The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-04-07
Caplps Meeting
Monday Night

ABOUT 2OO people were present.
W H. Danilson presided, and opel
ed the meeting with suitable remark
and a good fish story. He then Intro
duced W. Orr Chapman, who, he sait
had grown up here and is coming t
be known as "the Boy Orator G
Blackfoot," and that our intimat
acquaintance with him ought not t
detract from his reputation as a
orator.
Chapman ROasts the Republican
]. Mr.. Chapman at once proceeded t
} fay the Idaho Republican, because
be said, 1t had in its last issue spokel
lof the nominations for the city ticke
as boy play" and as he had mad
one OF the nominations he appropri
lated that remark in the paper as
direct inuendo aimed at himself, ant
said that notwithstanding these un
called-for attacks he would ever bt
found exercising his privilege as g
citizen.
| Flayed the Preacher
He then proceeded to review the
events of the mass meeting, the elec-
tion of chairman and secretary, the
appointment of committees and the
invitation to Rev. c. A. Edwards, of
the Methodist Church, to make some
remarks while the audience was
awaiting the reports of committees.
He said that Rev. Edwards presumed
upon his privilege and made speech
!of endorsement for Mr.. West such
as might have been expected when
nominations were in order. That he
was followed by President Jas. Duck
worth of the l.. D. S. Church who
respected his own ecclesiastical posi-
|tion and made no endorsement of
anybody for nomination.
He then devoted his attention again
to the Idaho Republican for publish
ing mass meeting joke, or dialogue,
which in his own Interpretation
sought to villify the Capps ticket and
its supporters, and asked if that ap-
pealed to their sense of humor.
He criticised Mayor West for al
lowing his name to go on a ticket
after being beaten in mass meeting,
and said it stamped him as an office
seeker
Returning to his attack upon the
Idaho Republican he said that paper
had conducted campaign of libel
and defamation against G. F. Molden
two years ago when he was a candi-
date for mayor. That the paper vic
timized and villified him at that time
and last week made the statement
that Mr.. Molden's own morality had
not been questioned. (See our state
ment on page4.) He said he had
recently heard sermon on the text,
Thou shalt not steal" and at this
time he wanted to suggest another
text, Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thy neighbor." That if
one of the elect from Heaven were
nominated on ticket that did not
suit the Idaho Repu blcan, 1t would
paint him as black as Satan, and
woulG not stop at any blasphemy and
libel to beat him.
Mr.. Capps Speaks
Mr. Capps stated that he came to
Blackfoot 25 years ago when only a
few settlers farms dotted the valley,
when Blackfoot was merely station
with few business houses. He left
his home and all that was dear to
him in his native state of Alabama,
and came here to engage in teaching
the Indians on the reservation. Dur
ing that period he became convinced
Of the advantages of agriculture and
made Idaho his home At that time
he said, very little water was taken
out of the Snake river for irrigation,
most of it being taken from the
Blackfoot river. He had watched the |
of agriculture, and hopes |
% see the introduction of manufactur-
ing pursuits. He was not so much |
in the political outlook as |
he economical independence of the
people. He dwelt at length upon the |
Industrial needs of the country, and |
raised laugh by saying he was not |
much o t politician and considering |
what he had learned of politics the |
past ten days he was not anxious to |
pursue the study of politics very long.
II 1t were problems of agriculture |
ne could take them up with interest.
He said the newspaper opposing |
lim had suggested that there is still |
line for him to enter politics, but |
| man never finds out what he can
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