Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-05-08
Cant Serve Two Masters.

either he will hate the
and love the other else he will hold to the and de-
the other Ye God and Luke 1913
Let be deceived There is such thing serving
the people OF Clearwater county, and living up to the law and be-
ing in league with the Blake There such thing
being for the people secretly aiding and abetng the court
house ring There thing being passvey
OF the Blake machine and the time being fit servant OF
the taxpayers OF Clearwater county Ye cannot serve God and
mammon."
The time has when every man, every individual
would occupy public position Clearwater county,
out suare openly for rule corruption awless
and graft. And there in the county
house today who play fast and loose with the people and
County officials be thing the people, and
behind their backs secretly under cloak preension aid the
machine every possible silent partner graft extrava
gance and wrong
Let no man misunderstood cut path
of duty plain Clearwater county the grasp corrupt
selfish weorganized political ring manipulated by crafty
nng INSCRIPTIONS scondes who in the reform, and
under the serving the people, waxing fat at the
peoples expense And is rank presumption for
prompted by the losing his county office deny the facts
refuse out the side the people opposition to
the ring
No servant can serve two masers for either he will hate the
one else he will hold the and de-
spise the other You cannot serve God and mammon.'
New recently the crisis Tammany, its
blood money drawn from prostitutes gamblers,
booeggers and thugs Tammany, that guon CRATER eekng in
political sappng the last of life blood from the veins OF
its victims-he people whose friend pretended bewas
exposed and overthrow the polls The people,
wrong corruption known rebeled
Tammany under avalanche of public indignation
Tammany calling itself the democratic party of New York.
whipped and stripped of its power and prestige because
rotten to the
The actsare that Tammany democracy today
county Tammany methods followed public business
Extravaganza rampant Public business done IN the dark
Open competition has until recently been Valuable
contracts have been passed out to favored friends prices
manesty extravaganza having all the earmars of graft have
been the prevailing custom Tammany methods
many democratic system robbed taxpayers Clearwater
county 81 for bridge plans that furnished
free Tammany system that dug down to the limit into
the public funds in the matter Of county printing
many that closed the doors open bidding COMPETE
ton in the recent cruise contract that will
funds amounting to thousands thousands Of dollars
Tmmany system Bea Co. the road cuver business
exravagant price without competition Tammany
Of democracy that permitted County Commissioner
violate the law and is Tammany methods their
enables the disgacefu condition Elk River without
official molesaon.
Lastly it Tammany principles and Tammany tactics
resort to brutal cowady attack and intimidation against any man
who dare expose Tammany.
And Tammany wise in her generation retains her power
through deception Tammany always through men,
Tammany always has good who hungry prefer
men become the willing tools behind which Tammany
the polls possible Tammany county
except that good who stand high in the the
people, like County Auditor Joe Kaufman defeat
compromise with their conscences joining
Tammany lending their personal influence effort