The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-04-17
PrOgreSSiveS Will
Have Full Ticket
HOLD MEETING AT COEUR D'ALENE
CIagStOne Will be Candidate For HUnited States
Senaie---GrS BOrah and Brady

OppCfltlon OF the most determined
character to the rennlon Of the pro
gressive and the republican party ia
the state ana nation was the domi-
E ant note in the addresses made be
fore tie meeting of the pfogressives
~ KOoienai county held at Ooeur
.d'Alepe Wednesday. Deuneiaton
ot Senator Borah by Panl Clagstone
vas Of the most scathing character.
Senator Brady and Governor haines
were held up to the llmelight and
several of the lesser republican lights
OF Idaho we're grilled. Besides Mr..
Olagstone the speakers were Il
Gibson of Caldwell, state chairman /;
MaA Neuman of Spokane, }. W
Holmes of Bonner county, who will
he the party candidate for assessor of
that county aud II II barton. county
chairman Of this county, who presi-
ded.
Assurance WAS given by MIR. Glib.
son that the party is in better form
aud much stronger than il was two
years ago aud that It would be repre-
sented upon the ballot by complete
state and congressional as we'll rs
local ticket in every county In the
state.
While Mr.. ClaeAtone's formal
announcement a. a candidate for
United States senator was not
made he said he would be a
candidate and that his announce
ment would be made within the
next few DAYS It Is expected also
that q full state ticket for the pri
mary will be announced before Ohaii
man Gibson departs for south Idaho,
which will be by the middle of next
week.
4 "Senator Borah posed as a pro-
gressivs when In the company Of
progrehsives IN last campaign" SAID
Mr.. Olagstone, "but when he wa1
snri onnded by standpatters he waf
ane Of them. according to the exper
slons of his political views l like
to see a man that follows principle
Ia puDlio aud stays with 1t In pri
gate. BoTah has heen all things 60
all men lie has never made a fight
for principle, but he Is always fight
iLg for Borah aud pleading with
others 70 8ght for him. lie has al
Ways failed us when appealed to by
progressives Of his home state lie is
spectacular long distance fRhter,
spending most Of his time aud efforts
IN throwing rocks at STANDARD Oil
and John d. Roekfeller, but falling
miserably when summoned to combat
monopoly and special privilege al
home.
"Ihe present. serious trouble with
Borah is that he is bitten with the
presidential bee. Brady may moi
he an hypoctitical rs Borah, but his
limitations are such that his services
TO Idaho will never reach the high
standard to which the state is entit.
led. Ailshie has stepped down from
mis- high position on the supreme
bench for the third time 10 mix Ia
the scramble for another office, mol
WIthstandlng the constitutional luhi.
bltlon whi1h declares that no judge
Of the supreme court shall he eligible
for another nflioe during the tern
tor which he is eleo.ed. tirst h'
came out for governor, then for sen
ator aud now for senator again. Thl
spectacle Of man In his position
travelling up and down the state au6
using ali the power Of his high otfie
to compel oitlzens to support hi
candidacy Is nol reassuring. Tn
judiciary need not expect to esoap
severe criticism when rrominen
mem Der deseorates his oliiee by sue
uuseemly conduct.