Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-17

The people Of idaho had such opportunity as
is presented them to regain the power invested n
them by every right Of justice in the universe well as
by the constitution but which has been gradually taken
away by encroachment Of the interests and is likely
they again viii have such another opportunity
should they pass this one by.
prved the people Of their inherent power to rule, are
divided for the first time in the states history whenever
opportunity has offered the people to do something They
have divided before but such division came only when
there fight being made by the peopeonly when
they had secured control Of both political parties and
there effort the part Of the people to fight for
their rights.
In the past whenever there was division between the
parties such that stood for special privilege and the
other stood against it, the people were always divided be-
tween the two parties and the special interest affected
backed and supported by all other special interests rallied
to the support of the candidates and the same
party. Thus special privilege always won. Take tha
election of two years ago an illustration The brewery
and wholesale liquor business of the state represented
special interest The Republican party committed
against it, and the Democratic party by its silence
regarded by it satisfactory The people who opposed
this special privilege divided between the two par
ties while the special interest afectedthe brewery and
wholesale liquor by the solid support of
the railroad and other corporations and all the special
interests of the state whether affected directly not
rallied unit in opposition to the party attacking the
special interest.
This year in this state, every knows neither OF
the old parties attacking any special interests neither
has declared for single legislative executive principle
in behalf Of the people or in opposition to special
terest The representatives Of all special interests
command of the policies and organizations of both par
ties. The mining trust the timber syndicate the wool
trust the sugar trust and all the rest had their represen
tatves in control Of the Republican platform convention
and the Republican state committee. Differing only in
the namesof their representatives the powerful in
terests had control of the Democratic platform convention
and the Democratic state central committee Now they
are bound to support both parties
4 They expected the people to submit mildly and ac
quiescenty they have always submitted But the peo
pie did not submit. They have arisen in revolt They
have demanded that ticket be named free from any suc
\ influences and such ticket has been named.
Allegiance to the Democratic organization in this stats
now means allegiance to the special interests allegiance
to the Republican state organization the al
legiance to the special interests 1t is asking
much of the people to break away from such allegiance
and to stand for the ticket that stands for the people Fol
Democrat to break away from Democratic allegiance il
Idaho only Democrat breaking away from Repubca,
CONTROL just for Republican to break away from Re
publican allegiance is only breaking away from Demo
1Icratc control.
Democrat to support the Progressive state ticket
voting against Republican influences and Republican t.
support the Progressive state ticket is voting still agains
Democratic influences Neither is leaving his part
but is still fighting the old opposing party represented
Y by the same old opposing principle
Il The people should be united in this while the specia
interests divided That is how the Progressive stat
ticket will win victory for the people against enrenche
y corporate and special privilege interests.