Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-27

seen it long ere this.
Makes Solemn Pledge.
"The United States government sold
long time bonds at IN per cent inter-
est for the purpose of raising funds
with which to dig the canal. Why not
adopt the same plan to redeem the arid
lands of the west. Why not the gov
eminent sell $50.0OO,0o0 worth Of
bonds? Running from 80 to so years,
bearing 2M per cent interest and no
part OF said bonds to become due for
|20 years after issuance. and issue them
as money is needed to finish these old
projects and begin work on new ones.
1.-The government is spending mil
lions annually for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors. for the construc-
ton of battleships, and for the erection
of federal buildings in metropolitan
cities. Why not help out the man with
the shovel in these western states?
Why not supplant the coyote with the
sheep, the jack rabbit with the sheep,
and the sagebrush with the Jonathan
apple tree. l believe 1t can be done.
believe IT will be DONE l believe I
can lead this movement to a successful
finish If elected l will make you one
sacred and solemn pledge-instead OF
answering the roll call and drawing my
salary. which seems to be the standard
of the normal congressman in the east,
will take OFF my coat and dedicate
every inch of my flesh and every drop
Of my blood to the cause OF the people.
and in championing the rights Of the
people of Idaho shall hold this fore
going plan of redeeming the arid lands
of the west, as one of vital and over
whelming Importance"
Mr.. Martin spoke on both national
and state issues. He said that Theo-
dore Roosevelt could have had the
nomination without asking for 1t in
1908 and that as matter of fact he had
to protest against it in order to prevent
being made the nominee Of his party
without his consent and that this fact
alone constitutes an entire and COM
plete answer to the charge that he was
seeking the nomination and election at
this time for any personal purposes or
in order to perpetuate himself in the
office as his enemies charge.
Mr.. Martin fully argued the possibil-
ity of reformation Of the Republican
party from within itself. He called at
tention to the fact that during the Of
fetal life of Roosevelt he had to use
the big Stick" In order to whip Re-
publican. congressman into line in or
der to get enacted any of the measures
he sought for the benefit Of the peo-
pie He called attention to the fact
that Roosevelt did not enter the con-
test for nomination until after 1t be-
came apparent that Taft would win the
nomination and the reactionaries con-
troll the party unless he did enter the
race and then he entered only In the
hope that the party might be reformed
from within without its destruction.
He said that Roosevelt was actually
nominated and the proposed reforma-
ton of the party from within had ac-
tually been accomplished, but the
nomination was stolen by a corrupt
national committee which committee
was further strengthened in its power
over the organization to such an extent
that upon Sept II 1t had met and had
forced from its number every pro-
gressive Republican who still remained
and had thus completed the perfection
Of a solid reactionary committee.
He called attention to the fact that
the Caldwell Tribune, the paper of Mr..
Haines; that the other reactionaries Of
the state and their newspaper organs
and that, John NJ. Harlan. the man sent
out by the national Republican COM
mittee. were all throwing every OBJ
stacle possible in the way Of the ef
forts Of Senator Borah to reform the
party from within and were trying to
accomplish his defeat because Of such
efforts and he declared that what the
national committee had done this year
in stealing the nomination, they could
repeat and make more effective in 1916.
He said that some claim that a
preferential primary law can DO enact
ed before 1915 but he called attention
to the fact that in California where
they have a preferential primary the
national committee was not prevented
from stealing two votes that they need
ed even though President Taft himself
had filed with the secretary Of state Of
California his written agreement to
abide by the preferential vote In that
state and he implored all persons hold!
ing progressive views Of all parties to
unite with the Progressive party to