Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Speaker Clagstone Not Met
With Open Arms
BRADY SUPPORTERS POuTY
Speaker Says He Alone Can
Qualify

Grangeville was honored this week
by a visit from Hon. Paul Clagstone,
speaker of the house and one of the
republican candidates for governor.
The visit Of the speaker was heralded
but few short hours previous to the
arrival of the train Monday night and
the bills grudgingly distributed around
the city did not carry a halftone re-
production of the Redoubtable Paul,
there was no brass band on hand, no
special musical program, in fact the
warmth of the clique welcoming Brady
did not evidence itself upon the visit
of the Speaker.
While every effort was made to get
out crowd for Brady quite the op-
posite can truthfully be said of those
in charge of reception Of Clagstone.
Mr.. Clagstone, as speaker Of the house
and public man should have been
treated at least with ordinary courtesy
but we fear the hospitality of Grange
vile as exemplified Monday night is
Of so low an ebb as to not excite envy
in the hearts of rival places. The
citizens of Grangeville as class are a
most hospitable set and the blameshould
be placed where it properly belongs,
not against the citizens but the ring OF
politicians who favor Brady and de-
sire to accomplish his election regard
less of the means employed.
If one is to believe Clagstone, and
his sincerity has never been question.
ed even by his enemies, he is the only
simmon-pure prohibitionist of the -four
candidates on the republican ticket
If these Brady adherents, the ring
who are loud for the moral reform
are sincere, then why did they not
meet Clagstone with brass band
advertise reception, issue specia
invitation to the ladies, rent hall
dine with him at the hotel and show
the gentleman they appreciated him
and what he stood for.
1t is said by man whose truth
fulness cannot be questioned thai
when some Of the very same peopl,
who got up the Brady reception were
asked to assist in entertaining Clag
stone, they threw up their hands ant
refused point blank to do anything
that would inure Gov. Brady
chances.
Judging from the actions, the ring
some half dozen whom it would bt
easy to name, is not SO bent upon sc
curing prohibition as it is to secur
the election of Jim Brady.
That is the reason of your chilly re
ception in Grangeville, Mr.. Clagstone
your friends desire only the Brad
brand of prohibition.
Upon the liquor question Mr.. Clay
stone says: Il stand tor state-wid
prohibition. Upon the same que'
tion Gov. Brady says: 81 promise t
, use my influence in the enforcement {
prohibition whenever such is the wi
Of the people, and Barney ONE
stands for "whatever is right.
Now then the man who is sincere i
his desire for prohibition cannot d
otherwise than support Mr.. Clagston
of the three candidates.
In the face of the dry stand take
. by Mr.. Clagstone it is not surprisin
that people are now questioning tt
honesty Of the head push of the Brad
supporters and seeing under the masl
!, After all politics is queer gan
and the more you learn Of the mac
= nation, the jobbery, the scheming IL
more distrustful one becomes and h
, faith in humanity suffers a seve
shock.
r Mr.. Clagstone remained unit
!. Tuesday noon and delivered an a
o dress to number of citizens wi
f gathered at the Commercial Cl,
n rooms. He is very good speak
!. and his address was quite free fro
Y the bombastic and boastful manner
+ some others who have visited the cit
q He does not abuse his political riva
but occasionally does tell some rath
painful truths regarding the meth'
p used in campaigning.
q Clagstone is anything but pessisn
's tic regarding his candidacy and ~
e he is confident he will be nominal
a and the chances are on the iint chdt
votes for the people are growing tin
tt Of the lavish use Of money by the q