The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
SENSIBLE ANSWER TO UNJusTi-
FLED ATTACK.

SENSIBLE ANSWER TO uNJusTi-
FLED ATTACK.
The Meadows Eagle devoted a col
umn of space in Its last weeks issue
to show that the Signal is inconsist-
ent in praising and commencing the
public record of Senator Luck while
at the same time favoring the candi-
dacy of Judge Ailshie for senator.
The difference between the Signal
and the Eagle is that this paper was
willing to be fair with Senator Luck
Notwithstanding he has severed his
connection with the republican party,
while the Eagle refuses to deal In
the same manner with Judge Ailshie,
whose record as a judge of our SUI
preme court Is devoid of corporate
control or sympathy as Senator Luck
or that of any other Progressive.
As proof of his contention our
brother names as Republican leaders
In Idaho. Barney O'Neil, Bob Lansdon
Tom Hamer, Herman Taylor, Judge
Ailshie, Col. Heigho and Captain Dav
Is. and then adds: Blind to every
thing but name, good men like Bro.
Purcell, and partisan newspapers like
the Signal. support them and their
imitators, In the struggle they are
making for continued domination of
the party's future. Why should Sem
ator Luck--why should any man-sup
port for official position, candidates
wholly at variance with his or their
IDEAS Of political or economic princi-
pies? Senator Luck was at Boise
last winter. He got glimpse behind
the scenes. He got taste Of stand
pat politics and witnessed 'organiza-
tion methods He knows the animal
the people have to deal with. He Is
convinced there Is no way to reform
him except by separating him from
the public teat. Who can say he is
not right?"
The unfairness of the Eagle is man
ifest when 1t classes Judge Ailshie
with convicted criminals like Barney
O'Neil and when 1t names as leaders
Of the republican party the same
Barney, and Tom Hamer and Bob
Lansdon, all of whom are repudiated
back numbers. Our neighbor also
knows that Herman Taylor and Cap,
tain Davis are only remnant of the
old bunch which is fast fading away
before the onslaughts of the progress
sive men in the party, while Col
Heigho has been a supporter of Sena
tor Brady instead of Judge Ailshie.
But, to return to Senator Luck and
his inside information. The Signal il
gratified that our neighbor agrees
with us In our estimate of the sena
tor, and we will agree with 1t on his
splendid opportunity last winter te
get next to what was going on. Their
he being good man and having the
information necessary to enable him
to Judge properly of the qualifications
and honesty of purpose of our public
men, his testimony ought to be most
convincing. This being the case, and
agreed to by the Eagle, the Signal
takes pleasure in telling our brother
that Senator Luck made the state
ment In this office. since he announc-
ed his withdrawal from the republican
party, that one of the keenest re-
grets he felt in announcing his chang
of political affiliations was that, mas
much as the Progressive party would
have candidate of it's own, 1t would
probably preclude the possibility OF
his voting for Judge Ailshie in the
primaries. The senator said he voted
for Brady last winter, but that he had
become convinced that Judge Ailshie
Is one of the ablest and cleanest men
IN public life in Idaho. Thus is re-
corded the testimony of the man our
brother is pleased, and the Signal is
pleased, to point to as a competent
witness. He was on the ground dur
lug lht light last WINTER and the edl-
tor of the Eagle was not. The Eagle
says he knows and the Signal believe
he does.
The Eagle is not republican paper
and like other progressive organs, it
has the mistaken idea that 1t can COM
plete the wreck of the republican
party by bitterly attacking our clean
est and ablest men. Fear of their
strength and their influence in draw
Ing together under the republican
banner all men of progressive beliefs
Is the principle motive which prompts
such course.
The Nezperce county progressive
say they will under no circumstances