Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-04-27
A Little Plain Talk.

County Attorney Sinnott and the editor Of the /
BULLETIN are the objects Of the wrath Of those po
lticaI coyotes who own and control the Republican
goldbng county official organ. The poor weak kneed
wretch who claims TO edit "the organ" is but the
plant tool OF his masters and like others who have
preceded him, when the 'bosses" can use him no
longer they will cast him aside like squeezed lemon
He does not impore Deity for blessings but is an
humble suppcant the feet Of the omnpotent Boss
for crumbs that fall from his table. He abandoned
his political principles laid aside his manhood at the
hehest OF his masters and became the abiect slave
and willing knave OF those who own him body and
soul
What is the ofense committed by County Attorney
Snnott? He had the temerity, even though a free
born American. to aspire to the office Of County At
torney, and to be preferred by the people Of Emore
county to ''the Boss man Friday who sneezes every
time the Boss takes snuff. Hence the Boss hates
Judge sinnott.
As to the uncalled for attack the Bulletin man.
we have only to say that We have exposed the by.
pocrisy and pusillanimous pretenses OF the 'Incu.
bator gang" so often that have earned their ma.
lignatt hatred and glad of it. We want no
prouder eptaph, when called from this scene Of ac-
ton, than this: Here lies that neither feared
or favored the Mountain Home Incubator Gang of
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would be commenced against Miss Lodge The charge
! in the Republican that instgated the suit, is
without the slightest foundation. Inquiries OF the
| County Attorney ELECTED the following information:
That the law requires the county superintendent at
the time of his election appointment to poss S. a
valid first grade certificate The law expressly stat
ing that no shall be eligible to this office unless
| possessing this qualification This provision County
Attorney Sinnott says is of vital importance. But
the Incubator attorney refers to this requirement
of the Idaho statutes as "a mere technicality."
We leave an impartial public to Judge which posi-.
| ton is correct and reasonable.
The County Attorney, in sustaining his action
says that every act performed by one acting as su-
perntendent of public instruction who is ineligibe is
nugatory-thus embarrassing the entire school sys.
tenn OF the county.
Another provision Of the statute imposes on the
County Attorney the duty OF nstituting in the name
of the People OF the State OF Idaho action to GUST
any one who unlawfully exercises the duties of a
county office
Judge Sinnott says that when Mis- Lodge was sworn
in, he questioned her eligibility. That Mr.. HOWE
was present, and under his advice the Board ignored
the counsel offered by the County Attorney That
Mr.. HOWE said then that the way to raise the ques
ton by quo warranto in the district court
which Sinnott has done
The gang" organ says that they want the matter
tested in court, and then howl like kicked ours be
cause steps have been taken to test 1t in court
Mr.. snnott has only done his sworn duty like a
fearless servant of the peoplebecause il is matter
OF public record that Miss Lodge failed pass ex
animation in Emore county emitting her to a valid
rstgrade certificate, and that she the holder
Of one at the time of her election, when she
sworn in superintendent OF public instruction