Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-10-24
GOVERNOR COOLING
OUT FOR SENATOR

: Dear Sir: should like 70 make
an announcement through the columns
Of your paper of my candidacy |or
the United States Senate in the pri-
rnafies Of 1914 If ] am successful
IN the primaries in becoming the can
didate Of the Republican Party !
promise TO make a vigorous fight for
: my election to the United States SEN
ate
1t was my good ortune to come to
Idaho lust at the end Of my boy
hood days Thirty-two years ago on
the goth day of April ] became a resi-
Of Ketchun, then a mining camp, in
the Wood River Country. | have seen
Idaho grow from a sparsely settled
territory until today il ranks as one
of the great States Of the Union. !
From the first Idaho has been kind |
to me and love her great noun /
tains and broad plains, and l love /
her people l have grown up with the
| State and I feel that / am part of
| this mighty commonwealth, for IN a
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, l knows its needs and it's con-
ditions almost as well as the boy
knows the old homestead.
| cannot tell the people of Idaho in
words how much l should appreciate
the great honor of representing them
in the United States Senate. If I am
elected / can only promise to give
them all there is in me as public
servant. For the first time the peo-
pie will have an opportunity to choose
their Senator by a direct vote and /
ask the support of all the good citi-
zens of Idaho who believe me qualified ;
to represent them in the United Stares
Senate.
| have been a Progressive in poll
tics long before there was any diVis- ]
ion in the party or any talk about a
Progressive Party. For years I have
been fighting for the control of all
public service corporations by the
people, and my record as a public
office and as a private citizen will v
bear me out in this statement. s
From boyhood / have had something
TO do with the political machinery in -
this state. I have represented my v
County and State in State and Ma o
tional Conventions. I have acted in 7,
the capacity Of County and State j,
Chairman for my party. I know that =
until few years ago politics in Ida 4
no were wholesome, clean and honest. q
[ am sorry to say that that is not true n
in Idaho today. In no State in the !,
Union is there a more deplorable con- -
ition politically than can be found III
n this State. Beginning with the Brady d.
md ONeil campaign many things n
nave been done that are a stencil in
he nostrils Of every honest man who "i
5nows anything about the political by
of Idaho. For this I hold re
.fr Brady more responsible than any n
ther individual.
II is not strange that men of or y
inary means hesitate to enter the 10
iolitical arena of Idaho on the Re- Gl
publican side of the issue. For the al
irst time I find myself hesitating to
ecome a candidate. for l know that
through the extravagant use of o.
money condition exists in this State =
hat makes n embarrassing for the Nj
onest man to become candidate
Or so high an office as that of United
tates Senator. In my expenditures IN
shall keep wen within the law for
win not perjure my soul for any
ffice. l viii not pay that price.
am going to try TO bring back clean,
acent politics within the Republican
arty.
Nor shall I change my residence. .;e
~ home viii always be at Gooding, i
0unty of Goooing, State OF Idaho,
II I believe that I am big enough SIS.
represent Idaho in the United States
enate and reside at Gooding. While a..
was Governor I knew no North or ''i'
outh Idaho. ard the man who knows att
ny North or South in this State is It'll
pt big enough to represent any part tbe
il in the United States Senate or
iywhere else. Idaho is mighty MOI
late with wonderful resources in sgl ant
culture horticulture. mining, tim wit
sr and live stock The Southern
lrt of the State, as well as the 49,
ORTIZ has all these resources. True iO'
e resources Of the North in mining act
ia in timber are larger than those Y
the South vet no man can repre- ~
MT The Northern part of this State 49,
Iihout representing the Southern lot
nj Of it wen. or the Southern part Ha
.thout representing the Northern Dis
M. 7
have been a farmer all of my ife
y boyhood days were spent upon fla
e. farm in Michigan and in Califor- DIRE
A. I have had something to do -
in mining in Idaho but my prin-
pal occupation has been that of
rmer and stocSman
The great murder trials during my T.
-m as Governor made me a close Ida
ldent of the social conditions of ,a
E country and I feel that l under '''''
md the struggle that is now going the
between capital and labor. II no,
ould have the honor Of representing Act
lho in the United States Senate. -;
shall work with those who are
ing 80 bring about "A higher re- neA
ect for the law and a spirit of sair- ram
SIS 60 the toillng masses Of the mott
tion.
Again ask my friends and all p'o'
nse who have confidence in my iant
ility and in my integrity to rep to
sent Idaho in the United States SEN clai
to give me their hearty support
this high office
Very respectfully yours. Iru
F. r. GOODING boar
18th
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