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gXKXW* §*§»• I m £\ M TPA till I I linRFxx vr Dr FfifiTFS WIII i VUltLÖÖl V L K/LLLUft I LU II I LL' * ** ■»'■.■•■-wps *" ■" OTE AS UNIT FOR ROOSEVELT * ■ W»» ■ •ri/\l#r aa r '111 III nil I UL I if *|i la I 111 nr llll I nr I ll !*■ I I II III HI# I III I 11 llll I * w ite Convention Is Largely Attended and Ea dfusiastic Gathering—Resolutions Denouncing the Foreign Policy ot President Wilson Are Adopted a RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION. a a "The delegates of the Progressive party in Idaho in convention as sembled hereby resolve; "That, for the nomination for president of the United States, we declare unqualifiedly f the man who personifies the greatest issue before the people as no other Itnan personifies tt; for the man who spoke with courage and conviction •Alien more timid meft were silent; and to whose voice the people harkened. "That, in a crisis like this when our nation must be prepared to defend its rights in the face of the world at war. and to maintain peace Mth honor, the national demand is for s man of undoubted courage and strength; a man of experience and ability and energy—a real American, [Theodore Roosevelt. I "Thai, we hereby Instruct our delegates to the national convention [if the Progressive party in June to vote as a unit for Theodore Roose velt." the leado in the fight for Americanism; for pa Progressive party of Idaho in |vention here yesterday declared un jlifiedly for Theodore Roosevelt as Choice for presidential nominee and [is. Hixeen delegates, each with a ies. Sixteen delegates, each with a t a vote, were elected to the GhU 0 convention to be held .Tune 7 and Pe instructed to vote for Colonel »sevelt under the unit rule. At the d of this delegation is R. S. Sheri I, who was elected itc chairman. The vention was the most enthusiastic 1 Moose gathering in the history of tparty in Idaho. The name of Theo Mjftoostevelt was cheered again and 1 rm. He was heralded as the next I sident of the it Wilson's foreign policy was flayed j all speakers. 'he delegates elected are as follows: j K. Sheridan, Paul Davis and H. E. Elroy, Ada county; Colonel J. M. tersoll, C. O. fierce, A. D. Ashbaugh, mock county; \Y. A. White, Nez ■ce county; J. H. Gipson, Boise ctun W. A. Lee. ( \Y. Evans. Bingham inty; L. M. Earl, Bonneville county, F. .Valmsloy, L. Kennedy, <'aryon Inty; Chris Jenson. Madison coun A. L. Swim, Twin Kalla county; T. Jordan, Kootenai county. Every i of the delegates named will attend I national convention. kSide from the enthusiasm shown for onel Roosevelt, two of the striking i o*es of the convention were the ited States, Presi •ted tempo ary chairman and Paul ; ris secretary. The organization was : , , • fol short re s during whl h !.. '. Merreli and ! äominating, credentials and perman-! organization—J. H. Gipson, Cald Il; C. A. North. Twin Kalls; L. A. J. Walmsle.v, j ! Blaekfoot; ! dse; U. O. Pierce. Po ; A. U Swim, Twin Fat! O. K. Pocatello; C. W. Luck, Lardo; H. »ssler, Boise, f'hris Jenson, Rigby. ! he reports of committees were later ! 1 and adopted by the convention, j the delegates nominated | e placed before the convention and ! ted without opposition. ) resses by .Slate Chairman Gipson pT. MoETroy, the party's last can-, r, . , ite for governor, both of whom as od the rights and protection of "rieans stand forth ns paramount I ■a for the coming campaign. IT convention was held i r . hall, Ninth the I. O. and Idaho streets, »re were 150 dclegaes in attendance resentaffvc of all parts of the state, a as xirman Gipson culled the assembly order and in doing so delivered on g address. H. K. McElroy y made .permanent, ommittecs were appointed as s after whicli there was er» spoke. ders, Rockland; F. ma; H. L. Randall, Boise. Isolutions—W. A. Lee, I Sheridan, ?r which Martin for Union. relegrams and letters were read to ; convention from Progressives who ild not be present as follows: "Sandpoint, April 22, 1916. H. Gipson, "Chairman Progressive Convention, ! Trust that dele ill be instructed to "Boise. Cordial greetings, ion to Chicago w ry out program of national commit in this hour more threatening to • national welfare than any since fl. We need president who wi!I| tect Americans and American its. We need Colonel Roosevelt. It ny sincere Wish that a union of Pro Usives and Republicans will occur æhleago with Colonel Roosevelt as I candidate for president. S "G. H. MARTIN." "Lewiston, April 21, 1916. *1. Gipson, Unforseen circumstances make it jossible to come to Boise at our Resolutions favored jvention. psevelt and instructed for J, P. Voll r and W. A. White for Chicago con ition. "M, B. MIKKELSON." "Coeur d'Alene, April 21, 1916. [H. Gipson, , Delegates from Kootenai county fvoldably detained at last moment, ble to secure alternates. We send wishes and pledge support to the f >. If Jordan selected for delegate * hicago he will accept. Hops you I use your influence in his behalf. I "JOHN CARR, I "SAM T. »JORDAN. "Committee." ink Lee Barrows of Moscow wrote a j | - "> ' y m PfetftH f ) . | I j campaign will be the necessity of up-j holding the honor of this country, and i the full protection of its citizens whcrJ \ 4 . • . ever they may be within their legal rights, and that this should he »et I forth in the plainest and most cm- j pliHtfc manner. Nothing jingoistic of ! course, but a simple, strong présenta tion of the party's position on this lz sue; second. I believe no reference j whatever should be made to the Re- ! publican party; third. I hope a delega-: tion will he sent to Chicago instructed ' to vote and work for Roosevelt first, ! last and all the time. ' "There is growing a remarkable sen-;. liment in favor of Roosevelt, even ! amonfi those who formerly opposed , him and l am in hopes this will force!, the leaders of the Republican party to nominate him, much as they hate to do ho, but if they ignore this feeling and 1 put up some other man in hopes to ! catch all the anti -Dem icratlc votes,! fe should by all means nominate ! Roosevelt ourselves, and take advant age of the quite general feeling that he is the 'man of the hour,' and the only P ! JAMES H. GIPSON Progressive State Chairman, , .. , ...... opened convention and predicted elec . - _ ,. tion of Roosove t. ho ! !a letter which was read to the conven tion, in which he expressed his regret! at being unable to attend the conven- j tion and offered some suggestions re-' garding the resolutions: "First," he said. "I think your reso. j lut ions committee should recognize the fact that the muin issue of the next then ! onP - We would have a far better ve had chance of electing him than ; four Wars ago, and I believe could do I so regardless of the Republican nomi nee." i | I Addrco» of Chairman Gipson. The address given by Chairman Gip B0 n when qpening the convention is in j p nr p a s follows; j "Gentlemen, it is a very great pleasure indeed for me to greet you here today. The history of political movements fn America presents some j interesting phenomena; and every stu dent of our institutions has commented on the fact that we are apparently committed to the two-party system—an observation confirmed in some meas ure at least by the experience of those of us who have taken an <v t!<'o part in the Progre sive movement. The voters cling to their old political g3ls with singular tenacity. Still, the Progres sive party has now endured for tour strenuous years, and while many men have been weighed in the balance and found wanting, the attendance of you gentlemen here today, gathered from every section of the -state, demon strates that the Progressive pa tv in Idaho is a factor to be reckonsj with next November, and I repeat, it' gives me ireiiu.ne pleasure to find that this state has oven so many independent thinkers. country trembles on ths brink of the "These, gentlemen, are troublous times. Unutterable woe and misery hold Europe in bloody hands. Our own maelstrom which has involved all else., America Mood in greater peril, never, wan the call for a superman to guide j millions ol free people demnnds leader *h;r> mid executive ability rained to th« m!i degree; but when all the titanic fo'-cot, Of modern civillzaM-., Inve been turned ;i)to Instruments of destruction and the gods are hurling thunderbolts and mouninina, the Innocent bystander enn well pray for an Iron m> u* at thj held, directed by nerves of steel! "Who ever our Ideas a twelvemonth, age America's peril has changed them, 'l.-y as we might, we poule i ot make the Issues of 1912 the Issues -.if 1916. Wo •ve as thoroughly in the rule of th- people: we stand as ilimlv in ac cord with those humanitarlnc demands width ws Incorporated in orr great platform under the heading of social and industrial justice. Tti"se matters, though cf vital Important to the fu ture of our country, cannot be made to figure; stronrly In the approaching con test. "The only Issues In 1916 will be whether American citizenship Is to be worth a pinch of snuff when a man or woman steps «ut of the borders of the United States, and whether going to prepare ourselves to make that I citizenship worth while—It should be the dearest possession of any man—so that if persuasion fails when the rights of our people are violated we shall be a position to vindicate these rights even with the mailed fist! My friends, I shall not encroach fur ther upon the time of the convention. I Vou have selected as temporary chair- j man of thii gathering the leader | vvhose whole hearted efforts for th - , movement in 1914 further endeared him' to us all, and I now have the pleasure j of introducing to you that courageous fighier _for t. righteous cause—the Hiram Johnson of Idaho—Hugh E. Mo tIloy ' McElroy Enthuse» Delegate». Mr. McElroy spoke as follows; "Gentlemen of the Convention: It is great honor 1o be a member of a ! Progressive state convention. No po- j litieal party ever accomplished so much ! in so short a time as has the Progrès- I Rive party. Four years ago, ft changed j tlie national administration. Two years ' ago it gave President Wilson a Demo- ! cratic congress. By declaring for stale | prohibition in this slate, we forced j both of the old parties to do likewise | and ibus insured stare prohibition by j legislative enactment and the submls-! sion of a constitutional amendment. "While we have not secured public we have demonstrated that r -gadlzatton can have an aot 'c are i I office, a i political ive, potential existence without political I patronage. In fact, we arc confirmed ! in the belief that no political party ! can long withstand the demoralizing influence of n political system under j which the public service Is shamelessly prostituted for political purposes. have seen President Wilson forced by I tolerate the system off We have ; Alabama village of! 900 persons, for the benefit of a Dem- ! ocratic cons bill by an appropriation of $107,000 fori the same purpose in a Utah town of ; 2500 people, for the benefit of'a Repub- : politician. These and other ! leases of like character represent a hi partisan political system, which threatens the very integrity of our na tion. Of ( course, we are all for pro pared ness; but we cun hardly help! ondering how much of the enormous re about to appropriate for the army and navy will be shamelessly' wasted. It Is hard to believe that, prior to the European war the matn tenance cost of onr small regular army ^v'Avè^tnaw IpL ™ a " t * n a L" ed m n , r hav, ' 'been wasted in construction of new v.„jid{..«-. «• „ ; , . ,, ^""f" e bar ™'"«. regardless J le ,5. ,Z t ^ ^P^t-. ZL'lL r InJn *° v ernment. ^ ' 00 ° f siI, Blc „'"'"'Jm e t at . *' he ' vnl/« * , u V', , l 'f T ' 8 ' . mu n a ned f " r ° ' , J . P ' r h P n 7.f a " ea " not *. "Y ' h *' ^' h of the ,?^ Partie« are ' l "^'' n t ^ th . e8am8 8 l ick ' Such »>« CaY Progressives go: , ... 'k". e n "' N co-operating!«s ! '° * ,8 ' ,e * , r ' * ,, un f.ete wUh ea ^2 ,athe T " c ° er ln We ; his party to •pork barrel' legislation, seen an appropriation of $50,000 for a 1 post office Jn o sman, offset in the same | Hen sums we help :e of power om* serving the public good. "During tiie past four years we have seen the plans of politicians generally go for naught, a agency has been nd the active human the large thinking, independent voters which has coalesced under the name of the Pro gressive party. During this short time we have conclusively that there are enough voters in our state and nation to hold the balance of power and ultimately decide what political policieh shall pire vail. body of demonstrated independent re cither dead or so modified as to pre sent new questions for determination, with neither of the old parties com mitted to any particular view. Ev Principles of the Old Parties. "Practically all of the old issues issuc. The the tariff has disappeared as i This administration has enacted tariff law along protective lines, time honored Democratic principle of a tariff for revenue only has linaljy been abandoned. Both of parties are assuring the people, that they favor a non-partisan tariff c mission and the elimination of the tariff question as a political issue. The Trust Question. the old "On the trust question, both of the old parties stand by the principles of, the obsolete Sherman law and look to competitlon as a regulative factor In business. It is a matter of common knowledge that business men unlver sally consider combinations in re-| straint of trade as a matter of eco nomic necessity. parties offer any constructive plan for the protection of the public by regu-j lating such combinations. It must be apparent that with the passing of com petition In any line of business, there should be substituted a rigid regulation in the interest of the public. Members Neither of the old, P' . i ■ ; . "I HUGH E. McELROY Temporary chairman af Progressive convention, who delivered keynote ad dress. I of the ,Progressive party should not forget that the statements of our na tional platform of 1912 on the trust question are being vindicated every day. We have heard a great deal re contly of German efficiency but we are also learning that combination as practiced in Germany, under govern* I ment supervision and regulation, is a j most important means whereby | German manufacturer is able to de , stray his competitor, facturera do not compete with each j other hut on the contrary co-operate to systematically destroy their Indi viduulislic opponents by underselling. The economic watchword of the fu ture is co-operation; but co-operation is combination; and combination means an end to competition; with neither competition nor regulation, the public ! must pay all the traffic will bear. At j fhis point our party says, in the lung ! uage of Mr. Roosevelt, regulation not I strangulation.' The great economic j question Is that of competition. It in ' eludes the tariff, the trust and labor ! questions. It concerns every farmer's | and producer's organization; every j contract of employment and every sale | of goods; as well as the social welfare j of the community. The tariff relates solely to foreign competition; the trust the German manu question to domestic competition, is absurd to discuss either the trust »r the tariff It i I i|4te«ti< tempting to ignore the principles of [question, at - i I competition. ! "Now it is conceded that competition ! does not exist or is rapidly passing in all lines of business. Regulation has j been substituted in relation to rail* roads and public utilities alone. What I the ; parties attempt to answer. The Paramount Issue. "We believe the paramount issue in ! the coming national election to be the F ; have gotten ajnng practically without, : a foreign policy. ! ropean war, we now realize the need of preparedness and the necessity of an adequate foreign policy with refer j ence to that war. j "As patriotic citizens, we must loy ally support the foreign policy of our i government. The foreign policy of our I - nation should not become a political | issue. We cannot forget, however, that! our country is a republic and that our I j president can move no faster than pub- | <lie; opinion. He is forced, however, to j ass "'" e th ®. responsibility of Inter* I P""«« ojuilon and reaching | ' ; d Y, ,SlVe ';°" clusion «' Our foreign policy must be characterized by neither . ..... , . , . »... i | vacllia ion nor indecision. I believe! wc will all agree that the prompt and .ccts.ve notion of the government in dispatching un arms Int th " se . ' C '* y ° f r . . , be.A'mncan people in thernselvM, than | vvuld have oeen accomplished by any | 1 other method. When the honor and, prestige of our country is involved, we, ,Jt ; islto he done when competition ln busi ness wholly ceases to exist? Neither Democratic nor tiie Republican 1 | foreign policy of the United States. more than one hundred years we As a result of the Eti Mexico to ade the attack on olumbus, N. M», has done restore the confidence of the ho lore t : must not only have for president a an who is a scholar and a statesman the firmness and de vh< pOSBCSSCf - < necessary to act decisively. We ' cannot afford to play a coward's part when tics. we are forced int Circumstances nave combined as! vorid poli | to make the president of the United ! States the real diplomatic représenta - tive of all ihe neutral nations in deal-i European commerce beioni tio nations dares resent the anarchy prae j ticed in Ihh submarine campaign of !t>c Ing with questions arising out of the 1 Hundreds of vessels of. ar lg to the neutral na • have been sunk oil the hjgh seas in violation of international law. The United Stales alone of all the neutral I German government. We seem • to be at one of the points in the world's ! history when great decisions must be 1 made ;*md where ordinary statesman ship is insuffle ient. The policy of the present administration has been criti oised as vacillating and lucking in firmness and there is a w idespread be lief that his diplomacy has ceased to inspire proper respect for the honor of ' our nation. At this time, the attention of of the whole country seems to have centered on Mr. Roosevelt as the man ability to represent the United States who is best, tltted by experience and in this most dangerous crisis. "it is customary for those who apolo. j size for the foreign policy of the Wil ; son administration to charge thRt if ; Mr. Roosevelt had been president he of, would have plunged the country Into to j the European war. Since the w ar be In gan Mr. Roosevelt is the one American | who has not hesitated to insist that i our country should be prepared to pro re-| teet tiie honor of Its citizens and main ; tain Its position in world affairs. He cious charge happens, however, that Mr. Roosevelt be has a record for successful world di 1 plomncy of which we may all be proud, It is important to briefly recall the diplomatic history of his administra tion. old, has thus laid himself open to a spe of this character. • It It has been ably set forth by Your Grocery Store OUR SALES ARE CONSTANTLY INCREASING. WHY? SIMPLY BE CAUSE WE ARE GIVING HONEST VALUE. SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. % WE HAVE MAIL ORDER CUSTOMERS IN OVER 150 TOWNS, TOO, FOR THE SAME REASONS STATED. C. P. 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"It appears that when Great Britain made a serious claim to a portion of Alaska that out of that dispute Roose velt produced not one word, which aroused passion or public concern either in Europe or America and the ; matter was ultimately decided In our favor. "Again, when Germany, Great Britain j and Italy established the blockade. In' Venezuela in 1902 and Germany was about to occupy Venezuelan territory, eplaining that It was only temporary Roosevelt firmly objectsä with the re sult. that Germany not only capitulated j but requested the president of the United States to act as arbitrator be- j tw'cen Germany and Venezuela. Thus, j tinder Roosevelt's diplomacy,one of the! most dangerous moments In the his (Continued on Page Ten.) j EXPERT Developing and Printing. Leave your films with us. McCRUM DRUG CO. Sonna Block IVe Are Pleased to Announce that after considerable thought we have added the 1916 CHANDLER SIX to our line of automobiles. 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