The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-01-19
Prospective Candidates.

The arena is already waxing inter-
esting preparatory to the political
games about to open, the lions roar
has already distended the avaricious
nostrils of the greedy political pro-
fessional as he anticipates the scenes
about to be enacted where political
virtue will be crushed and mangled,
to make way for the more effective
control of the candidate selection by
the political manipulation of every
party, whether Democrat Republican,
Socialist, or Prohibition.
And the means they use are the best
at hand-through newspaper, maya
zine, or public address and lecture
course, every channel and source is
being employed with the aim of pre-
pairing the people so that when the
game is on, and against extreme adj
| verses a particularly virtuous youth
| (the more virtuous the more danger
Gus to the interests of the Boss) hav-
ing entered the lists is bested, the
crowd following the beck and lead OF
some Nero will indicate thumbs
down." thus freeing Caesar of one
more enemy.
How long will the people of every
party say Let Richard and Phillip
and Sam and Mr.. Johnson and Squire
Jones attend the convention, we don't
want any primary anyhow" "they
have been taking an interest in poll
tics, we will attend to our business
and let them take care of those
things" ...
There is in every community in
every party Squire Jones and Mr..
Johnson and Sam and Phillip and
Richard, who have come through
practice to believe that the rest of the
people of their party in their commu-
nifty have no right to "offer sugges-
tons even, and the "upstart" who
will attempt to butt in" after the
"slate" is arranged, should be "sent
back to school," for why should he
question the wisdom and political sa-
: gacity of Squire Jones" and the
bunch, especially when the Squire's
: wisdom has received the approval OF
t the wise ones higher up the line be-
t fore even he conceived of it himself.
t Then again Squire Jones" and his
r crowd must be right because the edi-
e torials in the state dailies of the party
: and lesser lights Representing the
U brains of the community have come
0 forth with the same ideas-quite
J. coincidence to be sure-but after all,
y the more evidence that the Squire"
N must be right, since SO generally sup
n por,ed by experienced brains. (But
" you do not hear the Squire" mention
IS the fact that the brains are like the
h kernel on the cob" which draws its
IS strength through the plant" it cannot
y produce sorghum" for it grows upon
If the corn-stalk, and the corn-stalk can
y not produce other than the grade OF
Of corn planted by the husban Imam Ina
to nipulator.l }
n Let US ask the question: When we
III read a newspaper editorial or COM
lie ment. do we get the honest convic-
t. tons of the writer? or, Do we read
e. what he intends to max. mis- readers
49, believer
When the editor burns alive" some
.h candidate, is it to "blackmaip' thai
candidate to make promises or force
en- him to come through?
~ We all know of certain state papers
- and one in particular, from which
boost is a knock" and KNOCK is
Id boost" particularly for the reason
es that it is always dabbling in politics
O. publishing rdiculously inappropriate
cartoons calculated to mislead publ
~ sentiment, by statements in words an
-. caricature which misstate facts an
ar. events.
ice Such papers should receive the Sc
re- verest censure by the public, and tn
re- sooner everybody wakes up and take
an active interest in the selection {
III public candidates the sooner tn
esquire Jones" crowd and the news
do paper" will try to find what the pei
M pie want before ridiculing prospectiN
~ Candidates and securing promise!
from those who have any ambition II
public Office.
ub, Jan. Is. 1912. WALTER CUP