The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-10
PETERSON S|LENCEs
GIBSON IN REPLY TO
LATTER S CHALLENGE
PROGRESSIVE" CHAIRMAN PICKS
UP A LIVE WIRE WHEN HE
SENDS OUT LETTER.
Candidate for Attorney General Makes
Some Sharp Comparisons, and Pre-.
sents Facts That Appeal to Voters
Who Judge Of Merits.

Joseph II. PETERSON TepuDIicdH Soh
didate for attorney general, has sent an
open letter to J. II. Gipson, state chair
man OF the progressive party In Idaho,
in reply to the latter's challenge ito the
candidates running for office on the re-
publican ticket from William H.
Borah for senator. to Robert Bell for
mine inspector, to state whether they
are for Taft or Roosevelt
Mr.. Peterson says that he is for
every candidate on the republican
ticket" He is for Taft and Borah and
IIaines and all the others on that
ticket. Mr.. Peterson goes on with a
most searching expose Of the falsity OF
the claims of the bull moose party to
being progressive" and reviews the
actual accomplishments of the repub-
lcian party In Idaho in the line of pro-
gressive legislation and charges that
the hull moose party is simply an ad-
junct Of the reactionary democratic or
ganixation in this state and is aiding
the election of it's stand pat" state
ticket The reply to Chairman Gipson
is one of the most enlivening and incis-
I've contributions to recent political
history. It follows, in part:
Hon. ]. p. Gipson, state chairman
Progressive Party, Boise, Idaho My
dear Mr.. Gipson: notice in the Sun
day morninr na.pars of this city chal-
~ia5.~1fom you to all candidates run
Ming for office on the republican state
ticket to declare publicly and un-
eduivocally" their position with refer
ence to President Taft, and you warn
them to get away from sham anc
mock pretense and stand for the people
inn their true colors."
Ifhave the honor to be the republican
noininee for attorney general, having
passed through a primary campaign
and received a majority Of votes cas-
for republicans by republicans for thai
office, and l, therefore, construe myself
to be within the purview of your chal'
lenge, and 1t affords me more pleasure
than you know to state thus, publicly
and unequivocally," that am for every
candidate on the republican ticket.
My dear Mr.. Gipson. do not concedt
your right to ask this question, and
sincerely challenge your right to stant
before the people of the state on ped
estal of your own making as champ
ions of the rights Of the common people
ofNthis state.
.sa- It's Not Progressive"
YOU claim for yourself and you
hand made ticket that 1t is progressive
and challenge you to bring fortl
fruits that would justify the people o
the state in supporting you on thi
platform of your own hollow promises
How do the people Of the stat
know you are progressive?
What has your candidate for gov
ernor or attorney general done In tn
past that would justify the good PEG
pie of this state in believing that the
stand for the rights Of the peopl
against the interests.
On the other hand. every republican
running upon the ticket has right t
point to the record his party has mad
in progressive legislation and to as
the people to Judge them by the recor
their party has made and the pledge
1t has fulfilled.
Republican Party Achievements.
Perhaps you are not as well &C
quainted as you should be with the re
publican party of this state and wha
it has done. and beg your indulgenc
!. to state briefly history of the repub
iican party of this state, and will leav
the people of this state to decid
whether the republican party of TIL
state is progressive or whether you
boss made ticket represents thei
ideals:
The republican party of this stat
! enfranchised women.
& The republican party, through re
publican Legislature, gave the people
this state direct primary law, con
t4i-.ag a corrupt practices act. whic
h az stringent as any in the Unite
:5tateF
,fhc ,sa bican party of this stat
y asel 1. l>c7l option law.
TIA Republican party of this stat
,,ssee.l ~ f.,od Dads district law.
TIE Republican party of this stat
rasSz,i n res l.ntlcn submitting to tn
s,asis,rs cf .he S,cte an amendment
Eshe constitution pr,riding for the init
ard Ike rae1:!.
2 srto -aouiicea ltrty gave 10 III
,.s,s ~ ,isia state ne most complex
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i,,a I-;,,tati ststes. It entails mos
J, Y, issro@si ~ n faod products, an
N u 4 .;n.,,afe pr,tec ton to the con
sss,....cr asa.ssat impure md adnlterate
g,oda. II else entails compete 60
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