Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-06

II. H. Barton Of Kootenai county, the
next speaker. declared that north
Idaho was full OF Progressives and
that the party was gaining strength
there daily. He paid his compliments
to the Hoffman Hand Picked" dele
gates of the old party, who through ma
chine methods had captured that Sec
ton of the state and declared that the
people were startled by the decision
OF the supreme court In DISTINGUISHING
q majority OF the voters of the state,
and further by punishment Of men who
dared say that decision was wrong.
Other speakers of the morning, who
also expressed themselves strongly in
sympathy of the publishers Of the Capt.
tai News were Messrs. Gallagher of
Twin Falls. ]. c. Brannan Of st. An
thony, ]. w. Caldwell, H. Harland Of
Canyon county, Christ Jensen of FREE
mont county, w. H. Thompson, j. r.
Mills and Colonel Marsters and c. S.
Sherman of Boise, who told of condi-
tions in this county and predicted con-
tinued growth and ultimate success
of the party.
Colonel Marsters injected the name
of Senator William E. Borah into his
strong progressive address, which
brought forth a round OF applause
which lasted several minutes. Continu-
ing he predicted that if the Progressive
party would stand behind Senator
Borah he would be elected the next
president Of the United States.
Chairman Gipson's Address.
The afternoon meeting opened with
a much larger attendance. Chairman
Gipson after calling the meeting to
order made his address as follows:
Address by Gipson.
you have been called together to
regarding the future of the Progressive
party, and after such decision has
been reached, to provide ways and
means for making it effective. l hope
that this meeting will be regarded as a
strictly business affair, and that we
will approach the problems before us
with the same spirit which actuates the
board of directors of properly man
aged corporation.
TO get at the heart of the PROPOSE
ton, the first question to be decided is
our future policy as citizens. Shall we
continue to maintain our organization
as a separate and distinct political
body, and as a. party endeavor to mold
the future OF the state along progress
| sive lines? / am very confident that
the answer to this question will be ar
emphatic Yes. AT the Chicago confer
! ence, every speaker advised the no
| compromise policy. 1t Is hardly to be
disputed that we could. in 1916, by con
| certed national effort, take control OF
the machinery of the Republican party
| by entering the presidential preference
| primaries, which practically every state
will have at that time, and this plar
might provide an easy means to victory
\ if the obtaining Of office alone could in
| any way be regarded as victory. /,
| seems to me, however that such a
step would be in the wrong direction
and tend, not TO secure the triumph OF
progressive policies. but rather to take
us back half-score Of years and com
pei us to fight the old battle over
| again.
THE fact that such a move would
debar us from ever hoping to break ur
the solid south in itself is sufficient
argument against 1t. ! regard the un-
! Wi mug ptIJptIdllC IIid lDTllleS III IHt
south as dangerous in the extreme, 9
genuine menace to the continued vel
\ fare of the nation, and a distince ca
lamity to those states, Whatever tho
candidate, and whatever the policies
the south comes forward with Its
never-ehanging vote. and it for the
4 Democratic ticket. Experience has
demonstrated beyond the possibility o.
dispute that the best governed states
are those with at least two pretty
evenly balanced political parties, sc
that If one fails to rightly, serve thu
people. 1t may be turned out to max,
room for the party which Will Tit
most thoughtful and patriotic men o
the south realize that their present DO,
| litical condition is far from what 4
should be, and they believe that tn,
Progressive party will provide the ave
| nue. of escape from the harmful one.
party system. Our national leader.
have every hope that the future vii
4 Justify this confidence. and the repre-
sentatives at Chicago from Dixie wer,
more than optimistic. From the natur,
of things the southerner will nevel
turn to the Republican party, unde1
any leadership. or advocating no mat
ter what policies. His whole hope foi
better political life depends upon tn,
northern Progressives holding true t
the course on which they have en-
barlsed
Old Party Situation.
Aside from the southern situation
there remains the indisputable fact tina
men should divide into party lines &C
cofding TO their beliefs. 1t is ridicu
lous to have a party composed of mel
holding such widely differing views al
Bryan and Parker, and LaFollette an,
William Barnes. and the administra
ton, when such a party Is In power
will be a government Of compromises
whose greatest efforts Will be devote,
TO keeping and making peace between
its own warning factions.
Let those who believe as we do unit
themselves under the Progressive ban
ner and endeavor to administer the af
fairs of government, when placed II
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