Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-02
THE STATE AGAINST THE SOUTHEAST.

The present campaign contest of the progressive
north and the progressive southwest against the sandpa
and reactionary southeast.
There are reactionares and standpatters the north
and there few in the southwest and back of them
stand the great special interests the mining trust the
timber syndcaes and portion of the wool combine butt
the great of the people in these two sections have
tired of this special domination in the state and ready
many years
The majority of the people of the southeast however,
are still willing followers OF the dctaton of the beet sugar
trust the portion of the wool trust operating in that
tion, and the Oregon Short Line.
There few staunch, patriotic and devoted pro-
gressves in that section and this is true especially in
cities and towns, but they have dscouragng fight to
make and it not surprising that they able to make
so little showing.
The record of the southeast considered from every
viewpoint possible to show the accuracy of this
declaration In the legislature, it is the exception if al
member from any southeastern county who shows
small disposition to keep abreast with the popular
progress OF the state who feeby protests against
following the dctaon Of the interests which plainly
control the thoughts sentiments and politics Of their
on Whenever progressive legislation is under consd
GRAFTON in the legislature it is always taken for granted
without further inquiry that the southeastern members
will be found with the opposition and whenever member
from that section is found acting with the progressive ee
ment independently Of the Oregon Short Line beet sugar
other special interest influences his vote is regarded
as just so much GAIN
Two years ago when the Republican party with which
that section had been voting almost sody for many years
showed disposition, under the leadership of Governor
BRADY to break away from the Oregon Short Line every
other interest represented in that section Immediately
ocked to the support of the Short Line because they
the danger of the entering wedge and within the very
few weeks of short campaign, the big Republican ma
Uortles OF former years became Democratic ajority III
favor OF reaconay candidates and reactonary policies
This year at the Republican primaries every standpat
and reactionary candidate the Republican ticket with
out single exception believe, regardless of whether he
had personal acquaintance in that section not received
tremendous maortes in of those counties and the
largest maortes Of all in those counties most dominated
10y agents of these special interests.
Dempster, progressive candidate for lieutenant gov
crnor although well known there and popular personally
defeated in those counties by Herman Taylor reac
tonary and standpat candidate from Bonner county,
torney for railroad and other corporate interests although
he had before been heard Of in the southeast
AT the beginning of the primary campaign it is known
that many Of the representatives of these special inter-
ess friendly to the candidacy of John r. Morrison
for governor but gradually they learned that Morrison
not the choice of the special interests and when the
fact made known to them that E. H. Dewey, special
representative Of the Oregon Short Line in Idaho had
Morrison and focked to Haines. The Haines men knew
that this would be done and boasted of it long before the
change actually took place.
Many other instances could be cited but the reading
public will be able to supply other instances without their
enumeration here.
It is in the southeast that the Taft strength lies and
it in the southeast that practically all the votes that
Hanes will get will be found It is the southeast that is
the last stronghold Of the reactoary and of the stand
pater and this is true not only of Idaho but it is true Of
the nation
Utah. controlled by identically the same special in