Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-01


tors Above ALL if they will not do this if they cannot
do it stands them in hand not to cast vote for Taft
The Taft Republicans of Idaho instgated the suit which
resulted in forbddng the printing Of the Roosevelt cleo
tors upon the official ballot Their purpose in doing this
to for Taft votes in this state than Roose
welt would get They hoped to carry the state for
their candidate but they did hope to force enough Roose
welt admirers to vote for Taft by keeping the Roosevelt
electors off the ballot to give Taft votes than Roose
welt will get.
Knowing that Taft cannot be elected by the votes of
the people, they long ago planned to give him half dozen
dozen electoral votes throw the election into the
onal house OF representatives and there to repeat what
they accomplished at the Chicago convention. The at
tempted dsfranchsement of Roosevets friends in Idaho
but in the great game to accomplish this result
Will the friends of Colonel Roosevelt show little
loyalty him fall into the trap set by his enemies
This is what they will do if they fail to write in the
of the Roosevelt electors they should accept
the lash of the Taft committee and vote for the Repub
can electors.
The HALEY Times which misled into repubshing
the Statesman story of Martins connection with James
II. McNichoas and which, relying upon the intent and
purpose of that publication, wrote headline it's
story directly charging Mr. Martin with completely with
McNicholas wdcatter has done the square thing by
publishing announcement that Mr.. Martins connec-
ton with that matter perfectly honorable and for the
purpose of protecting the creditors Of McNcholas The
Statesman, however, which the author of the libel
article instead of doing the right thing comes back
with Photographic reproduction of the report made by
Martini the purpose OF the reproduction being to convey
an impression which it is too cOwady to charge directly
WnaC the consequences or such would
be. But then the HALEY paper is published in of
those "mere villages while the Statesman is published
in big" city.
1t ought to appeal to the Carey settlers them
selves being unfair, ungentlemany, unwarraned and
ungaant to attempt to place the blame either for action
or nonactlon upon woman who is only of board of
five members If there is thing more than another
that farmer pride himself upon is his disposition
to do justice to woman wrongfuly and unjusty
cused and shall have to study the election returns be
fore shall believe that the farmers of the North Side
Falls tract have voted to adopt the HaWley defense
rests wholly upon this womana claim set out for
purely political purposes and deceptive that it should
cause resentment upon the part of those who sought
to be msled by so thin a subterfuge
How can it be considered that Mr. Martin could DOS
sbly be allied with the railroad and other corporate in
erests of this state in view of the evidence that has been
so carefully prepared for the people to show that the
Northern Pacific Railway company has delved down into
the files of their private and confidential correspondence
OF four years ago to find letter to be used against him
and for the benefit of their Haines who was nom
mated by direct agent and representative of the Oregon
Short Line?
! By voting the Republican legislative ticket you not
only insure the return Of Senator Borah to the United
States senate but you likewise insure the election of
pledged to change of the unjust constitutional provs
ion which requires to vote for do want ii
order to get the man we very much do want.
It is safe bet that 80 per cent of the residents OF
Standpoint are better qualified and more competent to
the business OF the state of Idaho than is either the editor
or publisher OF the morning organand they live the
I big city Of Boise.
They still searching the four of the eartl
to get something Martin So far they the ones
who have had to get whenever they have tried te
lspring something.