The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-11-04
CORPORATION INFLUENCE,
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tiUti W VT. Sase, tne pfeStdenL OF q
lumber corporation doing business ut
Harrison. This republican conven =
ton, which Mr.. Logue says was dom
mated by lumber corporations. non
mated Mr.. Sage, the rancher, ove err
Mr. Connolly. The president Of the
lumber corporation, by a vote of at
least four to one. Does this look as
II the republican convention W as
dominated by the corporations? Any
child can see the absurdity Of the Do
sition taken by the Panhandle New Is,
and the falsity Of It's charges.
Again, Mr.. Geo. o. Dart of Post
Falls, was supported by Mr.. Heitman
and his friends as their candidate for
county commissioner in that conven-
ton. Before the convention met, the
opponents Of Mr. Hoffman advocated
the candidacy Of Mr.. ii. NJ. Strathe RI
the mill man Of Post Falls. This
fight was settled 10 the primary, MIR.
Dart and his friends winning out BY a
vote Of three to one, and as Mr.. Stra
thern did not carry his own precinc ct
II was clearly TO be seen that it would
have been useless to have presente ed
his name to the convention.
Mr.. Logue fails to tell the vote rs
OF the county that there isn't candi
date on the democratic legislatipe
ticket which represents the farming
interests Of the county. He fails To
tell the voters that one Of the demo
cratic legislative candidates is me r.
chant, another is Il steamboat ma n
and another is now, and has been for
years, the land agent Of the North
ern Pacific Railroad company in this
county, and yet he talks about candi-
dates nominated by corporations. He
pratcs about having pit tinted out evil
dence showing overtures toward the
settlement Of the tax cases, and vet
he has cot shown a scintilla of evil.
dence which would be considered as
having any weight whatever in any
court showing that any oyertnres had
been made. Furthermore, the facts
show that the republican county COM
missiOners have not for a nome +
considered that they would take upb n
themselves the responsi blity Of scttl-
ing these tax cases. What are the
facts? What do the records show i?
The tax cases have been fought
throug.. all the courts, and not once
have the republican commissioners
, faltered IN this fight. They ha We
pressed them as vigorously as the
course Of the courts would permit.
The only unnecessary delay which has
been caused, has been caused by Mr..
Logue's present friend, County At
torney Wilson, whom Mr.. I.osue at
one time denounced for "his incon-
potency and his hot air promises. !"
The tax cases have not been settled.
They are now pending before t ne
courts, aud the supreme court of the
state will soon render u decision On
! the special school tax cases and the
SDeciai road fax cnSa
Mr. Logue sees fit to copy garbled
extracts from some circular letle RS
which he says have been sent out by
the Western Pine Shippers assocla-
tion OF Spokane, Washington, q
which they recommend Congressman
French and some OF the county candl.
dates on the republican ticket as GO I'd
men to vote for. II Mr.. Logue would
publish those circular letters in full
the public could Judge Of their CT
tents. As we are advised, this ship
pers' association has fight on with
the railroads in order to obtain a
UNIFORM freight rate from the coast
10 the Missouri river, and it b ls
written letters to all candidates for
the legislature and other Offices ire
spective Of party, in all the states
between Puget Sound and the NJ .ssou
ri river, In other words, the Sc
circular letters deal with a fight be-
tween the railroads and the lumber
companies with reference to freight
rates on lumber. Furthermore, the
circular letter merely states thu at
III Sc men will support any honorable.
measure which will promote and pr D.
tect the lumber interests that m y
come before them.
We publish in another column the
statement of the republican candi-
dates in this county who have bee N
so maliciously attacked by the Pa n
handle News, in which they der y
that they ARE under obligations TO
any corporate influence.