The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-27
a DIsCOkDANT NOTE.


The idea that the people Of Idaho
have any party in the selection OF
their public officials, the writing Of
party platform, or say In the run
ming OF state government Is, at least
this year, nothing more than mere
theory. In actually the people will
have no more to DO with their own
government, In theory supposed to be
Of, for and by the people, than will
the sultan OF Sulu, or the king OF the
Cannibal islands. Why? Because
politics as run 10 Idaho, are manip-
ulated by the political bosses, for
the political bosses, a condition no
citizen, awake to the facts, can well
deny. In theory. the Office Is sup
posed TO seek the man; but not this
have already pooled interests, divided
the SWAY" and In few months
the voters will be expected to walk
up to the polls and ratify the agree.
ment made between Office holders
months before even a primary Is held.
VIII the people do it? VIII repub.
iicans OF Idaho insult their manhood
and trample under foot their rights
of citizenship? VIII the voters sur
render their inalienable rights and
ignore their duties as free born men?
II so, let no man hereafter complain
ii he be robbed by exorbitant taxa.
tion, or II the republican party of
Idaho once more violates It's platform
and repudiates Its pledges to the
people.
What we mean can be better under
stood by herewith reproducing an
interview given out In Moscow Fri
day by Charles j. Munson, who was
there during the week fixing up mat.
ters pertaining to the slate. Mr..
Munson said.
"Since leaving Moscow have been
through the southwestern and south.
eastern parts OF the state; also visit
ed the extreme northern counties.
From what | have been able to learn
James II. Brady, Of POcatello, and
for the last two campaigns chairman
Df the republican state central CON-
mittee, can have the nomination for
governor, II he will consent to be
Idaho will be for Taft at the first
invention, while the other one will
De Brady, Borah. French, Gooding
md Hepburn convention, and abso-
ute harmony will prevail"
1t Is, according to Mr.. Munson, al
eady "cut and dried" as to who is
o be nominated, and the kind of a
platform that is to be written. Mr..
dunson Is fresh from Boise, evident.
reliably informed as to the plans
# the leaders" and knows what he
$ talking about when he says Sab
olute harmony will prevail" To be
lain, these republican "bosse - have
lready fixed slate, and Latah coun-
y republicans are to be traded OF to
ames II. Brady regardless OF the
act that nobody In Latah county
'ants him. The News appeals to
he republicans of Latah county to
ssert their manhood, and serve no.
Ice right now on Mr.. Munson and
congressman French that they must
OF attempt to deliver the vote of
'atah county to Mr.. Brady. II Mr..
'rench attempts it he will prove
imself unworthy the confidence and
lpport of Latah county, for 1t will
hen be plain that he cares for moth.
~ but his own personal interests.
he delivers Latah county to James
I. Brady, Congressman French will
low himself utterly devoid of the
rst principle of honor, and prove
lmself, instead OF the friend of the
sople, a political trickster whose
'le ambition Is 60 perpetuate him.
IL In public Office.
Burton French can afford to 90
,wn In honorable defeat, but he
~, under no circumstances, afford
dishonor himself, his people and
s state by becoming a party to an
lance that would foist James II.
Iady upon Idaho. Troy News,
Rep.