The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-11-10
VOL. 2
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY
Election Offers Consolation for the
Most Diversified Tastes.

Election Offers Consolation for th,
Most Diversified Tastes.
Saved once more.
The nations life is once more in
y the hands of it's friends.
Hooray for PROSPERITY.
z That's one way of looking at it
Here's another:
Wreck and ruin assured
The people already groaning un-
der the hand of the oppressor.
The enemy in the saddle, ready to
ride the country to destruction.
There they are, two views OF a
very composite election---believe as
you will, or as you must.
But when you figure it all out,
the majority of the people were sat
isfied, and that is the apparent aim
of elections. And even the most dis
gruntled must find something about
this last battle of the ballots to suit
his taste The Bryanite who still be
lltNtS Iudl luc sun iioOo OuI hCfOA
sets in the Commoner's back yard
will rejoice that he beat Cowboy
jim Dahlman in his own beloved
Nebraska---even though he had to
turn republican to do it---Three
loud cheers and a Tammany tiger
scalp for the Peerless Leaderl The
Bourbon and the hunted stand-pat-
ter can offer fervent prayers that
there be no recount on Indiana, and
that Beveridge is a thing no more to
be feared---for his state has gone de
be feared, for his state goes demo-
cratic, and his term is out. THE
perfervid trust-buster may grid on
his shining sword, take heart and be
comforted over the victories of var
ious assorted democratic governors,
senators and congressman in the far
East. pledged to tear slabs of unholy
fat and yards of smooth oily skin
from the bloated corporations, Even
the Socialists have part in the uni
versal rejoicing for they elected
congressman in Milwaukee. There
are as many kinds of honors to be
passed around as there are prizes
in a consolation race at lodge pic
mic. and no one need sorrow for the
other things he couldn't help. Even
in Richfield, there is comfort for the
most carping The democrats carrie
Boutwell, Mead and Jones, and they
got almost as many straight ballots
as they expected of all kinds The
Socialists gor five straight ballots;
and for one candidate they got 10
full votes. The Republicans got a
majority for Brady here---though fro
some of the long faces it isn't yet so
certain whether they counted that a
blessing---and they rolled up reg
ular Iowa majority for the rest of
their ticket. Iowa? No. that wasn't t
It; Iowa almost, if not quite, COM
mitted the unpardonable sin of go
ng democratic; at least three con-
yressmen and almost tie on gov
srnor, are the appalling democratic
acts about Iowa this year. SO it
urned out in Kentucky, only just
title different---the whole STATE eIec
n one district, and the one republi-
AN exception is Caleb Powers of in
reputation.7 The demo-
rats carried Congressman Payne's
,wniest-own election district, the
llleged Garden of Eden and Mecca
md the lair ofthe special interests
hat prey. And then the interests
made raid and carried Oyster Bay,
nd they walloped Rooseyelt's Slim
on for governor of New York by
nore than a hundred thousand votes
he queerest piece of political
odge podge that the country ever
worth the price, who
yer pays it, as a national curiosity.
III. yes and dry Brady carried wet
Iawley's wet home town, and wet
[awley carried dry Brady's dry HON
more nuts for the Gle
er guessers to crack.