Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-11-05
THAT SIS din
NER in PORTLAND
Affidaviis of Women Present Dis.
prove Vicious Stcries---No
Wines or Liquors.

The speech of Mr., Moore, the Dem
ocratic nominee for Attorney General
OF the state in this city Friday night
October l4th., served to evidence the
fact that no true supporter of Mr..
Hawley and his ticket will cease in
dulging i'm the rankest of demagogery
md misrepresentation regardless OF
me effect it may have upon the
late if he desires to observe the
arty regularity If there be a cessa-
ION of the manifestation of this spir-
ii upon his part his party loyalty will
be questioned to say the least.
Mr. Moore is considerably exercised
because the Governor and his staff
did not foot 1T" to the Alaska Yukon
Exposition at Seattle, Washington and
stop i'm a wagon-yaud while there. Mr..
Moore might apply his farfetched
ideas of economy il elected to the of
flee to which he aspires, but it is
safe to assume that the advertise
ment thus given the State would cause
many patriotic native to strenuously
deny his nativity when abroad.
Be it said, however, to the credit
of the citizens of Weiser, regardless
of political affiliation, that Mr.. Moore's
speech was not very enthusiastically
received. 1t WAS in every way char
acteristic of the campaign that is be-
ing waged by his Party. He rehashed
misrepresentation THAT were thrash
ed out long since and proven false.
He consumed considerable time in
distorting facts, relative to the charge
tina Governor Brady and Satff OF e.
leven members paid $55 of the State s
money for dinner at Portland. Or
egon, while enroute to Seattle to at
tend the Alaska Yukon Exposition
Mr.. Moore charged that any man or
set of men could secure all the bread
meat, butter and potatoes necess AIRY
for amy man to eat for 81 co. and
that I'VE know that the remainder
was spent for "booze" for wines and
champagne at $3.50 per bottle
Now, this charge is entirely at va
rance with facts and it is evidently
a pre-conceived, malicious misrepre-
for there was no wine or
liquor on the table, as can be verified
by some twenty-five people, who
We're present at this dinner The
party included the Governor, his Staff
a number of ladies whowere enroute
to Seattle to have charge of the Ida
no building as hostesses, and several
others who were attending the Elk
position in AN official capacity, inclu-
ding the State Commissioners. AS a
matter of course, Mr. Moore did not
state, though it was a fact, that
Governor Brady gave his personal
check for $500 to secure band for
the occasion and that it consisted OF
the best musicians in the State and
excited no little favorable comment,
nor did he state that at that time
the Democratic State Press very
severely censmred the Republican
State administration for the poor
showing that was being made of Ida
hos exhibits at the Exposition, but
became remarkably silent when those
in charge of the exhibits came back
after having secured some thirty five
or forty first and second premiums TO
the State.
Now, as a matter of fact, the Gov
ernor's Staff paid for their own uni
forms and were at an expense OF froI
$50 to SIS out of their personal purs-
es towards defraying their expenses.
Mr.. Moore evidently meant to make
an impression, and he did, but 1T was
that, if Idaho were to be entrusted to
men of Mr.. Moore's calibre, she
would become the butt Of ridicule
and derision, that her statesmen and
state officials would become joke,
that progress would cease, and the
tide of immigration be turned from
the State.
In the interest of the Gem of the
Mountains" keep Mr.. Moore and his
ilk i'm oblivion, else Opie Read will
come and perpetuate his cruel jokes
upon us as he has upon other com
munities,
STATE OF IDAHO }