Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-07-13
GIVE GOV. BRADY
CREDIT WHERE Due
Weiser Signal Is Properly callec
Down for Gross AElsrepresenta-
ton OF Facts.

The Weiser Signal, recognized as
,be official mouthpiece of Governor
prady. has no patience with criticism
- the governor. 1t would have moth
ing hut praise, and where the COVER
MIR falls short would daub on white
n.ash Or rub ON soft soap and gnsh
ord froth till the public could not
Coo the inside of questionable deals
ar official blunders. The Signal can
not understand why the Star-Mirror
IL not willing to do this. 1t cannot
coo why, since the editor of the Star
Mirror is opposed to saloons, favors
eoual taxation and is against segre-
cation and some other things, all of
which Governor Brady stands for,
mat the Star-Mirror is opposing Gov
amor Brady. The Signal says:
"The Star Mirror advocates the d.
rect primary; Governor Brady gave
II TO the people! 1t favored temper
Il ance legislation; Governor Brady
cave them that also. 1t demanded
more unifom system Of taxation;
the governor has taken the first steps
in remedyng this evil. The Star
Mirror INDUCES in mental gymnastics
every time it thinks about the uni
yersity being divided; Governor
Brady has expressed himself in no
uncertain terms on this point. The
Star-Mirror processes to now want
honest men in Office; Governor Brady
has discharged the first official he
found not performing his duties in
sthe proper manner"
The Star-Mirror has tried to be
hair with Governor Brady. This
paper has never overlooked an OPP
portunity to give the governor full
eredit wherever credit and praise has
been justified The Star-Mirror has
many times said, that Governor
Brady is doing his duty to the north
insofar as in his power relative to
equal taxation. During his admins
ration he has done much to improve
Conditions, and we have said SO.
Governor Brady, has so far as we
know, done his duty relative to tenn
perance legislation, and the Star
Mirror has never uttered one word of
criticism. But we do deny the claim
Of the Signal that Governor Brady
gave the people the present temper
anee legislation" He did nothing of
the sort. He signed the bill. but
there is no record that he urged its
passage. Paul Clagstone, who was
speaker of the house, and who led
\ he fight for the temperance legisla-
lion, charges that Governor Brady
gas Indifferent when the anti-saloon
orces appealed to him for aid. Yet
he Signal would give all the credit
10 Governor Brady. 1t is true the
governor has since made great
how of interest in the crusade
against the saloon, and he may be
incere, but the facts do not warrant
he claim of the Signal, and the gov
rnor to a monopoly, and the Star
Mirror will undertake to stand on
he assertion that in this Governor
Brady is guilty of inexcusable boast
ng, and is trying to ride into Office
IN the record of men who were fight
pig the saloons before Governor
Brady ever thought of such as issue.
Dne of these men was Henry Bangs OF
-atah county "a democrat, who went
the last campaign on a state
lde prohibition issue, and fought
it'll Paul Clagstone and the "insur-
ents' for the present law. Yet
fady claims the whole credit, and
he Signal says Governor Brady gave
the present temperance law. If
De Signal is so anxious to know, let
tar-Mirror despises hypocracy and
nam and egotism, and the attitude
Governor Brady not only disgusts
ut makes us tired.
Governor Brady would have us be-
eve that he not only gave the peo-
e the present temperance law" but
ae responsibility of enforcing this
w rests with the governor. and that
he defeat of Governor Brady would
lean the reestablishment of the sa-
BON even here in Latah county. Gov
fnor Brady has been accused of
laying to the galleries on many Oc-
asions, and of making a great dis
lay of gold lace" but all former
Horts sink into significance COM
ared to his latest stunt on law en-
oreement, one of the rankest pieces
nonsense We have ever seen. He
as even gone to the extent OF send
g secret emissaries into Latah and
Tier counties and organized law
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