The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29
THURSDAY. OCTOBER %. 1908

Herald before election We feel it oul
duty to say afev words in regard t.
the state and local matters and alst
our position relative to the same
At all times during the preseni
management of the Herald, which
has been more than one year, w
have done what we felt to be oui
duty without one cent as a subsidiary
and have been absolutely free to dc
what We honestly believed to be to
the best interests of the readers OF
the paper and have done so fearless
ly. If in our work We have made
mistakes, they we're honest mis-
takes, and whether goodhas resulted
from our work or not, the people
can Judge for themselse Our pos
ition during the past few weeks OF
the campaign has been severely criti-
cized by a few politicians but that
is the least of our troubles. The
position of the paper has been that
of an independent one during the past
year and is just as independent to-
day as it was one year ago but our
conception of an independent paper
does not prohibit US from calling
the attention of the people to wrongs
that have been committed in any
political party and pointing out to
them where these wrongs can be
righted. The paper has not waver-
ed one bit in its positions and gave
notice before either convention was
held in this state as to what measur-
es it would support and the party
that would incorporate those things
its platform could depend upon us
for our supportand We we're in hopes
that these principles might be en-
bodied in all the platforms in order
hat the people might be more GER
ain of getting the needed legislation.
Those planks that we were par
icularly interested in were one
iavoring a railroad and warehouse
commission and the other one was a
lirect primary Law whereby the
'eople might have a better opportun- A:
~ in selecting the candidates for I
he respective Offices and the pro-
essional politician RELOCATED to the
ear. The railroad and warehouse
was and is favored by Z
he Herald because it believes it is il
bsolutely necessary in order that il
be farmer may be able to get what b
is justly entitled to for his pro- a
ucts and places him in a position Il
here any corporation or trust can v
ot discriminate against him. With Il
lch a commission and proper laws Il
small shipper or individual would Al
I've the same rights and equal ad- D:
Intages as the larger shipper and in CT
sc of a violation and discrimi- tb
.tion against the smaller or indi- pr
iual shipper a report could easily ar
made to the commission and it of
,uld save the trouble and costs of lie,
ing into court for him to get his Or
hts, even though we had the laws un
4 not the commission. The re- m,
is of this agitation is well known tel
every farmer on this prairie and an
farmer has been getting much
lrer what his products are worth
n at any time since the opening of 90
: reservation. If in upholding inc
working tor these principles as g
have done means democratic, we NJ
proud of the distinction and hope IN
t We may always be a democrat ioi
that is what democracy means. na'
|. would fight just as hard and the
t as f~earlessly for the same not
under any other name, res
socialist, republican or prohibit kne
>, but If any of these parties are mas
rking against any of these princi- can
s, they need not and cannot get
expect our support. This in short -
'ur position and we have refused to
'werved from it under any and all
substances.
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