The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-10-02

dent Brannon reports showing results for all
classes, leaves nothing for guess work.
THE EXPOSE OF COUNTY OFFICIALS.
There two three in the county court house
who have devoted the greater part of their time during
the past few months in looking up the county
This work done county time After working for
weeks great scandals unearthed The first is
that last the county officials made jug of lemon
ade and used sugar purchased by Canyon county The
anitor at the court house believes in advertising and
placed sign the jug which read "a you want to
drink 10 Candidates 20 cents" 1t is stated
whether any money received from the lemon
ade If there money received it make
jug of lemo instead of finding its way into the county
treasury The second scandal that her own time
of the young ladies the house out the
nomination papers for candidate and charged him
quarter for the services This quarter did not find its way
into the county treasury.
The items are the net results of months of invest-
CATION conducted by Treasurer Monk and assisted by
deputy in the Office of the county recorder 1t is
able that the whole story has been told These
would have made themselves ridiculous with their
lemonade story if they had anything else to offer.
PREMATURE CONGRATULATIONS.
1t appears that watchful waiting in Mexico did not
turn out as happily predicted The Washington Post
Democratic newspaper is at all pleased with cond
tons in Mexico In speaking of the diplomatic triumphs
Of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan the Post says
that before there many congratulations extended
to the Of policies in Mexico might be advis
able ascertain what benefits if any have been conerr
ed that country what advantages have been secured
its people what to the people of the United States what
those of any part of the world by the policies pursued
What the Of the Niagara conference?
Is Carranza of them? Is Zapata another Is Villa
a third?
1t the raising of the embargo upon arms and am
munon which furnished the Carranza and Villa
to make the streets of Toreon run red with blood of
Huera's soldiers and that piled up corpses of thous
ands of them in the crooked lanes of Zacatecas.
1t the raising of that embargo and the killing of
their opponents by the and the explosives they
thus obtained that saved Carnanza Zapata and Villa from
death exile and that drove Huerta out of Mexico.
Carranza party the Niagara negotiations
He scofed and secuted those who permitted him
his troops refused the they wanted to safety
of his opponents and scorned the negotiations puere
and useless and unworthy of his recognition.
Is he to be regarded the successful result Of poll
cies toward Mexico?
Is the slaughter of 167 policemen in Mexico City last
week. guardians of the peace be accepted evil
dence of the peace our policies have given Mexico?
Are the daily executions of federalist officers
reported from Mexico City other portions of the
territory under constituonais control be held up
the Mexican people, to people, to the people of the
world Administrations trumphs?
What of the demands for forced loans or con-
ributions made upon the Americans in Tampco by the
constutionast governor of the of Tamaulipas?
Are they to be regarded victories for Mexican
policies?
What of the press reports as to the handing over by
Carranza of the railways of Mexico the control of the
capitalists charged with financing Carranza and Villas
revolution and of having influenced the raising of the
barge arms?
Are these reports true? II they is this another tri-
umph in Mexican policies? -
Is this of the benefits the people of Mexico which
diplomacy to confer upon them?
Congratulations Mexican policies of the past egh-
teen months wisely be deferred until slaughter of
human beings under the those policies have
placed in power until there is evidence that Americans
safe in every quarter of that republic until
ainy that governmental agencies have made
the instruments of capitasc conspraces plumber the
Mexican people through loans concessions and grabbing
of their transportation facilities.