Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-09-03
OUR PRESIDENT.
w. L. CAMPBELL, Local Editor

OUR PRESIDENT
The silence of the republican press these days
We have been looking but in for good old
calamity items 'watchfu waiting sneers tariff statistics
and other old friends Of the breed War War; War! the
topic of interest these days The people read it. look
Tor Vt and discuss It, Not bit of politics the republican
editors inject into their readers
"Wachful waiting back home to roos and the
editorial has fallen neck The predictions of great
panic did not maeraze popheszed by republican editors
and the splendid financial condition of country was illus
trated and still being illustrated by the big banking
institutions weaheed the first shock of the European war;
Big capitalists and nancier word to the American
people that they could easily handle the situation and that
finances never were in more prosperous condition If
were able to withstand such interests
and banking institutions President Wilson lust about
right IN saying that the recent ocaed depression was psysho
logical and that politicians attempting to DESTROY conf
dence and to create panic to put them back power agan
When the war situation is discussed between sociable
American citizens they have hearty congratulations for that
wachful waiting policy You hear sglad we are not in
VOWED and we will not be long President Wilson has
charge at Washington" mighty overwhelming conf
dence has been born of the American people president
Not the democrats = president but "our'' president
The American people think they think more and more
every day AS they reflect they realize that Wilson never in
tended the democratic party to allow TO DESTROY orr
nstuton as the republicans would have them believe They
realize that if he has been udcous in the many policies he
mas Voced and pushed to effective operation must not have
'ended TO force tariff law books to DESTROY
our commercial institutions invite the foreign invader and
the producer as republicans accuse
Inc people have began believe that the republican
TO That effect are slightly if heavily tnged with
nnruth Thy are beginning admit that President Wilson
must have had the good of American people in mind whom
ne urged the passage of the tariff bill every other
ne advocated and nauguated and this been forced
on every occasion following passage of the laws b
has urged. - ~ ~ avs ne
AGAIN they realize at the present time the great strain
Nc mas oeeh subjected to while advocating and forcing his mea
ses They understand the awful anguish which was tearing
at his ear as he stood the remains of those noble
plo at New York. who lost their lives at Vera Cruz and
oeg rendered the greatest respect nation can offer its
ue ana wen ne said The battles peace are sometimes
% man e oattles OF war For at that time the president
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w1ie who was then lying i'll Washington in short t;no
s great sorrow he bore alone at the same time no
OH the battles OF with the shadow of an early
y separation casting its darkness his work What
greater test OF manhood would you reouestg
The first shocks of the great grief which had ,ta H..
not vanished ere the Europe demanded the nres;
suiohg hand Steps were Immediately taken to secure
anu ahtan our national prosperity and successfully t. =
not ume to frown upon the attempts of unscrnnnoS
nsts who eternally crcse and never 500 any ,,rt . 800
Vi iedoer OF different political belief? Is not t;ma +o dc
~ cal ping crcsm and the unprnciped sheer? Should
NOV sm 10 realize that elected the highest office
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as 10 conslre to destroy and disrupt IF Won are
.epuDican you have long forgotten that President W
- oeiocia and you have begun realize that he is nar
Que Droadmnded thoughtful American citizen first last and
;;I uine, ana mat Democratic only applies to the
III winch he believes and party which fond in him
Sood servant of the people, If YOU are democrat Won -
@ PROUD lhat You voted for great man. and that as nras
~ ne mas MADE no distinction in his views between renub
cans democrats, lTogressves the members of any, t
'd that he has, since his inauguration strvad and
ahoeaVored to better the conditions in America ponor
~ ioi our poserlty and to forget errors of tba ast
P d hev carry lesson to shape modern efforts to cor
~ ancient evils Ills task will be less difficult if he has
w people hehnd him. The greater portion of the masses arc
.lahdlng with him and others are falling in limo o, A.
crpng critics and the hdebound partisan we do not mood
and should be ignored ~ WV " no' ieea q
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