The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-11-24

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shoulders, which he might to
some extent have been justifier in
doing.
The Pocatello Tribune holds that
"Mr. Brady's defeat was caused sim
ply and solely, 1t is believed by the
fact that his strong stand on the
liquor question divided his own party.
but left the Democratic ranks solid
against him. Locally the railway
commission matter lost him hundreds
OF votes. The people gen.
orally believe such commission Is
not needed at this time"
The Occur d'Alene Journal says:
THAT the railroad plank was
vital issue there Is no doubt. That
was seen from the many dollars
poured into Kootenai county by those
organizations not only to elect Haw-
ley, but others as well. Many life
long enemies lay aside their differ |
common cause. Such men as E. S.
Crane of Spokane and his brother OF
Harrison worked for democrats
though PROCESSING to be republicans.
Railroad and kindred influences are
credited with this activity. The rail
road influence may be seen in south
Idaho all along the o. s. l.. railroad.
Hawley got big vote at every rail
road terminal, such as Pocatello,
Montpelier, Glenns Ferry and Sho-
shone.
But Governor Brady suffered also
at the hands of the general dissatis-
factions throughout the entire coun-
try. Nearly every state has either
suffered a reaction from republican
ism or has taken on democracy itself.
This was also felt in Idaho and Koot-
eHai county.
The temperance cause, both lost
and won the governor votes.
But the direct primary lost more
votes for the republican candidates
than all other causes combined.
There were scores of soreheads,
Many candidates never returned to
the party and many democrats who
protested republicanism at the pri-
mary and ran for office, being de-
feated, came out openly to fight
the party at the general election.
Occur d'Alene had many of the
soreheads and several professed re-
publicans who showed their true
colors at the election and were
found at the polls working where
they belonged-among the demo
Gratis.
The Weiser Signal attributes bal
ance of power to the railroad in
fluence. 1t says:
: It was the intention of the Demo
cratic party to elect Hawley with
the majority he would receive from
the whiskey and brewery interests,
saloons and bawdy houses of Boise,
They never anticipated for one mo
ment that he would lose out and that
the clean moral sober forces of Boise
and Ada county would out-numbel
the criminal, lawless element of the
county marshalled under the BANNER
of booze.
Hawley's narrow majority came
from another source, an entirely un
expected one, when the Short Line
Railway turned loose in one body
500 voters with instructions how Il
vote II turned the tide. Do you wan
a railway commission. 1t woul(
seem so when this great corporation
assumes to control the politics of thu
state to it's own ends and to the de
feat of the popular will. Is it within
the range of possibility that the in
telligence of the electors of Idaho i
to be blunted by the defiance o
this great selfish monopoly whicl
s dares the people to rule? 1t ha
& simply extended the time when
n railway commission will be demande
by an opp essed, indignant, insulte
electorate.
1t seems the disposition an
tyranny and defiance of corporation
and monopolies must burn throug
the skin and scar the flesh befor
the people feel the necessity of ope
and radical rebellion, but when
comes, 1t Is as the roar of man
waters, the GLORIOUS of Vengeance fro
tens Of thousands of the voters VIII
have been goaded to desperation.
The Statesman's opinion is tina
In the first place the goyerns
was the target of al opposition. A
though holding only a voting plae
In the administration. as a menbs
Of various boards, he was held r
sponsible for every act of thos
boards. The Constitutional hmm
nifty granted him no relief in Il
public mind. If the land board actt
In a manner to arouse oppositio
the force of 1t fell upon the governc
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