Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-09-29
a Ticket Made Up of the Best
Of Men
SKETCHES OF CANDIDATES
The Who ard Why ofthe Coun-
ty Ticket


partv is made up of all good men but
this year The county ticket of the dem
ocratic party can frankly be said to
contain the very best of material from
ton to bottom. The ticket appears in
this issue Of the Free Press and we
would ask the voter to read the list of
nominees from top to bottom and then
ask yourself if they are not just about
As good class Of men as could have
been brought together.
From top to bottom the ticket is
one that man can vote for and leave
the polls with the knowledge that he
has availed himself of the highest pre-
rogative of American citizenship with
the consciousness of duty well done.
There is no reason for any democrat
scratching his ticket this fall and on
the other hand many good republicans
will take pleasure in casting vote
for their choice on the ticket that hap
pens to be under other than their
party name.
People are learning and the day Of
voting a straight ticket, regardless Of
who is on the some is past.
Time was that the man who boasted
Of having "voted her straight" was
held up as hero, and while designing
politicians Of the present day continue
to worship those who vote for the
ticket and not the men, the time has
arrived when the brand CT the party
name means nothing; it is the man
and his fitness for office that counts
with the intelligent voter.
If your ticket contains good men it
is all well and right to vote a straight
ticket if you wish; if your ticket con-
tains the names of some who aspire to
office who are not the right material
do not hesitate to vote for the other
fellow. More good government has
come from the independent voter and
the insurgent that the other source.
The honor of leading the democrat
ic county ticket this fall has fallen up
on the shoulders of James Surridge of
Harpster, a good citizen and a
pioneer who has cheerfully carried out
his part in the development Of a wild
erness into land of plenty. Mr..
Surridge served this county in the leg
islature during the ninth session and
served it we'll. His is record of ae-
complishment and among other things
secured an appropriation of $4,000
from the state for road building in the
county. Surridge is clean-eut busi.
ness man and has many interests in
the county. What he says can be de.
pended upon and his promises are ac
complishments. He is not radical
man nor an extremist in any sense Of
the word.
The candidates for the legislature
represent the geographical division o
the county, Herbert L. Moore coming
1rom the Clearwater country, George
Stephens who lives on a ranch neal
Mt. Idaho, being the only man who
can be said represents Grrngeville
Ernest l.. Parker, the other candidate
coming from Cottonwood
Herbert l.. Moore is man of tht
proper material from which good leg
isiatures are made. A man of excel
lent education and practical know
ledge he is able to pass through ses
sion OF the Legislature without Idaho
county being the loser. Moore's lif,
Is one OF accomplishments and mai
whom it will be profitable for his
county to have at Boise.
George w. Stephens, the son Of Jo'
stephens, lone of the best men Idah,
county ever had as an old pionee
put 1t, was born in the county, receiv
ea his early education here. Later il
NE he went to Ann Arbor, Michigan
ana took a degree in the law school 0
lilat city. He later returned to tn
county and for the past year has beel
farming near Mt. Idaho. Mr.. Steph
ems Is well qualified, mighty fine maj
aha a hard worker for the farmers, be
nlg a member Of the Farmers Uniol
ana always laboring for the better
hient OF the conditions of the farmer
Ernest l.. Parker halls from Cotton
wood. lie is one of the live booster
'i,at town, owns a big mercantil
establishment over there and they al
eahk on Parker. Mr.. Parker serve