Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-05-15
STRONG POINTS BY
GOVERNOR GOOD|NC
CLEAR STATEMENT OF ISSUES
TODAY-BENEFlC PROTEC-
TION VS. RUlNOUS FREE TRADE
FARMERS NOW SUFFERING
BUT WORSE is YET TO COME.

Mr. Chairman Nadies and Gentleman:
I believe it is the duty Of q man
when he aspires TO so high a position
as that OF the United States senator to
state plainly to the people his position
on all of the important questions OF
the day. While it is impossible for
any candidate TO discuss all questions
that interest the American people at
this time, it is imperative that he
should define his position on the more
important questions that are of vital
interest to our state and to the ma
tion.
\ large portion of my time this
evening viii be taken up in discuss
ing the tariff question. l have always
been protectiOnist, and it is that
principal that has made me a Re
publican and has held me fast to the
party. I shall also have something
to say on trusts and monopolies. This
question too is of vital Importance to
the American people.
I also wish to state that l shall sup
port, if elected to the United States
senate, a national prohibition law. The
liquor question will never be solved
right until we have national prohibi-
ton. l shall also work for a national
suffrage law. I was one Of q commit
tee Of three that prepared the plank
in the Republican platform that o-ecg-
ed the Republican party of this state
to equal suffrage, and it was through
that pledge given by the Republican
party that the women were given the
right 20 vote in this state. 1 believe
the great questions that confront the
American people can be best settled
around the fireside, and if they are
settled there, they will be settled right.
This is a government of homes and for
the home; that is what civilization
means, and every good law that is
passed in this country is passed for
the benefit of the home.
1 believe the time has come when
we should have restricted immigration.
The most important question to every
government is it's citizenship, and too
much care cannot be exercised IN mat
ters of this kind.
If elected, I shall work and vote for
some law that will give the farmers
better credit, so they will be able to
secure long time loans at a reasonable
rate of interest. The government has
always neglected the farmers; they
have had less consideration than any
other class Of people. The founda-
ton of this government rests upon the
farm and there is no better security
than that of the farm, and yet today
the farmers are forced to pay high
er rate Of interest than any one else.
I believe this government should take
such steps as are necessary to give
confidence and stability to long time
loans on the farm that will give to the
farmers of this country as low rate
of interest as the farmers of other
countries enjoy today.
l am a lover Of good roads and be-
lieve it is the duty of the general gov
ernment to construct national high
ways. l believe in the great question
of conservation, but I shall oppose
with all my force and energy con-
tinuation of the present system that
takes from our great commonwealth
40 per cent of its territory and places
it in the hands of the federal govern
ment for their supervision and con-
troll. with no hope that any part of 1t
will ever become taxable property TO
help bear the burdens of this state.
Our forest reserves in this state are
far greater in extent than the states OF
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Is
land. Maine New Hampshire, Yer
mont. New Jersey, Delaware and the
District of Columbia all combined
I believe Idaho should be given an
opportunity to administer her own re-
sources. The mighty resources of this
state properly belong to the people for
their use and their benefit, and with
out them Idaho can never reach its
full greatness as a state. and the bur-
dens of state government viii always
be heavy. Idaho is entitled to the
same uses Of her natural resources that
was given to every state east of the
Rocky mountains. The people of Ida
no art not lacking in intelligence
or patriotism, or in apprecia-
ton of the marvellous resources that
a kind providence has given, and
believe it is the duty Of the general
government to assist the state. and not
lock up IT'S great resources, and then
appropriate 65 per cent of the reve-
nue. of our resources for the use OF
the general government and 1 am 60
ing to oppose with all my force and
energy the present policy of the gener-
al government in the administration
Of the forest reserves.
1 want to assure the people of Idaho
that in seeking this high office, l have
only one thought and one ambition,
and that is to give the people, if elect
ad all there is in me as a public SER Z
want in fighting for their interests and
10 help settle right the mighty ques-
ions that confront the American peo-
pie. :,
In politics 1 have a right to call
myself a Progressive. and my record
IN this question will not be doubted
n Idaho by those who have watched
he affairs of this state in recent years. !
7 was nv good fortune to come to I
daho in territorial days. From the