Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-02-23
REPUBLICAN TAKES EXCEPTION


The Republican outfit takes excep-
ton at our news item last week in
which we mention the nomination Of
Rhese Hartman for postmaster in this
city and takes opportunity to ring
in few personal shots at the edi-
tor of this paper.
The article served to set forth the
fact that MRS. Longfellow. whose
term as postmistress expired some
time ago. is well qualified and de-
serving and therefore should be con-
tinued another term, and we sup
pose. using the same logic, should
be continued still another term when
the next one would expire, ana so on
indefinitely. The personalities indulg-
ed in was only rising to the surface
OF the scum that has been eferyes-
ing and frothing throughout this
entire postofice fight and shows its
principal source.
We differ with the Republican in
this principle of perpetuity in Of
fice. We believe all men holding pub
lie Office are good men and should
receive the support of the public as.
long as they continue in office. But.
IN this country we have a govern
ment for the people and by the peor.
pie. and we believe in the law giving
us all equal rights to hold office.
We want change and want
that change often No man has been
found good enough to hold the u.
S. Presidency more than two terms.
few have been found to continue as
Governor more than two terms; in
minor offices the change comes at
nearly every election. We all like
a change in Office and believe that
it is a good thing for the office.
Why should not the same princi-
pie hold in the postofice situation?
IT does, and the government gives
any qualified American citizen the
right to make application for the po-
sition when the term of any en-
cumbent expires.
Mrs. Longfellows term expired in
January and as free born Amer
lean citizen we exercised our right as
such and made application for the
position. Whether we had any oppor-
tunity for the position or not makes
no difference now. Suffice it to say.
your political managers were sufi-
GENTLY worried over the situation TO
commit every criminal and social
law in the category Of common de-
cency in order to prevent our ops
pointment and may be brought to
prove some of the assertions they
so freely signed their names to.
However, it makes a difference
whose OK is gored. Four years ago
oliver r. Norell made application
for the same position and accompan-
led the application with a petition
from the leading business interests
Of this city. Regardless of this fact
Mrs. Longfellow was assured of the
appointment and went into the post.
Office under W.. j. Turner nearly a
month before she was appointed, in
order to make herself familiar with
the Office Who was instrumental il
thus thwarting the will of the PEG
pie? Who placed Mrs Longfellov
I'm the postofice?
Two years ago the postofiice fgh
in Glenns Ferry became real acute
An old soldier Of the civil war.
lifelong republican. was an appli
cant and had the endorsement of tn
citizens of Glenns Ferry. but Mrs
Sargent. a democrat. was appointed
Whose hand was instrumental in thi
proceeding? Is this serving the viii
OF the people2
The Republican says that jus
prior TO the primaries we were
democrat. editing democrat pa
per" The writer knows this is no
correct. He lived here when we 400
the paper out of the democratic pan
ty and he knows the reason for GU
actions. He read the article over tw
years ago when we made the an
nouncement and has read article
since to the effect that we were cor
Quoting an Independent paper. Fl
knows that we we're actively can
paigning for Mr. Brady all durin
the year of 1910 and he also know
his statement to be erroneous. III
warranted and "hypocritical, mad
for the effect it viii have on the pc,
pie who supported MS in the posto
fee appointment.
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