Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-11
pioneer in Equal Riaht Cause.

Senator Brady stood as the friend
of womans suffrage long before the
cause became n popular subject
throughout the country. Back in jan
uary. 1911. as governor of Idaho, he
called together in Tacoma. Wash, dele
gates from all of the states N which
the ballot had been given to women
and organized the National Council
OF Women Voters. He was elected
chairman Of the advisory board. a
position which he now hol6s. fhis
organization has grown rapidly IN the
three years since it's organization ana
is now the most effective force IN tic
United States for the cause Of equal
rights.
Seeks Farm Loan System.
While the banking and currency COM
mittees of the two houses of congress
have been trying to formulate a bill
providing for rural credits system
for the farmers Senator Brady has
heer looking into the question on his
own account. He is convinced that
the majority are not going to formu-
late a bin that viii be beneficial or
satisfactory to the farmers. and vhea
the measure comes up for considera-
ton he will present to the senate
some amendments that will be of di-
ryct benefit to tae farmers. lie Is
satisfied that in order to develop the
agricultural resources of our country it
is necessary to- enact into law rural
credits system that will enable the
farmer to secure cheaper money! in the
future than he has been able TO secure
in the past. The tentative rural
credits measure as so far presented
to congress, Senator Brady is con-
WINGED, will by no means be adequate
to the needs of the farmer, and for
that reason he is going to use cvety
effort to secure legislation that re Ee-
lieves win bring more direct benefits
to the farmers of the country,
Conservation.
Senator Brady is a member of the
committee on conservation of national
resources and will have great oppor-
tunity to be in close touch with all
| measures relative to conservation OF
our natural resources. He is in favor
of conservation that will conserve by
the development of the west, based
upon an intelligent idea of western
problems. These laws he believes
should be so carefully framed as moi
to hamper the honest homesteader and
mineral prospector.
Rule Of the People.
| That Senator Brady has always
stood for popular government no one
in the state of Idaho will deny, be.
cause 1t was during his administration
and upon his Recommendation that tn,
law was enacted providing for state.
wide primaries for the nomination o.
all public officials. He specifically rec.
commended statewide primaries for tn,
nomination of United States senator
His position in favor of primary cleo
tions for the nomination of candidates
for president and vice president Il
just as clearly understood. He be
lieves in the rule of the people.
Trust Legislation.
Senator Brady goes before the vot
ers with a record on antitrust legis
lation which speaks for itself. He ha
been active in connection with the con
sideration of antitrust bills before tn
senate during this congress. He he
longs to that school which teaches tina
trusts. monopolies and all other form
of special privilege should be broker
up, if possible. and II they can not b
broken up, that they should be regu
lated. but his principle Is that all form
of special privilege should be broker
up. His position on trusts is exactl,
analogous to his position on the sa
loon question. The saloon being wrong
he advocated, as far back as when h
was governor of Idaho, that 1t shout,
be wiped out, being opposed to tenn
porizing with an admitted evil. Sen
ator Brady has, however. let 1t b
known that he does not regard organ
} izations of farmers for the purpose 0
marketing the crops more advantage
ously and of unions among laborin
} men designed to secure better condi
tons for labor as combinations in re
straint of trade. In keeping with thi
view he voted to exempt farmers or
ganizations and labor unions from tn
provisions of the antitrust laws
Mindful of His Constituents.
He has made earnest effort to Sc
that the state of Idaho shall receive
liberal part of the appropriation 70
the investigation of hog cholera an