The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-14
PEOPLE ENDORSE BOSSISM

In the direct primary election the people
demonstrated hasuspected truth they machine poll
tics Joseph Simon nominated for by the Republicans
receiving larger vote than his three opponents and is
peced that the Democratic nominee put forward simply
stalking horse in the interest of Simon prevent the opponents
of machine methods from uniting Joe Simon interruptions
politician who in past, either controlled the Republican
party boted others controlled He reached the zenith his
at the time of his election the United States senate
which, unfortunately for him. conceded with the election of Nc
Kney to the presidency and the control of national politics by
Mark Hanna In order to the electoral of Oregon
Hanna pledged the national patronage Senator MITCHELL who
had been defeated for reelection and Simon found the enaorhp
hollow mockery for he could give pie" his followers
Mitchell continued to the federal officials and Simon with
out patronage spectacle for he had been sent
Washington by machine that amorous for pap He served
only term and retired by unanimous consent sorey dsap
pointed Mitchell had been of the free silver senators
and could have thrown the Bryan Hanna had not bar
gained with him. and Hanna and Mitchell rode rough hod over
Simon
And now people turned Simon again and he is to
be renated head of the Republican party of Oregon with the
desire of returning to the senate Smons rule is OF the very
worst type of bossism He not only rules ruins IN his own
party but he debauhes portion fhe Democracy There were
for in Portland element of the Democracy that al
ways did Smons dirty work And there is evidence that the same
gang has life again nconcebe that the people of
oregons metropolis will return the old SYSTEM but appears
10 be their deliberate intention to do So
spectacle New York City challenges attention Grand
lurles returning indictments against in the customs
service the Portland Journal For the sugar trust mas
oeen swindng the government The cheat was accomplished
through short weights imported Government employees
ana officials brbed and the scales tempered with employees
the trust in the secret and obviously they We're hg
cla of the organization implicated What makes the case
worse IS that the trust has, in effect confessed to the swnd IN
court 1t has returned 50 1876 of the stolen money II was
found with the loot its person and without word gave oa
he government Its method of wholesale cheating was easy
eoerate design in STEP The less the weight u Tue
imported sugar. the the duty that had to be PAID Inc
M The duty paid the government the more money 1o
ana dividends which support luxury and display Inc
Went on for years. Systematically and successfully Full kno
edge of step in the swind is confessed by the trust ana us
gher up officials by the restitution that has been MADE
drch defending the monopoly the senate and the trust on Tue
outside giving back the loot the American people Shouu ~
something to open their ewes s long as dhonorabe success
dnks honest effort long society bows and crngeS
e great thieves there will be little enough to MI e jams
u bob lngersoll The present New York spectacle
his thesis