The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-29
Ridpath For Congress.

10 the Electors of the Third Congress
sional District of the State of Wash
ington:
having announced myself as candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
congressman in the Third congressional
district OF the state of Washington,
subject to the primaries on Sept. 10
next, 1T is proper that l advise the cleo
tors IN SAID district something of myself
and what | stand for and will vote for
II honored by election to that important
4 office.
Twas born in Putnam county, Indiana,
q Oct. IA, 1915; was reared on farm and
! acquired the education usually afforded
J the farmer boy at that time in the west
until the summer of 1863. At the age
OF II years | enlisted in Co. H, 115th
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a pri-
vate soldier, and went to the front with
i my company, where l remained until
after the expiration of my term of SER
vice, then re-enlsted in Battery E, First
Indiana Heavy Artillery, and served
Il until the close of the war and was mus
tered out July 26, 1865, at the city of
4 New Orleans, Louisiana.
Returning home and being DESTROYS of
4 securing an education, l entered the
Academy at Thorntown, Indiana, which
! was then conducted by my brother,
! Prof. John Clark Ridpath.
After preparatory course of study,
l entered Asbury (now Depau) Univer-
sity, graduating from the University in
the class of 1870. l taught school for
3 two years and in the meanwhile pur-
4 sued the study of law, and was admit
q ted to the bar and began the practice in
the month of June, 1872, at Brazil, In
. diana.
In 1880 was elected to the legisla-
tnre oil Indiana. At the opening of the
9 session of 1881 and was chosen speaker
s of the house.
4 In May, 1882, was appointed Indian
& agent of the Yankton Sioux Indians of
q South Dakota. After about three years
of service resigned, and was immedi-
B ately reappointed as agent of the Qua
q pas, Modocs and six other tribes in the
q Indian Territory, and won the hearty
q approval of the Commissioner of Indian
4 Affairs and the Secretary Of the Inter-
3 ior. Shortly after President Cleveland's
q inauguration | was removed on account
Of party affiliations.
came to Washington and took up nv
q residence in Spokane on March II, 1883,
] and re-entered the practice of law. In
q 1889 was appointed prosecuting attor-
3 ney for the counties of Spokane, Stew
. ems and Okangan, by the territorial
governor, Miles C. Moore, and served
i in that capacity until January 9, 1891.
After 20 years of active law practice
! | retired and am now devoting my time
to mining interests and real estate
holdings in Spokane and the Inland
Empire.
+ | have always been and am now
Republican, and cast my first vote for
Ulysses S. Grant.
; L am an administration Republican
t and stand without apology upon the
y platform adopted at the last Republican
national convention at Chicago, on June
20, 1912.
If nominated and elected to congress
| will work with my party on all ques-
: tons to which it is pledged by it's plat
! form.
| believe in wholesome laws for the
government, control and regulation of
, public service and other corporations
> and rigid enforcement of the same.
| believe in reasonable conservation
of water powers, coal and timber lands,
but not in conservation which will in
jure or rob the frontiersman and the
l settler, whose presence in the country
, has made the country what it is.
favor the opening of the Columbia
river, from the International Boundary
line to the sea, and believe it is feast
l BILE proposition to open it by system
of dams (Which will in a great measure
check miles of the swift current) and
create water power Sufhclent to water
the entire valley of the Columbia, and
enable us to get cheap fuel from the oil
fields of California and other products.
: The Republican party has always
been and is now and I believe will con-
tinue to be the progressive party of our
country. have faith in the integrity
and ability of the Republican party to
carry out the will Of the people, md
believe this can best be accomplished
by united and harmonious effort.
believe in direct primary laws with
such legal restrictions as will prevent
one party from voting, influencing or
interfering in the selecting of candi-
dates in the party to which they do not
belong.