Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-11-15
COOLING GLAD G. o. p.
HAS WON STATE CONTROL

Frank r. Gooding, who has lost the
election for the short term in the
United States senate from Idaho, has
given out the following reviewing the
recent political campaign in Idaho,
and its results:
''It Is not unusual in a great fight
like the one we have had in Idaho
that someone should be called upon
to make sacrifices.
AS soon as learned the true con
ditions in Idaho / knew the state
could be saved only through a cam
paign Of education. exposing Town
ley, Leseuer and his gang, showing
them up to the people in their true
light.
Someone had to make the fight
for Idaho and would rather have
made the fight and lost than not to
have made the fight and won, for, af-
ter all. seat In the United States
senate Is an empty honor compared
with place in the hearts of the good
people of this state. There is only
one thing worth living for in this
world and that is the respect of the
people. A public servant, or a man
who serves the people as a public SER
want and retires from Office without
the respect of the good people of the
state or nation would better have
never served the people at all
Thanks IlabOring Men.
Many things are very gratifying
to me in this campaign, one Of
which is that had the support of a
large per cent OF the laboring men Of
the state. Especially is this true Of
the railroad men in Poeatello and
other places. The l. w. w. forces
have for years been trying to poison
the laboring men against me. / want
to assure the iaboring men of this
state that wherever the fortunes of
life carry me, in the future as In the
past, shall always be their friend.
For Il years of my early life work
ed for days pay and / know and un-
derstand that IL this government Is to
prosper the laboring mans interests
must be considered and he must be
given square deal. What we want
in this country and must have is a
square deal all around and that is
what | have always fought for, as
my record shows.
IF anyone thinks this fight Is over
because election is past they have
made mistake. promised the peo-
pie in this campaign that / should
contiue my fight against anarchy,
treason. and rebellion until the end.
Many new people have come to the
state since / had the honor of serv-
ing Idaho as chief executive and
am glad to have them know some
thing through me of the assassina-
ton OF Ex-Governor Steunenberg and
the blot left upon the fair name OF
Idaho by the aequittal of Haywood
and Pettibone.
People Had to Know.
81 had but one thought in this
fight and that was TO educate the
people as far as possible to the dan
ger of such men as TOwnley and Lee
Seuer and these associated with
them, who. 1t is proven conclusively
by court records, were In sympathy
with Bill Haywood and the l. w. w,
organization--the greatest criminals
this country has ever produced.
1T 10 this dangerous element that
the good citizenship must fight
against at all times and accept my
defeat with the knowledge that, fol
the time, at least, have saved Idaho
from the greatest disgrace that car
come to any commonwealth-the sue
cess of Townley, LeSeuer and MeKaig
1T is gratifying to me to know