Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-09-19

me / Gld not answer Cllher one 0l
these letters, hut answer them now
openly and publicly.
"Fhese men seem to be hunting for
an intellectual slave. They seem an
xious to bestow their favors and their
votes upon some personal menial OF
some particular individual They do
not ask me whether am a republican
or third party man. They do not ask
me whether | believe in this policy or
that. They do not say, your record as
a senator has moi been to the credit OF
your state, and therefore | must OPP
pose YOU They do not say, you are
unfit to be senator, therefore | Shall
campaign against YOU One of them,
in fact was very complimentary about
my work in the senate.
''But they do say, Unless you declare
your allegiance to one or the other OF
these men you must 90 down to de-
feat lreject their standards. l re
ject their rules. Irepudiate their test
before the people of this state openly
and publicly.
''lf you ask me if | am republican
answer, Yes, as | understand repubi-
can doctrines, ! am If you ask me If
am third party man answer, No, |
have not joined the third party am
progressive, but want to fight in
side the old party. But inside or out
side propose to urge the progressive
measures for which |, with others,
have stood.
"When you ask me il | am a Taft
man you compel me to take Mr.. Taft S
view OF what constitutes republicans
ism. Every man who asks that ques-
ton knows that if should answer it in
the affirmative | would be liar; that |
would be lying for the purpose OF get
ting votes; that would be repudiating
my record OF six years in the senate
and miserably stultifying myself before
the people OF the state.
81 opposed Mr.. Taft's policy of reel
procity, and oppose it now. | think
it was unrepublican, unjust and unfair
and iniqniteusly discriminatory to put
the farmer OF this country upon q free
trade basis for sale and a protected
basis for purchase. And in view OF
the fact that Mr.. Laurier is preparing 10
resubmit that question to Canada | con
sider it live and important question to
every farmer i'll this state.
Il was opposed to the commerce
court, and am opposed to Il now. In
my opinion special courts located in
Washington far from the people deal
ing with special and powerful interests
will, in the end, become seandal-it
has already become n scandal.
81 was opposed to the civil govern
ment bill for Alaska. think il was n
scheme, whether intended so or not,
which would have enabled certain in
terests TO exploit that country and to
control the terri or n government.
Il was opposed 10 the Honduras and
Niearagnan treaties, which, in my
Judgment, would have given two great
banking firms in New York city n
chance TO gather up the debts Of those
bankrupt countries for song and sell
them nj n high margin, while behind ii
all stood the guarantee oil the United
States.
Il was in favor OF the election OF
senators by popular, vote; the president
was not.
81 might go ON.
"fhis is enough 10 show where !
stand This is The record
81 viii neither apologize for il nor lie
about it,
81 believe II is good republieanism.
| believe il is in accordance with the
best interests of the people OF this
state. SO believing, | will not make
any statement nor permit any infer
ence to be drawn which would lead to
the conclusion that by indorsing some
, particular individual rather than my
party would accept his personal views
as to what constitutes republicanism.
'If these are not republican doc
trines, lets know it now and here, and
we will simplify this campaign in one
respect very much. II they are not
republican doctrines | am not repuh-
lican and | am willing to step out and