Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
The New Idaho Era

In spite OF inc TACT tudt Ooiii~i
Weekly, the statesman and whole
host of other papers in this state
and abro; d have been spreading
the belief that Idaho is in the
hands and power of cutthroat or
ganiza:ion and that there are not
men in the state brave enough to
meet the situation and return its
civilization to the paths OF safety,
Idaho has continued to grow and
prosper, and its cultivated fields
have been broadcned until they are
now almost double what they were
five years ago, and her mines have
continued to turn out an incrcas-
ing amount of wealth while her
hills. mountains and valleys have
fattcncd many more thousands OF
sheep and cattle than ever before.
In spite OF the fact that United
States senator from this state,
backed by a number of small week.
ly papers within the state, the Salt
Lake Tribune and a number OF
other greater dailies outside, have
been working overtime to convincs
the world that Idaho is the home
OF a lawdcfying, iicentious, traitor
Gus, hierarchy" that promises to
grasp the state by the throat and
throttle the life out of it and violate
it's homes, the state has continued
to multiply its population at about
the ratio OF 10000 opponents to
5000 adhcrents of this 'hier-
achy''in the last two or three years,
which ratio is likely to be in
creased to 100, 600 TO 5000 or bet
ter in the next two or three years,
until in the natural course OF
events before those most Interested
in the agitation shall die, the few
adhcrcnts of the hated "hier-
archy'' will become SO insignifi-
cant in the state as to be entirely
unnoticed.
In spite of a financial panic
which practically paraiyzed bust
ness and industry all over the ma
ton for a month, Idaho continues
to receive new blood, new indu jtries
are being established, new con-
tineptsl railroads are being built
across the state and the old roads
are making extension, building
double track, spending millions IL
improvements and giving promise o.
many other millions to come II
the near future.
In spite of all these thirgs- II
spite of a part of the state and ma
ton being made to believe that an
archy reigns and enforcement 0
laws protecting life and propcrt.
is impossible, in spite OF the siren
uous effort that is being made t
make the other half OF the stat
and nation 10 believe that tn
sancity of the Idaho home is dali
being violated and endangered, tina
its political life is being crushc
by designing and terrible foe, i
spite OF financial flurries that par
alyzed Other sections of the coun
try, there is more hopeful feelin
for the future of Idaho than tn
state has ever had before.
More millions will be expende
upon desert lands which will b
made to bloom with wealth givin
crops, more sheep and cattle wi
be raised within the state, Coz
mines will be developed, create
use will be made OF the limitles
natural water power with whic
nature has endowed the state, NOR
miles of steam and electric raj
way will be built, more ounces {
precious metals will be wreste
from the earth and more mills
samplers, smelters and ore reduce
will be tuiit, laws will be be-
er enforced and nowhere will II
sancitity OF womanhooi add t.
home be more sacred, or life ar
property be better protected
This is the feeling that fills II
hearts uf the people of Idaho as the
approach the Christmas season al
pass over into the new year.
1t is the feeling that new era
about to o pen for the state~-a ne
era in politics where only ms
will be honored with office wi
can see good and not calamity T
the state, WIN can enforce laws &
ready in existence and make ne
ones where needed without tryil
to cast national discredit upon 4
state "a new era of industry,
agriculture. of horticulture, OF mi
ing.
A feeling that an era OF hor
building OF Idaho people filled WI
an IDAHO spirit that will eternal
boost for Idaho and frown up
isIepresentation. exaggerati
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