The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-17
Hr MUST BE TAUGHT BETTER.

HE MUST BE TAUGHT BETTER.
The daily Times, published at
Wallace, Idaho, in its isue of June
rs, which was the last day Of the
recent third district meet at that
place. tries to create a sensation by
accusing club women of playing pol
itics in their sessions. The article
is nearly a column, is written with
bold heading, "Play Politics in Fed
Grafton" has three sub headings as
equally untruthful, then begins the
first paragraph Politics! Politics!
Politics has crept out-burst out,
would be more proper" etc We
counted politics and political fifteen
times when we reached the end OF
the fourth paragraph, and they are
short ones too. He resents Echoes
being made the official organ be-
cause 1t is part of IAN avoidedly
republican paper, partisan in the ex-
treme," and lot more trash that Is
not worth repeating. We under
stand the federation went down in a
body to pay their respects to this
gentleman of editorial cloth and
asked for retraction, but we have
been unable to learn what satisfac-
ton they were promised.
What we are wondering is why in
the name of sense he hasn't offered
page in his own paper to use as an
official organ long ago. We are
only using the Idaho Republican un-
til we can do better, and If the Times
has something better to offer and can
show us about 1t, we are all too
ready to accept.
Echoes is still in it's infancy but
when we get our press service fully
organized it will be an institution
worthy of greater intellect than the
originator of the plan, who is the
editor in chief and writer of this ar
ticfe. We have at present about
eighteen assistant editors but we do
not know the political utilization of
single one of them. We assure you
that politics never enters our mind
in connection with club work and
whenever clubs take up political is
sues they will have some other paper
as their official organ and some other
woman at the helm. The accusa-
ton of the Times is so altogether
false and absurd it neither provok-
ed a smile or frown. We do not
think however, that the Times wish
es to bear false witness against"
us, but prefer considering that he
was grossly misinformed and hope
he has been set Alright in his views
On the other hand, should he con-
sciously feel that his statement is
true, we suggest he gets the Idaho
Republican on his exchange list and
read Echoes that he may be en-
lightened. Again, the incident re-
calls the game of "Shinney' the boys
used to play. 1t was pretty rough
game in which every fellow was
made to keep on his own side. If
he was caught tresspassing his OPP
ponent would whack him on the
shin with "shinney bat" and cry
out "shinney on your own side. So
Mr.. Times editor, while we do not
know or care to what political party
you belong, whether you are an old
Wing Republican or a Brady Republi-
can, or an anti-Brady Republican,
wheter you are an old Jeffersonian
democrat or Mormon anti-Dubois |
democrat or an anti-Mormon Du- |
bois democrat or a prohibitionist or
socialist or fusionist of some sort
you have all you can attend to this
year on your own side of the line. We
advise you to leave the Federation of
Woman's Clubs alone. "Shinney on
your own side
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The Idaho Industrial Training
School at st. Anthony and its condi-
lions have been before the state leg
islation board for some time. 1t has
been thought advisable to separate
the boys and girls and as the school
has been very much crowded, it
seemed separate school for girls
only in another part of the state was
a wise solution for the problem. Re-
Gently additions have been made to
the school buildings which has re-
lieved the congested conditions for
the present, and Mr.. HUMPHREYS, the
superintendent of the school has con-
cluded from experience that it is
best to keep the boys and girls to-
gether. So the better course to pur-
sue seems to be that of enlarging
the present school facilities to meet