Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-10-09
sCoLDING THE LAWMAKERS.

Mrs. A. H. Oversmith prominent club woman of Idaho
and wife of Representative Oversmith of Laa county, Pro
gressve member of the last assembly, who introduced
yfive bills and got with but very few of hem figures
that it is her take slam the legislature
body did not fit to that
it by enthusiasts
She is particularly perurbed in that the abatement
nuisance law killed by the senate and aside from making
characteristic feminine personal digs at Representative Dick
nson Hea Fnke and other members of house
honestly expressing their views the legitimacy and purpose
of the BILL she makes serious and satisfied an en-
rey unwaraned statement against members of the
Primarily she attacks Senators Hanson, Barton ELLINGTON
Haght Hunt johnson of Kootena johnson of Lewis Lee
Macbeth and Sweet with having voted against the suspension
of rules that would have made the passage possible
is reasonable to that those thoroughly
derstood what they doing Among the
ed some OF the ceanest and best of Idaho who
stand firmly for moral regulation every upright law
Their motives cannot be impugnedby anybody And those
OF us who the session from the invocation the benedc-
on and witnessed the perncious lobbying that
the floors of the assembly by various individuals men and
women who pofessed much faith in fictitious measures are
not in mood to ndorse such this from very fine
woman who may be peeved at the death of pet measure
ut reported reliable authority that considerable
money was raised in Idaho to defeat this From
whence the money! From the of houses of
tuition and the traffckers in vice! mol collected
from the Victims the unfortunate slaves who are held
bondage which by comparison would make chae slavery
bondage OF golden nue. In closing this subject would do
well to remind all the of Idaho of attitude of every
member OF the senate the white slave traffic the state
The measure killed decently because it probably de-
served IT, Respectable and responsible members senate
mad safety valve in cool and calm decision and did not blow
OH at every vagary sprung at them did the house.
Inc senate was the check to legislative body that would
nave made Idaho bankrupt had the house permitted full
sway.
And it is hardly in the line of reason is good iudg
en to deliberately charge that the were acaed bv
any other motive than clean fair consideration of
That We're the real value to the people large Neither is fair
OF for to intimate of voters
W unce OF friends club members the that any men,
Der OF the senate shall suffer polls because of his
ana honest vote ineffective and hazardous Suh
acoh user would be mean commentary the intelligence
VI e huVdual man or woman who processes so much for
cream methods or correct principle nothing of regard
for law ~ oe
especially would this operate in that there no certainty
a e lad not influenced to large the same brand
OF pohcs that made her husband an amusing figure in tho
mousse ovesmith introduced anything would pander to
enmentay or radicasm and backed up bv that fac
o designated as Progressves for reason or other
anu ere IS marked dearth OF such otherwise
sane statutes of Enthusiastically Tribune.