The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-08-12


for tho reason that l have learned
the frailties of mankind and the
possibilities of imperfections in all
human institutions, including poll
teal parties and tho machine or
machinery by which such political
parties may at times be controlled,
believe a Representative of the
people should realize that he is is
the employee, or servant of the peo-
plO sent to carry their will into the
law making body intrusted by them
to make 1t manifest in tho laws en-
acted; he is their representative, en-
voy or agent and as such he should
maintain that degree of dignity
which the obligation requires and in
such capacity he should safe guard
the interests of his constituency with
firm and jealous hand, yielding
nothing except what may be mani
testify for the advantage of those he
may represent. II favored at the
primary and at the polls, l will con-
slider that l am one of the repre-
sentatives of Canyon County as a
whole regardless of party lines and as
one of such representatives l will
use all of my energy in the inter-
ests of Canyon County first, then
Southwestern Idaho, then the State
of Idaho, of which we form a COM
ponent part.
l believe that it is our duty to en-
courage a legitimate investment Of
capital in the establishment of such
substantially develop the latent re-
sources of our State and each par
ticular section thereof. / believe 1t
is we'll to encourage manufacturing
wherever possible within our Dor.
ders making our own state as near
ly self supporting within herself as
possible. believe that wild Cat"
schemes and Improbable invest
ments should be discouraged as
strongly as possible, especially for
the reason that such have a ten
dency to injure our credit In tho
financial world.
maintain that an effort should
be made to maintain as high a stan
dard as possible for our products
and securities upon the markets Of
the world. Our irrigation laws
should be carefully revised to meet
the requirements of advanced con-
ditions including a provision for a
Carey Act Commission and a pro-
vision for the use of accumulated
Carey Act fund In the development
of conservative irrigation PROPOSE
tions.
An effort should be made to in
duce the United States Government
to make the process easier and less
expensive by which boni fid0 set
tiers may obtain homes upon the
public domain.
Public monies should at all times
ba so used and placed as to draw
the largestpossible revenue to the
various State institutions, keeping
In mind the use of said funds in
the development of our accumula
tive resources as we'll as institu-
tons of learning and culture as
sisting at the same time our fin
ancial institutions. We must safe
guard the home and the home build
er for in these the destiny of our
State and Nation is a moulder for
better or worse by placing pre-
MUM upon virtue we raise the NOR
al standard OF our community, in
creasing the general welfare and
happiness Of all.
We should eliminate from our
borders " those things which tend to
enfeeble the intellect" Translation
from Caesars Gallo War; C"De
Bello Gallis'o Lib. Cap. I') Gaze
sar found the Germans better fight
ers and more difficult to conquer
than certain other nations for the
reason that they had seldom been
able to import liquor and had not
been weakened thereby. The people
of Idaho are certainly sufficiently ad-
vanced to be able to eradicate this
vice of liquor drinking from the
State. am in favor OF local op-
ton as a means to an end, with r
view to State wide prohibition as
soon as popular sentiment will per-
NIT such a law to DO enforced.
believe the time has come to place
liquor in all its forms beyond the
reach of the younger generation, and
shall do all in my power to stop
the use OF liquor within the State of
Idaho at the same time l believe we
should usa our Influence to assist