Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-06-28
PAUL GLADSTONE
IS UNUSUAL MAN

one of the candidates 10 be vote
for ia The coming primaries, make
good and lasting impression. H.
has nos had to make a single apol
ogy for any act Ia bis public ca
reer. and has done things, too, It
az aggressive way iD the State Leg
stature. Nc travels alone or viii
Mrs. Classtone and buys his OWL
railroad tickets wherever he goes.
He is a Haryerd-educated farmer
and stock man. owning and man
aging a 1000 acre ranch at Clag-
stone, 10 the county Of Bonner
whcrs he settled ~ years ago. Hie
gospel IN politics is the open out-oi
doors gospel, and he is a kind Of
John the Baptist in preaching it,
utterly fearless In what he says.
Better thar that. he Is and has al
ways been fearless IN what he
does when be c0nceiyes u to be
she right thing TO be done.
Here are some Of the Clagstone
sayings on the stump.
Il say. Ia the beginning. that |
am making no personal fight on
any ether candidate. have Just
one request e make. that they de-
clare a definite posi- on on the Is
sues OF the campaign. DO not con-
slider any giiltering generality state
ment Of principles.
a party is not merely an office
holding organization. 1t stands, or
IL should stand. for certain princi-
pies, designed to benefit the peo-
pic and declared for the purpose
Of enactment. / am making my
campaign on issues and | am here
10 acquaint you with them.
am opposed to combinations
and combinations within combin-
aticns supporting candidates. These
combinations are not organized or
backed by the public. They have
reason for their existence and the |
who Is supported by |
them. II be Is true to his hackers,
viii be under obligations that are
n0a always 10 the best interests Of
the public. They even distribute
The offices Ia advance Of the
oaupaign.
''Feur years ago the people OF
Bounef county asked me to go TO
Boise and secure some much need
laws. Ny associates. saw,fit
10 select me speaker Of tho house.
Al the close Of the session,
great many asked mo 10 become
candidate for the governorship.
u have a few woll~defined Ideas
along the lines Of agricultural adj
.ancemenl that | desire TO declare.
Dur State policy Ia the past has
leen 20 build up great political una
'hincs The time has now come
or as 20 concentrate our energies
n the upbuilding Of Idaho. We
lave resources beyond our compre-
tension.
Idaho does not know what she
ia natural resources for
h. very good reason that she has
ever taken an inventory some
hing that any good business man :
would never neglect. We need an
fficial survey OF the States re-
ourecs.
Il believe that our emigration
should DO a more inn !
orlant office. 1t should be con- y
eeicd with tho farm and COM
iercial organizations very closely. "
CIV people know that North Idaho "
~ year produced $4,000 worth =
I timothy seed. Few people know
lal Idaho leads Ia grain produe- q,
on. By knowing what our natural
ssourccs are and then select =,
u a Richardson or a Coburn,
'alred publicity expert. 10 tell :,
'e world Of our resources. Idaho =
ill gain a standing as an agricul- =.
lrs, state. 10 which she is justly y
iliiied
The National Country Life COM b
ission bad an important work to
}. Governor Brady appointed o
ase commission. There is a work
iar reaching importance for "
.eh a commission IN Idaho. For
sianee. thsre is no good reason II
by a farmer should have to pay
per cent GA money 10 move his
ops. In Europe. they pay two Il
~ half per cent. A commission
"A work out this problem and
N work out this problem and II
rough publicity secure its enact
ens Surprising that Governor II
aNley would desire 10 appoint
Of bis own. we resigned Y
"a he apparently forgot about the