The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-09-23
CROWLEY. GETS OFFENDED

Il 0ldate Tor nomination TOT assessor on
! the republican ticket, and who is said
to have been one of the stunch re.
publicans who stuck to the party dur.
ing the Silver-Republican split Of
some years ago, has different view
of some of the details of the recen,
republican primary from what the
writer had in mind when the article
referred to was written. Evidently
he did not hear the same democrats
. expressing themselves as the editor
of the Republican did, and whether
he did or not doesn't matter SO much
has something to say and the
fact that he has construction of his
own for it, is the reason for giving
his article space. Mr.. Crowley does
not think the "shoe fits him, and
we agree with him, so he has to be
classed as man with chip on his
shoulder"
If an editor never expressed any
observations until he was sure that
nobody wuold differ with him and
come back" with reasonable pre-
sentation of his views he would never
have thing to say. No apology is
forthcoming from this office over the
use of the word bad" which Mr..
| Crowley bewails, because it applies
precisely to the only ones we had in
mind, and If Mr.. Crowley insists up
on applying the principle to all de-
feated candidates and wants an ex-
preston that seems more Just, we
might say those whom the people
judged had lesser merit" 'S ~ *'
This is his letter.
Idaho Falls, Ida, 9-17, 1919.
The Idaho Republican,
Rlackfoot, Idaho. -
Gentlemen:
In your issue of the 18th inst, on
the 4th page, in the first column, I'M
der the heading of, Governor Re-
nominated" among other things ap-
pears the statement that, "It is not
able also that many democrats united
with the republicans in nominating
the county ticket, realizing that in
view of the small democrat vote at
the last elections they have small
chance to win this time, and in the
interest of good government they took
the opportunity to aid in getting the
best men nominated in the party that
has the best chance to win. Even
though they vote the democrat ticket
at the polls in November, they have
done what they could to prevent BAD
men from getting on the strong ticket,
and this is theshighest duty they can
perform as citizens
To this statement l am constrain-
ed to take exception, in as muchs as
1t places all defeated candidates lin
the light as being BAD men, also I
take 1t that necessarily carries that IL
all defeated candidates are BAD men,
II must be that them that voted for
them could not have had the best in |
terest of the county at heart. = I.
l cannot believe that this Is the
case, I believe that they voted for |
what they thought was right, and
for the best interest of the county.
The ldMo Republican would try
to make appear that a combination
Of good republicans and good demo-
Gratis could do nothing but obtain that
which Is best for the general public,
this possibly is the general rule, but
call to mind one notable exception,
Down at Springfield, ILL.,, on a bright
lay in June, 1910. when the sun was
shining brightly on the just and the
Unjust, combination of democrats
Ind republican representatives in the
illinois legislature elected man to
he U. S. Senate, and all people have
lot come to the conclusion, even at
his late date, that combination of
his kwind produced good results.
The Roosevelt-Lorimer incident in
chicago a few days ago, wherein our
ecognized standard bearer of PRO-
REPUBLICAN princi-
lies positively refused to dine at the
anne banquet with Mr.. Lorimer, the
nnior U. s. senator from Illinois,
oubtless this refusal was occasioned .
y question in his (Roosevelt) mind
s to the rightfulness of his (Lori- i,
ner's) election by the mixed vote
'hich he was, elected by.
And further, you in your in state ,
lent say that these democrats that 9
oted the republican ticket in our
ate primary did so, that the repub- :
cans might have the nominees that :
ave the best chance to win. When Z
S matter of fact the reverse is at \
j times the condition, as for instance
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