Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-27

distributed ana the meeting opened Oy
John j. Plowhead, who acted as chair
man.
One Of the remarkable incidents Of
the rally was the singing of the song
by the entire audience with genuine
enthusiasm, Marching to the White
House." to the tune of Marching
Through Georgia." composed by P.
Monroe Smock. 1t is a political COM
.. position, the wording of which pic
lures the march of Theodore Roosevelt
to the presidency, the desperate inter-
ests attempting to block him and ridi-
culing Taft and Wilson. While the au
dience sang the four stanzas, the band
played an accompaniment.
The audience went into uproarious
laughter when one OF the active third
party leaders in attendance who was
ushering members of the audience to
their seats, unconsciously paraded
about the hall with the glazing sign
pinned to his coat tails, I'm for Taft,
kick me-"
Chairman Plowhead, Mr.. Martin, Mr.
Smock. John E. Yates, candidate for
state treasurer, State Chairman Clip
son. Secretary Paul Davis, State Com
mitteeman Scholtz, of King Hill; o. v.
Bailey, candidate for secretary Of
state, and J. H. Thompson of Boise.
Both Convincing Speakers.
The addresses of both Mr.. Smock
and Mr.. Martin were listened to with
rapt attention. AS an orator, force
full speaker who can drive facts home,
p. Monroe Smock has no peer in the
state of Idaho Mr.. Martin delivered
his address without references. In a
| clear, precise and convincing manner.
| That he makes distinctly good i'm
preston with his audience was evil
dent from the applause and attention
given him. A resident of north Idaho
he was able to place facts first hand
before his audience about the stamp,
the swamp and timber lands of the
panhandle and the operations of the
timber syndicates and the record Of
the state land board. A student Of in
| dustrial disturbances, the activity of
| the corporations, the needs of the peo-
| pie. irrigation in the south, taxation
! and other paramount state issues, Mr..
Martin was able to show his audience
/ how the two old parties in this state
have failed and why the new progress
| sive party can give an administration
! that will be more economical more
| beneficial and produce results that
| both of the old have so far failed to.
Two Monumental Frauds.
| In opening his address p. Monroe
Smocl declared that the purpose of
the Progressive party is to show what
it can do on Nov 5, when it will place
the two old parties in condition of
| inildew. He cited the record made by
| Theodore Roosevelt when he succeeded
to the presidency and was later elect
ed president declaring that when he
succeeded President Mckinley after
the latter's assassination he announced
| it would be his aim to carry out the
| policies of his predecessor, and he did.
When Roosevelt was elected president
| he proceeded to carry out his own
progressive policies. declared Mr.
| Smock, and it was under his direction
the great and monumental task Of
starting the digging of the Panama
canal was taken up; that it was under
his direction the trusts were investi-
| gated and the sweeping probe con-
uuttSu lIlio Tic diCe companies.
| The record of Theodore Roosevelt as
president, he said. was so we'll known
| for its merits that it would be useless
to go over it in detail.
! Referring to President Taft, who
had succeeded President Roosevelt.
| Mr.. Smock said:
president Taft announced he would
| carry out the Roosevelt policies and
! then proceeded to secure the enact
ment of the greatest monumental fraud
| ever perpetrated on the American peo-
| pie. the tariff revision upward in the
Payne-Aldrich bill Roosevelt had
| succeeded a conservative and prom
| ised and did carry out his policies. but
Taft succeeded a progressive, promised
\ to carry out his policies and miserably
! failed The other great monumental
| fraud of that period was the fake dis
| covery of the north pole by DR.. Cook.
| And Mr.. Taft was the first one to send
| both congratulations
Two Different Policies.
The interests of the people when
! the tariff fraud was perpetrated, said
| the speaker, were carried out the
| back door Of the halls of congress and
| dumped into the sewer by President
Taft, who then returned into the
White House where he bid the repre-
| sentatives OF the interests in to take
possession and left them there.
what the Progressives propose to
do when they send Theodore Roose-
welt to the White House next Novem-
Der IL to take the interests out the
back door Of the halls of congress and
dump them in the sewer and then re-
turn to the White house and bid the
people enter declared Mr.. Smock.
That Taft Smile,
The perpetual smile of President
Taft, always visible and never gone,
was sarcastically referred to by Mr..
Smock who said that he liked to see a
smile disappear at times. when there
are serious matters under considera-