The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-06
WANDERINGS OF TALBOT.

In our last weeks discussion OF
politics and newspapers, we men
toned that 'Truxton Talbot of The
Pocatello Advance had gained new
light in certain matters, and among
other things, had reversed his posi-
ton in regard to Dubois and the Nor
mons, and in his Tuesdays paper he
admits that If he ever was in favor
of Dubois and against the Mormons
in politics, he has changed his mind.
We have no objection to that; we
just wanted him to define his posi-
ton.
He goes on to say too that Mr.
Brady is good friend and neighbor
No objection to that either. We
heartily agree with him. We know
of no better. But we are discussing
Mr.. Brady for governor, with a view
of determining all points of doubt be-
fore the convention.
Two years ago we discussed Mr..
Brady for United States senator, with
the result that we worked for Borah
when 1t came time to work. This
year we shall follow the logical order,
of discussing his fitness first, and do
ing the work when it is time to work
What we offered objections to in our
articles last week was for newspap-
ers to take stand first, and try to
bull thing through before hearing
from the people. We do not con-
cede that machine and few editors
have been delegated to do all the
thinking and all the selecting of Of
ficials without consulting the voters.
1t Is presumptive for dozen writer's
to try to write man into office on the
franchise of the people without TAX
ing time to get expressions from the
people, and the Brady dope that was
handed out by dozen papers i'm
mediately following Mr.. Brady's an
nouncement, is in prompt mockery of
the campaign cry, IA government by
the people," unless the writer's have
concluded they are the people.
For the information of those who
do not read The Advance we will say
that Editor Talbot informs the editor
OF The Republican that whenever he
writes anything he shows himself
goose, that he (Trego) quit learning
before he ever knew anything, that
he never was and never will be a
newspaper man, that he has little
soul and that 1t Is sore, that he made
a failure of the newspaper business
at Mackay, that he (Talbot) is one
of two men who did more for the
success of The Republican than all
other agencies combined, that. Trego
is sore at Talbot because he was in
in starting competitive
newspaper In Blackfoot, that when
The Mail ceased publication here,
Trego began to run "goody-goody''
newspaper much to the disgust of ;
many Of its citizens, that when he and
his partner showed that Blackfoot
was to have representative paper
anyhow. Trego at once began to
honey around the saloon men, that 1
Trego had been guilty of having a {
light with one man and a drink of |
beer with another, that he took (
members of the city council into a s
saloon and treated, that he Is sore Y
1t Editor Dillingham; of Mackay. that $
while Trego was in the mercantile r
business at Mackay he built lot of a
litching racks and charged toll for t
ying horses to them, that he had e
rouble with the miners union, that t
lie, Trego. does not work for people a
or nothing. that he appears to be 7
breaking away from the Republican t
,arty and leans toward Dubois. that q
When Brady Is nominated at the state
Trego will not be in y,
nd that IL any more good things are 4
wanted Talbot has them ready on ap- a
'lication. r
We are certainly very much in q
EDITED to Editor Talbot for all this I
gree advertising, and since he is r
nan of his word and we shall be q
lad to hear the second chapter of n