The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-09-28
Charged by James e. Babb In
Opening Republican Cam
paign at Boise.
HOLDS BIG AUDIENCE
Severe Arraignment of Demo
cratic Policies-President
Wilful Defaulter.

president Wilson has been a
wilful and international defaulter
on many of his campaign prom
ises.
''In spite of the fact that the
Democrats arrogate to themselves
special and superior brand of
integrity and Righteousness they
have, under Wilson's leadership,
repeatedly broken their pledges
with the people.
"The Democrats show no re-
spect for the intelligence of the
voters when they ask them to be-
lieye that our present prosperity
is due to the Underwood tariff
law, instead of the war trade.
I'VE are going to have war.
The Democrats have authorized
the expenditure of three quarters
of billion dollars for prepared
ness, but it is not for prepared
ness for the kind or war we are
going to have-commercial war
with the nations of Europe"
Opening of Campaign.
Those were few of the home
thrusts with which James e. Babb
Of Lewiston aroused his auditors at
the Pinney theater Tuesday night
when he formally opened the post
primary Republican campaign in
Boise
Mr. Babb spoke to an audience that
filed the big Boise playhouse COM
fortably. The widely advertised meet
ing was held under the auspices of
the Hughes Fairbanks club, and W.
II. Tyer, the president spoke briefly at
the opening to introduce Major Fred
K. Reed, who acted as chairman of
the evening. After Mr. Reeds re-
marks s. L. Hodgin made a short ad-
dress, and ended by introducing Mr..
Babb
Starting out with a challenge to the
American voters that they do not per-
NIT the accusation to go by that our
political institutions have outstripped
their knowledge of current affairs,
MIR. Babb launched into a discussion
Oh the vital issues of the national cam
paign. 1t is doubtful If a more scath-
ing arraignment of vaccillating ad-
ministration of national policies was
ever delivered in Boise; and as for the
intelligent, forceful, simple manner in
which he laid bare the deceit that
mas characterized the Wilson incum-
Dency, it is equally doubtful If more
convincing address was ever delivered
In the capital.
Old Platform Pledges.
AT the start he took up the plat
form pledges of the Democratic par
y, challenging its right to ask for fur
tner retention of Office ON the unful-
nlled record made of carrying out
those promises. After briefly touch
Ing upon the split within the Repub-
ncan party four years ago, which, he
pointed out, was settled in the open
and not in secret caucus, he told how
wilson had stolen from the Gettys-
Durg speech of Lincoln a promise of
new freedom that won for his party
ieglons of supporters.
He led the public to believe that
tnls promise of new freedom, the
same thing that Lincoln bled for, was
original with him." said Mr.. Babb
ne promised us this new freedom
ana what has he given us? Simply a
new slavery. We are confronted by
.ne contention that it is wrong to crit.
Nise the administration, that any in
qulry into the fruits OF the admins
.ratlon is something we have no right
to make.
>, Ine people will never submit to
.lis new slavery, that new admins
lratlon at the end of term of power
snail not be subjected to the fullest
criticism.
Sectional Government.
mn Ihey have given us a new slavery
lnat Is not all of it. They have giveI
Us the most sectional and discriminat
lug government this country has ever
! will not have time to go into the
uetalls, but this fact is strilSinkly il
austfated in the makeup of the i'm
portant committee chairmanships IL
sne house of representatives, Vir
slliia with 10 representatives, has {
representation on the important com
mlltees greater than 81 states in this
."estern country with 2S2 representa-
1ifes. I'VE, Virginia, with 100000 popu
aa1oh has greater representation
on important house committees thar
o. g section including a population o.
oo'oOOOOO. Virginia, with an assessed
property valuation of $3,000,000,0 600
as greater strength on these commit
sees than region with an assesse,
raluat1on of $145, ,000,000,00 Virgins
peseglng an internal revenue tax o
pni'oVo'OO0, has greater representa-
slon IN chairmen than portions of tn