Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-27

party hasn't discovered the American
farmer to this hour. They say our
friendship for him should be taken
for granted. They say nothing con-
corning the trusts and monopolies.
Have they manifested such friendship
for them in the past that that, too,
should be taken for granted?
Il speak with some feeling concern
ing agriculture because / speak as
chairman of the committee on agricul-
ture in the United States senate. MT
they criticise US for sectionalism in
our appropriations. / am amazed that
any man protesting to be leader of
public opinion should descend so low
as to try to resurrect the bloody shirt.
"They complain because the agricul-
tural appropriation included $4,000 to
study ways and means to stamp out
the insects that infest the cotton crops.
The boil weevil has caused the loss of
hundreds of millions OF dollars worth
of cotton. Cotton exports from this
country amount yearly to half billion
dollars and play a great part In the
balance of trade with which the Re-
publicans are so much concerned. Cot
ton forms the second largest crop in
the United States.
'They complain because we appro-
priated some $4,000 to $50, 900 to teach
the people of Louisiana how to raise
cattle The agricultural bill is not
sectional measure. Upon the motion of
your junior senator $4,000 was included
to encourage the manufacture Of cheese
in your state. We appropriated $425,-
900 to exterminate the predatory ami
mails that prey upon cattle and other
livestock in the great northwest and
no man in Mississippi will complain of
this appropriation.
1.-THE foot and mouth disease occa-
stoned a great deal of loss among cat
tie and there was not a single death
from the disease in a southern state
We appropriated four to five million
dollars to compensate the farmers in
Republican states for their losses-or
rather from states that were Republi-
can; there are none such now-and
not single cent of this money went
to a single southern state. Pardon
me for even Identifying with an answer
| this gross charge of sectionalism.
But with all their complaints l have
heard no general outcry for their re-
turn to power. This reminds me of an
|
issippi where l was born. These darkies
always consider it an event to attend a
funeral. On one occasion I met Sam
who was coming from a funeral and l
told him I understood he had been to
Browns funeral and asked him what
the complaint was Sam said, There
weren't no complaint at all. Everybody
seemed perfectly satisfied
FOR THE LAHoRER.
Confronted by world problems we
have, nevertheless, devoted our atten-
ton to the laboring man, business
man and the farmer. We have Gre
ated a labor code. Heretofore labor
was a mere commodity in the market
place. For more than quarter of a
century labor had been trying to get
Republican administration to abolish
the writ of injunction in labor dis
putes. The Democratic administra-
ton within two years after it came
into power abolished that writ.
For more than a generation labor
had appealed to the Republicans to
give them a trial by Jury in cases of
constructive contempt. Within two
years after coming into power the ad-
ministration gave them the right to
such trial by jury. am not surprised
that we are criticized for this by a
former justice of the supreme court of
the United States who concurred in
the decision OF the Danbury hatters'
case. when labor was fined three
times the actual damage found to be
done-a decision resulting in laboring
men in Boise giving up their pay for
one days work in order to keep the
roofs over the heads OF those con-
cerned in the case.
Il will not stop to discuss the pass
age of the workmens compensation
act and the seamens act, but will
simply hold them up as fruits of a
Democratic administration.
"Mr. Hughes says that he favors the
eight hour principle. but he is opposed
to the eight-hour law. We, on the con-
trary, favor the principle and are proud
to have passed the law putting 1t into
effect.
Mr. Hughes has three main objec-
tions to this Adamson biil-this eight
hour law His first objection Is that 1t
is myth; his second that 1t Is not a
myth, and his third that 1t was en-
acted too quickly. Mr.. Hughes would
have had us take time to deliberate
over this measure, which costs the
railroads only s5o,O0o,oo0 a year. and
meanwhile the strike would have cost
the people of the country $4,000. 900 a
day and untold misery. Nero fiddled
while Rome burned; that's what Mr.
Hughes would have had ~ 10 While
the country suffered-fiddle.
"Why did the Republican nominee
not wire to some Republican senator
to block the unanimous consent vote
to take up the bill? He reminds me
of a lightning bug. for he has his
headlight on behind.
"a vote for Hughes, judging from
his speeches. Is a vote for the repeal
of the Adamson bill-a vote to plunge
SORENESS, PAIN,