The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-10-07
ON CAMPAIGN ISSUES
J. Il. HaVley First Speaker In
RathdTum.
PRESENTS DEMOCRATIC SIDE
Claimed Republicans Have Not
Given Good Government.

James H. Hawley Of Boise.
democratic nominee for governor,
was the first speaker Of the cam
Palgn to visit Rathdrum, address
ing an audience at the Fraternal
hall Thursday evening Of last week.
With Mr.. Hawley on the rostrum
were John M. Flynn, candidate
tor district judge; N. D. Wernette,
candidate for county attorney, and
James Y. Hawkins, candidate for
probate judge. Mr.. Martin Pole
son, precinct committeeman, pre-
sided and introduced the visitors.
Mr.. Hawley opened his address
with few brief remarks on good
government, which he said should
be placed ahead of party and not
made subservient to partisanship.
He declared the republican party
has not given the country and the
state good government. He at
tackled the tariff, and the national
forestry policy as it is practiced.
The entire northwest, he asserted,
is bitterly opposed to the policy Of
national conservation of the natur-
al resources, which he character
lied as an "incubus" which the
people Of the east, who had wasted
their resources, were trying to
fasten upon the west. He argued
that the west should have all the
benefit Of the natural resources OF
the west instead of having them
conserved for the benefit of the
whole nation. 1t is a theory, he
predicted, which, if carried out,
will mean that the resources will
be handled by the government un-
/ der a system Of leases and will
spell the doom of private owner
lship.
Turning to state issues, Mr.,
HawIey devoted considerable time
to discussion of the Carey acl
matters and condemned the man.
ner in which they had been ad.
ministered by the state land board,
which, he said, through negligence,
had permitted state employees te
profit illegally by helping to fleece
! settlers, rates for water for irrl
CATION purposes having been raisee
gradually "from SIS to sos al
acre." He asserted that one pro
iect failed and the settlers left th'
state in disgust. He also con
demned the policy OF holding
certain state lands for years for
higher price instead OF putting !
on the market and thus gettinl
more people to settle in the state
In the matter Of taxation, Mr.
Hawley declared that the rate Q
taxation in this state has increases
in the past eight years out OF a
, proportion to the growth OF popu
, lation and property wealth.
He treated the temperance ques
: ton lightly, saying the republican
J had taken up the issue to diver
,, attention from the "more import
r ant issues" He said that, person
.llv he had not favored loc;
ont;on. but now that tie law ma
hsen enacted he stands for its en-
fo,cement. He ridiculed the r.
nnblican temperance plank I
= equivocal, and as "molasses spres
70 catch flies" He also ridicule
!. the manner in which the republ
' can platform commends all OF II
: a,ohers OF the states delegate
> ; in congress despite the wide va
!. lance of their views on gre
o national issues.
In closing, Mr.. Hawley said Il
B. nomination for governor came
!. him unsolicited, but now that
:. was the nominee, he wanted !,
g office and believed he would
elected.