The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-09-26
Thursday. September 26, 1912.
SHOWS HIS HAND.

SHOWS HIS HAND.
In clipped article from the Sal
mon River Sun the Globe of last weel
devotes a column OF space to ripping
up Il. l.. Parker, of Cottonwood. the
democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor. 1t Is well known fact
that the Globe and the circle 1t repre-
SCENTS has 1t In for the west side peo-
pie. regardless of politics. and read
ny publishes any article that has for
It's purpose the tearing down of that
particular community. Its friendship,
while seldom extended to the people
over there, is insincere, and In its
desire to accomplish political ends
that paper would, II 1t had its way,
disfr2nchise every voter over there
regardless Of his political views. AS
to the charges against Mr.. Parker,
there is absolutely nothing to this
political bugaboo built up by the Sal
mon River paper and nobody knows
this better than the Globe.--Free
Press.
The above article was republished
BY the Cottonwood Chronicle Of last
week with the query Can This be
True" The editor Of the Chronicle
who gets the Globe each week, should
know fully rs much about its utter
ances as the Free Press editor. Have
you ever read anything in the Globe
that would lead you to think such a
thing true? II so. kindly cite 1t.
The Free Press man was considera-
bly, irritated at the time he wrote
that article, and not having any facts
ct hand with which to give vent to
his suppressed feelings, he simply
lied few stanzas. The Globe apollo
gizes to its readers for using such
q harsh term in making correction of
the above statement, but 1t does so
without bitter feeling In the matter
1t Is sjmply the only word that COW
ers the case and when the Free Press
In referring to the Globe, also In
cludes 1.-THE circle which 1t repre-
sents," and charges that they have
1t in for the west side people, re-
gardless of politics." 1t certainly lays
itself open to be called down In un-
mistakable terms. Such charge is
not only untrue but uncalled for, and
following right after the county divi-
sion fight, In which more or less
friction was engendered between the
two towns, goes to show the small,
pusillanimous spirit of the man who
wrote It. He would sell out the
good name Of his town. and lead not
only the Cottonwood people, but every
one of his other readers, to believe
that a considerable number Of citi-
zens in Grangeyille. which includes
"the Globe and the circle 1t repre-
sents.' (which by the way, is
much larger circle than the Free
Press represents) has 1t in for the
west side people, and would not only
go to any lengths to injure them, but
would even disfranchise them. And
this is all done for the most appar-
ent purpose, and that is that the
Free Press editor may pose as the
friend and defender of the westside
people, as against combination of
his home people over here who are
plotting to ruin them, and thereby
gather unto himself few more shek-
els. and SO far as possible allay any
political discomfort which may have
arisen over the county division fight.
This, however, is not a new phase
of the Free Press editors character
which has just been disclosed for
the first time, but he has taken adj
vantage of another opportunity given
him to show up the same old trade
mark" During the recent county d.
vision fight the editor of the Free
Press played the same coarse fl
nancial game" that he is trying to
work now. While receiving pay from
the local anti-division committee for
such matter as they furnished him in
the campaign, in opposition to divid-
ing the county, he otherwise ignored
the interests of his home community
which were in jeopardy, and practical
ly laid down" on his friends here.
fearing that If he came out and
made an open fight, In defense of
the interests Of his home town, he
might divorce few dollars from his
TIL. by alternating some of the west
side subscribers and political friends.
The purpose Of his course was so
apparent as to elicit comment, not
from those OF the opposition party,
but from men prominent in his own
party. who denounced his conduct in
unmeasured terms, stating, as has
the Globe, that the attitude he as