The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-26

tenance violation of pledges by a dele
gate to a convention or representative
in the legislature or any other branch OF
this government. l should not allow it,
and / have never spoken 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 man as to
the propriety of pledging men, and as
to the power to bind men to certain &C
ton, but have never breathed sem
tence that could be construed into
statement or an admission that men are
not bound by their pledges, whether they
be political or personal.
If 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 man
to do something which had no right to
control him in the doing, that does not
amount to pledge That is 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 in itself a govern
ment under the constitution of the state.
1t was intended that it should be so BY
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
terence 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 I'D of the
units of counties. What is there wrong
IN that? What principle of the Re-
publican party is violated by the state
ment OF legal fact? For it is true
whether stated or not
EYES ARE NOT SHUT TO CHANGES.
Were we shutting our eyes, and a,
one OF the newspapers charges me to-
Gay, 10 the tact that the constitution has
oeen changed by the growth of time and
implication? / think not l stood up
IN that high tribunal, the United States
senate, and took oath l would support
the constitution of the United States
ana propose to observe that obligation.
You are no less bound to protect The de-
feEd the constitution of the United
states because you accept the benefits OF
government under it.
what is meant by defending and pro-
s S.e 'he constitution of the United
Htates! That expression does not apply
iess TO wars or to the threats of FOREIGN
OF domestic enemies 1t applies as well
70 the observance of the provisions of
me constitution by each of YOU II
| oinds you to observe the restrictions and
VIC rules OF law made under the CON
stitntion When you break those apains,
larceny you violate the constitution itself
because the law is made pursuant to II
ana is only a modified exercise of It's
power. Ii you are guilty of treason vo,,
90 say there is no repeal of the con-
stitutlon by implication; il never d;e<
from nactien; it never lapses for wanr
OF use, and occupies the same relation, to
the government of which we are ali =
part as the Bible to the religions based
upon it. '''su
MAJORITY IS NEEDED TO GOVERN.
You are entitled to participate in this
great function of self government and
to say at the polls or in the method pre-
scrioed. how you will be governed. Your
say is not final; it is merely submitted to
the people with a compact that you will
abide. by the majority's decision. You
may be in favor of great proposition
OF government, but, until majority OF
your fellows agree, your opinion is only
personal view, but when the majority
adopts it,. it is a rule of action which
governs the country.
The Republican platform in this state