Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-05-01
STANDS ERECT IN
SUPPORT OF VIEWS
GOVERNOR GOODlNG DECLARES
HIMSELF FOR NATION WIDE
PROHIBITION, WOMAN SUF-
FRAGE AND AS A STRAIGHT-UP
REPUBLICAN,.

GOODING, April 27.-Former Gov
ernor Gooding launched his campaign
for the senatorship at a meeting here
last Friday night at which he said:
Il am asking for the support of the
people of Idaho for the United States
senatorship, and in order that there
may be no misunderstanding on the
questions which in my judgment are
the most important confronting the
citizens of Idaho today, ! hereby
pledge my support to the following
Because Of the vital relations Of
the tariff to the business conditions
effecting the prosperity Of the whole
people, this is the greatest question
now before the country The prihcl-
pie OF protection has always been fun
damental with the Republican party
and that is why I am a Republican,
because I am protectionist. The Re-
publican party has gone on record as
favoring the settlement of this ques-
tion by non-partisan commission,
and I believe this the only sensible So
luton to the tariff question.
Il believe the great questions con-
fronting the American people today
can best be settled around the fire.
side. This is a government OF homes
and for the homes Every good law
passed is for the benefit of the homes
of the land. I was one of the commit
tee Of three who prepared the plank
in the republican platform which gave
Idaho women the franchise I will
support a national equal suffrage law
if elected.
THE liquor question will never be |
settled right until we have a national !
prohibition law, and will favor such |
a measure if elected.
I'm order that our citizenship may |
be strengthened, rather than weak
ed by foreign immigration, I shall !
favor better immigration laws.
u shall support some measure that
will provide for long time farm lo1ns
at low interest I believe that the
security offered by the farmer is the
most stable that can be offered, and
that the farmers of this country have
been neglected by the government in
these matters, and I shall support
some measure that will provide for
the farmers of America farm loans
on as favorable terms as are enjoyed
by the farmers Of any other nation.
81 believe the Panama canal be-
longs to the people of this country. 1t
is built of American soil with Ameri-
can brains and American energy, at
the expense to the people of this
of s40O 600. and I believe
this government has q moral and le- ,
gal right under the treaty to exempt
from toll American owned vessels en-
gagged in coastwise trade, without TAX
ing dictation from any nation on
earth.
81 believe that the building of ma
tional highways would be a great as
set to this country, and I shall favor
such legislation c
"The present system of conserva- t
ton places 40 per cent of the state.
Of Idaho in forest reserves, with no &
hope of that vast territory ever be- t
coming taxable property for the state V
Our forest reserves are greater in eX- v
tent than the combined areas of Mass !
Connecticut. Rhode Island, il
Maine, New Jersey, Delaware and the Z
District of Columbia. Idaho should a
have the same use to that vast ter t
-itory as has been given all the states v
east of the Rocky mountains. 1t is the
iuty of the general government to L
assist the state in developing the vast Ii
.esources and not to lock them up L
md take 65 per cent of the receipts d
or its own use This is the pres C
mt policy of the general government e
egarding forest reserves, and I shall e
oppose the continuation of such 7
policy" I,
"It was my good fortune to come to T
daho during territorial days and from Il
he first I have had much to do with W
is public affairs My life's work has al
een with those industries which have HI
made Idaho a great state today. My
interests and needs have been identi- m
al with the interests and needs of all Il
he other citizens of Idaho, and my II
xperience and knowledge of these in ST
erests and needs are offered to the m
oters of Idaho that they may pass W
Judgment as to my ability, courage vC
nd energy to properly represent the ty
tate in the United States senate" &C