Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-28
BUSINESS MEN TO
TAKE ACTIVE PART
IN THE CAMP ICN
Propose to Name Candidates
for the Legislature Re
turn to Special Charter Is
Urged.

Home rule for cities of the first class
under special charter appeared to be
the sentiment of some 70 of Bosses bus
mess men who met last night in the
council chamber of the city hall to per-
feet an organization for the purpose
of supporting candidates for the legis-
lature to be named by them and in
harmony with their views.
The meeting opened shortly after s
o'clock with Karl Paine as chairman.
William N. Sweet was elected secre-
tary. Mr.. Paine announced that he had
but lately been asked to preside at the
meeting and he had outlined few
remarks which he understood would be
in harmony with the views to be pre-
scented, but he hoped for q free and
open discussion. The principal points
made in his address were that two
things should be demanded of the next
session of the legislature, first that
Boise should resume its special charter
and second that it should be given
right to deal with problems common
to all cities without being hampered by
the general laws. He spoke as follows;
I'VE have assembled for the purpose
of effecting an organization which, it is
the foundations of greater Boise. We
are not brought together by a common
desire to exploit tangled theories
of government or by a common belief
in the efficacy of laws as n panacea for
all the ills that flesh is heir to. If more
frequent elections or the means of
holding them had brought about the
good, or even a semblance of it, that
was predicted by the purveyors of these
slogans, there would be no occasion for
the solicitude which brings us together
If statutes and ordinances against vice
and crime operated to strengthen and
ennoble the character of men and
women living under them, we would
doubtless continue to leave the conduct
of affairs to those who believe in mo-
rality by law. But we have been forced
to observe that the adoption of the in
novations and laws alluded to has not
been attended by any marked improve
ment in the character of our citizens
Moreover, evils have followed in the
wake of these mistaken reforms which
must be corrected before the city can
hope to regain its prestige and resume
its growth. We doubt If 1t will be con-
tended that Boise is a better place in
which to live than 1t was six or eight
years ago. We have come to realize at
last that we are the victims of selfish
politicians who have betrayed us into
the hands of fanatics and agitators for
hire. We believe that the hour has
struck when we should act and our
faith is strengthened by the following
words of the president of the United
States, uttered only four days ago.
Quotes President Wilson.
"The president said: 4 believe that
the judgment of the whole country will
cry out for a new tempe. in affairs
The time + come when determinations
against particular classes of men SHOULD
be absolutely laid aside and discarded
as unworthy Of the counsels of a great
people. The effort for genuine social
justice, for peace. the peace which is
founded on common understanding for
prosperity, the prosperity Of co-opera
tion and mutual trust and confidence
should be united effort without par
tisan prejudice or class antagonism II
is only after such just and noble ele-
ments that the welfare OF great coun-
try can be cor pounded. We have
breathed already too long the air of
suspicion and 6istrust'
These timely sentences of our pres