Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
THAT UNITED REPUBLICAN PARTY.

desert with him and support Hughes punish Wilson, for
whom he has personal hatred announcing the time
his formal alignment with the gangsters whom he so loudly
denounced in 1912 and whom he asserted he would fight
forever enthusiastic outbursts from republican
that formerly cursed Roosevelt and progressves hail
ed him great noble and self sacrificing American.
They prophesed that the rank and file would forget prn
cple and flock back the progressves their being
only dsgrunted group personal admirers of Theodore
without principle And some progressives came back
larger number refused and that they believed
in principles and believed in Roosevelt because they though
he believed the principles he advocated New York. Michigan
Indiana Idaho California Oregon and other states have al
ready refused to drink and last progessves from Wash
ington announced their position forcbly.
Washington progressives working support Wilson
Edgar c. Snyder state progressive chairman 1912 and Ole
Hanson progressive nominee for United States 1912
have declared for Wilson and together with other
have issued statement of the grounds
and for their declared support of President Wilson
is as follows:
''To the progressves of the state of Washngon The
time has when the progressves this step out
and show their true colors
We organized and fought for principles we aban
doned old party affiliations because believed that man
who would not leave his party for the good his country
should be forced leave his country for good all parties
I'VE stood for social and industrial justice; we wanted the
world its treasures into the hands many and not
have all the good things of life held by the few we wanted
children to be free to play in the 60 school, and not
toll their lives out IN the facories wanted the people
selves to ule wanted the real direct primary and real
of the people, for the people and by the people,
We went to war and fought bravely chose for our
leaders whom Beloved we coud r1st we foupbt tho
fight, and fought hard
Into ranks crept the everpresen office seekerthe
hall weaned skmmk progressive whose only thought of
himself his idea OF heaven is place where he and his friends
are permanently the roll his idea of attend
q banquet occasionally and hold office perpetually
Another danger that party finacned by Wall
street Perkins, who never forget (athough dd anece
dents
Of Theodore Roosevelt, have naght to say except
that ne broke his pledged word when said will never
desert the and who have fought the fight with me
Today have the edfyng spectacle Taft and Roosevelt
barnes and Johnson Penrose and Colby and Ed Sims j. w
Bryan and W. NJ Whitney, Miles Poindexter and William E.
Humphrey all joining in quaverng seeking chorus
I'VE want Hughes We want Hughes
49, we don't know who is going to be fooled Will it be
val street or will it be the people, Will Hughes represent
hooseves Ideas Taft's The history of the past shows
that Wall street and Morgan Taft Crane Penrose Barnes
Humphrey Sims ct al usually in when there any doubt
we have confronting choice Whom shall we sup
port Hughes of Wilson?
At the best must admit that Hughes is trimmer or
he could not herd together under the tent
the above heterogeneous of patriots
How about Wilson?
Wilson has proven himself have patience enacty and
love for peace Mistakes he has made who has not
made them? But deep down under the partisanshp
there valiant and sturdy progressive spirit that will not
let HIM go far wrong
President Wilson placed on the supreme court bench
the first progressive in timea man who has been well
called The Peoples Lawyer We speak of Brandeis
Brandeis probably the economics who has
ever secured seat on the bench of the nation
President Wilson forced through congress the Alaska
railroad BILL which means much to the Washington
lie demanded that Wall street stop robbng our govern
ment ON armor plate and will build our own armor plate
plant
He has paid attention to our navy ward than an
republican president who in the White House.
lie has given more attention to credits in four years
than was given by all White House occupants in forty He
ioreed through congress our present banking perfect
1t true but fundamental Improvement the old as all
now aunt he opened the treasury to finance the movement
OF crops instead OF Wa street stocks DAYS gone nv
lie kept us out of He does believe in war unless
1t becomes impossible with honor have peace Perbaps
po woua nave been buried on foreign soil long
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