The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-04
Interview in Idaho on the Cur
rent Questions of the
Day.
PROHIBITION QUESTION
NOT AN ISSUE NOW
Ncr the Tariff, for Local Cues.
tiOnS Absorb the Attention
of the Voters.
BY C. z. ARNEY.

Special TO Inc Ir)Dune,
BOISE. Ida. Aug. 3.-Former Senator
Fred T. Dubois paid a visit to his friends
in Boise this week for the first time for
nearly year. lie has spent the winter
and spring months at Washington and at
his home at Blackfoot. where he has eX-
tensve landed interests
For the first time in his active and
interesting life OF almost thirty years in
Idaho Mr. Dubois is quiescent in poll
tics, He is sitting quietly by as an on
locker in 2 game with which he is prob
ably more familiar than any other man
in Idaho.
Probably no man has or will visit the
capital city during the campaign whose
advice has been sought during his visit
here rs has Senator Dubois's. His rooms
al the Owyee were the center OF public
interest during his stay. TO prominent
men of all parts OF the state equal to his
headquarters In the city at times when
he was in the full strength or his official
power.
His views on state and national ques-
tons are eagerly sought, and probably
his influence is the greater that his words
have entire freedom from any suggestion
OF aims or purposes OF personal pollti-
cal character
Senator Dubois's Views.
Speaking on state issues in an inter
View to the Idaho Daily Statesman, Sen
eror Dubois said:
Il never was so glad before at being
out of the political game, II is all about
me and il Is n real pleasure for once TO
simply look onto experience a sense OF
complete Indifference excepting as TO the
desire every citizen should have Tor
good government,
II feel satisfied on one point and that
is that the prohibition question VIII not
he an issue in this state during the cam =
paien just opening. Ny reason for this
sentiment in what are called the dry
counties Take my home county. for
eXample-BlnGham That county voice
dry The people there arc satisfied, or
course there were some who opposed It,
but these have accepted tho verdict ot
tho majority cheerfully., and l do not
believe 1t would he possible TO raise the
question again in that county. 1t is
settled II is a dead issue. Tho people
wanted dry county and they voted IL
dry That ended il. Not only are the
Bingham citizens satisfied with the OUT
come in their own county. but they are
perfectly satisfied that every other county
shall dispose of the question IN ITS own
way without any interference with them
II Ada wants To be wet the people Of
Gingham are not disposed TO intervene
That Is regarded there as tho business oi
the people of Ada, They are not inclined
to interfere. nor would they tolerate any
outside interference with their present
status rcla tive To the liquor traffic. |
am given To understand that this is very
generally the sentiment over the state.
In other words. the large majority OF the
people OF Idaho are local optionists. They
favor reference OF the liquor question 10
each county. and il have gotten cor
rect idea of the situation. they VIII in
sist upon loral option being thoroughly
tried out before they will recognize any
further step, That is the reason am
of the opinion prohibition Will not be an
issue in this campaign. The subject is
generally regarded as having been set
lied. al least for the time being. II is my
firm conviction that IL could no more
bc made an issue than could n scheme
for precinct local option
What. in your opinion. VIII he the
issue In the coming campaign? Mr. Du
bois asked.
THE tariff will not he an issue in Ida
hu. nor will any other national quest cion.
ms | Judge, the people arc Interested
row principally in purely state matters
They are. interested in taxation and In
the equalization Of the taxes. They are
Interested in the manner in which the
business OF the state has been conducted
! am not referring To the present or TO
any special administration.
Speaking in Il general sense only. | am
confident The voters OF Idaho today are
in such n frame Of mind that they will
support the man or men who can CON
vince them that the business Of Idaho
Will he made an open book. and that any
evils that may be disclosed thereby will
be speedily corrected.
PERSONALLY. I know nothing about
charges ] have heard concerning siate
land matters, but some way or other the
Impression has gotten out that there has
been corruption on the part Of certain
public officials, some of them former Of
fcials. in connection with land matters