The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-06

eVade the law, and second, by enter.
Ing the contest and injecting politics
In an attempt TO dictate the nomi-
nees OF both political parties. The
Recorder does not mean tn say that
all the saloons have not obeyed the
law, as such is not the case, but
those which have permitted gam
bling In their places OF business and
admitted patrons to their saloons on
Sunday. and then perjured them
selves TO escape punishment for their
acts have created sentiment against
the saloon.
When the saloons enter politics,
try to control hath conventions, and
place 10 nominations men whom they
know will not enforce the Law, Is IL
any wonder that sentime against
the saloon should be crystallzed and
that they are unwittiugly working
to put themselves out OF business? II
they were willing to oney The law.
why should they Try 10 dictate D0mi
nee for sheriff OF tbparties and get
man electet to this pusiiion whom
they know will not make any effort
To eufurce tile lsw2
II thew are Willing 10 obey the law
~hy should they plsk out the candi-
dates on both tickets for pIUbate
judge when II Is known that the
men they have bamed for this In
portaDt position are themselves law
breakers ana In the past bage tried
to shieId the saloon men sho have
disobeyed the IawY by thus decIar-
Ing themselves they are working up a
sentiment against their business,
and II Is strange that they cannot
see this.
In the past week there has not
been much Of anything else discussed
upon the street. The result has been
that the saloon and anti-saloon pe0-
pie are becoming divided iuto two
factiors-- into two hostile
camps. This condition Of affairs was
unnecessary and would not have re-
suited had not the SALOON league 80
early shown their hand In the game.
1t Is strange that the saloon men of
this place are not far-seeing enough
to know that they are simply short
eniog the time when they Will have
TO 90 ont OF business.
1t Is now evident that both politi-
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plank In their platform; and unless
this pledge Is repudiated, In less
than a year, every town, city and
precinct In the state viii be permit
ted To vote upon this question. BY
taking the stand that they are IN
this county, the saloons are forcing
The anti-saloon people TO take O de-
.ided stand and when the time
comes II means their undolnp.
II Is urged by many that to remove
the saloons from Salmon would !
greatly inlure the town. AS TO that,
The Recorder IL not In q position 10
Judge; and fol that reason and that |
reason only, this paper has not
fought the legitimate saloon, but has |
fought the oon.keeprrs who have
not conducted their places OF business
according TO law. The proprietor |
II this paper viii govern his actions
In the future by the manner IN which |
The saloon element conduct them
selves. The Recorder Is opposed to
The sal on element Of any commune
Icy trying to dictate to the citizens
the kind of men whi shall 10 elected I
to eniolee The law. There are cer
tain proprieties The saloons must oil-
serve, Just tile same as any othor
Glass OF business, and when they In. /
iicate by their actions that they can
not observe these praprieti 3 then
hey must take the consequences OF /
m arous.d public sentiment.