The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-11-28
aents contained in the party plat

ments contained in the party plat
form.
"It is my belief, and l shall
so advise the legislature, that their
party platform is to be consider
ed as measure of performance
below which the dominant party
must not fall, but that it is in no
wise to be considered limit be-
yond which it may not go. In this
view of the matter / shall not
hesitate to recommend to the care
Jul considerations of the legisla-
ture all such matters of progress
sive legislation as the people have
shown themselves interested in,
Notwithstanding the fact that
these matters may not be includ-
ed within the platform of my
party.
"All legislation which | believe
to be for the best interests of the
people of this state | shall unhes-
itatingly recommend and to the
best of my ability insist upon,
whether it is promised in the plat
form of the republican, democrat
ic or the progressive parties, or
whether it may have been over
looked by those who framed the
platforms of all these parties.
81 expect to devote the best
energies of my life toward MAX
ing my administration the most
economical, the most efficient and
the most progressive which we
have had in this state, and it is
my purpose, by a wise exercise
of the appointive power vested
in me, to associate with myself
those members of my party who
are best able to help me accom-
plish these results. If this can be
brought about there will be no
excuse for the continued exist
ence in this state of any third
party. The republican party will
have been shown to be the pro-
gressive party of the state, the
party most vitally interested in
the welfare of the state, and the
party to be trusted with the adj
ministration of public affairs.
If this can be brought about,
also, those members of the repub-
lican party who have temporar-
lily allied themselves with the
third party movement in this state
will be glad to renew their alleg-
lance to the republican party, for
it will have been made all that
they could desire in the matter of
due and proper regard to the
rights of all the people, since the
government will have been
brought close to the people and
will have been made responsive
to their every just demand.
Holding such views it would
be manifestly improper for me to
issue any statement which could
possibly be construed as a threat,
or as a desire to read out of the
republican party any man who
calls or who ever has called him
self a republican.
Should Return to Party.
"Those republicans who, in this
campaign, for reasons which were
no doubt satisfactory to them,
thought it necessary to temporar-
lily sever their connections with
the republican party, should now
return to their party allegiance,
and should be willing to work
with us for the accomplishment Of
such results as will demonstrate
beyond all question of doubt, that
there is no room in this state for
a division of the republican party
on questions of real progress or
legislation. All this
is, of course, wholly apart from
the question which existed in the
minds of many in the campaign
through which we have just pass
ed as to the necessity for such di-
vision.
Instead, therefore, of being
counted out Of the part, those
members of the progressive party
who were republicans will be well
coined back into the party and
will be invited to confer with
and assist us in every proper man
ner in bringing about the best
results for the people of this state.
The war is over; let us have
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