Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-25
JUST "A MERE VILLAGE" RESIDENT.

The morning paper sneerngy refers to the fact that
G. H. Martini Progressive candidate for governor resides
at Standpoint "a village, or another small place"
and it wonders how any man with sufficient business in
telgence to obtain place in the executive department Of
the state be expected to from such small places
1t is true that Standpoint has than population
of 5000 and that Spencer Iowa. where Mr. Martin
formerly resided had than about $500 population
but had before considered the phase of society
which utterly condemns people living in such places
which discredits their abilities merely from that fact
Perhaps it is because of the belief the part of tbs
Republican party, expressed through the morning
gan, that men chosen from such 'mere villages
fitted for public duty that six Of the nine candidates upon
the Republican state ticket residents of Boise That
party evidently in its desire to give tile residents of the
"mere villages and "Other small places thorough,
good administration deliberately set about to select
thirds of their candidates from Boise presumably the only
place. because of it's sze capable of furnishing competent
business" men and women! ....
The Democrats too, selected the other candidate for
governor that the morning paper supporting Mr. Haw
ley, from this arge city, and that therefore must
be accepted by the residents of the mere villages" the
morning paper sneers at, indicating his abilities like
WISE just the residence of Mr. Martin in such mere
village units him. Between the two, scoffingy de-
clares the morning organ representing the dctaon of the
Johnsons the Cintos the Cunninghams the Fletchers
the Grunbams and the trust and special corporate inter-
ests they stand for in speaking of Mr. Martins residence
in these two villages she has gained the wide expert
that BELTS him to handle the affairs of multi million
corporation like Idaho!'
The exclamation point at the end of that quotation is
that OF the morning paper and not ours.
We wonder that this great guardian of the people, this
organ which has such special belief in the efficacy only Of
those who have handled the large funds of great
tons and special interests this advocate of the belief
the qualifications and competency only of those who dwell
within the walls of the great cities and which therefore,
has nothing but contempt for those whose lot in life
IN the country or in despsed mere villages another
small pacewe wonder, say, that this very brilliant
defender of special privilege and of urban superiority
over rural residents has not thought to apply this arg-
ment against Thomas r. Marshall, Democratic nominee
for vice president who for the last 40 years has lived
"a mere village which has population less
than either OF these despsed places of residence of Mr.
Martin.
Mr. Marshall has Geen governor of the insignificant
little state of Indiana and it is actually said he has been
good governor too and he is candidate of great
party for the vice presidency Of this nation with it's latent
possibilities of becoming its president and yet his home
for something like 40 years has been in "a mere village
of less than 5000 population.
What crushing blow that is to the Democratic ma
tiona candidates Wire the to Hilles and to Taft
quick!
THE DEATH AND RTTRTAT 0F rrIr prp1rpr TIA n