The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
MORAL QUESTION ISSUE BEFORE
THE PEOPLE.
Governor Brady Delivers Vigorous
Address TO Bie Crowd at Harrison.


Especial Dlspatch)
HARRISON, oct l4.--Governor
Brady closed his campaign In the
north here tonight 10 crowded
house and his address was more
carefully prepared than any other ne
has delivered Iii discussing the tenn
perance question he said;
NV friends, we are confronted
with Il new issue III the politics o.
this stats. n moral issue involving tho
happiness and welfare Of our men,
women and children and the tntog-
tity and efficiency % our political
system / refer to the problem row
before us ~ solving the saloon and
the liquor traffic question ! have
aaid that the liquor question II pri-
Fnafliv fhH moral issue. Everybody
knawa II Ii an evil.
II appeal TO all the loyal Republic
cars Ia teIF mis- how long eur party
e&u4d ltgH III 4 got the reputation pf
standing Tor wrong and immortality
HaM long could d endure AZ great
Institution IL everybody believed IN
was operated 40 protect the saloon
Iiha strength ~ this E,ilrtg depends
upon there bning fun agreement
among the party leaders on questions
fundamentally nspfal where the party
Hh1uia stand overwhelmingly for the
maintenance III those principles uf
government which favor honesty I'M
dastgy and sobfiety among men and
against those Influences which cor
rnl,t our youth, decrease tho nseful-
nass ~ our men and infiict nnhappls
ness IN our women. on no other
hasis cah parties he ~ service 10 good
government and on no other basis
can gbey continue 10 exist, PriHel-
plea 81 morality should be the foun.
dation Of parties and honest Disagree
nsnta upon policy the iseuea upon
which they win ar ipse. II II better
for tho usefulness and Integrity Of
great political parties that their ~
hunE should he matters 10 policy,
rather than matters Of morals.
All parties are supposed 10 stand |
for morality, They weFe primarily |
devised 81 deal with the settlement OF |
honest differences 90 of,inipH as % |
how desired social and moral stand |
irins are 81 b achieved. not 70 batfic |
rms expressions Of existing belief as |
u right and wrong, Hat when the /
forces 0f Balteintefeat and immoral |
fty try 10 fUfce themselves into the |
community oE party or govern |
mont II N essential that moral issues |
shall become party issues.
no Safeguard Community.
There Il no other way 10 safe
gamrE the ideas for which the COM |
ttAM44Atf EAkA4ftBAs we EHhNut ttAbWI AGfb i
Bolf-intsfaat ~ a minority to seize a /
part Ut government, we dare not |
whsn that minority II q league IN
favor NJ eyil. THE liquor intoreAts
must not bg allowed 20 nsuFp the ma
eainery pt government for the pro-
lection nf themselves they must
not he allowed 20 make 40 ilieglti- /
mFte usa Of party machinery
Since they have forced upon us
TITS struggle for the protection Of our
party and our government, we must
accept the saloon question as p0it.
teal tasas and hght II oHt before the
people.
Gives His Private Views.
''As a private citizen, with the right
ID hia own honest opinion. ! believe
That the evils ~ the liquor traffic and
The power 81 the liquor interests can
not ianaiiy De put down without clos
ing every saloon Ia this state. This
h my personal Judgment after study
ina the experiences OF other states
Yet it | had the power 10 coRrce my
own party into such declaration
against the wishes OF a majority Of
tts members, | would not DO so, II. |
an governor ~ the state, could
Terce the legislature to pass a state
vide prohibition act, without being
certain that my party and a majority
Of the community were behind me, |
should refrain from doing SO,
Mast Have support Of People.
III Is no use 60 have a law upou
the statute books that cannot be en-
forced, II only breaks down the |
force pf the law You can't pass a
law and enforce Il with an tndifrer.
eut majority behind ii and an lndIf-
feFeht minority against H. But when
there IL a fierce lighting minority
bent on breaking the law you must
have the support OF an earnest Wig |
og0ua nAtnrtty whose onthuainstir |
convictions viii not permit 1t to fan
into mssttude or reaction II In for
this reason that do not believe that
a party leader or a chief executive |
0t state should pledge himself To
do what cannot be done without Of
ttEttSr support. A man can make !
promises To- catch votes and enter Of
flee.
"A man might even whip q ruluct-
ant legislature into passing q state.
Wide prohibition act, but iF public |
opinion we're not strong enough to
close every saloon ut uncc and keen
th9m closed he would set back the
hght against the evils OF the liuuor
traffic whole half ceutury.-people
wWHid grow discouraged aud gay the
evil Was uat eradlcated.
II prefer 80 stand on the RepublI-
can platform and In every way
strengthen. and maintain our present
local option law and then submit this
entire question 10 the people OF this
state ana with their decision every
honest man should bg satisfied. do
not believe that the liquor question
should be made partisan. bat whsn II
~ made SO / believe that every man
should he hpnuat and frank enough
TO i@t thr people know whore no
stands GA thar question.
"hnt whatever opinion any citizen
may have no one can object 10 sub.
FnR0nE tbs question Of a cuRsli,u
tt'fnt amendment "a the people and
Ehen II WITH hs Estttod enc way or tho
other for years and this turmoil and
strife wtN end and we will proceed
10 develop tbs resources Of our stnts
ara 6aHd great commonwealth
without having "a devote our tIfne tn
ore single issue, Let us settle this
matter ~ eiacting the entire Repub-
IiTRn Ticket. which has pledged fiagfg
." reform. Idaho Daily Statesman.
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EXTRACTS FROM SPEECHES oE
COY tsRNOH JAMES H. uRAnN.