The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-07-19

! tor his purposes, ne must nave de-
Lucrative body of men; but to wiz
votes, to deceive the people, to fatteI
and cajole that they may be carried
away on a rainbow-chasing jaunt, he
villifes and energetically damns that
same deliberative principle. To con-
duet his own business safely he feels
he must have deliberative body, but
it is different with the people. They
he feels, can repent at leisure.
By his very call the Colonel stands
convicted of deceit and treachery, the
progressive principle he uses only as a
mask for the purpose of deceiving and
misleading the people in order to win
votes-why? To defeat Mr.. Taft, the
regular nominee of the Republican
party, for be Mr.. Roosevelt ever so
successful, he cannot hope to be elect
ed. By defeating Mr.. Taft he would
elect Democrat, and be traitor to
his party and lifelong principles.
The success of Democracy this year
would be little short of calamity for
this part of the country. The Demo-
cratic Underwood bill sounds the
death knell for three of the great in
dustries of this state: sheep, lead min
ing, and lumber. The principle indus
try-farming-would naturally reflect
the depression, and it would be only a
step more to directly attack this in
dustry, the very foundation of our ma
tional welfare.
But Mr.. Roosevelt is master poll
tician, ruthless, and recognizing what
unfortunately is a political truth: to
succeed in public life is very difficult
if one remains incorruptible, honest
and manly. One may possibly scratch
through as will President Taft by rea-
son of the strength of party, but so
small is the chance of success other
wise. that candidate these days feels
obliged to subscribe to fallacious and
sickly doctrines such as blatantly pro-
claimed by Colonel Roosevelt; doc
trines which he knows to be false; in
order to gain the popular vote.
The influence is vicious and degrad-
ng. 1t throws the burden of great
responsibility upon us who have nei-
her inclination nor equipment to dis
charge the task efficiently. and our
public life is weakened and corrupted
by forcing men to become hypocrites,
double dealers and tricksters, by sub
'cribing to doctrines which they know
would prove disastrous if put into
practice, but which they must embrace
or give up hope of election.
The Republican party has made
many mistakes. but it has always lis
ened to the voice of wisdom, and in
he end has followed the course which
lime has proved right. No one can
1oubt that this year will teach the
'arty its lesson. No matter what the
'esult, good will eventually come from
out the present chaos. The sober,
citizen gains renewed
in the utterance of Chair
nan Hills:
THE Republican party approaches
he presidential campaign with conf
1ence in the solemnity of its cause
md the integrity of its candidates. VI
Real progress is not a theory,
out an achievement. No American
,itizen should be deceived into an ex-
'hange of his birthright for vision. 81
Upon the solid rock of the rights
Of the individual as guaranteed by the
the Republican party
builds its structure"
Mr.. Hills has defined the real issue
today clearly: free and popular repre-
sentative government against the Die
tator; government of sober second
thought against that government of
hrst impulse which brings in the chaos
from which men fly for relief to the
Dictator.