The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-23
THURSDAY. MAY Is. 1919.

speaking OF senator Hepburn,
T. Mcparliu Cough, the new ed
itor Of the Midvale Reporter,
has this TO say:
Senator Hepburn is about as bitter
an enemy OF the homesteade1 as secre-
tsry Of the Interior Fisher; Senator
Warren Of Wyoming INTRODUCED bill
10 the senate to reduce the amount OF
cultivation required under an enlarged
homestead from 30 TO 40 acres When
the senate took up the BILL Senator
Borah found chat II had been amended
on motion OF Senator Hepburn to ex
clude Idaho from the provisions OF the
Bit Senator Borah could see no rea-
son why Idaho homesteaders should
not have the benefit OF this reduction
nd offered an amendment restoring
Idaho TO the bill. Senator Hepburn
hen objected to considers ton OF the
iil and 1t went over. And yet Idaho
legislatures te-elect this autocrat and
pieny Of the homest-ader to misrepre-
M the state in the United-States sen
ate."
la speaking OF the pending
bill for the ELECTION II U. $. sen
ltors by direct vote OF the peo-
pie. he says further:
Iii the hiIl should become law,
such insists as SENATOR Hepburn, who
now misrepresents' Idaho in the senate.
sill have small chance OF being returned.
The people will havt an opportunity /,
EXPRESS their preference. aud II will not
he lett ~ the legislature to fpist upon
the state plan whois particularly oh
noxious to the majority Of tue people "
i We haven't the pleasure OF T.
NcParlln's acquaintance, buI
Judging from the ahpve We would
Nv mat Tor pure uAadulterateo
iurSe ~t'll~.. ~ hardly measures
,p ia the standard Aet by th'
ire OF the tribe OF asiuus. W,
ion't know where he got his in
formation regarding Senate
Hes burn. but.lr certainly didn'
'olne from SHE Congressiona
Record, nor from any person O
sound Judgment in Idaho.
We are "A democrat and Sell
itor Heyhurn is republican
out that TACT doesn't cIoud' gu
Judgment AZ To the good "A maj
lOeS, nor cause US 70 refuse' {,
give credit where credit is due.
senator Hepburn is n grea
na,n-greut in intellect, great i
Wisdom and great in achieve
ment. 1t il true that some styl
7 lin a "reactionary" in policy
put in these days of Roosevelt
Z dopdoodleism aud Pinchot de,
lltry the country is fortunate t
y
nave "a balance wheel like HeN
: burn in the senate. His work i
: placing thepure food law on III
, statute books entities him to III
( gratitude of every man, .woma
s and child in the United State
( and had he done nothing else
( his political career, Idaho woul
| have cause to be proud OF him.
J When the committee was al
Z pointed TO revise and codiiy ii
: laws OF the United States, Sci
! ator Hepburn was placed
: charge by his colleagues. 1t wa
3 a signal honor, conferred /,
: ability; for remember this. Brotl
!. er Cough, that while that ah
n body oi men comprising ii
II United States Senate, both den
| ocrats and republicans, may il
us on any other matter, there
A no lobbery when il comes TO :
Letting a man to do work lil
that. HIS work will endure IL
generations, and the people
ii the United States owe much I
Idaho for sending a man Of He
III burns ability to the senate.
ii 1t seems somewhat paradox
II cal TO say that people sometim
| don't know what they think, bl
| that is true. In later year
after this storm of "reformiti
II has passed, Senator Heybu
| will be recognized as one of t
- really great men OF this countr