The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-11
Judge Richards of Boise Makes
Fine Address Tuesday
Evening.
DEMOCRACY A MENACE
Former Resident of Canyon County
Tells OF Demoralizing Effect Of
Democracy in Early Days of Can
yon-Makes Clear Convincing APP
peal for Republicanism.

TUESDAY evening, Judge Richards of
BOISE, under the auspices of the Taft
Club OF this city, addressed about 200
people on the political situation. The
meeting had only been advertised one
day, and while the weather was very
disagreeable, the attendance was very
gratifying. 1t had been the intention
OF the club to secure former Governor
Brady in addition to Judge Richards,
put at the last minute Mr.. Brady was
called to Pocatello and was Obliged
to cancel his engagement. Music was
furnished by the Caldwell string or
chestra.
Judge Richards gave one of the
sanest expositions Of the political sit
uation confronting the people of the
country that has been delivered during
the campaign. He traced the great
movements of the United States from
the inception Of the Republican party
to the present day, and always in the
vanguard OF progress was found the
old party fighting and winning for
the people the battles for right. Judge
Richards in the pioneer days was a
resident OF Canyon county and played
an important part in the DEVELOPMENT
work that started the new country off
on the right foot. He spoke of the
old days and then said:
"One day Peter Pence, then a big
sheep man, came into my Office look
ing worried. So marked was his ex-
preston of foreboding that l was inn
PEELED to ask him what was the matter.
I" Natter replied Mr.. Pence, Mat
ter! Why a Democratic president was
elected yesterday-isn't that matter
enough?
II laughed and said that did not
think that that was enough to worry
him very much. Things would not be
SO bad for any of us way out here in
this new country.
Young man. Mr.. Pence answered,
I am much older than you. A Demo-
cratic presidential year means absolute
ruin for u.s.
soon afterwards Mr.. Pence sold all
of his sheep at fair figure. Then fol-
lowed the days of darkness. Prices
dropped and dropped. Men of BUSH
ness failed and everything was at its
lowest ebb. In less than two years
Mr.. Pence bought his sheep back at
less than half the price at which he had
sold. The Republican party once more
was placed in power and business re-
sumed its forward progress and Mr..
Pence doubled his investment. The
others. not so will placed financially,
lost all they had accumulated in years
of patient toll"
Judge Richards made telling APP
peal for our junior senator. He spoke
of his accomplishments and said that
while he made mistakes, so had Taft
and all the rest of mankind He asked
that the people forget the mistakes
and remember the good done. If a
man or official has bad traits that over
shadow the good, don't harp upon
them, but quietly ignore the person.
If the good be found to be in prepond-
erance, root strongly for the good.
He was sorrowful over Roosevelt
and the picture that he drew of the
pitiful aspect of this great man de-
grading himself as he has done by de-
scending into state politics and per-
sonal abuse of his one time close
friends, affected even those who have
The plea of Judge Richards was for a
lens confronting the people. He
mace MS case LOT the NepuDHCan party
and was convincing in his plea that
only in this party could progress
be looked for. In Democracy only
was to found destructive policies; in
Republicanism, constructive states
manship.
The address made deep impression
on the people who listened to the
learned jurist, and added to the Taft
sentiment which is rapidly growing
here as elswhere throughout the coun-s
try. "t Y