The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-01
Is OUT FOR HARRIS.

Mr.. Gardiner, well-known re-
publican and member of one of the
Boise labor unions, is out in letter
IN the Capital News advocating the
election of Hon. Frank Harris as
judge of the Third judicial District.
He gives his views from union
standpoint and explains the reasons
why the labor unions of Boise will
be against Stewart. He recounts the
trouble between the unions and
Judge Stewart when the latter let the
contract for the new $40, 600 Boise
high school building to outside arch.
fleets and builders who imported
union men and deprived local
mechanics of all benefits. He adds:
This certainly does not help the bust
ness men of Boise to any great extent.
| ask the citizens of Weiser. Of Idaho
City, of any other town IN this district,
make our case your own.
Suppose any of you were expanding
$40, 900 in public Improvements?
Suppose also you had reliable and COM
petent architects, contractors and me-
chanics to perform this work? But the
parties handling this money should ignore
all your own people and employ outsiders
entirely to do your own work while your
resident mechanics and taxpayers stood
around in idlenesS watching the good
work go on. You people living in other
towns would surely have something not
complimentary to say about such con-
dition. We feel that this is an outrage
on the taxpayers of this city, and there
fore this kick is registered against the
Judge as The party responsible for this
whole trouble.
Those living outside of Ada county
can form some idea of Judge Stewards
popularity. When you are reminded
that out OF II votes in the state conven-
ton (from Ada county, Judge Stewart
received four votes, this is fair index of
his popularity in his home county. Ibet
lleve 1t is the duty of every one tina
works for their living Cor ever did work.
TO cast his vote on election day for Frank
Harris for district judge. There is no
politics in this article, as the writer is a
| repu blican and always has been.
| AS this is not political office. when
| you go to the polls vote for Mr. Harris for
district judge. sound lawyer, a gentle
man and man who if he had anything
OF material worth to give away would
award it to his own people instead of
peddling it out to foreigners who lived a
thousand miles away.
The election of Mr.. Harris lies
with the people of Washington
County among whom he has lived
and labored so Loyalty for many years.
The best ante election estimates that
can be made indicate that Stewart
will carry Ada county by $50, Can
yon county by 25O, total 500 Har-
ris will carry Owyhee by $50, Boise
by $50, total-5OO Therefore it
rests with Hon. Frank Harris's own
county to decide the contest. There
ought to be no room for question as
to the result. He is known here as
an able attorney and loyal citizen.
His legal learning is beyond question
and naturally he has that analytic
mind in questions of law which fit
him for the bench. If any vote
against him here, it can only be
through that petty motive of small,
mean envy which cannot bear to see
nelghbor receive honor and eleva-
ton. If all, who have been made
happier by the inimical wit and
natural humor of Frank Harris, and
all, who have been accommodated
defended and befriended by him,
will vote for him, he will be elected
Let us stand by our own citizen.
who has always stood by us.