Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-17

OF this country a. the most shameles.
piece OF dishonesty in the history Of
America.
And yet. let US give credit where
credit Is deserved. I want to compli-
ment the Taft managers upon their
rare consistency. In the beginning Of
the campaign, Roosevelt recognised the
fact that there was no chance Tor
anyone's winning the nomination from
PRESIDENT Taft. II the question were 20
pe left to crooked politicians, federal
onice holders. and the representatives
OF special interests. He thereupon de-
manded that the question be left to tn
people at presidential preference pri :.
MARES. The Taft camp went or into
renSy OF hysteria over this suERes-
tion. and declared that Roosevelt was
trying to upset the government be-
cause he wished to let the people de-
eide whom they would support for
president. In their excitement over the
injustice OF letting the people express
their preference. they even came out
openly with the statement that this IL
not government "by the people. as
was stated by Abraham Lincoln. but
government by the ruling class OF the
people,"
VIII anybody ask why the Taft man.
ayers did not want to give the common
voters chance to express themselves?
IL SO. the answer Is found in the fact
mat they knew the fight was hopeless
~ lost, unless the case could be sub .
United to the favored few, Just as the
leading Taft supporters in Idaho TODAY
recognized that they had lost the fight
and Roosevelt would be a sure vim ,r
In Idaho If they allowed the question to
be fairly submitted to the people, At
every stage Of the fight since the fight
commenced. the Taft managers have
fought consistently against any propo-
sition to allow the common herd" n
Tree and fair expression Of their opir-
ion.
But. they will tell you, the case is
just reversed in California. The cases
OF Idaho and California are in nowise
parallel. Let us see. In spite of sew
eral' hand picked Taft delegations to
the state convention at Lewiston. the
Roosevelt supporters were SO much in
the majority last spring that the raft
ticket for delegates to the National,
Republican convention was defeated
by vote of almost two to one. Thus
the Republican Iarty Of Idaho went on
record for Roosevelt. and this is why
the Taft men do not want to go out
and fight 1t out in an open fight, be-
cause they know that they would he
facing inevitable defeat If they were to
do so. They therefore rush to court
upon the slightest technicality. to pre-
vent the Roosevelt electors from APP
pearing upon the ballot, after Roose-
welt has won a distinct victory, and
proven that he is the choice Of the elec-
tors Of this state
In California. the quest was put up
to the people In the plainest and
simplest manner possible. under a law
which had been accepted by President
raft, over his signature. and Roosevelt
won by majority of 1900. They
went to the national conventions; Taft
was given the nomination by unseating
delegates who had been thus elected.
These Republicans refused to leave the
chicago convention, but came home,
and remained in the Republican party
to fight their difference. They fought
1t out within the party again. and the
Republicans, not the Progressives, OF
California. declared that Theodore
Roosevelt was the choice Of the Repub-
lican party Of California, by one of