The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-12-25
plined, but the chorus of disapproval
of the ignoble Bryan foreign policy
will only sound the louder.
is MONEY ALONE TO DECIDED

discussion IN connection with the
United States senatorship, and has
been most impressed with the argu-
ments of the Brady and Gooding sup
porters. Boiled down they seem to
portend a fight between dollars with
no chance for a man, however able
and clean he may be, who is not pos
sessed of barrel of money
On recent visit to Boise the writer
encountered two or three ardent sup
porters of the present encumbent and
was informed that while Judge Ailshit
is a good man, and would make a good
record as senator from Idaho, it was
useless to try to nominate him for
the reason he did not have money
enough to win. That the fight is
between Brady and Gooding because
they both have the money and that
Brady has the best of it because he
is the freest spender. Former Cover
nor Gooding has made several trips
to Weiser this fall and has repeated
~ oNboSN W InC Wlltti 1no W OUiltI .
that while Judge Ailshie is an able
and scholarly gentleman, with high
ideals and a clean and honorable re-
cord; he hasn't money enough to
beat Brady and If you don't want
to see Brady elected your only hope
is to get back of me-"
Thus it seems the voters are to I'M
derstand that the man with a clean
record; with high ideals and splendid
ability must not be considered in the
running because he Is poor in this
worlds goods. In the opinion of
the Signal there could be no greater
reflection upon the honesty and sim
cerity of the voters of Idaho than
such talk. 1t would seem that one
of the best recommendations for
Judge Ailshie's election Is the very
argument Of his opponents. If he
has served the people Of Idaho in
an exalted position and Is still a
poor man nothing could be more
conclusive that he has been hon
est and could be trusted If sent to
represent US in the senate. Nothing
should commend him more highly to
the voters of the state.
without rejecting on the personal
character or standing Of the other
candidates for senator the Signal
firmly believes from the standpoint
of ability Judge Ailshie towers above
all of them. He would make an
ideal colleague to the magnificent
Borah and together they would be
the strongest team to represent our
state of any in the union. He would
not need a press agent in Washing
ton in order to keep his name be-
fore the people and report every
trip of his secretary to one of the
departments as great achievement
of his on behalf of the people OF
Idaho. Buncomb would be forced to
give way to real craftsmanship anC
Idaho would rank in the senate al
the head of the sisterhood of states.
It may be true that in the pas
money has been a great factor IL
determining political issues, but tt
herald the almighty dollar as the
the only efficacious agency in
campaign before the people is tt
say to them that they are either tot
susceptible to the batteries and vile!
of the paid gumshoe emissaries o
the men with the barrels, who are
securing the state, or are corruptlble
and in either case are not capaot
of exercising honestly and intel
ngently the constitutional peroga
tives of citizens Of this common
wealth
Is it not time that the press AM
the people of the state refute tn
imputation by rallying to the sup
port of a man who has something t
recommend him besides mushroom
wealth boastingly gathered within
few years off the resources OF tn
state? Judge Ailshie has not al
nounced his candidacy, but the Sis
nal believes it compliments the r.
publicans of the state of Idaho o
their patriotism and honesty when
saws he should not be deferred frol
doing so simply because his oppol
.. ents assert it will take barrel
to win. The poor man may be drl
en- out of politics in Idaho, but TT
Signal refuses to believe such is u
case.-Weiser Signal.