Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-16
CHURCH IS Being
USED TO BOOST
JUDGE A|LSH|E
In Addition to the Fraternal
Order Campaign, Relig-
ious Prejudice Is Being
Appealed To.

Judge Ailshie and his friends and
supporters evidently. 1t Is charged,
have not found their fraternal order
campaign quite sufficient and accord
ingly they have now undertaken a
raid upon the churches Of the state.
Early In the campaign it became evil
dent that Judge Ailshie was trying to
make political capital out of his fra
ternal membership and the official po-
sition he had become successful in at
tanning in some of the orders and by
reason of his influence over some of his
co-workers and he used that to the full
extent. This has been followed UP by
reference on the part of certain sup
porters to his long membership in
other prominent fraternal orders.
1t has remained for this candidate
so the charge is made and supported
by printed documents, to bring to his
support the ministerial association and
the churches and that, too, so it is
claimed by many entirely upon false
representations and assumptions.
letter, signed by a large number
Of church people and printed upon sta
tionery bearing the printed card of
James A. Hedges, Pastor Federated
Churches, Methodist, Presbyterian,
Grangeville Idaho" has been received
here through the mails In which it is
sought to arouse the religious and sec
tartan prejudices Of the voters in favor
of Mr. Ailshies candidacy. 1t is point
ed out that the efficacy of the letter,
ar ire &c koc
the false assumption that the cand-
dates religious or Christian life has
been attacked and upon the false as
sumption that he is the only Christian
and temperance candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for United States
senator. whereas, it is claimed that his
opponents are all as earnest and as
Jealous temperance advocates as ever
the Church" candidate was, and more
over, some Of them, at least, are mem
bers in good standing of the same
churches which are appealed to to show
their prejudices in behalf of Ailshie.
This is said by we'll posted politicians
to be the first time that an open APP
peal has been made through the So
called evangelical church organiza-
tons for the support of any candidate
and the first public effort ever made
to secure the nomination of any can
didate for an important office through
such an open and public appeal. The
letter bearing this appeal to religious
lprejudices and church affiliations, Is
as follows:
August 1, 1914.
To Friends of Temperance and Chris
tian Citizenship:
Our fellow townsman, Judge Ailshie,
is candidate for United States Sena-
tor. and having known him for 23 years
we feel that we ought not to sit 81
lently by without saying a word when
he is being attacked and misrepresent-
ed from either personal spite or for
political advantage.
Judge Ailshie has worked In the
cause of temperance and for clean
Christian life ever since he came to
Idaho. He has been a member of the
Presbyterian church of Grangeville
for many years, and was superintend-
ent of the Sunday school of that
church before his official duties took
him to the state capital, 10 years ago,
and we have good authority for it that
he has been teacher of the mems Bible
class in the Presbyterian Sunday school
in Boise during the greater part of
his official life there.
All who are signing this letter are
not of the same political faith or
/ church affiliation OF Judge Ailshie, but
we all believe in truth and honesty and
fair play and so we feel it our duty
as neighbors and acquaintance who
have known him almost since a mere
boy, to certify to his Christian char
acter and high ideals as a citizen.
ALLEN D. ANDERSON
WINIFRED SASENBERY
JENNIE ROBINSON
JULIA A. CARRIER
SARAH SPEDDEN
! LUCINDA PULSE
MARY BALES
MARY CORAM
MAE HARDY
| CThe original letter, of which this is