The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-24

to any man. (Applause.) But notwith-
standing the fact that | was his ardent
supporter, l voted against the seating
of 164 delegates which his friends were
seeking to have seated Simply be-
cause l was his supporter 1 did not
conceive that | was representing him
upon that committee. but / was repre-
senting the republicans of the state of
Idaho, and / felt it my duty to inves-
tigate the facts as best | could and
pass upon them, regardless of whom
ii hurt and l did that; and voted
as say against 1874 delegates which
they thought they were entitled to.
On the other hand, l voted to seat IS
delegates which Colonel Roosevelt was
asking to have seated and which were
not seated. l believed that they were
entitled to a seat. / made the very
best investigation l could and / ar
rived at a conscientious conviction re-
gardless of who was interested and ]
voted to unseat 1914 of Colonel Roose-
velt's delegates and / voted to seat 7S
| believed then and 1 believe now that
those rs delegates were entitled to q
seat in that convention / could not
change that, my friends, there is no
possible way for me to change 1t. 1t
was question of fact arrived at after
thorough investigation and l did the
very best l could to get the facts.
Now what would you do II you were
In my place? II you had been In Chi
cago and voted as you thought was
right, and as you believed was right
would you come home and because Of
mere political exigency say that you
were a crook in Chicago or a liar In
Idaho? No. my friends. l simply pass
ed upon the facts and / passed upon
tl..xt,.
it was right then and / could not mod
ify 1t In this campaign. Other people
may have a. different opinion; other
people may have a different conviction;
that is not my business; l have my
own convictions ~
Now. one thing more. After the con-
vention was over then came the split
In the republican party. l am violating
no confidence when 1 say that Colonel
Roosevelt asked me to join his third
party movement. l told Colonel Roose-
welt then that / could not do SO, and
told him why. He understood 1t
perfectly. I said. "I am going to fight
out this fight as l have been fighting
1t for the last six years inside the par
ty." Other men may have a different
view of 1t and they may be right but
so far as I am concerned my convic-
for the progressive cause inside the
republican party. I didn't wait to get
home to announce that. I announced
1t in Chicago the night that the split
took place; I announced II to your
citizen here, Mr.. Evans, as he knows,
within an hour after the division. /
have never varied from II since. !
believe that can be most effective for
the people of this state In fighting for
these progressive policies inside the
party and that is what l am going to
do But inside the party and a re-
publican 1 propose to continue to urge
the policies and principles for which I
have stood. and no man nor class Of
men can dictate to me what policies !
shall urge or for what principles l shall
stand. (Applause) Now, is there any
thing else? There is my position;
have submitted 1t to you candidly from
A to r. That Is all there Is to be said
about it, The good people OF the state
of Idaho will pass upon 1t on the fifth
of November, and l will be entirely
content with their decision.
One thing more and I will close. Some
people think that this turmoil in which
we are engaged-this political embrog-
lois more or less discouraging ! do
not look at 1t in that way l have never
felt that anything other than good would
come out OF this agitation and this I'M
rest upon the part of the great MASSES
of the American people which character
ICES the campaign of 1912. II there 10
any rainbow of promise more brilliant
than all other things in the heaven OF
hope 1t Is this aroused interest Of the
America people In the politics Of today.
No government was ever injured or
was ever lost by reason OF too much
attention upon the part of the peoples
and no government ever suffered by
reason of the people taking too great
an interest in the public affairs Of the
government. No estate was ever vast
ed when the landlord was present II
is when we are indifferent. It is when
We are too thoroughly engaged with
our individual affairs that the evils
grow up In the government and that
government. 1t is when the people are
thoroughly aroused, when the deep con-
sciousness of the millions who make
up the rank and file of these parties
are stirred that these evils are elm
mated and the wrongs are controlled;
and for myself see no discouragement
in the fact that never perhaps In the
history of this country, save once, were
the people SO thoroughly aroused and
so thoughtful upon these great ques-
tions as they are today. hope and
pray that 1t will continue so until these
great questions are settled and settled
right. 1t has been said that it is a
great thing to write a great poem which
will control the minds Of generations
and generations to come; 1t has been
said that 1t is a great thing to paint
great picture before which millions
will stand in wonder and admiration.
1t would be great thing II one had
the power to speak with the words OF
Webster or a Burke that thousands
might linger upon the statement long
after the lips of the orator were silent;
IT is great thing to stand like Edi-
son amid the elements of nature and
draw forth her powers to the obedience
and service and beneficence of man
kind; but greater than these and all
of these Is the building I'D of great