The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-11-03
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KErcnUn, Idsho, Nov. I. 1904

KErcnU1f, Idsho, Nov. /. 1904
~ ~ Editor n ~ 1Ims: Notiag
your srticle eatitled @For District Attor-
ney" conclsdiag. sVotsts will neke :
mistake # thsJ do mt 49, ~ say ner-
nam 10 ouooeed himself - District Ate0e-
ney.n II strikes me - rather odd politics,
to nav the least. ConcediDg I'll you Say
II M. Barnums behalf and / am his
friend-ie il fair to our regular Republican
nominee. Mr.. L. Fl. Johnston whom,
vou Justly remark ''is thoroughly hon.
orabls gentleman" for the leading Re-
publican paper Of tho district to prefer
his Democratic simply on the score that
Mr.. Johnston ~ 20 little known" when
ron elsewhere remark she has lived In
Challis IL years and Il we'll and favorably
known BY ill old timers hererl
venture the assertion that Mr.. John
ston il better known In the district than
Mr.. Barnum was when hs ran four years
ago.
/ have known Johnston for IS years,
and know be has been the very soul Of
honor aud integrity during al that time.
He 10 fully - we'll qualified how for the
didate 10. But allowing that honors
even on the score Of qualification q
tegrity are you not in duty bound
port our regular Republican nom11
assist him in making him and ~ m> -
better known instead Of advocating the
election of his Democratic opponent It
strikes me that both your course, and
that of the Shoshone Journal whom you
quote, and whose motion you second, are
decidedly inconsistent. IL it politics 4
ALT Now, honor bright2
Johnston neither sought nor wasde IN
anywise . party to his nominatpn but
he took it Is coming in good anth, &C.
cepted, and 10 introducing hjdself to the
voters of the districts 81
It may be urQr to concen'
trate on. Ra.snn SsGhuck out the Popu
<rst Candidate. It is not sufficient ex.
cuse-is not justifiabla. It is not q paral
lei case of District Judge. It is not
fair to a clean handed, competent, regula,
nominee. It is not right for any party
to tender nomination to any one, espec-
iallyk 80 worthy man, then go back on
hixs( set him up and knock him down,
Mr.. Barnum will SO admit.
You are not wont to play second fiddle
to any organ, and both you and the Sho-
shone Journal are away off-wrong in JUS
tice and in politics, and should both re-
tract. WIN. HYNDMAN.
major Hyndman must not overlook
the fact that the Times is, just now, q
and Democratic organ.-Ed-
itor Times.
Consistency, thou art jewel"
There's evidence for you. All
The Republican organs in the dis
trict jumping on the cleanest nom-
inee they have, in favor of the
democratic candidate for the same
office. And why? Mainly to con-
centrate on the one they think has
he best chances of the two for cleo
ion. Totally regardless of honor,
principle, justice and fair dealing
20 a worthy gentleman whom they |
Jet up without his seeking.
If anything can be meaner we
lon't know it; and solely to down
he Peoples party candidate, Mr..
|ohn c. Rogers, a respectable and
worthy gentleman, and who will be
! most efficient officer.
No wonder Major Hyndman
kicks" The wonder is the lack
# kickers. But it's ANYTHING TO
BEAT THE PoPULIsrs. That's the
Jane. The inconsistent, unscru-
'ulous combine resorts to anything
md everything; every dirty scheme
nd article to this end.
So remember, ye Populists, no
cratching. Vote straight. The
7hole ticket.