The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-01-03

through the inability of the farm.
ers and shippers to get cars"
Mr.. Dickinson said he favored
strengthening the local option law
and enacting rigid anti-cigarette
law.
Senator Edgington.
When Mr. Powers was ready tt
introduce Mr., Edgington he looked
at Mr.. Dickinson. slender and slight
built seated by the side of Rev. Mr.
Barnstable who is round and PLUMP
and free from wrinkles, and he
could not overlook the opportunity to
state conundrum. He said "Ir
these two gentlemen at my left yos
behold lawyer and preacher
both actively engaged in their prof
essions. Mr.. Barnstable looks as il
if the world had dealt very lightly
with him and Mr.. Dickinson leave:
the impression that the world hat
given him a greater share of buffet
ing. There is an old puzzle tina
Why does preacher have an easier
time than lawyer?' These two gen
tlemen are living opponents of ths
puzzle, and the answer to the Q,es
ton is, Because it is easier t.
preach than to practice.
Mr.. Edgington spoke but a shor
time. as he had planned to go home
on the evening train, and his turn
came much later than it was plan
ned it should. In speaking of tn,
utilities commission he said he wa.
in favor of it if it could be had il
proper form. He spoke at som,
length on the duties of the either
in directing the affairs of govern
ment even though not holding office
and appealed to men to do some
thing in addition to paying their tax
es. That it is their duty to keep il
closer touch with the administration
of governmental affairs than mos
men usually do.
Peter G. Johnston.
The male quartette responded be
tween speeches, and while Mr.. Edg
ington and Representative Christian
Anderson retired to go to the train
they sang "Who Built the Arc?"
Mr.. Johnston said he had spen
the afternoon with others inspect
ing the Idaho Asylum, and he wa.
much impressed with what he hat
seen there He was also puzzled tt
know how we can economic in state
affairs with state institutions sucf
as this one, staring us in the fact
With their multitudinous needs il
the way of improvements and en-
largements, requiring the expendit
ure of thousands of dollars tina
seem absolutely necessary. The in
stitution is steadily filling up will
greater numbers, and from human
itarian standpoint we have duty t.
perform that brooks no compromises
that can be justified on the ground
Of our unwillingness to expend mon
ey.
The sad plight of all these fellow
beings, and the certainty that theil
number will increase every month
brings up great problem that the
administration cannot run away
from. THE struggle for gold" he
said, must not be allowed to lead
us away from all that is good and
noble and sympathetic in our nat.
ures. Covetousness must be check.
ed in some people, and 1t seem:
sometimes that if our nation is to
fall it will be because men forget
God in the thirst for gold. There
fore if law could be enacted to
punish men for being covetous, II
should be done Mems hearts must
not only be kept in the right place
but they must be kept alive and act
i've. 1t is said that if lawyer as
pires to secure the position of claim
agent for railroad company he
must submit to a physical examin-
ton by physicians, and if they dis
cover in him any signs of heart he
is rejected" Uaughter).
In speaking of the railroad or ut
ilities commission he spoke of the
inequalities suffered by the sheep
men in this part of the world, when
shipping wool from Pocatello to
Boston they had been paying 1926 a
car while the same kind Of cars
loaded at Portland, Oregon were
hauled this extra $50 miles, through
Pocatello and on to Boston in the
same train, and IL cost their owners
only $500 car. They had fought
the matter in the courts through the
woclgrowers' association and after
twenty years the supreme court of
the United States had said they were
right. and are entitled to a reduc-