Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

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The majority of the people of the state will select their
congressional candidates from among five nominees
These are Burton L. French, Addison i. Smith, Perry
Mitchell, E. M. Pugmre and P. Monroe Smock.
Concerning the first named, there few who find
fault The record of Congressman French has been such
to entte him to renewed vote of confidence and his
election is generally assured Besides being the Repub
nominee he has the Endorsement of the Progressves
Concerning the second candidate named, there is no
that seriously contends that Addition Smith would
anywhere represent the progressive views of the
pie of IDAHO For something like quarter of century
he has held to the public teat grabbed while
of the state and during the entire time he has had
ANYTHING but constructive residence within the statea
residence that would have been gained
strctvey perhaps except for the exigencies of politics
which often compelled him to seek the confines of the
state The private secretary and apt pupil OF Senator
Hepburn he has recently announced his political platform
which is that Senator Hepburn himself might an
nounce with perfect propriey In words Mr. Smith says
he is progressive in words Senator Hepburn says like
wise AS matter Of fact Mr. Smith is exactly the kind Of
Republican that Mr. Taft is, that Senator Hepburn u.s.
that the Boise Statesman is Moreover before the pr
maries at which he nominated he declared in letter
that made public that he stood upon the national and
state platforms of his party and that he had for
any candidate who held political views beyond differ
ent from his platforms That fixes the views of Mr. Smith,
and makes him an unavailng candidate for progressive
voters. To elect him and French at the time would
be to nuy the voting of the state in the national
house of representatives just the voting power of the
state is now nullfed in the United States senate.
On the Democratic side both candidates have made a
record winch speaks Tor them and their views One OF
them MITCHELL has record in the state senate of this
state not exceeded by any reaconary Republican the
most reactonary senate the state has had Pugm1e
also is reaconary but it must be confessed that in
par1sOn with MITCHELL Pugmire is almost Socialist in the
advanced ideas that he holds Pugmre and Mitchell stood
faithfully shoulder to shoulder in protecting and defend
ing the Oregon Short Line and kindred interests but in all
matters relating to the moral and social justice
OF the state, the two men parted company.
On all matters of reactionary nature Mitchell did the
voting that Senator Day would liked to have DONE but
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beth formed trumvirate of Democratic standpatism
whose record by comparison makes Hepburn stand
out radical progressive. If there was any measure
designed in the interests of the people of tho
state or calculated to advance the morals of the state that
Mitchell or Macbeth supported it must have been through
accident and not by design intention In all these mat
ters they clearly followed the lead and suggestion of Day.
although that senator more frequently sought cover
knowing that the votes of the other were sufficient to
accomplish the purpose he desired
Both Day and Mitchell to the state senate pledged
to the enactment of railroad commission Day. Mitchell
Macbeth and Pug1nire all voted to kill such measure
MITCHELL Macbeth and Pugmre voted at all time adversely
to the Day, whenever the vote put up to
him directly upon the BILL regarding his pledges at home
voted for the BILL but the final vote that really killed it.
which vote to indefinitely postpone the measure Day
voted with the enemies of the bill and it was killed This
record will be found at pages 2 22 and of the senate
journal of the eleventh session.
Again when the railroad commission question came up
the second time in the shape of house resolution propos
ing constitutional amendment that the people might
have opportunity to say for themselves whether or not
they desire railroad commission, it Day. Mitchell
Macbeth and Pugmre who led the opposition which killed
that resolution by referring it to the corporations commit
tee upon which there was but one friend to the
and where it allowed to die That record found at