The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-23
DEFEAT OF HAMER.

Glenns Ferry Gazette:-In your
last issue you adopt an editial from
the Statesman touching the causes
of the defeat of Hamer in which the
Statesman with its usual amplified
knowledge assigns his defeat to his
refusal to charter a seat on the band
wagon of progressive republican
ISM and adds "If Mr.. Hamer had
early in the contest when he became
familiar with the feeling over the
state announced that he could not
represent the sentiment of the party
and vote for Cannon for speaker, the
result would have been different.
On his record as congressman he
vas entitled to denomination, but
records do not count when arrayed
against anti-Cannon sentiment in
Idaho" And you add: This only
adds to the evidence that Idaho vot-
ers are pretty well posted in mat
tiers political, especially among the
Republicans"
Your adoption of the Statesman's
editorial smacks somewhat of di-
plomacy as it is capable of being
construed as irony, sarcasm or genu-
inc approval. If the latter is the
construction, then the Statesman
and Gazette place Mr.. French in the
chief seat of the progressive Repub-
lican automobile, in command of the
chauffeur Both agree that Mr..
Hamer, because of his excellent rec
ord in Congress, ought to have been
renominated and that this excellent
record does not count as against
Cannonism. Now is the Statesman
and Gazette aware of the fact that
two years ago the chief argument in
furtherance of the denomination of
Mr.. French was that he was one of
Mr.. Cannon's favorites and because
Of that fact he had done and could
do more for Idaho than any other
man. Do you remember that fact?
Well, whether you do or not, it is
true.
Now will the Statesman and Ga
zette be kind enough to tell the peo-
pie of Idaho what Mr.. Cannon has
done since that time to render a
mans excellent record of mo avail
against anti-Cannon sentiment in
Idaho" and for the sake of fair play
it might not be amiss at the same
time to point out to the people of
idaho wherein Mr.. Cannon's admin
istration of the Office of speaker has
differed from that of his predecess-
ors, both republican and democratic,
from Tom Reed down to himself. If
you condescend to do this, cut out
all didactics and glittering general
ties, just simple facts. Idaho has
too much wind on her stomach al
ready. Bryan administered a large
dose of it to her in 1896, and it took
her some years to belch it Off. We
then had arrived at a point in Idaho
sentative to announce that he could
not represent the sentiment of the
party" The same old muskets are
now FURNISHED up and loaded with
the same old shrapnel and they are
carried too by some of the same
men. The aged eggs may follow.
Then it was "Silver Republicanism,"
now it is Progressive Republican
ISM" What kind of a commodity is
it? Free trade in disgise? Is Mr.
French in line with this kind of
stuff? Did he announce chat he
could not support the sentiment of
the party?" Is he progressive Re
publican?" Does he know what
Cummins and La Toilette stand for?
Do the republicans of Idaho know
what they stand for? They stand
for free lead, free lumber, free raw
hides. and free wool? There is not
a democratic argument against the
tariff from the days of Albert Gale
ten down to the present time that
has not been rolled as a sweet NOR
sci under the tongues of these men
If Idaho voters are as we'll posted as
you seem to think they are, they
surely know whether they want free
lead, free lumber, free raw hides,
free wool and free raw material gen
orally, and if they do want these
things, why then let them vote for
republicanism, for II
means that and nothing else except |
a selfish ungovernable ambition for
office with a noisy gasoline engine |
for motive power.-Fair Play.
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