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false the statement that the trial has
been delayed by the state for some po
litical or sinister purpose. I do not
know that they are guilty. The law
presumes them Innocent, and so do I.
A few months ago a man In Chicago
representing millions of dollars, ab
sconded with hundreds of thousands of
dollars, the money of the people who
had entrusted It to the bank, of which
he was the honored head. Stensland
was the man entrusted with this money
and when ho had robbed the people of
that which belonged to them, he fled.
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Whose Re-election is Assured.
Fled beyond the bounds of his own
state; beyond the borders of our nation;
beyond the seas, to the continent of
Africa, and there in the country of
Morocco, he thought he was secure from
the officers of the law. But the finger
of Justice pointed to him. It followed
him across land and water and there In
far-away Morocco pointed him out. He
was apprehended and by process similar
to that which brought the men accused
of the murder of Governor Steunenberg
*rom another state to the state of Idaho.
This man accused of crime, was brought
from another state and from another
nation, to answer to a Jury of his peers
for the wrong which the evidence In the
case lndloattd that he had done. By a
process similar to that, by which these
men have been brought Into Idaho to
answer for the crime with which they
are charged, this man, Stensland. was
brought from another state and another
nation, and in the shortest possible time
was hurried to the scene of the crime
with which he was charged, there to
answer a Jury of his own peers as to
whether or not he committed the deed.
In New York today, in tho famous
prison called the Tombs, Ilea Harry
Thaw, a young man who represents one
of the greatest fortunes In America to
day. This man is tho heir to millions
and yet he is accused of murdering his
fellow-man and Is held behind Iron bars
to await the day of trial. And so ure
these men here held behind iron bars
to answer for the crime with which they
are charged. Harry Thaw may be inno
cent. These men may be Innocent. The
law presumes that they are Innocent and
I hope, if they are, they will, in the
shortest possible time, walk—forth
through the doors that deprive them of
their liberty and breathe the air of free
men, and stand up with you and me and
say that such crime as this shall not
go unpunished and that he who perpe
trated the foul deed Bhall pay the pen
alty of the law. (Applause.)
Mormon Question.
But now to the matter which Senator
Dubois tells you is the great Issue con
fronting the people of our splendid state.
Dubois says that the Mormon question
is the great question; says that new
polygamy was being entered into and
that the Mormon church dictates politi
cal affairs of our commonwealth. If
what he says is true, this is Indeed an
Important question. If what he says is
false. It le a question that should be
relegated to the place where dead Issues
and insincere politicians have been
thrust by a thoughtful people In days
that have gone by.
Do you remember what issue Senator
Dubois said was the paramount Issue
six years ago when the people of Idaho
elected him to the United States sen
ate Î Do you remember that Senator
Dubois for three campaigns, from one
end of this state to the other, had said
that the only Issue—the supreme issue
—and that unless tnat Issue could be
settled, as the Silver Republican party
demanded, and as the Democratic party
demanded, that our state was in a most
hopeless condition? You remember that
well. And. sirs, you elected Senator Du
bois to the United States senate. Do
you remember a single act of his, a sin
gle speech, of his, looking to the right
ing of the wrong which he said then
existed, during the past six years that
he has held that place" (Applause.)
If you do, I do not; and today he
seeks election again to that august body
and today he has another Issue he says
is the all-important question. It is now
the Mormon question. The Mormons
are going to get you If you don't look
out. (Laughter.)
Mormon "nomination."
Now let us see about this Mormon
question. If it la a question, surely an
inspection of the conventions of the
atate and of the vote of the state should
disclose that fact. Surely such an in
s pect Ion would disclose Mormon domi
nation in Mormon counties if the charge
that Senator Dubois makes is true. Now
may I say that, frankly. I presume
there have been members of the Mor
mon church who have invited the sup
pert Uran other» who are members of
that church, but. If thlB Is- true, it Is
true of all parties and I have no doubt
but what It Is true of many churches.
It is a question that lies with individu
als and one which no political party, and
plainly, no church can soem to remedy.
Senator Dubois goes further than this,
and says that the Mormon church dom
inates the Republican conventions and
the Republican party. Now let us see.
In 1894. what party carried the state
of Idaho In the state election? Why, the
Republican party. They carried the
state in llie Mormon counties and they
carried tho state in the Gentile coun
ties. What party carried the state of
Idaho In 1896? Why, the Democratic
party. They carried the state In the
Mormon counties and they carried the
state In the Gentile counties and there
were scarcely a greasy spot left In either
places of the Republican party. (Laugh
ter.) Who carried the state In 1898
Why, the Democratic party, but the Re
publican party made gains. The Repub
licans gulned in the Gentile counties and
tho Republicans gained in the so-called
Mormon counties. I remember there
were about a dozen Republican members
of the legislature elected to the lower
house at that time. I happened to have
been one of that number, but I remem
ber also that there was probably not
more than one Republican elected to the
house from tho Mormon counties. The
northorn part of the state—five coun
ties—sent four Republican members to
the house and they scarcely had a Mor
mon In that entire region. Does this
look like Mormon domination? In 1900,
who carrlcd the state? Why, the Demo
cratlc party, but the Republican party
again made gains. They gained In the
Gentile counties and they gained In the
Mormon counties. The difference
their gain in both of tneso classes
counties is less than one per cent. Now
does It not look that If tho Mormon
church were in this wholesale vote dis
tributing business, that they should con
trol more than one per cent of tho vote
of their counties? Yet, I repeat, the
difference in gain of the Republican par
ty In the Gentile counties and Mormon
counties was less than one per cent
In 1892, who carried tho state? Why,
the Republican party, and In that year
tho différence in the gain In tho Gentile
counties as compared with what we
gained in the Mormon counties was less
than one per cent, and, strangely enough,
this time, in spite of all this "church
domination" that Senator Dubois talks
about, the gain of less than one per cent
was In favor of the Gentile counties and
not the Mormon counties.
Now Is Senator Dubois slnoero or is
he not, in the Issue which in the ln9t
election and in tho present election, ne
is forcing upon tho people of this state
I have given you the figures for eight
years in Idaho prior to the injection by
Senator Dubois of this new Issue. 1
he sincere or Is ho not? But now let us
so a stop further. Our opponents say
that the Mormon church dictated the
ticket of the Republican party that was
nominated In Moscow, Idaho, two yeai
ago. Now let us stop and see. This
Is a broad statement which, if a person
does not stop to analyze, may prejudice
lilm against the Republican parly. It
Is true there were some members of the
Mormon church at that convention. Bui
let me say that If every Mormon w'r.
»•as there should have been taken out of
the convention hall and removed so that
ills voice could not have been hoard,
that same ticket would have beon placed
In the field by the Republican conven
lion two years ago. And yet our oppo
nents say that the Mormon church dic
tated tho ticket of the Republican party
at that time.
The Fooatello Convention.
Now about Ihe Pocatello convention.
They say that this convention was also
dominated by the Mormon church and
;un sure the statement, if possible, can
be more easily demonstrated to be false
than as regards the convention of two
years ago. The vote upon the candi
dates for superintendent of public In
structlon and mine Inspector, and for
this last place there were three candi
dates, was very close and I shall not
mention the vote on these offices in this
comparison. The convention's vote on
the other candidates and upon the ques
tion of Instructing for United States
senator, the vote was so decisive that
had the vote of the Mormons in that con
ventlon beon subtracted from the vote
of the candidates that were nominated
and added to the vote of the candidates
that were defeated, the same ticket
would still be placed before the Repub
Ucans of Idaho as the one that is before
them today. And yet our opponents
that the Mormons did the whole thins.
(Laughter.)
So Senator Dubois would apparently
have you believe that the Mormons in
state convention are as polygamlsts In
their votes as he says they are In their
wives. (Laughter and applause.)
Now, candidly, does It look as though
he were sincere? But he goes further.
They say that polygamy is being entered
Into. TKey say that new polygatnlst
marriages are being consummated. Wo
have a law against polygamy. We have
splendid laws upon moral questions
upon our statute books as any state in
the union. If the statement that Sen
ator Dubois makes is true, why does he
not point out a single case and see that
the offense is punished?
Challenge to Dubois.
At the risk of offering Senator Dubois
every means of proving such sincerity
would enable him to command a ma
jority of the votes of Idaho, may I ask
why the Democratic party does not point
out ond prosecute these men that they
say have committed this crime and are
committing this crime from year to
year? (Applause.)
The fact is, that the statements are
untrue. I have confidence In the people
Idaho, nor do I limit my confidence
restrict good order of citizenship to
tho members of one party. I believe that
the masses of all parties are sincere and
honest men and women and I believe
that the party to which I belong is made
of such splendid men and women
that, entrusted with the responsibility
of executing the laws of the great state
of Idaho, they will stand for the crush
ing out of any crime or offense that may
arise.
You old soldiers sitting here—your
hair is gray and you are honored by
scars won upon the battlefield. Many of
your comrades gave their lives to their
country. You offered your life and gave
the vigor of your manhood to your coun
try. You are supporting the Republl
can ticket today. I do not believe that
as you support the Republican ticket at
this time you feel that the party would
stand for dishonor, disregard of law or
will stand for anything short of the
highest citizenship and the highest and
noblest purity for the American home.
(Applause.)
I look about this stage and I see this
beautiful floral arrangement and I see
this beautiful decoration of the Ameri
can flag, and I say, aB I look upon this
ploture, "Tho hands of the women of
your city have done this." I do not be
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of Pocatello.
Republican Nominee for *•-Election as Attorney General.
lieve that these women think that the
party to which they belong has desertod
them. I do not believe that these wo
me-n feel that the candidates that they
have nominated to fill the legislative,
executive and Judicial places in this state
would shrink from their duty. I do
believe that these women are loyal to
the Republican party for the good it
has done mankind; because it stands for
tho purity of the home and for the de
fense and guardianship of that which
means for noble motherhood and the sa
credness of the ties of home. (Ap
plause.)
Direct Primary.
I wish to say a word with regard to
the plank in the Republican platform
which declares In favor of the direct
primary. In my Judgment this Is a long
step In the right direction. There was
a time when secret system of voting on
election day was not known to the
Americas people. Thero was a time, and
some of you will remember it well, when
the candidates names were printed on
the tickets—were printed on slips of pa
per of one color and sometimes of an
other—and the member of the party as
they went to vote placed these ballots
In the ballot box. There was a time
when the voters' names were called and
each voter called out the names of the
men for whom he wished to vote. These
systems of election opened the door for
fraud and corruption. Bosses sprang up.
Men were bought and the boss stood by
the ballot box and watched the voter
whom he had bought "deliver the goods."
Men sometimes were afraid to vote for
the man of their choice for fear of los
ing their positions. All thlB was wrong
and in response to a general demand
from one end of the country to another,
secret ballot laws were enacted in ev
ery state and a tremendous step was
taken for good government and clean
politics.
Now, the Republican party has de
clared for a further step. If we can
have the primary law the people them
selves, the members of all parties, will
go to ths polls upon primary day and
there vote to place in nomination the
BMta or we— sa whom they would desire
to vote for and then upon election day
the people would come and vote for the
candidates upon the tickets, not whom
a few have nominated, but whom they
themselves have chosen for their stand
ard bearers.
If I could describe to you what I con
sider the best kind of government it
would be a government in which there
would be no legislative body, no execu
tive body and no Judiciary save the legis
lative, executive and Judiciary of every
man's and every woman's heart and soul
and conscience. But the time has not
arrived when this system of government
would be practical. You remember in
the good book the account of the man
who agreed to work for his neighbor for
seven years. At the end of that time
it was agreed that the daughter of the
neighbor should be given to this man
as his wife, At the end of the seven
years when the work was completed,
Laban denied to Jacob his daughter
Rachel and said that he must work sev
en years longer. Jacob did work seven
years longer and obtained Rachel for
his wife. Now I have always thought
that that was a mean trick that Laban
played on his prospective son-in-law and
my sympathies have always been with
Jacob. (Daughter.) Well, ever since that
time, and maybe before, there have been
people who have tried to drive a shrewd
bargain. It is to protect tho great
masses of the people against the wrongs
that here and there individuals may do,
we must have government and laws.
The worst kind of government is des
potic government. The best kind of
government we can have now Is that
government in which the people share.
It Is the government of the people, bj
the people and for the people. And as
they exercise rights and realize their
responsibilities so will our government
be good and great and grand. (Ap
plause. )
Borah.
We are in the home of the man whom
the Republicans of this state have en
dorsed for the high office of United
States senator. I am glad to have tne
opportunity of making an address In
his home city. In William E. Boraii
the Republicans of Idaho, aye, the slate
of Idaho, have a man strong, resolute,
vigorous, loyal to duty as it lies before
him, a towering giant among men. (Ap
plnuse.) I am not here to plead his
cause, for it is won. 1 am before you,
having covered a large portion of tne
state of Idaho, and you will be glad to
know that the people I hnve met
erywhere tett me that by their volef
they will confirm what the Repub!
party said In state convention al r
tello and that William E. Bore.h sh.tll
be the next United States senator for
the state of Idaho. (Applause.)
That they will elect him and let him
take his place beside our present gréa
senator, Weldon B. Heybnrn. (Ai
plause.) Then you will have two gia.n
in the United States senate who wil
stand as defenders of the stats and na
tlOn, the peers of any senators from an
state in the nation. (Applause.)
list Every Man So His Duty.
A few moments and I have done,
(hank you for your presence here
night and the attention you have ^i'
me. 1 would caution you to watch and
remember that eternal vigilance Is
price of liberty today as it was a hun
dred years ago. What we want now
for the people to think and to act upon
their judgment.
You remember the story of Vlrgliiius.
He and his little band had resisted
Roman tyranny until at last they were
taken captive. Vlrglnius was captured,
His beautiful daughter was to be take
away by ihe Romans and he asked one
last request of his Roman captors. He
asked that he might be permitted, be
tween tho lines of Romans to bid his
beautiful daughter good-bye. The re
quest was granted. Virglnlus came for
ward and met his daughter. He pressed
her to his heart and kissed her temple.
He drew a dagger from beneath his bod
ice and stabbed her to the heart. He
then turned upon his captors and said
"If I had men I could free Rome." And
so today, in the words of an eloquent
man from whose lips this story fell, we
need men and we need women; we need
noble men and noble women and we
have them. Most of our people, men
and women, are noble, lofty and pure,
whose highest ideal in government is
that ours may be the best. Exercise
then, the duties of citiienship, and if you
do and if our people do, and those who
may come after us, we will have a coun
try worthy of the fathers who purchased
It tor us at euch arrest wwtloe of blood
and treasure; worthy for us to live in
and for us to pass on down to the chil
dren of unborn generations. I thank
you. (Applause.)
BOMG PACTS TO COXSIDBR.
Unfavorable comment has been made
some of the state papers on the
workings of the state's depository law,
which was originated under the present
state administration. It is urged that
there Is no necessity for such a vast
sum of money to be kept on hand. The
money that is loaned under this depos
itory law to banks for not less than
2 1-2 per cent, interest, are daily bal
ances belonging to the various current
funds, and the amount is not beyond
the required sum to meet theexigencies
of the service. These amounts come in
from various sources, and are neither
stationary nor excessive. At the be
ginning of the Morrison administration,
there were some $2,000,000 on hand in
these and other funds, and this vast
amount did not earn one cent for the
state. How much of a temptation such
a large amount of temporarily idle mon
ey was to the cupidity of the officiais
of a former time, or what If any, profit
accrued to other than the bankers, who
handled these funds absolutely without
any security to the state or its officials.
It is not the purpose of this article to
discuss.
No long time loans can be made for
any considerable portion of these funds,
as they are raised for current demands
and are of necessity largely subject to
call. As to deficiency warrants, they
aie Issued to supply theneeds of special
funds and these current funds are not
subject to, or available for, demands
thereof. Ordinarllly when an adminis
tration which has been so free from
public scandal and offers its books for
the Inspection of a widely distributed
onstituency, a spirit of fair play would
dictate that petty advantage would not
be taken by a technical discussion. The
governor is about over the state now
discussing state and national political
questions, with an openness that com
mends itself to everyone. He Is pre
pared and does answer every question
propounded to him for the purpose of
bringing out the truth. Any attempt
to blacken the name of Frank R. Good
ing, by petty quibbles that are an In
sult to the average man of affairs, will
recoil upon its author. Every thrifty
community has these shifting surpluses
or balances In current funds, and the
modern way of putting them to tem
porary use for hire to banking concerns,
wholesome reform of the old way
of doing things, here and elsewhere.—
Pocatello Tribune.
A WONDERFUL MEMORY.
The Story Muretu* Told of n Yonnf
(or.sican Marvel.
Maretus tells us that during his trav
els over lOtirope lie met the "marvel of
marvels" at Padua. The marvel In
question was a young Corslcan who
was In the city for the purpose of pur
suing his studies at the university.
Maretus, having heard that the young
man was gifted with an extraordinary
memory, desired to put the student to
the test.
The person who had informed the
traveler concerning the wonderful re
tentlveness of the young Corsican's
memory declined that he was so gifted
in that faculty that lie could repeat as
many as 311,000 words if read over to
him but once. Maretus and three dis
tinguished Venetians agreed to test the
accuracy of the statement. A commit
tee visited the student of extraordinary
memory and found him willing to sub
mit to the ordeal. Accordingly there
was read over to him an almost inter
minable list of wotjls strung together
without any consecutive order and
without any meaning whatever.
The i*ounc man .stood, all Ihe time
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BOBEXT S. BRAGAW.
Republican Candidat« for 8tat« Auditor.
with h'ls Attention deeply fixed and hl»
eyes half closed. When the long string
of words had been read off he looked
up cheerfully and repeated the whole of
the uninteresting catalogue of words
without a single fault. Then to show
how carefully his wonderful memory
had retained every word he went
through the list backward. When that
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United States Senator
W. E. BORAH,
of Ada.
Governor.
FRANK R. GOODING,
of Lincoln.
Justice of the Supreme Court
GEORGE H. STEWART,
of Ada.
Congressman.
BURTON I.. FRENCH,
of Latah.
Lieutenant Governor.
E. A. BURRILL.
of Bear I^ake.
Secretary of State.
ROBERT LANSDON.
of Washington.
Attorney General,
JOHN J. GUHEEN,
of Bannock.
Treasurer,
C. A. HASTINGS,
of Nes Perce.
Auditor,
ROBERT S. BRAGAW,
of Kootenai.
Mine Inspector.
ROBERT N. BELL,
of Cueter.
nate word—first, third, tifth, etc.—and
repeated them until the company was
thoroughly convinced that they were In
the presence of the most wonderful
prodigy of memory that the world had
ever produced.
KNOW THY COUNTRY.
A I'reoept That Kvery Cltlaen Shoald
Take to Heart.
Juvenal said, "This precept descends
from heaven—know thyself." To this
we add—know thy country. Know its
area. Its population. Its products, na
tive and exclusive, agricultural and
mineral. Know Its present output and
Its possibilities. Know its states. Its
territories and large cities and what
they are severally noted for. Know
its geography and typography, Its con
stitution, principles and history, Its
literature, its art and its sciences. Its
philosophy, discoveries and inventions.
Know its relation to other nations,
both political and financial. Know Its
possessions — Alaska. Hawaii, Porto
Klco and the Philippines—their history
severally, the customs and languages
of their people and the sources of their
wealth. Many meu know these things
now anil love their country and are serv
iceable to their fellow citizens In pro
portion to their knowledge. It costs
labor and the sacrifice of so called
pleasure to acquire this knowledge, but
to the genuinely manly man, whose
life's purpose is to make the utmost of
his abilities and opportunities and who
in one way and another is developing
his country's hidden treasures and im
parting his own practical enthusiasm
to other lives, there are a relish and a
delight in the search for knowledge
that compensate a thousandfold.
Thla Wnai Where They Grow.
Mrs. Newly Rich (shopping in Paris)
—Show us some wraps— Imported, of
course. French Saleswoman—Import
ed, madame? From where, s'il vous
plait?
The most Insignificant people art
the moat apt to sneer at others.—Ha*
Utt