The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-07-20

She replied: "Oh, you may be sure
will not.8 | am just as shamed of i
as you are"
, | do object to being misrepresented
J and have a quarrel when Mr.. Over
smith pretends to tell the voters tina
| am opposed to needed revision O
our revenue laws" | challenge Mr.
Oversmith to show one word | evel
uttered or printed that justifies his
conclusions. AS a matter of fact
have for years advocated tax reform
in Idaho, and have denounced those
who have forced unjust and unequal
taxation upon Latah county. | have
time and again pointed out the injus-
tice of the present net output mine
taxation law, and the people of La
tab county who read the Troy News
during the time | was editor, or the
Star-Mirror, know that my opposition
to this law has been open and en-
phatic. If nominated and elected |
pledge the people of Latah county to
use every honorable means to write
upon the statute books of our state
law that will be fair to every tax
payer in the state. And yet Mr.. Over
smith says he is not in accord with
Peter
Mr.. Oversmith lays great stress OH
"a corrupt practice act" All right.
am not opposed to such a law. re-
CARELESS of the fact that MI. Over
smith says | am. And, if nominated
and elected, l promise to use my in
fiuence to make the proposed cor
rupt practice act broad enough to
include pettyfogging shyster lawyers
who wax fat chasing an ambulance for
the purpose of working up damage
suits on contingent fee of so per
and will support, for the purpose OF
protecting the weak and the unfor-
tunate from the aforesaid class, a
just and fair employers liability law, !
law, endorsed by laboring men and |
employers), that will guarantee to |
these who toll just compensation for |
injury received, and that without the |
employment of an attorney and the
division of the money received Does
Mr. Oversmith insist that he is mot
in accord with Peter on this law?
Mr.. Oversmith goes so far as to say
|
our primaries, so that the farmers
can take time to VOTE" and that Peter
S opposed to this" Well, as a mat
er of fact | desire to agree with Mr.
)versmith in that the law should be
changed because the primary does
,ome at time when the farmer is
,usy saving his crop. But why did
'Ir. Oversmith say that Peter" be-
ieves the present law is right, and
wants it left as it is? Was he hon
rable and fair? l never advocated
he disfranchisement of the farmer.
would make it convenient and easy
or all men to exercise their right to
anticipate in government. And yet
IT. Oversmith says he lis not in ac-
ord with Peter
| will work honestly and earnestly
/ support of law in conformity to
ny constitutional amendment the cit
ems of Idaho may adopt at the com :
lg general election, although Mr.
versmith says that he knows that
H. Oversmith has a monopoly on all
lat has ever been proposed, sug
ssted, devised or imagined for the :
ankind
| will support VIM. E. Borah for re- r
ection to the United States senate,
though Mr. Oversmith did not in
which he claims to have a mon
oily | am also opposed to the Alan
&c track outrage in Kootenai coun n
and would like to suggest that Mr..
ersmith, since he overlooked this,
rmit me to claim the honor of being
? first editor in the county to raise -
protest. Is Mr.. Oversmith not ''in y
cord with Peter" on this?
have lived in Latah county for
.hteen years, and in the Palouse
Intry on the Latah county line for
most forty years; l have. no doubt ST.
de mistakes. Who hasn't? | have
ed to do right l have devoted my
lie and spent my money for the up Pr
lding and development of Latah
lnty, and | am willing to permit
people to decide on my fitness to
We them. My loyalty to Latah
nty no man can question. | ap- IT.
ciate the good opinion, the confid-
e and the respect of my neighbors,
friends and my fellow citizens, and
more glad than | can tell that in
heart there is no room for feel
of hatred, selfishness and lack of
, manliness displayed by the gen
ian from Troy.
P. L. ORCUTT. =