The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-11-04
DEMOCRATS RESORT TOLIES
Accuse Republican Candidate for Sher-
iff of Being Gambler and Bartender
---Attack Proves Boomerang

The righteous Indignation not only of republicans but
all democrats with the exception of very small faction who's
presence in the party is anything but of gracao
others in it. aroused by the circulation in Wallace Fri
day Of campaign Sheet gotten out in Kootenai county,
which the penup vifcaon and abuse that had to find
somewhere directed at Thomas McCabe republican cand
date for sheriff There utter disregard for truth in state
ments contained particularly those support OF the contention
that saloon preference to business should b
chosen sheriff in the election Tuesday When the identity
the writer Of the article learned surprise
pressed that with record like his should seek to
any reflections the record of anyone else He
have forgotten that the nercesson Of friends alone saved hin
his liberty and permitted him to work and pay back large
shortage; and forgetting he found pleasure evidently II
seeking to drag the others down to the level of the
he must defend if his job lasts
The writer of the article referred to, chafng apparently
under the conditions that afforded him opportunity to
good word for the democratic candidate for sheriff. and be
ing against the fact that the said candidate is saloon
keeper and has been for quarter Of century past attempt
through the medium of the Kootena County Democrats spe
ca Shoshone county edition. circulated by the Shoshone dem
ocatc committee in the outlying precincts of this county, h
drag Mr. McCabe down the low and unenvabe level of te
own candidate Michael Maher To do it decided that
he must be painted at least black and the writer proceeded
to apply the paint in these words:
!" It is also fact that Thomas McCabe, the
publican candidate bartender and gambler here in the
Occur dAenes and that be backed and supported III
his candidacy by the gambling and sporting eement" "
Needless to say the people of Wallace his home town fol
many years past; of Burke Kellogg Wardner Mulan and
e and let pas but doubt the hope of the democratic
sander mongers the report circulated in sections of the
county where Mr. McCabe not personally known to many
Of the voters who might accept as the truth to Mr. McCabe
injury Hence the following facts not out Of place and
they called to the attention of all who not already ia
miliar with them:
Since June 1911 Mr. McCabe has been and is now tho
business manager Of The Wallace Miner weekly republican
newspaper published at Wallace.
From August 1908, to june 191 he assistant cashier
Of the Wallace National Bank Of Wallace
From January l, 1904 until june 1908, he deputy
sheriff of Shoshone county.
Prior to 1904 for several years. he worked as mucke
and miner in the mines Of Soshone county, and upon
cason while out Of other employment for short time did tend
bar for few months This was, furthermore, in
on with his duties employe of the hotels On
this brief and incidental experience rests the foundation for
the story being circulated by the hopeless and frantic
gers Of the Maher campaign The distress of their position
is shown plainly by these despcabe tactics than could
be shown in any other way
But this charge, silly and unwarranted it is is mild in
comparison with the barefaced e made from the whole cloth
that Mr. McCabe gambler He is not card player and
has nduged in any other form Of gambling He does
not know the games that played at card pares
by the best and Of the county, at social gatherings
In his life he has played game Of cards and has not
lulged in gambling directly or indirectly in any manner or
degree.
Neither is it true that Mr. McCabe is being supported in
the present campaign by the gambling and sporting element
If the element referred to intend to vote for him he is not
of it. He has discussed the matter with of the
gamblers other members of the "sporting element
with anyone else regard to their support If they stand unit
ed support of either candidate for sheriff must be known
to Mr. McCabes opponent wo in his position incumbent of
the office would be most likely to know of it.
No citizen of Shoshone county has cleaner record than
Thomas McCabe and is highly respected His
pagnng has been done without word being said by him
his instance that deogatory to the character Of his oppon
en He is willing however to place his record and
citizen against that of any in the party whose workers
are seeking to slander him. His authorization of an emphatic
nial Of the charges made found in the following affidavit:
State of Idaho,
County Of Shoshone
Thomas McCabe, being first duly sworn, his oath de-
poses and That he has read the foregoing statement and
knows the contents thereof and that the far it
refers aan is tre that aiant has been gambler
played cards for at any time in de
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