Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-07-07

the republican administration and
the appointee of the members of
the grafters on the state land board,
has to bear the consequences of his
position and his official acts, and
he is therefore responsible for the
acts Of his official subordinates act
ing on official matters.
Furthermore: There is no valid
reason why the flag should be hoist
ed from the public school or any
other building upon the visit of
Gov. Morrison or any other official.
Republican and democratic COVER
nors, United States senator's and
other officials have visited Grange
vile in the past, and no attempt
was ever before made to make a
campaign issue out of the fact that
flags were not hoisted on public
or private buildings in their honor.
Furthermore: Gov. Morrison was
not here on public business. He
was here solely for the purpose of
securing aid to renominate him at
the approaching republican state
convention. He was no more en-
titled to have the flag raised in his
honor from the public school house
than G. A. Hastings, of Lewiston,
who was here last week to secure
support for his nomination as state
treasurer on the republican state
ticket, or Frank Jenkins who was
here on the same mission as Gov.
Morrison.
Furthermore: I am not aware
that we have a LEsE Majestic law
in Idaho as yet, although, in the
event of the reelection of Gov.
Morrison, his flunky friend of the
Standard may ask for legislation
making it compulsory for every
community which his majesty sees
fit to honor with his presence to
decorate it's public or private build
ings under penalty Of deportation
from the state.
Furthermore: The school build
ing is the PUBLIC property Of the
people of Grangeville, and the
flag is the PUBLIC property of all
the citizens of the United States.
And this great public needs nc
assistance from funkies, profession
al patriots or professional fl G
raisers to keep them respected;
and that same public will resen,
any attempt to use either the flag
or the school house as basis of any
campaign literature for or agains,
republican or democrat, be he gov
ernor or school superintendent.
Gov. Morrison is not to blame
for this lamentable exhibition OF
subserviency and flunkyism. We'll
may he exclaim: "Save me from
the acts Of my fool friends"
The argument concerning Gov.
Morrison and the flag is on par.
ity with the silly stuff which the
organ grinder and some others OF
the same mental caliber are turn.
ing out in the shape Of mysterious
charges against the present demo
cratic incumbents of the county
offices Let them come down to
specific acts, prefer charges, and
we, the great public, will do the
rest.
The young man of the Standard
is trying to introduce into Idaho
county the political methods which
exist where he was raised, where
republican politicians still count Oh
Uncle Toms Cabin and panorama
of Gettysburg, Andersonville pris-
on and other stirring war scenes t.
get out the republican vote. The
young man will learn in due time
that this is Idaho county, Idaho
and that we are living in the 2Otl
century instead Of the dark age
Of forty years ago.
According to the Standard III
republican has ever been wrong il
anything, no republicans make
mistake, and republicans monopo
lie all the virtue, all the patriot
ism, all the integrity and all tn
wisdom in the universe. This i
not partisanship; it is fanaticisn
and it is doctrine which republi
cans resent "a strongly as demo
Gratis.
Grangeville, July 3, 1904.
A. f. PARKEI