The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
WEST STEADY IN POLITICS
SENATOR HEYBtRN HERE WIN
ELECTION OPINIONS.

Idaho Man Saws his state Was True 60
R~pubiicanisu Even 10 u nd Eject n
Democratic Governor The west
This Time Didn't 90 p In me Air.
United States Senator Weldon n. Hey
burn OF Idaho was at the Waldorf on
saturday for a while. having come TO
New York to attend the marriage OF n
relative.
senator Hepburn was an Eastern man
unit he was over 10, when he went out
to Shoshone county. Idaho. TO rract ise
law and has lived there ever since. His
term expires next March. but the newly
elected Legislature Of Idaho Is Repub-
lican.
The elect ion went all right in Idaho.
said Senator Hepburn. with the excep-
tion that Gov Rrady was defeated
The reason for that was that he had
made a platform OF his own declaring
in favor of prohibition. u railroad COM
mission and some other things the Re
publicans dicin I like. James II. Hawl.y.
the successful Democratic candidre.
NJ regarded a. a good man. lie has lIeen
out in Idaho sine" 1884. The Republican
candidate for Congress received 1900
majority. which Is normal.
Insurgents There's no organ lied
class OF them in Idaho. There are in
dividuals who think that wa, bur insur-
gency was not represented IN the vote ut
all.
AS for the lesson Of the elections gen
orally should say u il pretty nebulous.
Personally | am = prpt"CtIonist tor pro-
lection. ! don tainA protection begins
at all until We haze revenue sufficient u
run the Government provided for The
provisions Ut the present tlrih Law maAe
the Gov ernrrcnt rich hut the people poor
in that II opens our market u foreign pro-
duction. This is shown by the ta,t that
sevente.n months ago the balance of
foreign trade va 500 OOo go in our favor.
while this year u II less than SisI 80 .O0D
in our favor. The mer" statement Of that
il ample argument We have opened our
mara ct t. foreign products in cunrrtitinn
with oar own. and the result Is that the
balance Of trade has shifted.
The election means one thing in one
part OF the country AL another IN innthe"
10 did not mean much very to us IN the
West. although We gained one Ongrr-~-
man in Nevada In the last political
narcIp the last - lC., - the trar and "A"
West went ~. ia IA" air. In this election
conditions seem t. have cen r., err.d
the " est stiC,inE - the track and the last
gong w IN tho air The W"-t led med
a lesson from the movement II 'a'3 o.. and
learned II - thoroughly that II dciied a
The election. ia NV opinion. has very
little hearing On Taft Administrator.
cHCapt thar u NAV max" Congress mark
time rather than move forward this
session and result in action hv Congress-
IN sparrine for position that will affect
tn. next election
i do NOT articip1'" any great amount
Of new Legislation this session. "" shall
strive e. get together On III. great Qt!.'--
tion-. Personally | shall not favor any
reduction "f duty On imports. or any
read iu~tm"nt that " '.lt not restore To- ~
the balance Of trad. thai was ours when
W" took UP IT," GucstIO
What do | thank of the tariff board
| regard IL as IN Instrument that may
OF NAV not br useful not ~ all as q
necessity.
There il a great deal Of interest IN IN"
West in the results ~ III. ir,t. For the
last four wears there has been q ti-pp~l-
ti"n On the part - thO-" Republic us
seeking Office 60 aCC''d.. To the demands
OF the opposition. hri-vir that they hav"
behind them the Republican strength
III any event. and hoping tp gain something
from the opposition. MANY - oar mis-
takes h1v" CROWN out " ;hi- Candidates
and their friends have been willing 20
adopt political principles Of the Tpr-
ton. which IN better invs they d"rid"d
hop. TO 80" IN. Republican party compel
its candidates to stand on Republican
principles and tlke 'hrur chances