American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-09

much trouble In coming to a determi-
nation myself, l never asked a single
member to vote as l did. / am GER
tain that the entire membership Of the
house will bear me out in that state
ment.
"On the 18th day OF August, 1895, ]
made my first speech in the house.
On that occasion, as on this. a plat
form figured in the proceedings
Among other things l said:
AZ am a Democrat. l stand by the
platform-by all of it-by every jot
and title of it, because l believe in
it with my whole heart when it was
made and l believe in it With my
whole heart now. 1t contains the
Democratic gospel and undecided,
Over no political utterance did ever
rejoice more thar that, because it was
not a Janus-faced, double-meaning.
good Lord-good devil, all things to all
sorts Of men sort of document, but
was a clear, bold, honest. man'y. a
~terful, comprehensive declaration Of
Democratic gospel and undefiled.
rostrums, in the presence Of high
heaven and thousands of intelligent,
l~aw-abiding, Industrious, God-fearing.
patriotic people l pledged myself to
stand by it here, and come what may
/ am going to keep my word.
Takes Up Canal Question.
ITO whom does the Panama canal
belong anyway? To the United States
Of America. We built it at the enorm-
GUS cost of s4OO, 1000, 1000. We built it
on American soil. We have forfeited
it; we will control it. In order to get
a chance to build it we created a re-
public.
For whose benefit did we build
it? Primarily for our own, seeondarily
for the worlds benefit.
why did we build it? In order to
secure cheap water freight rates.
who fought the building Of the
canal for Is long, wearisome years?
The transcontinental railroads.
who would be the chief beneiciar-
les of this repeal bill? The same trans
continental railroads.&c. Canadian
Pacific and Tehauntepec National rail-
way heading the list. To do a thing
to enable them to hold up their old
rates is altruistic generosity run mad
and an outrage on the American peo-
pie. 1 refuse to indorse any such pro-
gram.
Il am willing to follow where Pres
ident Wilson leads so long as he is
in the White House and so long as he
does not ask US to repudiate a plain
platform declaration.
Under our system a national con
vention is the highest authority fol
the declaration of party principals
t higher than president or COMPRESSION
e al caucuses; indeed, higher than pres
t ident and congressional caucus com
bined.
e 1.-THE declaration IN favor of fire.
8 tolls for our coastwise trade was writ
Y ten large in the Baltimore platform
r 1t is in these words:
e 1--WE favor the exemption from toll
of American ships engaged in coast
r wise trade passing through the canal
o 1--WE also favor legislation forbid
: ding the use of the Panama canal b.
e ships owned or controlled by railroaI
S carriers engaged in transportatiol
: competitive with the canal
THE proponents of the repeal a
: first, with far more zeal than dis
erection, asserted that this plank wa
l inserted in the platform surreptitious
n ly and without n consideration. Tn
truth is the tolls plank was introduce
a in the usual way and was fully dis
cussed-not only discussed, bu
: amended and agreed Il in its amend
o ed form by the full committee an
ie then by the whole convention.
n Must Not Fool People.
l. I'VE went to the people on tina
l. platform containing the free toll
= plank; headed by President Wilso
a himself, who all indorsed it, standin
/ upon it we appealed to the voters c
the land for their support; and thel
IL responding to our Macedonian or
lie for help, enabled US to sweep the Ian
il from sea o sea by amazing majoritie
in the electoral college. And now
e is proposed that we reward their fait
l in US by repudiating one of the plank
of that platform. I refuse absolutel
l to be a party to any such perform
III ance.
T. I'VE most earnestly desire peaC
ID with all nations; We will buy peaC
l. from one
Sc I'VE want war with no nation. bl
u rather than surrender our right to OF
&c complete sovereignty over ever
u square foot of our globe-encirclir
u domain we will cheerfully and cou