Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-10-27
what the people thought or said.

| dldate on the democratic ticket. is one
of Idaho county's sons, who after CON-
pleting a course in one of the best law
schools in the country, returned to
! his home and has since done his part
towards making better and wealthier
Idaho county. He is well fitted, has
fine legal education, is most practical
man. His father was among the great
many of Idhao county during his day.
Mr.. Stephens, who lives on his ranch
near Mt. Idaho, is member of the
Farmers Union and always working
for measures that have for their OBJ
ject the benefitting of the farmer and
the agricultural section. AS Idaho
county is distinctly an agricultural
country this fact should be kept well
in mind by the voters and when the
opportunity is presented to vote for
farmer and lawyer it should meet with
a popular response.
Ernest L. Parker of Cottonwood is
not only the choice of the people of the
west side who ha We been shabbily treat
ed when it came to selecting legislative
material in time past, but the returns
will verify the statement that he is GO
ing to prove the choice of the county.
Did you ever meet Parker? He i'm
presses one as a man who accomplished
things and over in Nez Perce county
during his residence there the people,
who are about two to one republican,
thought enough of his ability to elect
him as a member of the board Of CON-
missioners. He was tried two years
and then they reelected him for an
other term. Parker is square, clean
cut fighting man who has no time for
tricksters, knows how to handle the
crafty lobbist and if he goes to Boise
will get results for Idaho county.
Parker will not be back with an
apology but will come with the goods.
Quite often one hears people ex-
press an opinion that we should take
the judiciary out of politics, Just now
this is quite prevalent advocation of
the friends Of Judge Steele. People
who have given the matter thought
cannot see any good reason for not
taking every elective Office "out Of
politics"
When you hire help with which to
conduct your business, do you inquire
into a mans political beliefs? Not
much, it is his ability and earning
capacity you want knowledge on.
As everyone knows the affairs of a
county are conducted by the board Of
commissioners. They are the business
head Of the county. These gentle
men collect and disburse your cash.
Through their hands passes thous-
ands of dollars and the prosperity,
development and progress of the coun-
ty can either be retarded or advanced
by the doings of this body.
1T we are going to take any office
out of politics, why hot take the coun-
ty commissioners out OF the game and
select the good, honest, successful men
for the office? Expenses have been
creeping and creeping little higher
each year and reference to your tax
receipt will show Just the amount each
one OF us has been compelled to dig
each year for the running expenses of
the county Some will say this is
but politics on our part, to those we
would suggest a comparison of their
taxes for the past four or five years
: and then take note of any great i'm
provements that have been made.
: A man may mean we'll, be an honest
man and want to do what is right
but suppose he does not understand
the management of business affairs of
the magnitude that Idaho county in
wolves? a man might be an excellent
: farmer but a poor merchant, sue
cesful grocery keeper and dismal
failure as a farmer and he might also
be one of the best men of the commu-
nifty but not know how to manage the
affairs of business in which several
, hundred thousand dollars are involved.
So you see the commissioners should
not only be good men, excellent citi-
zens, but above all men Of the best
: business qualifications. Men who can
go on the market and buy road ma
chinery and county supplies and buy
: them right. Men who know values
and see to it that the county gets the
most for its money.
n. b. Pettibone, the democratic
candidate from the first district, is
Just such man. Pettibone came to
Idaho county twenty one years ago,
and his assets were FIVE cents in U. S.
money, good health and plenty OF
s pluck and determination. He has
I lived in the county ever since. has