The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
EX-GOVERNOR COOD|NG
OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN
ANNOUNCES HIS POSITION ON
MORE IMPORTANT QUEs-
TONS BEFORE PUBLIC.

At Gooding last week former Gov
ernor +. r. Gooding formally opened
his campaign for United States sena-
tor in formal speech, from which
the following is extracted:
II am asking for the support of the
people Of Idaho for the United States
senatorship, and, in order that there
may be no misunderstanding on the
questions which in my judgment are
the most important confronting the
citizens Of Idaho today, l hereby
pledge my support to the following:
Because Of the vital relations OF
the tariff to the business conditions
affecting the prosperity of the whole
people, this Is the greatest question
now before the country. The princi-
pie Of protection has always been
fundamental with the republican par
ty and that Is why / am republican
because | am a protectionist The re-
publican party has gone on record as
favoring the settlement of this ques-
ton by a partisan commission
and I believe this the only sensible
solution of the tariff question.
Appeal to Homes.
Il believe the great questions con
fronting the American people today
can best be settled around the fireside
This is a government of homes and for
the home. Every good law passed Is
for the benefit Of the homes of the
land. I was one of a committee Of
three who prepared the plank in the
republican platform which gave Ida :
no women the franchise. I will sup
port a national equal suffrage law il
elected.
1.-THE liquor question will never be
settled right until we have a nationa,
prohibition law, and I will favor such
measure if elected.
'In order that our citizenship may
be strengthened, rather than weaken
ed by foreign immigration, l shall fav.
or better immigration laws.
II shall support some measure thai
will provide for long time farm loans
at low interest. l believe that the Sc
curity offered by the farmer is the
most stable that can be offered, ant
that the farmers of this country have
been neglected by the government II
these matters. and l shall supper
some measure that will provide fo
the farmers Of America farm loans OF
as favorable terms as are enjoyed b.
the farmers of any other nation.
81 believe the Panama canal belong
to the people of this country. 1t i
built on American soil with American
brains and American energy, at tn
expense of the people of this countr,
of $40O, 100000, and l believe this gov
eminent has moral and legal RICH
under the treaty to exempt from tol
American owned vessels engaged il
coastwse trade without taking dlcta
ton from any nation on earth.
II believe that the building of ma
tional highways would be a great as
such legislation.
Reasonable Conservation.
"The present system of conserva
ton places 40 per cent of the state o
Idaho in forest reserves, with no hop
Of that vast territory ever becoming
taxable property for the state. Gu
forest reserves are greater in exten
than the combined areas Of Massachu
sets, Connecticut, Rhode IslanG
Maine, Vermont New Hampshire
New Jersey, Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia Idaho should hav
the same use of that vast territory a
has been given all Of the states cas-
of the Rocky Mountains. 1t is tn
duty Of the general government to as
sist the state in developing the vas
resources and not to lock them "
and take SO per cent of the receipt
for its own use. This is the presen
policy of the general government re
garding the forest reserves and shall
oppose the continuation of such (,
policy.
/ 1T was my good fortune to come t.
Idaho during territorial days and from
the first | have had much to do witt
it's public affairs. My life's work ha!
been with those industries which have
made Idaho a great state today. Ny
interests and needs have been identi
cal with the interests and needs of al
the other citizens Of Idaho, and my
experience and knowledge of these in.
terests and needs are offered to the
voters of Idaho that they may pass
Judgment as to my ability, courage
and energy to properly represent the
state in the United States senate"