Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-07-28
Progressive Leader for Hughes.


Guy Martin, progressive candidate
for governor n Idaho, is out for
Hughes for pi esident. In an open
letter to the press of Idaho, dated at
Standpoint, Idaho, July Is, Mr.. Martin
says:
Kindly announce through the col
umns of your paper that | shall sup
port Mr.. Hughes for president in the
coming election. Having allied my
self with Progressive party in 1912,
and having been its candidate for
governor in that year, and having
Supported the party since that time,
| feel that it is only fair that |
should announce publicly what my at
titude will be in this campaign.
In 1908; before the Republican con-
vention was held, poll of the busi-
ness men of Standpoint was taken
for the expression of their choice of
the presidential candidates. was
then strongly in favor of Mr.. Hughes
instead of Mr.. Taft. | believed then,
as | do today, that, aside from Mr..
Roosevelt, he was the best man whom
the Republicans could nominate.
Nothing has since transpi4ed to
change my opinion of his great abil-
ity and honesty. | was then con-
WINGED that his work as governor of
New York had been pursued with
an entire singleness of purpose, that
is, to give the people of New York
fearless, progressive administration,
insofar as its chief executive could
give it. | still have an abiding faith
in his integrity and alb lty and firm
ly believe that, if he is elected, he
will. as president, display the same
executive qualities which he d $
played as governor Of the state Of
New York, viz: gre 1T ability, prompt
decision, al abiding conv.c on. ard
firm, strong adherence to mis- judg
ments, when formed
| believe President Wilson is hon
est ard sincere but his policy in Mex
leo and his dealings with other ma
tions have been of such contradic-
tory and vacillating character that he
has brought the United States into
disrepute in every foreign nation. 1t
will require years to overcome his
mistakes and give this nation the
standing it once had with foreign ma
tions. This cannot be done by con-
tinuance of Mr.. Wilson s policies in
dealing with other nations. 1t can
only be accomplished by fair, firm.
just treatment of foreign nations and
the rights of their subjects and by an
nsistence upon the same kind of
treatment for this country and its
subjects. and by speedy and adequate
preparat on by this government to re-
sist any aggression against the United
States or its subjects. wherever they
may be found.
A government owes its first duty to
it's own people. That principle has
been ignored by the present admins-
tration in many instances. | believe
that Mr.. Hughes will insist that this
government protect its subjects and
will insist that the United States
take necessary steps to prepare itself
to afford that protection. 1t seems to
me that Mr.. Hughes has the quail
| ties, as an executive and as man, to
/ fit him to be the chief executive of
this nation and to correct the mistakes
which The president has made and for
that reason | shall support him
Some Progressives are supporting
President Wilson, some may vote a
third ticket, but it seems to me, en-
tirely without criticism of the course
which other Progressives may feel
bound to pursue, tnat the duty of ever
Progressive is to support Mr.. Hughes.
Questions of domestic politics must
necessarily be left for later determ-
ination but, upon these. am clear
that Mr.. Hughes stands for substan-