Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-10-13
CLOUDS ISSUE.
SAYS BRADY
IDAHO GOVERNOR DECLARES
REAL QUESTIONS ARE TEN
PERANCE
Is On Campaign Tour.-NIakes De-
fense of lis Administration ANA
Expresses Confidence OF Victory in
November.

''The democratic party in Idaho is
for local option and its candidate for I
governor favors the open saloon while
the republican party is in favor #
submitting the question to the peo-
pie through a constitutional amend
ment. l am in favor of closing the |
saloons" James II. Brady of Idaho, |
candidate for reelection at the Spo-
kane hotel last night. He arrived in
the city yesterday on his way to Bon
ner's Ferry, where he viii speak to-
night.
This is the plain issue of the cam
paign," continued Governor Brady,
and the democrats are making their
fight on the land board They are
doing this for the purpose of bnnding
the people to the real issues in our
state, which are progressive repuh-
licanism and temperance. l am pro-
gressive republican and a temperance
man.
Democratic orators are trying to
assail the land board because they
know that our state is overwhelm-
ingly in favor of our party's position
on the temperance question.
Il am glad to say, however, that
they do not charge me with dishones-
ty or graft in any form or manner,
but simply say that l permitted 9TH
ers to profit through their positions.
This is entirely untrue. ! found that
Register Church was using his Of
fetal position in an improper man
ner and ousted him from Office. Rob-
ert Lansdon, secretary of state, had
secured $50 acres of land at differ
ent times in Carey act projects, but
there is no lay on our statute books
to prevent him from securing the
land in the way he did, and every
body who knows the laws of our state
Oh this subject is aware of this fact.
have always believed that on Of
fetal should never be interested IN
and property in any manner belong
ing to the state, and ] recommends ]
two years ago in my message that
non-partisan Carey Act board DE
created to handle these lands and
make il a criminal offense for a state
official to participate in profits Lans-
don bitterly opposed my Carey acl
bill We carried it through the house
but he succeeded in defeating it ir
the senate and voted against the bill
THE republican party has en-
bodied both there recommendation.
in its platform and such a law viii
be passed and the Carey act land,
will be handled so that the member.
Of the land board can devote theii
whole attention to their other du
ties. The property involved con
sists of more than 100000 acres OF
land and the canals are estimated ic
cost sS5,OOO,OOO
II opened my campaign in ihe
north at Troy Tuesday evening and
have since delivered addresses al
Genesee. Moscow and Potlatch Ms
meetings were well attended and the
audiences responsive. speak tomor
row at Bonners Ferry. Tuesday ev
ening at Standpoint Wednesday al
Occur d'Alene, Thursday at St. Mar
les, Friday evening at Harrison and
then return to the south to cover
the southern counties. / will probably
return and make short stay nortl
during the latter part of the cam
paign. ] think that my prospects are
much brighter this year than the,
were two ears ago I was unknown
at that time TO a great many of th'
northern people. but ] have come il
contact with them SINCE, and I be
lieve that my majorit in the state
this year will be much greater thar
l. was two years ago.
Our party was never in betto
condition in the state than it is now
Every department of state has beer
conducted at a profit while durin,
the last democratic administration %
1901 and 19. - every department w.u
conducted at a loss with -s evcep
tion of one which showed a profit o
only $4,000 while the net profit
, Of the present administrator amouu
S to more than S381.OOO curing rn,
: last democratic administration TIA ,.
! not only virtually operated every de