The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-07-23
SHERIFF M'CAbE'S OFFICIAL RECORD
BACKED BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
HIS HONEST CAPABLE CONDUCT COMPARED
WITH THE RoTrENNEss INCOMPETENCE OF
DEMOCRATIC PREDECESSORS.

The Miner had hoped that the CAM
paign for the control Of the county
government for the next two years
would be waged free from bitter per-
sonalities, but such docs not appear to
be the desire of those who represent
the democratic organization and who
supply the sinews of war. This being
the attitude of the democracy as in
dicated by the issue of the demo-
cratic organ of yesterday morning, the
republicans have no hesitancy in
meeting the issue standing squarely
upon the record Of the party.
In rendering whatever assistance it
can to the success of the republican
party in this county, The Miner will
indulge in personalities only when ne
cessary to show up the rottenness and
incompetency of democratic admins
trations in this county, particularly in
the conduct of the sheriff's office and
to show the power behind the throne
in the determined attempt that is to be
made to deliver this county over to
lue utI1OCIdtS, anu NllltIl power dlSo
controls the utterances of the morn
ing democratic organ.
Democrats Fear McCabe.
It is clearly evident from the attack
McCabe at this early stage of the
game before it is definitely known
whether or not he will be a candidate,
that the greatest fear of the democracy
at the present time is that Sheriff
McCabe will be candidate to succeed
himself for it is fcregone conc'u-
sion that if he runs he will be elected.
With a stupidity that is beyond un-
derstanding the Pres s-Times attempts
to make political capital out of the
Jesse Anderson affair in connection
with the sheriff's office during the in
cumbencv Of Mr.. McCabe. The bril-
liant author seems to have forgotten
that before Jesse Anderson had many
days Of freedom he was recap ptured in
British Columbia by Sheriff McCabe
and is now serving his sentence in the
state pententiary. Prisoners escape
from jails almost every day, even from
great prisons while almost in the pres
ence Of paid guards. Through the as
sistance of an accomplice outside.
Jesse Anderson made his escape but
he was soon returned to prison
through the efforts Of a republican
sheriff
The Democratic Way.
During the administration Of Sheriff
McCabes' predecessor John Louma
killed a man at Enaville and the dem
ocratic sheriff was Immediately noti-
fed. With great buster surround
ed by host Of deputies to be paid by
the county, the democratic sheriff
rushed to the scene Of the crime, made
frequent wireless reports that he was
in close pursuit of the murderer then
that he had him surrounded in his
cabin and his capture was only mat
ter of short time, only to abandon
the chase without so much as a clue
as to the whereabouts of the murderer,
Soon after taking office Sheriff Nc
Cabe began looking to the Louma case
and soon located him in British Col
umbia, brought him back to Shoshone
county for trial and he Is now doing
time in the penitentiary for his crime.
Democratic Record.
In its efforts to helttle Sheriff Nc
Cabe, the Press Times seems to have
forgotten some recent democratic his
tory in the sheriff's office. 1t seems to
have forgotten the scandalous cond-
ton unearthed by Sheriff McCabe soon
after taking over the office, showing
embezzlement of public funds cover
ing the terms of three democratic
sheriffs, part of which Is still unpaid
and as a result of which a democratic
undersheriff is now living under sus-
pended sentence to the penitentiary.
IT is not with anv sense Of pleasure
that The Miner refers to this demo-
cratic record. nor with anticipated
pleasure that it will continue to refer
to this and other records : Of demo-
cratic rnisrule. 1t welcomes compar-
ison of the record made by sheriff
McCabe with that of his ~,nlocratic
predecessors, and lest the people for
get, it will continue to draw attention
7 In more detail as the campaign ad
vances to additional shortcomings of
former democratic administration in
this county. 1t is not an agreeable
task. but the plan of campaign al
ready adopted by the democratic or
gan has made 1t necessary. The fight
is on.
Lay on. Macduff,
And damn'd be him that first cries.
Hold enough"