Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-05
A1LsH1E THEN AND A1LsH1E NOW.


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old party because dissatisfaction national politics convinced that
voters aPe eo ' fd dsa9F par abreast of the times and the
The above quoted in an interview with Judge Aishe
shows that the judge, off the BENCH liberal in the
of mere dcta in his open political life he in his more
secret political judicial life.
Upon what record does the retired justice base his
statement? Where is his evidence in his own
prejudices which have been helpful to him in setting
aside the state constitution whereon he formuates his
opinion that the voters who progressive two years
ago convinced that the Republican party is today
more abreast Of the times than it then?
What has the Republican party DONE either in the ma
ton IN the state to justify any such changed opinion
even if it exists, which is not true?
Does the evidence of such change exist because Of
the fact that Penrose Cannon, Mckinley Foraker SmoOt
Cuss and most Of the other long line of leaders of that
party during the days when the party being inevitably
led to commit the outrages perperated at Chicago two
years ago. candidates upon the tickets of that
party and the leaders directing the partys desnes
Does the evidence OF such change exist in the fact that
Hart, Haight, Hunt, Stanley Easton Herman j. Rossi
Conner Taylor, and all the other 'Od guard of special
privilege and standpat domination in Republican politics
III Idaho, the most active and dominating figures
the recent Republican platform convention?
What single thing has the Republican party of Idaho
DONE what single policy has it advocated that should
lead to believe that any reformation whatever has
occurred in that party in this state within the past two
years, at other time?
We constrained believe that the only change that
has occurred has been within the mind of the former court
politician, who has finally landed upon the Republican
side Of the controversy itself marked difference how
ever between the time two years ago when he hurriedy
jumped upon electric at Boise rushed to Caldwell
and sought James H. Gpson and urged upon him accept
the craftsmanship of the Progressive state central commit
tee giving him abundant wherefore the Progress
sve party should be organized state and national ticket
should be placed in the field that merted defeat should
be visited upon the Republican party and ticket in that
campaign.
It is likewise very great change of opinion that
which the then chief justice professed when he outlined the
proper procedure for the party to take in order to get
its ticket upon the official ballot for the franchises of the
people of the state.
The change IS not however, very sudden after all,
for the judicial decision later rendered by the learned
justice in quite strong contrast to the advice given
Mr. Gpson at that famous Caldwell conference and else
where and between that advice and that opinion made
law by the decision of the urst in the ballot
wherein large portion of the people of the state
near being disflanchsed court decree could
,lish it.
1t would be interesting, however to have Justice ALL
she's for his quick change from the urgent APP
9eals made to Mr. Gpson that date at Caldwell when
the justice sought this almost unknown resident and
rdenty urged him to perfect the organization of the
grve party in order to make certain the defeat of the
party which he is ardenty counting.