Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-09-19
WHERE WE STAND.

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forests of the people ii attempts 10
renresent, the Times feels duty
hound 10 express its sentiments on
fine political situation rs il appears
in Idaho today The intelligent
voter in casting about for the can
didate upon which 10 bestow his
fovors, should above all things con
slider first his personal interests,
and should never allow party pre-
indice to overcome his better judg
ment.
The readers Of this paper rs "A
ule are located in Il section of the
state that depends entirely upon
the success or failure of the Carey
act law, as administered by a board
Of land commissioners composed of
various state officers elected hy the
n.oplr II is therefore of the ut
mo,t Importance that our citizens
look we'll la the selection Of these
snerial officers. Being closely al
lied With the Carey act settlers in
thi. section, we have, since orr cs-
Enlistment here little over a
year ago, given especial attention To-
the administration Of the law b}
the present land board, with the re-
suit that We have only the highest
regards for the integrity of some OF
il members, and Oh the other hand
the most severe ccnsure for Others.
Since the election of Governor
Jas. II. Hawley two years ago, We
feel that the settlers have been given
much more consideration than was
ever accorded them under former
administrations ihe present Cover
nor oft-times neglecting other state
duties to give a hearing Ia some
grievances on thc part uf the settler.
We think no one has ever had occg-
sion to doubt the sincerity of amy
decision ever made 10y COY. llaw-
ley, be- it for or against the settler.
That there are ohjcctional features
in the Carey act law i freely adj
mitted on all hands, but during hi-
tenure Of Office the governor has
sought TO remedy these ~ far a. lay
in the power Of the board, and he
promises further Legislative rem
edies.
The voters of this section, how
ever, do not have To rely up"I
promises on the part of Gov. liaw
ley, as hc has been tried and no
found wanting, and il j. incumben
upon Carey act settlers io see To !
that he is given sufficient supPnr
among them that he will not sutic
defeat AT the hands of the corpora
tions.
1t has been frequently Charge
that politics at times play an i'm
portant part in the deliberations q
the land board, and it is not out
reason TO compare the land boar
to the national capital where =
many times Congress in not Il
political sympathy with the Presl
dent and consequently many re
form measures find u polltlca
grave. For this reason il is quit
important that the president oi tn
state land board should have q
least majority of the members {
his same political faith, and fol
tunately the democrats have place
on their ticket this year men wit
good clean records that should con
mand the support of Carey act Sc
tiers in general, and of which "
shall have more to say a. the can
palgn progresses.
As to county affairs, the Tim
feels that there il only one cour
to pursue, feeling duty bound
most Of the candidates on the den
ocratic ticket by pledges made prl'
to the primary election by the MOI
partisan voters league. The den
ocratic county ticket as now cons'
tuted is made up of candidates WI