Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02

the intention that one should be impli.
ed by the reader, who will vote this
TALL
The Blade (Mr. Brady might with
equal propriety have asked why ! did
not run the sheriff's office. No COM
plant was made to me that Pease was
not turning in all his collections. Mr..
Brady. who as a school teacher in this
district and needing his pay as he we'll
made no such complaint.
Mr.. McBee another democrat. who
as school superintendent was the
sworn guardian of their interests,
made no such complaint. Mr.. Brad
bury. our present sheriff, who was at
that time chief deputy and clerk in
the sheriff's Office, made no such COM
plant, nor did anyone else. The sher-
ifY is the collector Of licenses and gives
a bond for the performance Of his duty.
It is not the business of the treasurer
to go running about the country to
find out whether the sheriff is doing
his full duty. Pease paid for every
license blank he used, and my account
on the same with the state Is square or
they would have been after me long
ago. did not run away; Pease did.
The opportunity of these gentlemen
to know that Pease was doing wrong
was as good, yes better, than mine.
The fact Is, none Of us knew. nor has
the present administration yet proven,
that Pease did unlawful acts, although
they have the whole legal machinery
of the state and county in their hands,
ana have had two years to do 1t in.
II is now known that Pease did appro-
pirate certain moneys to his own use,
but the fact was not ascertained until
after his flight The attempt to imply
that I knew anything about it which
would justify me in making complaint
to district attorney" is a low piece OF
political trickery.
The record is before you. believe IL
or the other story. In county, state
or national affairs, believe Aguinaldc
or the representative of your own gov
eminent or people, as may to you seen
reasonable and just, and vote accord
; ingly.
On the record, shall vote the repub
lican ticket. My name is on thai
ticket as candidate for county treasur
err. II elected ! shall endeavOr to d(
my full duty. l am known to mos
people in the county, and can not af
ford to visit but few of the many pre-
cincts. do not want to buy the Office
and respect too highly the intelligence
and public spirit of the voters of TIL
county to think. for moment. that
could do so if / had the desire.
was once remarked to me that candi
date for county Office should have NJ
convictions on national issues.
was not a republican who said it.
say to you that l want no Office at sucl
price. Any honest labor is bette
than that. The republican count
ticket-speaking my opinion of other
than myself-s the best ticket eve
placed before the people of this county
In deciding to again cast my vote wit
the republican party, l weighed tn
matter long and we'll.
In the words of Mr.. Whitaker, on
candidate FOR senator, l found that
was "a republican because l was not
: democrat" and further considering tn
matter l found that the democrati
, party is, and has been, the party q
: false doctrines, false hopes, false propl
cts and despair. For years all tina
was for them to get chance at the ta
if. They got it. What did we get
For years their orators and papers los
/ no opportunity to denounce our rotte
) navy. Carnage, Scott and the Cramr
were building death traps" for on
: sailors; our guns were no good; an
3 all it needed was the test of war I
J. prove it.
We have had the war. They hay
5 dropped the subject. They said Lii
: coin wanted to be king; Grant woul
$ yet crown himself emperor. Now the
s quote Lincoln for our benefit, and pr
: tend to adore his memory. The
I fought every act he ever proposed {
$ did, and denounced everything he eve
e said. They predict hard times, an
= greater prosperity IL they succeed
:, this election. If it rests on their rep
e tation as prophets, We may expect tt
}. reverse. There are thousands in a
Y parties who do not believe that in tt
:. final distribution of the product of |
s Dor. labor gets its just share. If tn
:, Is to be remedied it must, in the OPT
e ion of very many who have studied tt
5 question. be found in educating selfis
e ness out OF human nature, in cooper
e ton. or government control The fir
Il must be nearly complete before we ca
s have either Of the others, SO we ma
e not expect either for a long time
o CONF
l.. That the laborer is worthy OF h
It hire no one denies. That he is emf
J. tied to just share of the product
e his TOLL all agree. But as to what
Just and how to get it, there is va
II difference Of opinion, even among |
III hArors and thoir W. lo..