Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-21
NUCENT ANSWERS
ADDRESS MADE BY
SENATOR B0RAH
Idaho Democratic Leader Is
Heard by Large and Ap-
preciative Audience at the
Pinney Theater.

made by Senator William f. Borah on
the night of Oct. IL. In response he
received an ovation from the crowd
which completely filled the theater.
Mr.. Nugent spoke in a most convince
ing manner His address was replete
with facts and figures about the ac
complishments of the Democratic adj
ministration and he presented them in
a clear and emphatic style.
Former Governor James H. Hawley
presided at the meeting, opening it
with few witty remarks in which he
cited that the daily newspapers of this
section were not with the administra
ton and ii was necessary for the party
leaders to hold meetings to present
their issues to the people. He touch
ed in his Introductory remarks a few
salient points in both the national and
state administrations AMI then intro
duced speaker of the evening, Mr..
Nugent.
As Mr. Nugent stepped forward to
speak he was greeted with prolonged
applause, which was repeated after
several minutes whel + announced,
Il am accepting this tribute, not for
myself but for the party l am here
to defend"
CHALLENGES STATEMENTS.
In opening his address, Mr. Nugent
stated that from the same platform but
a short time ago, Senator William f.
Borah had made a campaign address
in which he had made certain state
ments that Democracy could not let go
unchallenged. He stated that while he
did not hear the address himself, it had
been reported in the press in quotation
marks and as no denial had been made
by the senator in 10 days, he declared
he must nave been correctly quoted.
He then read number of paragrap hs
from the speech of Senator Borah and
confined his remarks on national issues
largely to those statements.
The first matter he touched upon in
reference to Senator Borah's criticism,
was on the Democratic caucus. He de-
clared that in congress there were a
number of reactionary Democrats who
had to be held in line and that in order
that the progressive measures the
president felt it was the duty of con-
gress to pass for the benefit of the
people. the caucus was necessary.
Senator Borah referred briefly to
the Democratic violation of its plat
form plank providing for free tolls in
the Panama canal" said Mr.. Nugent
THAT plank was intended to apply to
American coastwise shipping. 1t de-
veloped that the plank was contrary
to clause in the Hay -Pauncefote
treaty. and the president, believing
that the treaty was a solemn and,bind-
ing agreement, recommended the re-
peal of the Panama canal tolls act, al
ready passed. Thirteen Republicans
and Progressive Republicans in the
United States senate, led by Senator
Root, supported the president in that
matter.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
More important Legislation in the
interest of the whole people has been
enacted in the three years and a half
of Democratic rule than in the preced-
ing 40 years of Republican rule. The
federal reserve banking law has made
panics impossible, as it has taken con-
troll of the money of the country out
of the hands Of a few financiers in
Wall street and placed it in the hands
of the government. 1t has removed
from the farmers the brand of financial
outlawry placed upon them by the Re
publican party when it enacted the old
national bank law, which remained the
law for about SO years, and under
which It was a criminal offense for a
national bank to loan money to a
farmer and take mortgage on his land
as security.
Under the income tax law $50 600
600 has been paid into the federal
treasury during the fiscal year 1915.
and s124,000,0OO in 1916, and for the
first time in the history Of the country
men of great wealth are obliged to pay
somewhere near their just proportion
of the expenses of maintaining the gov
eminent. Money raised through the
income tax. inheritance tax and NUM-
tons tax. it had been estimated will
provide the sum that has been appro-
priated to upbuild the navy. Judge
Hughes, while governor of New York
recommended that the legislature re-
fuse to ratify the income tax amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States.
CHILD LABOR LAW.
The child labor bill has relieved
hundreds of thousands of children from
daily toll and afforded them an oppor
tunity to acquire an education and
strong healthy bodies Senator Borah
St1scu III SpSttH llldt ne approved
the bill, and Senator Cummins and Mr..
Lovejoy, secretary of the child labor
national committee. have issued open
statements to the effect that the bill is
all right.
Another Democratic measure is the
election of senators by direct vote of
the people. taking from men of great
wealth an opportunity to bring about
their election by corrupting members
Of legislatures.
The Underwood bill is a redemption
of the Democratic platform pledge. The
Republican party was swept out of
power because of the enormous burden
VI placed upon the shoulders of the peo-
pie through the Payne Aldrich tariff
bill. For the first time in many years
certain articles of American manufac-
ture are now being sold in foreign
countries for higher price than is