The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
IA few Ideas PefuIate thrMgh the Brain
Of the Editor while IN 4 Somnlmhu-
IiStk State.


But the people voted as II they did
not appreciate such things. At any
rate the Legislators lately returned
from over to headquarters didn't get
any such favors Was IT because
they didn't try?"
-.
The above Is the brain sweat and
agoniziDg of Growler Abbot. We
will take only space enough to show
that Representative Kirtley and Sen.
ator Whitwell got more favors out OF
the last session OF the legislature
than any representatives from any
county In the state. Every measure
secured by other counties for the APP
preparation of money were vetoed by
Governor Go0ding because there was
no money at hand nor would they be
In the next two years TO pay these
appropriations. The result was that
other counties secured nothing. Is
this news to Growler Abbott or was
he making howl purely for political
effect? lie is evidently as ignorant
upon this subject as he Is upon 9th
ers. In his last issue he says, 1.-THE
Recorder seems to think because a
man Is Christian, he ought to lay
down his hand and let any unregen-
Grated son of a sea-cook take the pot
whether he Wins 1t or not" We
have never accused Mr.. Abbott of
being Christian, but judging from
the language he uses In this connec-
ton he knows more about draw poker
than he does OF either Christianity
or politics.
At the request OF Representative
Kirtley bill was prepared asking
an appropriation Of $4,000 In memory
OF Ex-senator Shoup. Representa-.
tive Wyman, OF Ada county, was the
only member Of the house who voted
for George l.. Shorp the last time he
run for the senate, and he had the
honor Of casting the vote which
elected him. BY request Mr.. Kirtley
gave way to Mr. Wyman and he In
troduced the bill In the house, which
was passed without dissenting
vote. When the bill came before the
senate, Senator Whitwell made {
speech In its favor, eulogizing the
deceased senator, and amended the
bill so that $4,000 was appropriated
In place OF $1,000. This amendment,
passed tine senate unanimously, ant
was so concurred In by the house
Yet according to the averments o.
the pinhead editor the representa-
tives from this county wasted theil
time while In the legislature. Ii
his estimation IT was nothing to Sc
cure an appropriation In memory O
one OF the greatest men this STATE
has ever produced. According to hi
theory the Lembi delegation wasted
their time In securing an appropria
tion for such matter as a bust To-
an honored deceased citizen to III
placed with other prom. inent men o
the nation at the nations capital
but then Growler Abbott must bav,
something to howl over In order t
belittle those who do not take thei
dope from him. This Is all the ap
Precipitation the Lembi delegation Sc
cured, but II Is something for which
they had every reason to feel pr0ut
over, Growler Abbott's opinion t,
the contrary.
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II the press dispatches are to b,
believed there Is going to DO warn
contest In Ohio between Foraker ant
Taft for control Of the state. TIL,
latter has laid down the gauntle
through his brother Charles p. Taft
who Is a prominent newspaper maj
of the Buckeye state. The question
OF supremacy Is to be decided by |
primary election, the defeated can1i
date to retire, and bury his presiden
tial and senatorial aspirations. Thi
contest will be watched by the res
OF the country with much interest
aud outside OF Ohio the sympathie
will be with the fat man In the race
Taft does stand for something, aut
Is In harmony with President Roose
welt In the reforms he has inaugu
rated. Foraker Is cold bloode,
piece Of humanity and stands frs
for Foraker and secondly for the cor
porations, whose tool he has beer
ever since he has been Ia congress
His standing for these interests |
what makes the outcome Of the con
oest doubtful. The corporation crow,
In that state has invariably won GU
In the past, and the contest vii
demonstrate to what extent the wav
OF reform has permeated the masse
OF the people.
] In the most OF previous contests Il
, that state Foraker has hetetofor
won out, hut that Is no criterion I
10 by. He will have the elements Il
bis favor OF having the support Q
! the Roosevelt administration back o
him, while there are equally stron
, Mad 49, lxa,l. 80 EtnraEas rJ,t,