Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-10-01
HON. BURTON |.
FRENCH SPEAKS
DELIVERED ONE OF HIS FIRST
CAMPAIGN SPEECHES AT THE
STANDARD OPERA HOUSE.


on the Republican ticket spoke at
the Opera House here last night as
per schedule,
oWlhg TO a late train, Mr.. French
was compelled to shorten his speach.
giving each issue fewer remarks
than he otherwise would have done.
but Tor straight forward honest
and open explanation as to his atti-
tude toward the present political is
ssues, Mr.. Frnoh could not have
done better.
After brief resume of the history
OF the Republican Party, the speaker
said that Inventions had made pro
ductdon possible to such an extent
that great combinations were nat
ural result
lie outlined the necessity OF tariff
and protection for home production
but made 1t plain that the great
combinations had taken tho opportn.
hlty TO Influence legislation to raise
the tariff to such height that
competition was impossible with for
elsn countries, consequently the pub
lc Is at the mercy OF such monopoly.
Such conditions, MIR. French said.
nave made Ii an absolute necessity
for our Federal Government to be
given power to regulate snch combln.
atlons, who would otherwise, by their
great financial power be able to tax
the public unjustly
Mr. French does not straddle any
OF the issues of the present time.
He said. Il am progressive
ave and stand for all the issues that
lhe progressive Legislators fought for
and are fighting for. !" ALL the pro-
5fesslVe measures that Mr.. Roosevelt
started with under his administration
md Is today advocating.
The speaker said. I'VE have to-day
both sthe Republican and the Dem.
cratic parties, two factions, the pro-
'fesslye and the conservative or re.
etona =, The conservative mem
,eis az not~4ng against the govern
nent regulation of the special interest
While The progressives are working
or government regulation OF all such
corporations, 10 safeguard the pub
Ike against eXhorbitations in prices
and transportation.
A Commission for rate fixing has
been established, he said, but has no
power to ascertain the physical val
ne Of the Road and how Is 1T possl.
BILE for them to Fix a just rate with
out any knowledge Of the physical
alue Of the Roads.
i am favor of enlarging the pow
or of said commission to ascertain
actual value oi the reads somakine 1T
JossibDe for them to fix a just rate.
He made 1t plain that If he was
elected TO Congress, Mr.. Cannon, If a
2andidgte for Speaker of lhe House,
at the next term would not receive
ny of bis assistance,
Mr.. Freneh's idea that speakers
Of r. House should not be given
gc%et to remove any member of COM
nit aes, or make changes in chair
taanshIs as exercised by Cannon
during the present. lminlstraton,
but be given to the whole house, was
a good o.
In re / to state administration
Mr.. FIR :. spoke in high terms and
was fully confident that the people
approved sane and would show their
al the fall election, as
they had done at the primaries.
Regarding the present state land
board Mr. French pointed out the
inconsistency of the democratic parry
plG form in denoune,ng and demand
ing an investigation of the state
Land Board, stated chat Mr.. Etawley
mocratlc candidate for governor.
admitted in speech given at Bc.ge
q few days since. that he did net
charge the Land R0ard with wrong
doing in any manner. 1t has done
nothing criminal, nothing unlawful
and, therefore, stated Mr. French,
here can be no reflection on it.
The Democratic Party denounced
he Republicans for not enacting a
aw prohibiting members of the State
and Board from acquiring land un-
Ter the Carey Act, for their own
'ersonal benefit but as the Carey
lct Law was made under a Demo
ratio administration and said parry
ad neglected to enact such law,
ir French could not see where uhe
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