Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-23
WOULD NOT BE SEATED IF ELECTED.

1t at present only matter for the Republicans them
selves to determine whether they want to violate the
sttuton of their state at the very moment that they
emphasizing their allegiance and asserting their de
nands for constitutional government and it is for them
to determine whether not they wish to reward by nomi
nation to the highest office they have at their command
who has proven false both to the Republican party
which he asks to honor him. which he did when he
urged the formation of the Progressive party and to the
Progressive party before the organization he had ad
vsed and urged had been formed
1t is, say, a matter wholly for the Republicans toj
determine whether they wish to show their contempt for
the constitution which prohibits the candidacy of Justice
she and their desire to reward his double treachery n
urging the organization of the Progressive party and them
deserving the party for the promising prospects
offered by the old that he had tried to knife in secret
If they should nominate him, however, do not be-
eve that the people of the state will look lightly upon
the breach of the constitutions upon the candidate
secret treachery.
But should the people of the state, the small
minority of them that may be able to select the next
tor choose to select Ashie spite of his constitutional
dsquacations it is practical certainty that he will be
denied his seat in the United States senate and the state
will be left partially unrepresened and all because of the
consuming ambition OF man which forces him to lay aside
all regard for the high judicial position to which he had
been exalted ignore the constitution of his state and
ttute of the nobles fraternal organizations the
world has and the nonpartsan churches the hope
that thereby he may gain little political advantage.
The next United States senate will be Democratic
There doubt about that TO the present Democratic
majority of that body there should be added the Pro
gressve there say nothing of others that
probably will be elected this fall not of whom would
look WIN upon the SeaJg OF AlSo VlOatOr OF the
constitution of his state and secret traitor to his
party.
lshies supporters contend that if they can get the
Republican party ignore the constitution of the
and the people endorse and repeat that violation by
electng him, then the senate at Washington will not in
erfere Precedent however, is against such contention
for whenever such question has been raised before the
United States senate the laws and the constitution of the
states have been regarded and seat has been denied
vioators of state provisions This would be especially
true OF senate whose majority consists largely of
southeers whose regard for state constitutions great
The question of whether not additional qualifca-
tons be made by the states to those required by the
United States constitution thoroughly discussed in
the constitutional convention of this state Snguarly
enough there discussion relative to prohibiting
Justice of the supreme from becoming candidate
for any other office. That accepted such sensible
requirement that there debate and opposition
The question however threshed when the
ton made that like inhibition be made to apply to
the governor Relative to the inhibition against Judges
Hepburn afterward United States SENATOR said:
1.-THE object of inserting that (provson) in the judi
ciary bill to from politics and political ambi-
ton the supreme bench"
Just how far the objects of the trainers of the cons
tuition being set aside shown by the candidacy of
AlShie whose ambitions have apparently caused him
sink all sense of propriety.
During the discussion upon the proposal to forbid the
governor to become candidate for any other office the
the judges had been forbidden the suggestion
made that the state could fix additional qualifications
for United States senator W. H. Claggett, of the
greatest lawyers the has had reuted this sug
geston completely and at the time delivered strong
condemnation of such ambitious Ashe has shown
himself to be. Mr.. Claggett said:
scb the qualifications Of United States senator certainly