The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25

campaign rally By soue As an indorse-
mtnt OF YOUR propaganda. Iii *. oil
course the duty Of the governor 10 BE |
fair to all classes ana 70 oppose any
program which is apt to result IN 4 |
DIVISION q OUR state into classes.
Such arraying OF class against class
would be welcomed by the enemies
OF our republic. Tor such course
vii ltend to defeat orr nation in this
war and aiii eventually mean tile
dissolution OF orr form OF govern
mert and the undermining oil the
economic and political freedom oil
our people
la declining 70 speak al Your party
rally ! wish 70 say further that Tor
Me there are. during the war. but two
parties. one composed OF iovalists and
the other oi the disloyalists. The
only party whose csuse shall strive
at this time to advance i the party
composed Of those americans WHO.
heart and soul, are LOYAL 10 their
country The only issue thar to me
is paramount al This time is the win
ming OF this war. and that cannot be
| done ii our house is to be divided
againsl itself through raise accusa-
lions on the parr Of political agita-
tors such az those WHO head your
| organization
The only parry and politicians
! whom AIN in this campaign going
/ 70 oppose are thar party ard those
/ politicians who Tor parry purposes.
by inuendo or otherwise. are discour-
aging orr people bp claiming this i
4 war begun BIZ the rich or that til
btrdeus oil the Conflict VII fafl NOR.
heavily on one class than anothe
| who make statements which IN son
i ay or another viii lengthen the co, :
flict by creating dissatisfaction II
home and tl7us indirectly cause +.
(! death 81 additional thousands. Il :
millions. of our fellow citizens /,
/ European battiefields
i We all agree thaf war profitee
should be dealt with as irasticaiiy
1 it Is possible 10 deal a-ith them.
il cannot he said THAT this il ! ri
mans war, Tor those who have gain
most from il would have made great
| profits i the United States had
entered it. ] hold no brief FOR q
class. but TO make tie farmers y
/ boring mrn believe their sons are &
crminated against ii This war. as
/ piled in your statement 81 pri0cip's
/ unreasonable conduct. for the r
mans sons are cohscripted prapt
flonarely 10 greater extent tlls
some Of rhe farmers and laborers.
Nonr leaders are continually
lacking what you fer;u "hig business
! Personally am a. strongly Oppose
as anyone Ia Nhai is known as gor
eminent BY big business T woui'
he equally opposed to a goverumer
i ly any particular industrial class Il.
public official who would allow hint
sell IL be controlled by the seit-ag
pointed guardians of SOME eleme
III society would thereby render lIir'
& self unfit to bold public office II
as governor OF this state. would pc
!. init mrseh 70 Re nut in 2 posIrio
, where could be compelled to cate
to any particular set OF men could
j. not he fair to organized or unorgan
ized labor. 10 farmers organizations
, to big business or TO little business.
Knowing. a | do. rhe political am,
; billions of Your organizationsnd tft
ialSe charges thar some oi -ifs leaders
and agents have made through your
K
natriotic public officials. I cannot be
hevc that back Of the invitation voia
. have sent me Is any sincerity Of nur
. pose The failure on the part Of any
one 10 turn over the stare goveTrguen.
/ TO those n yorr Officers who have as
spned the organization al the alleged
, Nom Partisan l-earlie and the control
! al tie millions Of dollars sollecteG
from its members, viii undoubtedly
create opposition, but know ira
, such men pretending 10 be friends
! III some particular class and dsceiy-
r ing some well-inrrptioned people
] cannot long continue their policy o
:! deception. for The patriotic farmer
. III the country aud the loyal laborIns
c men in the CITY know thar their tr-as
i friends are among these who striv,
: for the maintenance Of law, orde'
: and justice especially ID this, III
| most serious hour of our history. 70
that unity OF the American Peopl
r essential to the successful tefraa'a.
" ton 81 rhe war, Nerv truly veurs
al J. 4 a EURNQUfST