Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-19
THE TRUE POLICY.

town and mine, on farm and range is
upon us. People will be busy from
this time on till the chilly winds tell
of snow and winter. 1t will be, dur
ing the active season, only now and
then that busy men will have time to
give thought to anything outside their
immediate and direct personal call
ings. We, therefore, thus early call
the attention of the people of Alturas
county to some facts, that vitality at
feot them all and address themselves
with an especial emphasis of signih-
canoe to the men, AMI women for that
matter, who own property and pay
taxes.
We take it that no honest man will
deny that the management of county
affairs has been marked by an extrav-
agance that can never be excused, or
even acceptably explained. The
thoughtless, If indeed it was not in
territorial, expenditure of public mon
ey; allowance of absurd!y large bills;
needless running up of accounts
against the county, to be paid by the
property owners, and the blind, grab
what-yo can policy that has per-
vaded, perhaps, every department of
local government, are facts which,
when full Y understood by the people
at large, will act like millstones about
the necks of the guilty, and brand
with mark of disapproval, the offic-
ial who perpetrated them upon a
trusting and deceived people. OF this
more fully hereafter.
This year is election year. Con-
gressional delegate, legislative men,
bers and all county officers are to be
chosen. On strict principle there is
no occasion for political tenets or par
ty platforms to be regarded in Ter
ritory. 1t has no political power;
barely political existence is youch-
safed it. Its delegate has no vote and
nine times in ten his voice is power
less and unheeded. The only reason
political lines are maintained, in this
connection, is to enable some office
seeker or place-hunter to ride into pc.
sition and salary on the backs of the
people who are hurrahed and whipped
into line, for selfish purposes, and re-
gret,when too late, that they were led
like blind men or sheep to the slaugh-
ter.
But we admit that in the matter of
Congressional delegate politics now
should and will cut figure. We as,
sert that this year,in Idaho, there will
be involved more Of political char
acter than ever before, because the
issue, clear, well.defned and domin
ant over all others, will be loyalty to
free American institutions agains,
Mormon theocracy, disloyalty, priest
craft and so-called church rule of the
State. Upon that issue we stand
squarely for loyalty and against Nor
monism and those who aid or counte-
nance 1t. That is to say, we are Re
publican. Not that the rank and file
of the democracy are disloyal or un
American, but because their party
machinery is in the hands of leader.
who are preparing to accept Mormon
support, direct in votes, if they could
direct i'll money as they can, and in
direct in the moral aid SO large bod
of inhabitants can give. The masse.
OF the Democrats can rise above part,
when there is an ASSAULT upon fire,
institutions, and, we believe, vii
frown upon and vote against Jack"
Mormon Democrats.
Nor is there any sound reason fo
politioa! tests in selecting Legislators
Alturas county is, and if properl
managed, will oe for all time the ban
ner county of Idaho. She is envie,
aud combined against by many of he
sister counties which ought to foste
and cherish her. She leeds represeu
tstives who are intelligent, brave
thoughtful, earnest and, above al
beyond the reach of "swaps" All
brides. No matter about their pol
tics. They should be true 10 the uH
broken autonomy aud entirety of III
county as it now is. No man shout
be voted for who is unsafe on tn
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