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

corporation of the iliteracy test In
the immigration Bill. On MAY 6. 1912.
ne voted for a compensation for in
Juries bill, in the interests of employees
engaged in interstate commerce on
May 20, 1912, he voted against the mu-
tilation of the eight-hour bill which he
had introduced and fathered, when an
effort was made to change 1t to a nine
hour bill. On May 81, 1912, he voted for.
al succeeded in having passed. the
Eight Hour Bin on Government work.
and work for the government, which
he introduced and championed in the
senate" That is the one to which
have referred. 'On August 6, 1912, he
reported out of the committee, and
presented for consideration in the
United States senate the Department
or Labor Bill On August Is, 1912, he
voted for a federal commission to in
vestigate Industrial Relations. bill
which he introduced and championed.
On August 20. 1912. he reported out OF
committee and presented for consider
alton in the senate, an eight-hour bill
in the interests of dredgemen." etc.
Now, my friends my republican
friends. If l have got any left, II you
will turn to President Taft's letter of
acceptance. you will find that he there
recounts the achievements of his adj
ministration which he says entities the
republicans of this country to return
to power, or rather to a continuance in
power. If you will turn to that ac-
ceptance speech you will find the
president refers to four measures, among
the other achievements, four measures
which he recounts as emitting the re-
publicans to continuance in power,
and which four measures hal the
honor to be the author of and pass
through the congress of the United
States. (Applause.) Now, 1t does
seem to me that In some of these
measures, and in fact in all of these
measures. the good people of the north
are just as much interested as the good
people of the south. and 1 am unwill-
ing to admit with the distinguished in
tellectual giant who is directing the
public opinion of Idaho county that
the people of the north are only inter
ested in the three-year homestead bill
and nothing more. daughter and
applause.) Now, one or two other
things. l voted for the exclusion of
Senator Lorimer from the senate of
the United States. (Applause.) He was
a republican, elected by republican
money and democratic votes voted
the United States senate. He had
spent 100000 to elect himself. and
that was too much. Laughter) And
l just want to say one thing to you
tonight-that the most powerful force
which is working In this state tonight
against my reelection is based upon
three things: First, the investigation
of the condition of labor in the steel
industry: secondly, my voting against
Mr.. Lorimer; and thirdly. my voting
against Mr.. Stephenson (Applause). l
am very proud of my friends in this |
state; l am exceedingly proud of my
enemies. They are both great sources
of strength.
Now, my friends, there Is the record |
"a part of it. l can't stand here any |
longer and talk about these different
things, but there are some of the things |
with which l have been connected in |
the senate, and there is the record. |
] have told you nothing that cannot be
by the records at WASH |
ington which anybody may see and any
body may read. With what measure
which / have advocated and what pol |
icy for which l stand are the people of
this state dissatisfied? Not only that.
my friends. but what candidate for the
United States senate will come to this
rostrum and take issue with me? What
man will join me in debate? And I
issue challenge tonight to go to the
southern end of the state as well as
the northern end. 1 will join In debate
with any man who thinks he has the
courage to go up against the proposition
of this record. The people of this state
may have reasons for sending someone
else to the senate of the United States
than myself. l shall not be disappoint-
ed and shall have no sore spots on
me II that happens. II the people Of
this state feel that someone else will
be more competent shall still owe to
them through all the days of my life
a debt Of gratitude for the great honor
which they have conferred upon me,
But when men go into this campaign
and assail the things which 1 have
done in the senate OF the United States
and think that 1t will cause me to
change my position or to modify my
views they are the worst mistaken men
in the world. l will not change my
course in the United States senate nor
change my attitude from the direction
in which am going for the great Of
flee for which / have-which has been
conferred upon me for the last six
years. (Applause)
Now. you have read this record and
you know something about 1t. You
know what the record is and you know
where I stand. You know the direc-
tion in which am going, the kind OF
politics in which l believe and the kind
of policies which I advocate. II you
don't agree with 1t, don't vote for me:
because l don't want any voter In the
state of Idaho 10 be misieed for a sim
gle minute. If I return to the senate
of the United States I will as certainly
pursue that line of policies as 1 live.
Under no circumstances II I return
to the senate, will / change the posi-
ton which have occupied and don't
care whom 1t offends 1 have taken
my course from no man; / will continue
so in the future. This office which I
hold belongs to the people of the state
of Idaho: they can confer 1t upon whom
they will; but my convictions belong
to me and they will not be changed
now or hereafter