The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-10-24
Pertinent news OF
STATE With OUR
own Comment
Gooding Announces That he is
Candidate for U. S.
- Senator.
POOR YEAR FOR FAIRS
State Land Board Visits Big Lost
River Project-State Highway Will
tacks Senator Brady-Captain Da-
Wis Calls Capital News to Account

Former Governor Frank R. Good
ing of Gooding, Idaho, this week
makes his formal announcement as
candidate for United States senator
! to succeed Senator James H. Brady.
In announcing his candidacy Gov
etnor Gooding says: A
ut was my good fortune to come
to Idaho just at the end of my boy
hood days. Thirty-two years ago on
the 3OSh day of April became res
ident of Ketchum, then a mining
camp, in the Wood river country. !
have seen Idaho grow from a sparsely
settled territory until today it ranks
as one of the great State of the Union
From the. first idaho has been kind
to me. and !. love her great mountains
and broad plains, and | love her .peo-
pie. have grown up with the State.
and l feel that l am a part of this
mighty commonwealth, for in public
way have had much to do with its
growth and development Having
served the people Of idaho twice as
Governor and in other public Offices.
know its needs and its conditions
almost as well as the boy knows the
old homestead, !. 5t'f.
{. 81 have been progressive in poll
tics long before there'was any division
in the party or any talk about a Pro-
gressive Party. For years l have
been fighting for the control of all
public service corporations by the
people, and my record as "a public, of
ficer and as private citizen will bear
me out in this statement. ~
l, From my boyhood have had
something to do with the political ma
chinery Of this State. have repre-
scented my county and State in State
and National conventions l have
acted in the capacity of County and
State chairman for my party l know
that until few years ago politics in
Idaho were wholesome, clean and
honest. / am sorry to say that that
is not true in Idaho today. In no
State in the Union is there more
deplorable condition, politically than
can be found in this State, Begin
ming with the Brady and O'Neil cam,
paigns many things have been done
that are stencil in the nostrls of
every honest man who knows any
thing about the political conditions of
idaho. For, this / Hold Mr. Brady
more responsible than any other indi-
vidual.
1t is not strange tnat men OF Or
binary means hesitate to enter the
political arena of Iadho on the Re-
publican side of the issue For the
first time find myself hesitating to
become candidate, for know that
through the extravagant use of money
a condition exists. in this State. that
rrakes 1T embarfa ssing' for THE honest.
man to become "a candidate for so
high an office as chat of United States
Senator. In my expenditures shall
keep well within the law, for I will.
not perjure my soul for any office. !
will not pay that price. l am going
to try to bring back clean, decent poll
tics within the Republican party.
"The great murder trials during my
term as Governor made me close
student of the social conditions of the
country and feel that I understand
the struggle that is now going on be-
tween capital and labor. If should
have the Honor OF representing Idaho
in the United States Senate, shall
work with those who are trying to
bring about higher respect for the
law and spirit OF fairness to the toll
ing masses of the Nation"