Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-26
SERVING THE PEOPLE OR SERVING THEM
SELVES.

Republican party
the exercise
ps and service are always first and place always
the service SO compelling
beerment party
Roosevelt at Boston, Auus IN p0
The former president has here made most just crit
cism applicable alike to both old parties 1t is true that
under Bryan's leadership the Democratic party was
forced for time to advocate principle at the expense of
office but then it against the will Of many with
IN the party to such extent that there frequent
surrender to the demand for action looking toward the
gaining of office Each such effort resulted disastrous
defeat the ultimate result Of which shake the
fdence of the rank and file of the people in the sincerity
and trstworthness of the party That is true today
Progressive citizens everywhere have doubts as to the
real attitude of the Democratic party There is little
doubt to the attitude Of President Wilson upon pro-
gressvf policies but the confidence that President Wilson
has earned from the people has not been earned by his
party, for the worst enemies Wilson and Wilson policies
has within the ranks of the Democratic party and not
only within the ranks of that party but elevated by that
party I'd positions of power and influence in congress and
IN the leadership of the party 1t is well understood that
wilson has had to force his every progressive
through congress against the will Of his party and against
the will of the Republican party.
1t is the tremendous personal strength of Wilson and
not the strength of the Democratic party that the
fidence of such vast majority Of the people today
The history of the Republican party in Idaho is the
history of that party in the nation It has formed ALI
with every corporate and special interest in the
state which alliance it has deserted swerved
from much hairs breadth, except under circum
stances such that the corporate and special interests
themselves willing to concede waiver or variance
in order to prevent the defeat that certainly would
otherwise There not single progressive enactment
upon tho statute books of the state that has been placed
there because of any constructive activity Of either the
Republican Democratic party but every such
that has been enacted has been adopted only after partial
defeat after the votes of the people of the state had
shown that they aroused that would be safe
longer to delay the demanded action And always when
such action has been TAKEN it has been done with the
sent and connvance of the special and corporate
terests which had been responsible for the delay pre-
viously
In other words both parties been servants
the people performing willing service but they have been
the slaves of special interest doing their bidding and
ing the people only when their masters decided that the
patience of the people had at last been tested the utmost
point of endurance and after they had concluded that
surrender must be made in order to escape defeat
The people certainly have need of political organiza-
ton that will be constructive along the lines of the needs
of the people and that will not forever be block popular
progress
That Is the purpose and the aim of the Progressive
party
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