The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22

as ku0u OF Httfo nttteI budu uc
sent. The last Issue OF his paper,
before election, would have passed
muster In Quaker Sunday school,
while the previous issues would have
horriHed a denizen of the White
chapel district. In the future, we
would advise him to remember that
the writer Is great admirer Of the
old Mosaic law--''an eye for an eye
and tooth for TOOTH or In still
palmer language, which he can CON-
prehend, AS others do unto you do
We even so unto Them, Take your
medicine, Brer. Abbott, and never
whine when you get licked.
The average citizen has two years |
In which to forget enmities resulting |
from the recent campaign. Some |
people are queerly constituted. They |
take life very seriously. They are
very firm In their convictions, but 1T |
the same time are not willing to al |
low Others the privilege OF believing |
as they wish or disagreeing with
them In any particular. We regret
to say that there are some men, not
thousand miles from Salmon, who
actually believe that person who
believes differently from them along
political lines, Is traitor to hts
country. They are not willing to ac-
cord to others the same rights which
they require for themselves. They
do net stop to think that II there
were not two great political parties
In this country 1t would not be i've
years until We would not have pres
ident In Washington but an emperor
No doubt some who read this state.
ment will say we are going crazy, as
their faith In their party Ii so well
Igrounded that they actually believe
1T could not possibly 20 astray or do
any wrong
Because a man Is democrat or q
republican IL does not imply that one
, Is a better citizen than the other
, So far Us education and natural intel
! lligence 90 they may be on par, but
! each believe that the policies adyo.
. Gated by their respective party is for
. the best interests OF the country.
They are both working for the same
, lend, but only differ as IL the best
J method Of securing that end. The
chances are that outside Of those
who have an appointive or elective
position, there are not dozen meu
In Lemhi county TO whom, outside Of
sentiment, IL makes five cents differ
ence whether Gooding or Stockslagel
Is governor for the next Two years
The only difference 1t could possibl!
J, make is which administration woult
= be the most economical and saving t
!. the taxpayers When we come to con
!, slider all phases OF this POLITICAL ques
: tion 1t is surprising that men will b
II so carried away In their partisanship
= and say and do things which the
might regret, In their saner INC
= ments, as long as they live.
e -.
m Chancellor Buchtel, OF Colorado
n has the unique distinction, OF bein
~ one among the few ministers OF tn
es gospel who will have the honor {
Of serving his state as governor. IL
,e the past dozen years affairs In u
N centennial state have been In such
r. critical condition that 1t has made
h. possible to elect man OF Buchtel
NJ standing. The republican party
no that state bad all kinds OF trouble
70 secure man who had the temerii
to make the race. They first nom
nated Stewart, OF Colorado Spring
but after the convention adjourne
er he absolutely refused TO make u
r. race. The nomination was peddlt
%. around over the state TO sever
re prominent republicans, when Napo
wv ian Evans, who controls both the r
We publican and democratic party
wv Denver, had a wise thought al
b. forced the state committee TO acceI
ot the preacher politician TO make u
his race. Surprising as 1t may seem u
n religious organization OF the sta
en- locked TO Bucbtel support, and u
ITS result was his election by 1900 plu
er- ality.
re- -.
lty II Is not often that q preacher Cd
we be successful IN politics. His CO
'es pregation is made up largely from
parties, and 1t is usually consider
that a minister OF the gospel lowe
40 bis high calling when he enters q
IN. dirty whirlpool OF politics. Eve
we sensible and reasonable man shou
as concede that a preacher should ha
nd well defined opinions upon polite
ast issues as well as religious subject
mas He should not be criticised because
,ed is either a republican or democri
: as but because be uses the inhucnt
his which is more often due to the po
m. ton be occupies than II is To
80 personality. to get out In a campail
III and work for the success OF eit'
ne party. In past years We have aiwa
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