Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-10-28

men: l am very glad to be home. If
should tell you how gratifying it is to
have an opportunity to appear again
before an Idaho audience, you might
think that l was talking for home con-
sumption. The fact is that a public
man does not always receive just cred
1t when he expresses his affection for
his State, as it is sometimes thought to
be part of his campaign. But you
all take pride in your State, and its
prosperity, and in its growth, and the
fact that a man is a public servant
does not divorce him from the same
sentiment. We have our different
views upon political questions, and up
on political questions and upon public
matters, but, thank Heaven, over and
above all these things is our pride in
our State, our common sentiment for
its growth and its prosperity, and our
great desire, each and all, to serve the
common welfare of all of its citizens,
and when l express to you that | am
glad to be with you, / simply express
the sentiment which we all entertain,
the sentiment which we all feel when
we come to consider our great COM
"OHwc8tIIiI itb lututC dhu It's poooi-
bilities l speak, therefore, candidly
when l say that l returned to my own
State for the inspiration and enthusi-
asm which I find nowhere else in the
Nation.
Now, my friends, we are here to-
night to discuss politics. Politics Is
said to be the science Of government,
and let us In that light discuss these
questions tonight.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
l shall not take much of your time,
If any, in discussing state questions or
state issues. In the first place,
frankly say that 1 do not feel compe-
tent to discuss these matters, and
know that there are other speakers to
follow me in the campaign who are
entirely familiar with state matters
and state issues, and will discuss them
more intelligently and satisfactorily
than could possibly do.
But I do want to take time
enough to say that 1t seems to me
that VIC have nominated state
ticket in which all Republicans
can take pride, and in the cleo
ton of which they should mani
fest the greatest enthusiasm. We
have had rather exciting contest
In the primaries, but IL was upon
high plane, and while some OF
ms might have preferred to see
some nominated who were not,
vet the ticket as whole is
clean ticket, and in my judg-
ment, IL elected, will serve the
state with credit and with honor.
am gratified over the outlook In
the state, by reason OF the plat
form and the ticket which we
present to you In this campaign.
WE HAVE NOMINATED AS OUR
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR A
CLEAN CAPABLE MAN, A SELF
MADE MAN. WE HAVE NOMl-
MATED AN ENTIRE TICKET OF
THE SAME CHARACTER, and need
not dwell upon their capacity to serve
the people of this state, as 1t was
pretty we'll passed upon when they
were nominated in the primary against
such competent men who were in COM
petition.
l prefer rather, my friends, to go to
a discussion of the great national
questions which are involved In the
campaign, and upon which we Will all
be called upon to pass judgment when
we come to exercise our rlgnt OF IRAN
chise in November :,
For the past two years and a hal1
the mind of the American people has
been diverted almost entirely from the
great domestic questions which ordl-
narily entertain us as people. Inc
great conflict in Europe has occupied
so generally the attention and consld-
Grafton of the American people that
we have given less attention 10 those
matters of domestic concern and TO
domestic questions than we have hith-
accustomed TO
give. The press of the country, for
the last two and a half or three years
has been almost entirely occupied with
matters concerning the conflict across
the water, and the result has been, my
friends, that great many or the mat
ters which have been happening at
Washington are not so Thoroughly dls-
cussed and thoroughly known as they
would have been had 1t not been tnat
our attention has been riveted upon
the most awful conflict which civil1za-
tion has vet witnessed. Before l go,
therefore, to a discussion of some OF
the international questions involved In
the campaign some of the interna-
tional questions which may be of IN
terest to you, l am going to ask your
patience for q time while l dlscuss
some domestic matters, some Things
which have been happening at WASH
ington, which L can not out peleNe
may be of interest to you.
I am aware that If I should discuss
these other questions / might be more
interesting. / might briefly say that
these great international questions are
calculated to be more absorbing ana
more interesting than the questions
which. for time, l am going TO ask
YOU to consider, but | do not belleVe
they are of any greater concern. IN
discussing these domestic questions II
is not my purpose to indulge IN per
sonalities. I shall not stop to inquire
as to the intellectual integrity, or as &c
the patriotism, of those who diner
with us upon these questions. In tact
the longer l live, and the more have
to do with public affairs and publG
questions, the less l am concerned
about the motives of individuals, aho
the more | am concerned about sys-
tens, principles and policies.
individuals do not remain upon the
public stage very long. They come
and 70 with wonderful rapidly, pu'
principles, and policies, and systems
once inaugurated. initiated and sub
Stimulated remain sometimes for years
for decades or centuries to the "ea
or woe of a people. think, there,
fore. that we may justly pass by al
questions of personalities, or questions
as to the motives Of those who adVo'
cate these principles and policies