Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-10-17
TO PEOPLE OF IDAHO
FROM BURTON |. FRENCH
Horse of Representatives,
Washington, ID. G.
Oct. s, 1918.

fore the election AS the Republican
candidate for Congress from the
First Congressional District l am
compelled to make this statement and
to appeal to the people of the state
generally to support my candidacy.
In large part the people already
understand the situation, and l az
preciate more than l can tell the
many letters that are coming to me
from those represent telling me
that they propose to give me their
support, regardless of party, and
that they approve of my course IN
Congress.
The Congress has been in con-
slant session since last December,
and in almost constant session since
April. 1917. The work of the Con
gress is very heavy legislation that
has to do with human lives has been
before us again and again; leg'sla,
ton that has to do with taxation,
with problems pertaining to the
well-being of our dear boys at the
front and those dependent upon them
at home; legislation that has to do
with the welfare of our people al
these things are being crowded up
on Congress for consideration No
| legislative body since time began
has been called upon to consider the
| ~ tho 6Sth Con
gress.
l would like to return to Idaho
to talk to the people about these
things. cannot return, in all spr
ability, before the general election
My duty is here. You want me to
do my duty. Important legislative
matters are pending. Difficult and in
tricate departmental problems are
coming up every day. kilograms, let
ters, inquiries pertaining to null
titude of questions are constantly
coming in, and you want me to stay
on the job where my conscience
tells me l should stay.
My record as your Member of Con
gress during these trying times is
an open book.
On the war and everything pertain
ing to the war I have felt 1T my
duty to support and uphold the adj
ministration. stand for this policy.
/ am in favor of Woman SUFFRAGE
and helped pass the resolution thru
thu House of Representatives
l am in favor Of National Prohi-
bit:on and helped pass that measured
thru the House.
Eave labored for the interests of
orr formers and have helped in OBJ
tain ne a higher basic price for the
NJ "thwest for this year than was
had asst, and 1 was one Of those in
the House who pushed the provision
tSru oi ing to cur farmers $3.50 pei
bushel for their wheat. / stand for
bringing the farmer and the consum-
ef as closely together as possible
for the mutual benefit of both.
7 supported the Lenroot revenue
amendment in the House and stand
for placing the war burden chiefly
upon wealth, upon war profits and
large incomes.
a. supported the War Risk Insur-
auce law and it was my amendment
that was adopted by the Congress fix
Ing the annuity system of compensa-
ton for insurance to the great bene-l
fit o. our soldiers and their families.
| supported legislation in the ma
ture of substitutes for bills intro
diiced by myself and others, grant
ing leave of absence and exemptions
to hcmesteaders and miners on our
western lands. !
have tried to do my duty faith
fully in the halls of Congress. before
the Committees, before the Depart
ments. and in handling the multitude
OF matters chat are brought to the
attention of your Representative. Upp
on that record and denied the oppor-
tunity of making personal campaign
OF the state for reelection, must
rely. Il
In making this appeal l know the
Ter of the people to whom j
appeal They are people who have
gone ever the top in the service of /
oar country i'm every way since we
became involved in the war. They
have gone over the top in furnishing
men to do our fighting, in sending
aiuses to our hospitals, in subscrib-
ing to Liberty Loans, Red Cross ser
vie and other helpful agencies in
the war where drives have been
male. The people of our great state
are l0a per cent loyal to the core an,
1t is to these people l appeal for
supTort Of my candidacy for re-elec-
ton to Congress on November 9Th.
Yours sincerely,
BURTON l.. FRENCH.
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