Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-03

administration who said that
Aldrich was man after his own
heart and who threatened to read the
insurgents out of the republican
party;-and the republican party Of
Idaho claims I'M the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill is a fuliilment of the pledges
which the republican party made two
years ago.
Now what does Mr.. French actual
" stand for which entities Mr.. French
to-. be classed as Progressive republi-
can? Surely his record in Congress
during the six years that he was there
does not entitle him to such distinc-
ton, for | have letter in nv pos
session from the speaker OF the house
Uncle Joe Cannon of Illinois, in
which he says that during the entire
years MIR. French was always a regu-
lar. Notwithstanding the fact that
during the last session Of congress Of
which Mr.. French was a member,
Mr.. Murdock Of Kansas and other
insurgents were then making fight
for the revision Of rules. of the house
MIR. French's voice and Mr.. French's
vote were always on the side of Speak
er Cannon. Surely then it can not
be his record in congress which would
entitled him to the honor of being
progressive republican.
After going into the tariff question
a little more in detail the speaker
took up the question of the republi-
can land board and contended that
while the democrats did not charge
the republican land board. with dis
honesty, nevertheless the republicans
had confessed the same. The speaker
quoted from speech Of Governor
Brady, in which he charged Mr..
Lansdon with having profted illegally
by Carey act projects, claiming that
Mr.. Lansdon had gone into office
poor man and was now worth fifty
thousand dollars, although high
liver, and then the speaker also quot
ed from Mr.. Landson's charge against
Mr. Brady showing that Mr.. Brady
was a party to many corrupt dealings
in reference to the leasing Of school
lands, and other matters, and then
quoted from the Boise Statesman
showing that among others Miss Belle
Chamberlain had been guilty of wrong
doing.
AS | have said, the speaker con-
tinued, 1--WE are not charging the re-
publican state land board with dis
honesty-we are charging them with
either dishonesty or the grossest kind
Of incompetency, and the republicans
are entitled to take which ever horn
Of the dilemma they choose. But,
while we make no accusation, lin
accuses Bob Of being dishonest and
Bob accuses Jim of being dishonest
and the party organ accuses the other
members of being dishonest and the
people have come to the conclusion
that all are dishonest; and to say the
least, the charges and counter charges
of incompe ency are shame and dis
grace to the state of Idaho"
]. The speaker then went into the
Carey acts in detail to show where the
: interests of the settlers had been
neglected and how the price Of land
) had been increased enormously, and
: then continued:
} every charge which we have made
: has been admitted by the republicans
and they have undertaken to defend
! themselves in various ways; Mr..
Brady says that there was no law on
. the statute books of this state prohi-
3 biting Mr.. Lansdon and others from
! taking up land under the Carey act.
e and although he said that the same
( was at least morally wrong, but we
. find that there is on the statute books
and has been since the year 1870 a
7 provision which makes it not only a
S penal oflense but makes the contract
| void which any member Of the state
f board shall make with the board, and
e every person who enters land under
G the Carey act must make his entry
and contract with the state of Idaho.
$ through the state land board, and
Y must make his profession Of cultiva-
f tion through the state land board.
e Laws do exist which would enable
: the governor Of this state to prevent
: such things, but some political or
0 other reasons he has failed to act
/ Governor Brady has, understand,
S practically admitted that the land
y board has neglected the interests Of
S the settlers Of the Carey act projects
b but has defense to this charge in the
i statement that he as governor by
d reason of the great responsibilities o.
y oHine aud lie state hL,a rls has na1