The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-05-14
LOCATING RESPONSIBILITY AND
GUESSING AT CHANGES.

GUESSING AT CHANGES.
The Globe always likes to see the
name of the man who Is responsible for
the editorial utterances In "A newspa
per suspended over what he has to
say, that the public may know just
who the man Is behind the gun. This
is only fair to the reading public as
well as to the brother editors who at
times may be called upon to commend
or criticize the things which appear in
the aforesaid paper. This thing of
masquerading editorially under the title
of some kind of publishing com
pany Is just as Objectionable to the
reading public and brother editors as
the publishing of any other anonymous
article which affects the veal or woe
of the public. We saw the other day
where the statement was made that S.
d. Taylor Gov. Haines newly elected
private secretary. owned controlling
Interest IN the Caldwell Tribune, and
was responsible for its editorial utter
ances We have been loath to accept
this statement as true. as we have al
ways been pretty warm friend of
Taylor and believed him to be above
board in his actions, and further that
he was not the kind of man who
could be induced by reason of official
favor or preferment TO strike from be-
hind. or from ambush, man who had
trusted him as friend, and for whom
he In return had always protested
friendship; and we shall continue to
demand more evidence before accept
ing this as final However, II Is plain
that "a change has come over the
dreams of the Caldwell Tribune within
- c1...,.t al - "A.
one OF the loyal admirers and defend
ers of Judge Ailshie. and advocates Of
his candidacy for the u. s. senate II
has at last come to throwing out in
situations and innuendoes intended to
reflect upon the Judge and his manner
OF conducting his campaign. For in
stance. the Tribune two weeks ago
charged Mora Marks" the Boise cor
respondent for the Lewiston Tribune,
with being Judge Ailshie's press bu-
reau" at Boise. Last week II said:
''The New Freedom and Judge Ailshie
have Joined forces for the purpose of
UNFOLDING the purity of the home In
Idaho This is another holy alliance
founded upon politics. AS the New
Freedom Is Fred Floods democratic
weekly published at Boise, and Nora
Marks is a correspondent for demo-
cratic paper in north Idaho, we can
hardly see where the Tribune. or any
other republican paper could have any
serious grounds for kicking II the Judge
was able to win even a nominal support
from such a source. However. we have
followed both writer's pretty carefully,
and have commented as frequently on
Nora's wonderful political prognostica-
tions as the editor of any exchange that
comes 20 our table, and we have FAIL
ed to see so far where the Judge has
been able to win either of the afore-
said writer's from the path OF rectitude.
az measured by the democratic stand
ard OF morals and loyalty.
We do not pretend to know who Is
responsible for these utterances; or who
or what caused the sudden change In
the Tribune's editorial policy. AS stat
ed above. we find nothing In that pa
per to indicate who Is running II. We
also see that 1t has two other name
less contributors. to its columns, one
OF which dishes up political dope under
Boise date line. We have noted
along. however. some newspaper state
ments on the subject of the cause, or
one of the causes. of the Tribune's sud
den conversion, which may or may not
be true; and there Is some circumstan-
tial evidence which might furnish rea-
sonably good grounds upon which to
base an opinion. The Tribune is a
rabid anti-Borah paper. and has gone
out of Its way to smite the senior SEN
ator. 1t has also been one of the
fierce Mormon fighters of southern Ida
no. 1t seems to have suddenly ceased
Strengthening the Mormon brethren; why,
we do not presume to state--there may
be several reasons. or there may be
just one--but It still slams 1t to the
senator There may be no connection
whatever between these facts and some
of the things and events with which
they seem to have direct connecticut
Who can tell? This world Is fun of
mystery and uncanny things But even
these dark and mysterious things will
work themselves out in time, we sup
pose, and then 1t will all be clear, and
everybody will know the why's and the
wherefores of these mystifying matters;
which OF course win greatly relieve pub
lie curiosity. II II does nothing more.
Possibly the Tribune editor, whoever
he may be, might decide to make the
explanation himself: which would be
very nice of him.