The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-29

newly elected chairman of the repub-
lican central committee was in Boise
last week to confer with the state or
ganization and take preliminary steps
in preparation for the next campaign.
In a brief address to the committee
he outlined in general the things he
hoped to accomplish as leader OF tho
republican party in Idaho, and in this
his words will receive cordial re-
Spouse from the people of the state.
Mr.. Evans said.
Backed by United Party.
I'VE have met together here for
business. to inventory our stock, to
take council Of each other In the In
terest of our state and party and MT
especially for oratorical flights; 50.
being anything but an orator my re-
marks shall be brief and bear upon a
few points which l consider mora or
less vital.
First, l desire to express my ap
probation Of the treatment which |
have been given by the committeeman
of this state. 1t could not have been
more liberal and magnanimous; all
that has been accorded me has been
without reservation or division and
places me under a double burden Of
obligation. While not asking for the
office of chairman. | consented to as
sumo the strenuous duties which il
entails, something which l would not
for a moment have considered in the
present condition of my health had 1t
been a strictly business enterprise, or
had the conditions of our party been
other than they are. But having az.
copied the responsibility, | have come
to offer the best that l have and all
that am in the service which 1 have
assumed, and this is given freely and
without mental reservation and with
out motive other than to see the best
interests of the state and the republic
can party advanced.
In speaking of the present party
conditions, l want ii distinctly under
Election intended upon the retiring
state chairman and secretary they
have labored increasingly under the
most trying and, at times, dishearten-
ing circumstances and the marvel Is
that the party has been held together
as well as it has. / extend to them
my personal thanks for the honest la
bors performed by them.
No Playing Ostrich.
But gentlemen, we must all real
lie that there Is an unusual political
condition for us to meet in this state,
and, in reference to that fact we need
not speak of 1t with bated breath as
though 1t were not known to all men.
We can not at this time afford to play
the ostrich act by simply hiding our
heads and hoping that nobody will be
able to see the rest Of us. There has
been entirely too much of this done al
ready. we must be frank, open and
honest with the public and carry our
pleas direct to the people of the state
and ask them to help us right the mis-
takes of the past and guard against
those of the future. No party or man
ever missed anything by taking the
people into their confidence and then
dealing absolutely squarely with them,
Now is the time to show the people
Of this state that the republican party
is to be trusted and that 1t means to
honestly give them the very best in
the way of men and measures, and
that it is depending upon them to
help accomplish this most desirable
end.
Candidates on Merits.
This object can only be attained
by thorough organization, and now, at
this early date, is the time to effect
such an organization, There are to
be no favorites played in the forth
coming campaign. Men must stand
absolutely upon their merits as hon
est, reputable citizens and their quail
ifications for the office sought. There
will be no personal friends rewarded
strictly for friendship sake, nor old
scores evened on account of past diff
ferences. What we want, and must
have, is honest, Industrious, and unit
ed workers, and every man who Is
willing to get in and do service will
start even with every other man, with
good chance for rapid advancement.
The test at this time is to be the
working qualities of the man and
what he Is willing to do to help reha- |
bilitate the party and not what his |
opinion may have been on certain de-
cisive questions in the past; not what |
a man has done, but what he will do /
This is the time when men are 4
tried out weighed in the scales of /
service and their usefulness unselfsh-
ness and loyalty thoroughly tested. /
Especially will this be true of men
who have, in the past, asked for and
received consideration at the hands of |
their party. Men who have been fav- /
ored with Office in this state. or who /
have been nominated for office, or /,
sought for nominations. win be ask
ed to contribute literally OF their time |,
and means toward bringing next years !,