Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22
ANFRCANISN IS GREAT ISSUE
IN THE PRESENT CAMPAIGN
DECLARES GIBSON

The great issue in the present ma
tional campaign is "Americanisn" in
the opinion of j. Fl. GIBSON, chairman
of the Hughes Alliance. who closed
q strenuous week last night of alli
ance work. He views the situation
with more optimism than when tho
campaign opened in behalf of Charles
Evans Hughes. He has been busy
making a special plea to the Roosevelt
voters of four years ago in ldal o.
many Of whom have enrolled as MEM
bers of the alliance. Chairman Gipson
said:
Personally, l can see only one is
sue in this campaign. and that Is the
issue OF America nism. Governments
are instituted among men for the pri-
mary purpose of mutual protection,
and / hold that the life, and the honor
and the property of an American citi-
zen must be held sacred in every part
of the globe and under every condl-
ton Unless America extends this,
protection to her sons and daughters,
America will some day call in vain in
an hour of need, on her sons and
daughters, for the spirit of patriotism
will be dead.
II do not believe that a firm course
in defense of the rights of our citizens
has ever involved or ever will involve
this country in war. | hold further,
that the vacillating policy which the
president has pursued toward Mexico
has not protected our citizens, has not
kept us out of war, but has made a
serious war inevitable"
CLAIMS CANYON COUNTY.
Hughes will carry Canyon county
by substantial majority" continued
Chairman Gipson. 1.-THE county COM
mittee there is conducting a very Wig
orous campaign and you will find
more active politics there than any
where else in this part of the state.
You do not hear so much about how
Wilson has kept us out of war but the
tariff ISSUE is looming up larger and
larger every day and tine people there
are asking the question. What is go
ing to happen to our present prosper
ify when the European war is over?'
People are thinking hard on this one
question.
"Of course Wilson and his Mexican
policy come in for a great deal of
condemnation, especially the sending
of the militia to the border and keep
ing the Idaho boys there while some
of the big states have been mustered
out.
IN my travels through this section
1 have found the people studying con-
ditions for themselves and you cannot
find state in the Union where they
can do a better job of it than you
can here in Idaho where $1,000 voters
wrote in the names of Roosevelt cleo
tors in 1912.
"As for the Progressives, you will
find that a large majority OF them
are going to vote for Hughes. for they
are joining the Hughes Alliance in
great numbers. On the other hand,
there were a large number OF Demo-
Gratis who Joined the Progressive party
in 1912 and 1914 who will probably
join the party of their first love. You
can safely put that section in the
Hughes column.
ENROLMENT GROWING.
I'VE ere getting our stride now in
the matter of enrollments in the
Hughes Alliance. the number received
yesterday being so per cent greater
than those received on any previous
day since headquarters for Idaho were
opened three weeks ago.
The total enrolment to date is $780,
and the previous party affiliation of
those enrolling is as follows: Pro-
gressive. SCI: Republican, 500: Demo-
Gratis, 81: Prchibitionists. 4: Socialist.
j; independents. first voters and those