The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-16
MEDALS ARE AWARDED.

Now that wrcaths Of roses have
been piled on the devoted heads OF
the democratic county officers and
We have all been asked to stand back
and gaze In awe-struck wonder at
the magnificent records Of the county
assessor and the county treasurer,
word In connection with the work Of
some OF the other departments OF
the county building might not be
altogether out Of place.
In the meantime The Miner IL more
than satisfied to let the work Of the
democratic officers pass without
comment for the present. There Ia
time appropriate for all things and
The Miner will have something to
say with regard to these q little
nearer election time that will be APP
preciated by the voters Of Shoshone
county. 1t Ii, however, . significant
fact that the work Of the departments
in question has called forth sort Of
democratic blessing. One cannot help
feeling that even among their own
partisans something slightly different
was expected and, in the light Of past
events, one can hardly blame such an
expectation.
The attitude Of the Times with re.
gard to the republican officers has
been like nothing SO much rs that Of
little boy with bucket OF mud,
ready to let fly at anything and every
thing that comes round the corner,
ignoring all justification OF an OPP
ponent's action and scorning apology
for even the rankest injustice.
Nobody who has read the columns
OF that paper can have failed to note
the most prejudiced attitude with re-
gard to anything, everything and
everybody republican. 1t has always
pursued the gentlemanly and fair.
minded policy Of always condemn,
never retract. never commend and
never apologize. The Miner has
nothing but commentator for those
who adopt policy and determine to
stay with 1t, but when that policy has
to be supported by conscious misrep-
rcscntatiOn II commands sympathy
from neither friend nor foe.
II, spite of all this there has been
comparatively little mud thrown ut
! the republican ofiiccrs-the highest
compliment that could be paid to the
present administration In hundred
years, for that fact alone dcmon-
strates that the different departments
are above criticism by those who are
ready to misconstrue anything and
everything.
1t Is not the. intention OF The
Miner 10 hand the county recorder,
the sheriff's department, the prosecute
ing attorney, the probate judge, the
county commissioners and the coun-
~ superintendent Of school, melliflu-
GUS bouquets and to pat each on the
back and point out an isolated In
stance or two that reflects credit ON
the department in question. Such
course would be nothing less than an
insult to the county officials.
The question is not one Of particu.
lar instances. The supreme test lies
in the general administration OF coun.
~ business and there Is not man
IN the county who can deny that its
affairs have been handled In the most
business-likc manner.
Taken as whole the officers Of
Shoshonc county have done their
duty not only to the party that elect
cd them but to the public at large in
q manner that Is credit both to |
themselves and the county, and in
a manner that will not be cxcelled
I'M amy other county In the state. Tho
mere fact that not single substan.
tial accusation has been made against
any Of the departments 10 In itself
monument to the administration,
and this is something to be taken
into consideration little later on.