The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-09-12
ATTACKS DEMO.
STATE TICKET
President Taxpayers League
Unburdens His Over
Wrought Feelings.

DOLSe Cdpltal news: The people
Of Idaho have been disfranchised.
They have not been allowed to ex-
press their true sentiment for any Of
the offices that are now ON the state
ticket Of this party. They were not
allowed to voice their sentiments at
the democratic convention at Occur
d'Alene. They were not allowed to
press their real views I'm the last con-
vention that sent the delegation that
1t did to Baltimore" declared Presf-
dent Clark of the Taxpayers league
at the meeting Of the Wilson club in
Boise last week.
II following In the footsteps Of
Thomas Jefferson during the days
that this republic of ours was in its
infancy and the constitution Of the
United States was being formed,
means being a democrat, then am q
democrat.
III believing In and adhering to
the principles that actuated the old
warrior heart of Andrew Jackson In
the days that were stormy for this
country and that made him lay down
the principles of good government
that have come down the years to
US, means being a democrat, then
am a democrat.
IF fighting for the principles that
have resounded from the platform
OF the party every day since that
when Thomas Jefferson was the guid-
ing spirit in the organization, means
being democrat, then am demo
crat.
IF believing In the principles OF
the party as annunciated in the plat
form built at Baltimore, II believing
In the ideas and policies for which
Woodrow Wilson stands, is being a
democrat, then am l a democrat.
Cannot Support Yellow Dog Ticket.
"But-if being democrat means
the support and adherence of a man
who imposes unjust taxes upon the
people of this state, who deliberately
man to three and four times that of
his neighbor, who assesses and taxes
and then throws it into your face
that you are rascal and a tax dodg-
er, then l am distinctly not a demo
crat and haven't the slightest ambi-
tion to be one.
This is the first time in my life
that / have ever addressed a demo-
cratic meeting that ! could not speak
to 1t from the bottom of my heart.
1t is the first time that one of my
family has ever had cause to regret
that his party had made the selection
of it's party ticket as it has. From
the day when the Mayflower touched
the coasts of old New England, the
male line has known nothing but
democrats. / have fought for tickets
that ] could not heartily indorse. l
have worked for men, whom | really
did not favor but who had the conf
dence of the party. l have yielded
my own will in many instances to
that of the majority of the party in
other years.
To-day, am willing to do anything
to maintain harmony in the demo
cratic ranks In this state. l will do
anything that / can. l will work for
Wilson and Marshall in this state
and will try to rally the young men
around the democratic banner for
victory in November.
But l will not-my friends, say
that absolutely will not-vote, work,
or encourage in any way, shape, form
or degree, the yellow dog ticket that
is to be submitted to us this fall in
this state"
"The democratic party has lost the
confidence of the working man. said
John Green. from one of the coun-
try precincts OF the county. at
seems to me that it is up to the
party to make special effort this
year to gain that back.