The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-09-26

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4 cans did their part and have show
u their spirit along this line. AM
the farmers have nothing t.
fear ard everything TO hope TO
from Republican legislation.
The platform In this campaign
pledges the party to an extension
OF time for payment upon land,
within government irrigation pro
jects; to the creation OF non-parti-
san board OF control for all state
educational, charitable and penal
institutions; TO economy in public
expenditures; indorses the direct
primary. law, the local option law
and pledges the party to the need
ed amendments of the revenue laws
and also to the establishment and
development OF state. roads, and
pledges the party 10 the enactment
OF workingmsn's compensation
act
! You, my dear sir, know In your
heart that 1t 10 impossible for you
10 elect any man on your state
ticket
Your only hope is to split the
progressive Republican votes OF
this state by fake cries, and
bring about the elet ton OF stand |
pat, reaotionary Democratic state |
ticket; and charge you. sir. that
this is your only motive; that in
stead OF being a progressive as
you claim, you are a tool OF the
interests, and seek TO Dust from
state control progressive Repub-
lican administration and succeed
II by reactionary Democratic ad-
Il
You are obviously a tool of the
reactionary Democrats of this state.
and ! propose that the people shall
lind ii out before November 5.
The people will see through your I
sham and Mock Pretense," and 7
Will not tolerate the fraud you are a
DraCtitirg nor be the victims OF S
he betrayal you have so cleverly y
planned. (
You have assumed. without right, k
o ask me where / stand, and now, k
ny dear sir, shall PROFOUND a few I,
to you which l hope you (,
nay answer as unequivocally as +,
ave. a
Do you believe in the direct pri- a
nary law. ard If you do. why a
i'd you not avail yourself of ii
provided for in the dir W
ct primary law to name your tic pI
ct? II
is 1t not true that you did not p
are to trust a convention to name b,
our ticket? sh
DO you believe in the initiative, st
and recall, and IL so. vC
ling forth fruits meet; show some st
ing that you have done that will W,
stify the people in believing that vii
~ are their friend7 ia
You are conducting an extern 20
We campaign for your ticket. Who Ike
putting up the money for this he
'ket? The true progressives CT he
e state are entitled to know. KIN
DO you, my dear sir. arrogate to NY
uIself the right to- choose the cai
wants of the people without their pa
wing a voice in the matter, and ooi
W do the people of the state
ow that you have not stacked the
IDS.
You held state convention at
Anthony, called for the pur-
Sc of naming your ticket. Was
It convention too progressive for
and did il demand the selec-
n of candidates which were too
'gressiye for your ideas? III not.
did not the convention name
ticket in conformity with the
visions of the direct primary
(?
'ou shun the direct primary law
this state as evil shuns the
II OF truth.
Why can you not trust the peor
of the state of Idaho. and
It right have you to act as
r self-appointed and unrecom-
Ided dictator? It
That has any man ON your well
9 ticket ever done along pro- ne
sive lines? tors
'as your ticket framed to adj nave
Use obscure and unknown pol Chri
ans who We're afraid to take ior
Ianee before the people at the satu
laries, or, as | have intimated iiigh
'e, is IL made up of a ticket greu
sned TO betray the people of the Curt
into the han6s of the inter one
ing /
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