The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-28
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Many loyal temperance people are
forced to question the sincerity OF
=. " Bailey, Democratic canuidatt
FOR secretary of state,rpiu. his spec
tacular fight for prohibition. 1t is
difficult for them to reconcile. Bad
1ey's methods to what the methods,
should be of a man who has TIL
temperance cause truly at heart.
While Bailey appears to be zealor
n his efforts along these lines hi;
motives are questioned because h,
is working his temperance affiliations
to advance his personal political in,
etersts. Usually a man as active as
Bailey seems to be in the cause puts
terests. Usually man as active as
ment above his own, but Bailey J.
doing the reverse He is endeavor
ing to make the temperance cause
climbing ladder for his own ambi
tons.
In his mad efforts to do this he
is playing a double game, being tru
neither to the temperance cause no
to the party whose flag he flies and
the support of which he asks that hr
might be elevated to a state Office.
Mr.. Bailey was, and SO far as W.
know is now, the head of the Law
and Order league in this county. H.
is one, of the officers of the Anti-SaI
loon league Both of these organiza
tons endorse the candidacy of Gov
ernor Brady as being the only ma
to lead the temperance cause in this
state !, Both organizations recognize
that the Republican party stands for
the one thing they want-the sub
mission of prohibition constitution
al northumberland that the Demo
cratic party opposes it. In ,othe'
words both, organizations recognize
that the Republican party is dry and
the Democratic party is wet
Now comes Bailey with his ange'-
ic declaration that the temperance
cause is the dearest thing in his heart
He meets with the temperance organ
nations and because of his official po
sition wields a great influence in d.
recting their actions. He knows all
their plans. Then he goes to Boise
and meets with the members of the
Democratic party, the avowed enc.
mics of the temperance cause, and
plans with them how they may defeat
the Republican party. AS candidate
of his party he no doubt submits to an
assessment and pays his money to his
party to be used in defeating every
Republican from Governor Brady
down.
With one hand he puts money int
the Golfers of the Democratic party tc
be used in electing Hawley, widel,
known as one of the most radica
supporters of the saloon in the state
and with the other hand he caresse
the temperance people and whisper
words of love into their ears. o.
one shoulder he is trying to carr,
whiskey jug and on the other
pail of water.
Does this sort of double dealing
smack of sincerity? Is there an,
wonder that the temperance peopl
, of this county, who know him S.
we'll, doubt his fealty to the cause
They would like to think that Nj
Bailey means what he tells them, bu
f how can he mean what he says whe
, at the same time he is aiding an
abetting the enemies of the temper
ance cause in their efforts to encon
= pass its defeat?
o 1t is true that Bailey would max
the temperance people of the state b,
: lieve that the. temperance cause
: personihed in himself. He wou'
make them believe that if he coul,
r The Independent, for one, was plea
!. ed to cooperate with him until it b,
came suspicious that much of Bailey
# activity was for the advancement {
his own political interests rather tina
n solely for the good of the temperate
; movement.
!. Then when Bailey stopped to tn;
! questionable sort of politics of
7 Democratic candidate in the primar
;. election using his influence as II
!. head of the Law and Order Leagu
b. to name the candidates on the R,
publican ticket who should be SUI
= ported by the Republican temperate
voters, the last straw to our bell,
that it was possible for the temper
ance people of this county to loo
to him as leader in the cause wa
removed. Bailey is fully aware G