The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-08-18
CONGRESSMAN
THOS. r. R.HAMER
Visited Our City, Delivered
Address and Freely
Mixed with People

Congressman Thomas r. Hamer
reached Grangeville on Tuesday eve.
nings train and after a ride from the
depot to the Imperial Hotel in an
auto, escorted by several others, con
tanning admiring friends. he was al
lowed sufficient time for a substan-
tial supper and was then conducted to
the band park for an address which
his friends insisted he must make.
Whether the stirring strains of mar
shall music SO freely dispensed by the
local band inspired Col. Hamer to un-
usual effort, or whether he had
been led to think that he was OH un-
friendly ground and, like the war
horse, scented the battle from afaT,
and rushed to the ncounter, Is only
q matter of surmiSe-a question un-
asked and unanswered-but that the
gentleman was on his metal and mad
one of the clearest, fairest and best
presentations of his and the republi-
can partys position on legislation en-
acted by the last congress as well as
questions now up for consideration
and solution, that has ever been list
ened to by our people is admitted by
friend and foe alike. The colonel wal
In trim, but by his free and open dec
larations on mooted questions such
/. as the tariff, Cannonism and local
state interests, proved to the salts
faction of all that he is no trimmer"
he is what he is, and you will have
to accept him or reject him on that
basis. Hamer is as full of life, en-
ergy and push as an electric gener
ator, and it is known that he is al
ways doing things,s whether you have
an eye on him or not-he is the en-
bodiment of western life and spirit,
as Roosevelt is of true AmericaniGm.
You cannot keep such men in the
background; you may not like them
nor all their ways and views, but
you admire the indomitable spirit
within them, the seeming irrepressible
and indestructible force which their
unceasing activities represent-they
are live wires in this western cleo
trical zone. Mr.. Hamer came here
somewhat in doubt as to his recep-
tion among certain members of his
own political faith, he went away as
sured of friendship and good will In
his address he spoke in part as fol
lows:
you viii no doubt recall that my
first service in congress was at the
special session called by President
Taft for the sole and only purpose of
revising the tariff. Now, Idaho hap
pens to be deeply and vitally inter
ested in the tariff. The source and
foundation of her material prosperity
depends upon sufficient protection fol
her raw materials, which are lead,
lumber, sugar and wool. For the time
being the tariff schedules affecting
these great industries were of more
importance to her people than Can
nonism,' so-called, or any other issue,
| took the position then, and / un-
hesitatingly maintain it now. that
Speaker Cannon. nor any other man,
nor any other mans ambition, is OF
was of as much importance to me as
the interests of my state.
"The commission / held as congres
man admonished me to look out for
A the welfare of Idaho. There were sew
. eral candidates for speaker, holding
In some cases widely divergent tariff
views. Joseph G.. Cannon was the
only one among them who could or
would give me assurance that Idaho's
interests would be sufficiently safe
guarded in the enactment of tariff
bill |, therefore, voted for him, and
| submit that a careful reading of the
wool, lead. lumber and sugar schedul
es of the law then and there enacted
fully justifies my action. ] say now
that Cannonism is not an issue In
this campaign, that Cannon will not
be candidate again for the speaker
ship, and If he was could not be cleo
ed
Comparatively UndeVelcped.
'Tf such states as Idaho do not neeC
tariff protection, public buildings ant
a piece of the pie that is being
handed out for reclamation and othel
great projects, then the functions O
congress might just as we'll be sus
pended so far as the great, young
west is concerned.
idaho, as a comparatively unde
veloped state, has much to ask fo
in the way of national legislation. an
with one lone member In the love-
house has mighty little to give III
majority. from which she demand