The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-29
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The Recorder knows that ). A. /
Ball, the candidate for sheriff on the /
democratic ticket has some bitter en- /
emies. and it Is. also known the inter .
ests which are Sighting him 50 bitterly /
Is due to the fact that lac has tried
to enforce the law since he has been
deputy sheriff. I'm the performance
Of his oilcia duties ne has played no
favorites.
When he has secured what he be
lleved to be sufficient evidence to con-
Wet If violation OF the auti-gam.
bling law he swOre out information
and brought The ylolater before the
Just tribunal 1t Is true in one or
LwO cass lie failed Of conviction, but
1t was only due to the most dastardIy
false swearing; perjury which Tine
jury knew full well vas such, yet the
jury bad no other recourse but TO
bring in a verdict OF rot guilty.
There has been but one ease for yio-
Iation Of the SUNDAY closing law dur
Ing bis tenure OF oiIce, but cOuyic
tiun was secured IN that case and the
defendants We're fined in Judge
Steel's court 1t is not claimed That
lac has eradcated these evils because
that would DC an impossible accom-
plishment for any Ollicer, To thOst
who are con yersaut with the fact
they can only give him credit for al
attempt to perform his duty. There
are laws against stealing, murder ant
other criminal oifeuses against th,
e laws and society, hut they are VIC
lated
SO long as the saloon man Obeys 10
! law on the statute book The Recorde
has no fight TO make against thI
class Of business SO long as the law
, OF the country recognize their bus
70 mess as legitimate one. But whe
4 This class Of our citizenship and thos
Z parasites on society --the tinhOr
= gamblers, get out and make an ope
tight upon man because, in the pei
= torrance of his duty, he tries to eu
= force the law It does seem as II thei
influence should be counteracted b
Q the influence of the moral and la,
abiding citizenship.
u At the tine this is written The liz
curder can state upon the most relia
- BILE authority that two professions
? gamblers are in part Of the count
Il whore they think they have inllucnc
and are doing their utmost to pres
dice the voter against Seth Bal
Why are they dOins thiSy Is Their
any necessity for this question 10 b
1 answered. We're Il not for the fac
that they know la their own min
that Mr.. Ban would enforce the Ia
against them, II they attempt 10 cor
tinue in their profession, Is 1t to /
l supposed that they would raise slns
fund aud spend their time ia trytn
to secure his defeat, II bis dcrea
would give them another lease OF life
4 DO the moral people uf l.eml
county wish the wuru 20 80 out tha
a man was defeated 10 an oflice l.,
cause the law breakers In the Sal0u
business and the tiuhorn gambler
were using their influence again,
himY lou conscientious Ctristia
people do you Nish Il Ca be know
and DO you Wish Ia be uuierstot
that you are aligned with that ella.
III our citizenship Asa fair an
L impartial citizenship law anidir
citizens and Christian people has
not occurred 10 you that yuu uNe
toa man who has dune hts duty ~
ais whole duty, "a again trust hi
TO do his duty Daring the pa
4 txo years, so lar az Ia human puN
he has made the business ot the IN
iesSiuual gambler Improbable, Al
has made IL impossible fur the Salo
man to keep hi, place VI bu,lut
open On the sabbath day Nitao
1 great rtsk te biwselC Can you alb
l As guod citizens 70 ruu the risk
/ returning ga she conditions IS they
Il iStcd berv TAO or more wears ages
i yea give tai, question scgit
thought there IS bat one answer, a
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