Taft?
(Applause.) What complaint did you
ever hear worthy of a moments con-
sideration against this great execu-
tive officer, William H. Taft? Cap
plause.) .s
Taft Best Prepared Candidate.
He comes to this Office with the
best equipment that was ever brought
by any candidate in our day. We
have had great lawyers in the pres
idential chair; men of splendid abil-
ity, great accomplishment in their
profession and broad common sense
in the application of it. We have had
men in that high position who have
demonstrated their ability to man
age armies and fight battles, coupled
with that great common sense which |
enabled them to apply their knowl- |
edge to the duties of that high of
flee; but here we have man In the
prime of life; a man against whose
personal character no one has ever
whispered Of a blemish: man who
has had years Of training In two of |
the great coordinate branches of this
government, the judicial and the ex-
ecutive. He brings to this high posi-
ton a degree Of fitness that has sell
dom been possessed by any man who
has been candidate for the posi-
ton"