The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-18
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
Events Of Importance I'm Which
Idaho Figures

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 14.-One
of the great questions that has been
brought to the attention of the nation
and of congress through the process
of admitting Arizona into the sister,
hood of states, Is that the recall pro-
vision as applied to judges on the
bench President Taft intimated be.
fore the Constitutional convention of
Arizona was held that any provision
of this kind in the constitution would
be Objectionable to him, and advised
the people of New Mexico and Arizona
not to incorporate "crank notions
in their statehood documents, as Ok
lahoma had done. Notwithstanding,
the recall section was allowed to re-
main in the document. When the
matter reached the house, numerous
speeches were made by Democratic
and Republican members attacking
the recall provision, but the Demo-
cratic members qualified their state-
ments by saying that they believed
that they should lay aside their own
personal opinions in the matter and
approve the constitution as it had
been framed by the citizens of Ariz-
ona. Furthermore, Democratic eau
Gus had issued It's instructions and the
result in the house was foregone
conclusion. 1t was somewhat surpris-
ing, however, when a similar condi-
tion developed in the senate. In that
body by few defendeN appeared for
the recall, but 1t passed with the ac-
cettance of the constitution on the
final vote, So senators voting in its
favor and 1S against. Senator Borah
rather surprised his colleagues by
making speech in favor of the meas,
ure and voting with the progressive
Republicans and Democrats in favor
of statehoods with the recall provl-
son left in the constitution. Senator
Hepburn cast his vote against this in
novation in our form of government.
Mr.. Hepburn gave his fellow sena-
tors some information of a rather un>
usual character when he stated that
employment was given in the sugar
industry to Indians, whom he describ-
ed as Every efficient workment He
told of the industry in northern Idaho
saying that the beets were sent to the
Waverly beet sugar factory, which is
in the state of Washington just over
the line, so the business is in two
states. He also went on to say that
various existing conditions makes the
beets of different value in all sections
of the country, even in Idaho. "The
sugar beet does not to any extent de-
pend upon the soil in which it grows"
said r, Hepburn. "but the saccharine
in the sugar beet is taken in from the
leaves and it Is a question of how
good leaf or top can grow on
sugar beet rather than how good a
bottom can grow on it. The leaf Is
where 1t gets its saccharine. Thus
In few sentences the Idaho senator
reversed the whole order or things
for his hearers, by describing 'indus-
trious red men," xenearlly supposed
to be the LATEST creatures on earth,
and crop condition wherein the all
and not the soil underneath determ-
ined the value of the product.
Representative Lafferty. of Oregon,
a Young Republican. boastfu1 of the
fact that he is from Champ Clarks s"
district in Missouri. has developed
kind of congressional diffic lty. Mr..
Lafferty is. according to the congress
sional directory, 36 years old but he
looks much Younger. What Is more,
he is a bachelor and evidently vearns
for the society of rompanionable
young ladies. Therefore, when he
found the lecture Of an exceptionally
attra tive one In a WASHINGTON news
paper, letter went out from his Of
flee indicating that he would like to
become better acquainted. The letter
was harmless enough but the news
papers got hold of the story. and the
publications developed that Laffarty
had written other similar commune
cations to strang young ladies. Since
the women have limited rights of suf-
ferage In Oregon it is hardly believed
that the incident will seriously en-
danger Mr.. Laefertv's future political
career, as he certainly has made good
as congressman on every line except
that of paying court to Washington
damsels.
In the affairs of Congress there has
been little attention paid to the yelled
threats of yetoes from the White
House, as has been evidenced by the
votes upon the wool bill, the free list,
and more especially by the statehood
matter. OF courre In the tariff meas
ures there was involved the question
of party principles and precedents. In
reference to statehood there arose the
great question AS to whether the ac-
ton of Arizona in placing a provision
in it's constitution for the recall of
JUDGES would be toler ated President
Taft time and again defined his posi-
tion in reference to this matter. Soma
tor after senator denounced the prin-
ciple of the recall, afterwards quail
flying his remarks by saying that since
the territory favored such a doctrine
that he would not interfere with the
will of the people Whether the
senators were actuated this high and
lofty sentiment is openly disputed in
the capital by those who maintain
that in the statehood matter, as we'll
as in other legislative features of the
session, there has been shown an
organized attempt to put the "Presi-
dent in a hole "