Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-14
PROCRFSSIVES Of
HAMMOCK COUNTY
FOR ROOSEVELT
Foreign Policies Of Wilson
Administration Severely
Arraigned in the Resolu-
tions Adopted.

Condemnation OF the administration,
OF President Woodrow Wilson feat"re
the resolutions passed by the Pro-
gressive party central committee of
Rannock county at a meeting this week
VIXEN delegates and alternates were
elected to that party's stats convcn-
ton. to be held in Boise, April 70. Col.
onel Theodore Roosevelt is neealded as
the man who proved to the American
people the weakness Of the Wilson ad :
ritnistration and who can preserve ma
t.ona! honor II he is elected preside mt.
He is strongly Endorsed.
Copies of the resolutions and names
OF the delegates selected have been
forwarded to Progressive leaders in
Boise. They are as follows:
A. r. Reddish, j. H. Andrews, DR.. H.
A. Castle, Colonel j. M. Ingersoll, w.
L. Peterson, Charles Lee A. H. Martin.
p. c. White. Mary Ingersoll Thomson,
Charles Smith, Eugene Leonard, e, q.
Houde. Q. e. Scott. A. D. Ashbaugh,
Charles Pierce. Frank Thompson. F..
j. Heerwick. F. p. Holt, J. B, Hall. f.
J. Buckingham
Alternates-B. M. Hines, George
Derr. Mrs. A. l.. Cook, E. A. Potter. Or.
c. F. Rourk, George E. Hatch, Fl. w.
Orr f. L. Pitcock. Fred McCracken.
Ed White, Virgil Patterson, A. r..
Briggs. d. L. Simpson. Dan Lee. H.
A. Wedal, Theo. Cattle. H. A.. Whit
thoft, DIR. A. N. Harsen, +. p. Lewis
and A. j. Lewis.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
The Progressives Of Bannock coun-
~ in convention assembled hereby an
nounee the principles of our organiza
ton:
"First-Continued allegiance to the
Progressive platform of 1912 as ampli-
fled and summarized by the Progress
sive national committee, which con-
vened in Chicago, ILL.,. on January 18th
and 18th, 1916.
"Second-It will be remembered that
President Wilson promised, an a
campaign pledge. that upon his Undue
ton into office he would, through nee
essary legislation reduce the cost of
living. We condemn the present ad-
ministration for its failure to redeem
this pledge; for 1t is an indisputable
fact that since President Wilson made
the above promise, the cost Of living
has gone up and continues to go up.
Third-We demand law to aid and
strengthen the present interstate COM
merce law that will destroy all mon
opolistic combines that are now wrong
fully maintained to monopolize the
trade in, to fix the prices of, and to
control distribution and limit the pro-
duction of many of the necessaries of
human life.
"Fourth--The great world war has
raised the necessity for having as the
executive head of these United States
leader who stands for the national
Integrity and honor of this nation above
everything else. and a leader who has
the courage and patriotism to put
through the necessary measures that
will restore our country to the high
place as nation that 1t held while
Mr.. Roosevelt was in the hite House
in 1909.
The European war brought us face
to face with the great question Of pre-
paredness for national defense and we
deplore the humiliating spectacle
that the present admin istration at
Washington has presented upon this
issue.
When the European war broke out,
If we had had as the chief executive
OF this nation a statesman OF broad
and far-seeing vision the prepared
ness issue would long since have been
determined and some satisfactory poll
Icy enacted into law. And further we
maintain that with a strong man as
president ducin. the past two years
the diplomatic controversies that now
confront and embarrass the present adj
ministration would have been avoided
altogether, or satisfactorily settled long
before this.
Evasion and INDIGESTION.
Instead of this what do we see? An
administration at Washington that has
been characterized by evasion, inde-
cision and petty pork barrel politics
upon these issues. President Wilson
has reversed himself upon all great is
sues that have come to his consider
alton through the administration. In
view of the fact that Theodore Roose-
welt has been the instrument by which
the American people have been advised
Of the weakness of our foreign policy
and the consequent loss of this coun-
foreign countries. whether belliserent
or neutral. we therefore unqualifiedly
indorse him as our leader for the pres
idency OF the United States In 1915. We
are confident that Theodore Roosevelt
is the only man in the country who is
big enough and strong enough to draw
together and unite the disaffected ele-
ments that once made up the Republic
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bring TO his support a very large per-
centage of the independent vote of this
country.
"Fifth--We waive an announcement
of our stand on state issues and ngree
to abide by such action upon said ia
sues as ray be promulgated by our
state convention"
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