The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-04-16
BORAH NOT CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENCY
Notifies Republican Mass Meet
ing-Enthusiastic Gathering
of Party

In letter read at the Republican
meeting, held in Caldwell yesterday,
! Senator Borah made plain his attitude
Z regarding the movement to make him
presidential candidate. He states
emphatically that he has never been
and is not now candidate and re-
quested that the matter be dropped.
The meeting was a great and enthu-
siastic gathering of Canyon county
Republicans and was permeated by
optimism. Many prominent party
leaders were present, among them be-
ing Governor Haines, Former Cover
nor Goodihg, Captain Davis, Geo. Day
and many others. Many oId-time Re
publicans who strayed away during
the late disaffection announced their
return to the fold, believing that pro-
gressive policies would rule in the fu-
ture activities of the party and that
under these circumstances to stay
with the Progressive party amounted
to being an ally of the Democratic
party. Nearly 200 representative
men of the party were present. En-
nett was represented by D. A. Haw-
kins, E. K Hayes, F. C. Berry and
Finley Monroe. State Senator Bald
ridge presided.
The resolutions denounee the Demo-
cratic tariff law for robbing the far
mer Of his home market, urges tax re-
form and takes a strong stand in IA
vor of state prohibition. The resolu-
tons follow:
We, the Republicans of Canyon
County, in mass meeting assembled,
renew our allegiance to the princi-
ules of the Republican party, and
pledge our best efforts to re-organize
and unite the party along the lines
suggested by Senator Borah in his let
ter, read before this meeting.
First: We regard an adequate pro-
tective tariff policy as absolutely es-
sential to the welfare of the American
farmer and laborer, and we denounce
the Democratic party for robbing the
farmer of his home market and the
laborer of the opportunity to convert
his ouly capital into an adequate
wage, as evidenced by the very large
ly increased importation of the pro-
ducts of labor of foreign countries,
without any noticeable decrease in the
cost of living.
Second: We hold taxation to be the
paramount issue in Idaho, but we re-
cogniZe that it is not political ques-
ton except in a very limited way,
and we pledge the Republican Party
to cooperate with the people of Idaho
for the reduction Of taxes.
We recognize taxation as a vital is
sue to the people Of Idaho, and favor
rigid economy in the conduct of every
department and institution, including
school, county and city government.
We recognize, however, that in a new
and rapidly developing state taxes are
necessarily high, and we do not IA
vor crippling any institution by re-
ducing revenues below its absolute
needs. We believe that the only prac-
ticable method of materially reducing
taxation is by increasing revenues,
which may be done to the extent Of
millions of dollars, by converting the
states timber land into interest-bear-
ing securities.
Third: We further recognize the
growing temperance sentiment IN Ida
no and the nation, and heartily favor
the submission to the voters at the
first opportunity of an amendment to
the Constitution of the State, for
ever prohibiting the sale and manu-
,acture Of intoxicating liquors.