Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-03
AN APPEAL TO PRoGREssIvEs.

To the Progressive party of voters of the state of
Idaho
During the last four years. many of you personally, by
letters, by interviews published in other newspapers by
public statements and otherwise have been kind enough
to express great appreciation for the services rendered to
the principles advocated by the Progressive party by the
Evening Capital News by its editor c. O. BroXOn, and by
myself business manager of that newspaper. Literally
hundreds of have expressed understanding OF the
adverse conditions under which the fight was made for
these principles and for the candidates of that party You
have shown that you recognize that has meant financial
loss and that it has meant great personal sacrifice upon
the part Of Mr. BroXon and of myself and you have
pressed your appreciation in words and otherwise.
Especially do recall with great qualification the
sympathy and personal loyalty expressed by thousands of
you at the time that took the cudge in behalf
in connection with the unjust decision of the supreme
court of this state barring the presidential electors of
party from the ballots at the polls in 1912 We do not
forget do believe for moment that you have
forgotten the sympathy that you expressed for when
thrown into the county Jail of Ada county be-
of our stand for what believed and for what we
know you believed to be right.
The Capital News publication, Mr.. Broxon its
editor, the business manager of this publication
has asked anything from you for services
recompense for losses desire however, at this time
to make personal appeal to you, which appeal | feel
justified in making because of the vicious and cowardy
in which attack is being made upon u.s. You have
been fully advised through the public press of the state of
the kind and manner of assault that has just been COM
mitted upon Mr. BroXon wish personally, to appeal to-
the Progressive voters of this state who cannot fail APP
preciate the services the time the energy and the ability
that given to the Progressive Of this state by
him. The assault committed upon him was committed
because he stands today where he has stood every
ment of the time during the last four years since he
out In behalf OF the principles advocated by the Progress
sve party.
The only way that see in which the members of the
Progressive party of this show their appreci
ton for the services willingly rendered. the sacrifices
gladly made and the harships willingly endured is
for each and Progressive voter of the state of Idaho
to to the polls next Tuesday and cast their for
Alexander for governor and for W. r. Doughertv for sec
rotary of state and against d. W. Davis for governor and
George X. Barker for secretary of state.
feel justified in making this personal appeal to
the Progressive of Idaho because all must recog
nize that Governor Alexander has given the state an
honest administration far at least his personal
conduct and his personal efforts make it possible to do so
1t must also be realized that he has likewise given the
state economical administration and has been bust
nesslke He has been hampeled in almost his every
act upon the various boards of the which George
r. Barker has been member by the petty opposition of
that state official who should in all decency have been his
hacker and supporter feel justified in asking your
votes against Barker not alone for these but
his opponent w. T. Dougherty Democratic nomi-
nee is man for whose integrity honesty ability and pro-
gresslve inclination vouch not only personally but
for the Capital News
The fight made during the past four years has been
an extremely bitter against particularly vicious
bold and malignant opposition We have suffered nan-
cal loss; have suffered Imprisonment and finally Mr.
Broxon has been most cowardy and vcousy assaulted
by the warden of the pententiary aided allotted and en-
couraged by George r. Barker, secretary of state
We ask now that the 900 men and women of Idaho
who showed their independence and intelligence sufi-
Gent to write upon their ballots in 1912 the names of the
four Progressive presidential electors to go the polls
next Tuesday and stand with this the last and final
fight to clear out the state house gang which has brought