The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-10-09
non. c. v. COOPER HAS
!. HAD VERY EVENTFUL
I. CAREER

Hon. C. w, Cooper, one of the old
and respected citizens of Caldwell, is
the Socialist nominee for United
States senator He thus becomes in
teresting figure in public life OF
idaho. You may or may not agree
with the Socialists but this organiza-
ton is alive; has millions of members
throughout the country; and has and
will do great deal of good. So
many people, many OF them very able
and nearly all of them highly patrio-
tic in its broadcast sense cannot help
but exert a tremendous influence upon
The present day thought and future
history of this and every other conn
tFy.
q The Tribune takes great pleasure i'll
Presenting the views of Mr.. Cooper
upon matters political, as well as a
Short narrative Of his life and career.
We are pleased not only because he
is a citizen of Caldwell, but also be-
cause he is the leading Socialist in the
state. When asked for a short sketch
of his life and statement OF his
views, Mr.. Cooper said:
II Il saw the light of day o. years ago
in an old log house that one could
look through the clapboard roof and
see the moon shining through the
cracks, at Long Grove, Iowa, near
Davenport. | come of sturdy old
pioneer stock. My forefathers emil
grated with Lord Baltimore, title but
real name Leonard Calvert, in the
year 1852, and founded the first Cath
Ole colony in America. My father
and mother were married by the first
Regularly ordained priest in the Unit
-. 1904
father freighted from Philadelphia to
Pittsburg long before there was a
rolling mill thought Of in Pittsburg.
Now it is the largest iron manufac-
tpringscitN in the world. In 1889 he
II the far west. i came of fighting
stock having had relatives in the Rev
dictionary army and | am on the peck
habitually, yet. grew Up on a
farm; went to western Iowa in 1871 ;
opened up and owned the largest farm
IA TAYLOR county. / returned to Long
Grove in 1874 and married. | opera
ted my farm of $40 acres until $780,
L.got my eyes opened up as a Green
backer in 1875. Those awful financial
feYerses. of losing this fine farm by
traiflp-makihg legislation brought on
by the two old parties, started me
studying the science of money, which
d~consider is and has been worth
more than any other studies.
was the first out-spoken Green.
hacker in idaho. l came to Idaho ir
1884, My capital and stock in trade
consisted Of wife, three children and
a determination to kill this financia
conspiracy which had wrecked thu
whole nation. While we have credits
lof l40 billions of dollars, our debts
national and individual amount tt
about so billions of dollars and we
have less than billions of dollar:
with which to pay them. But | will
get back to my life story On arriv
ing in Caldwell in 1884 | was like
nearly every one whom you meet
out ofSmoney-bu different in know
ing all the dangers. My FIRST venture
was Keeping hotel the next, lumber
business; and then the Turing report:
of the land OF the midnight sun, sur.
+ bounded by the aurora borealis, di
tectIv midst the paw of the great po
lar bear, took 10000 gold hunters tc
Alaska in 1897. After climbing thu
Chiicoot Pass with a pack on my
back, sweat running off my nose like
beans, / arrived at Lake Lindermah
/ opened the first store consisting o
footwear. sold hobnailed shoes a;
high as $500 per pair. Came bael
having my youngest son, Arthur, will
me. We concluded to come home b,
way of San Francisco to show thu
boy the sights of Market Street flush
ed from the effects of gold brough
by the lucky Klondikers. My mex
venture to Alaska was i'm 1898 ii
company with Mr.. G. W. Froman
proprietor of the Ford Auto Co., o
Caldwell, and now running for sheriff
on the Democratic ticket. If TIL
Socialist candidate is not elected h
should be. We went north with c
Nv. fChebau, now Of Vale. Oregon, a
part owner Of an English syndicat
of 1000 head of the tops of fates
steers of Idaho, Oregon and Wash
ington, sleeping in the swamps b,
night, botheped by day with mos
quitos as large of Texas galliniper
we finally crossed the Dawson trai
and arrived on the banks of the beau
tiful Yukon river. There was a fin
steamboat just passed loaded witt
Klondikers bound for Dawson. w
were so glad to sec civilization ono
more we set up a yell. being willow
along the bank, the passenger
thought we were Indians and rushet
to the side OF the boat with thei
guns ready to shoot hollercd don
shoot we are white men. Well w
got that 1000 head through TO Daw
son with the loss OF but 6 head. Mi
Froman and | formed a partnarshi
in 1890, where in the course of gu
shipping we landed the largest stee
that ever went 10 Dawson, wclghin
at Seattle 1880 pounds; gross dress
ing l042 pounds. That was the sprin
of 1900. Mr., Froman arrived i