The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-09-01
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER |, 1910
GOOD GOVERNMENT.

GOOD GOVERNMENT.
Readers do you believe in good
government? Do you believe in good
government for this state? III you do,
iet us ask you what is the best way
to obtain 1t for the next two years.
is it going to contribute to good
government TO make change and
put new man i'm the office of gov
ernor at the close of the present
term after the incumbent has prov EN-
himself so remarkably efficient in
the discharge of his duties and so
pleasingly satisfactory in his deal
ings with the public? Governor Brady
has made record of which all the
people OF this state are proud. When
you move among good citizens who
are democrats, you will find a very
large proportion of them cheerfully
indorse the administration of our
present governor. This is particular
ly noticeable among those democrats
who have had the best opportunity
to closely observe and carefully study
his administration. There are a grea
who are going to vote for Governor
Brady for reelection. What prompts
such men to determine to support a
man of the party that is in opposition
to them for the governorship? 1t Is
a desire for good government. Those
men know that it would be benefic-
ial to the state of Idaho to have Gov
ernor Brady in the chair for two
years more with all the experience he
has gained during his first term.
That is a very plain, business prop
osition. There is no man in private
manager at the first opportunity, in
order to make room for another with
out any experience whatever. In
business, those managers who are
particularly successful are retained
indefinitely. We cannot retain a gov
ernor indefinitely. but we can retain
him through a second term. We can
do that for the benefit OF the state
and every consideration of good bust
ness judgment demands that Govern
or Brady shall be retained through
another term.
Any person who has given the
slightest attention to the character
Of the duties devolving upon the gov
ernor, realizes that IL requires a con-
siderable period for the incumbent of
the chair to become so familiar with
them all that he can give the state
the best possible service. IL. when
a man Is elected governor, he proves.
inefficient. if he neglect his duty. If
he manifest what is called a dent
care sort of mind, or if he prove in
competent or corrupt, then. by all
means, let us avail ourselves of the
provision of the constitution and get
rid of him at the end of one term!
But. If, on the other hand, he proves
conspicuously honest and effective,
by all means let us retain him for an
other two years In order that the
state may have the full benefit of
the experience he has secured.
IL, therefore, the reader believes
in good government, we fail to see
on what theory he is going to OPP
pose the reelection of Cover or
Brady. OF course, We know thai a
great number of democrats will be
controlled by partisan considerations.
We are not going 10 quarrel with
them for that is the way of the
world They will vote, just as very
considerable number OF republicans
would vote. were the conditions re-
yersed We appeal, however, to that
class OF people who are more or less
Independent of party bonds and who
are going to do what they think best
for the state. Moreover, we believe
all of that class of people, democrats
and republicans alike, are going TO
support Governor Brady in the cleo
ton this coming fall They are go
ing to do it because they realize it
would be in the interests of good
government to re-elect him.-Coeur
dAlene Journal