The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-07-09

that they were in former years Today members
OF the party together simply for the purpose of
asceraining sentiment. They longer create or
overurn the sentiment Everything is left to the people,
who without thought knowledge, and frequently with
indifference frame the party policy and nominate the party
ticket The party council is without authority in
sequence without importance. 1t or less
useful in enabling discerning get an idea
of the drift of public sentiment.
striking feature of the sentiment expressed Boise
that Governor Alexander is going be hard man to
defeat for reelection The politicians make sport the
governor; mock him; rdicule him and affect despise
him; but down deep in their heart they have for him
wholesome respect They a popularity which Gov
ernor Alexander has which is going make him formid
able opponent for any Added this popularity
interchangeable industry and energy and taking way
and we have candidate who will cause the best Re-
publican in Idaho hard fight The politicians feel this
They know that they must put forth their best They
also acknowledge to each other by silence least that
Governor Alexander is sincere He really thinks that he
is accomplishing something for Idaho Given forcefu
man. with sincerely his shield and confidence as his
sword and have strong foeman any controversy
So much for the opposition.
The Republican party itself is in deplorabe condition
in Idaho 1t has been msmanaged such that
it retains in but small degree the confidence of
bers The party leaders have hirted with isms of every
lk Long principle and purpose ettisoned The
whole cargo consists of platitude, catchphrase and
vulgar appeals for that which the politicians think the peo
pie want Just why the average politician thinks that the
public will take substantial nourishment has never
been clear to Take dozen a hundred politicians
each one of them representative of his community
and individuals they will reject pretence and hypocricy
Let some politician that the people pretence
hypocricy and every of them will edatey gather
pretence and hypocrcy his bosom and them
Derby The politician to think that the people
body separate and who live and grow weeds
and thistes. 1t is anything to win When POLITICAL
party gets into condition where winning is everything
will soon go to pieces and the the better
We convinced that the Progressive movement grew
simply because there seemed be connected with it
honest convictions. 1t alive the conditions the
day; awake to its duty; sensitive its responsibilities
Here in Idaho the Progressive party stronger than
many other states simply because local conditions con
rbued its strength The leaders of party had been
fearful the people negligent and in consequence party
had gotten into bad condition 1t weak vacllating
and well worthy the rebuke that administered is
too bad that the rebuke could reach Borah Brady
Hart, Day and the other politicians who deserved it. AS
often the the innocent suffer for the sins
the wicked
The Tribune but chance for the Republican
party and convinced that that chance will not be
taken, at the present time The party should take
start In order to take start rid itself of the
barnacles These barnacles be scraped off only by
making it impossible to win We the ship into
fresh water drydoc< it. 1t needs overhauing The