Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

believe that the ladies should utter
a vigorous protest by casting their
votes against him,
Mrs. IDA E. WoLBERT.
That Grand Jury Affair.
Since our last issue we interview
ed Robert White of Grangeville,
one of the jurors who served on the
last Grand Jury OF Idaho county,
and asked Mr.. White the question;
what are the facts about the pay
ment Of some money into the coun
ty treasury by A. w. Talkington
while the last Grand Jury was in
session? Il.
Mr.. White replied.
The Grand Jury had a report
prepared and partially signed stat
ing that Talkington's books were
short $43.91 and one of the jurors
said that would never dol that it
would ruin AL. politically. Then he
says; If Al. will pay that We can
change the report; and says let US
send for AL. and see if he will do
that, we then sent for him and after
consultation Talkington agreed to
draw a check for that amount and
settle it and we then changed the
report.
As we were closing this interview
another member OF that Grand jury
I passed we called him in and he
verified the foregoing statement
made by Mr.. White,
From the foregoing statement we
ask if that $43.91 was not paid into
the county treasury for political
purposes?"
The people should not lose sight
of the real issue in this campaign
in Idaho county. 1t is an issue for
the betterment of the condition of
the taxpayers of the county for the
reduction of fees and salaries of
county officers, for the ousting of
county pets and bosses and the
election OF men who will not use
farvoritism and prejudice in the
transaction of official duties.
We are a civilized community
and the day for making gun plays
by county officials and those who
aspire to Office ought to be past,
men who damn the law and the
people cannot make good and faith
full public officials. Every man and
woman in Idaho county ought to
carefully consider these things be.
fore voting. DON'T be deceived,
don't be misled from the issue.
An article called can open letter
to the public appeared in the last
issue OF the ring organ purported
to be written by a Mr.. Burch, who
styles himself prohibitionist, in
which he begs permission to ask a
few questions. He then proceeds to
write an article of some length in
which he asks but three question
the last two questions need no ans
wering for the people are acquainted
with both gentlemen and know
the decided stand they have tax.
en- on the question.
No the republican party is not
the prohibition party, neither does
she desire to be known as such
She did not ask to considered a
prohibition party.
Some members of the prohibition
party (who really are prohibi-
tionists) saw that theinterest of re
} form and a breaking away from ring
rule, could best be brought about by
an endorsement of some Of the reput
lican candidates, they were not ask
ed to do SO by the republican party
: He also says, "the latter (prohib
tion) is ny party" well nowl ISL
who said in the prohibition conven
ton, II have always been and am /
democratw who said after the con
} vention adjourned liam still a dem
} ocrat and will vote the demoorati,
ticket?" Thedarkey probably pre-
tended prohibitionist "to get dat ere
: coo," but not getting "dat ere COON
howls in favor of ring politics.
We can readily see by his presen
affiliations that the gentleman ii
not looking for prohibition party
Now Mr.. Burch, oblige the public
by perfect honesty talk ring politics
as ring politician and not under
the guise OF a prohibition st.
OMEGA.