The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-18
THE RETURNS
REPUDIATE HERWIG

| anu f1dWlSy Was uCul'udtCu, uC tohSu
for the nomination CT Lewis and
Haines got it; he was for Sweeley
and Taylor landed. Here at home he
stated his fortunes on kirkpatrick
and Hayes was tn : victor. The men
who Herwig suppc rted are undoubt-
edly GOOD men but the people of
Idaho are sick and tired of dictation
of this sort and forcefully expressed
themselves. Herwig, the freebooter
and politician, was repudiated in
every instance.
1t is interesting to note that news
papers of all shades of political opin-
ion condemn Herwig and his methods.
MEMORIALS, Republicans and Progress
sives denounce eleventh hour, dark
lantern methods. AS those are the
only methods Herwig knows he must
go or his cause, il such he has, but
of which we are very doubtful, must
suffer. There are thousands and
thousands of honest sincere men and
women in this state who are men,
bers of the anti-saloon league. They
look upon it as an instrument for
the promotion of prohibition. Herwig
is perverting it's ends. Politics and
that of the cheapest and most rep
rehensible character, and not pro-
hibition is the end and purpose of
Herwig. He is simply freebooter
preying on a good and noble cause
and up thousands of good and noble
men and women.
We say again that Herwig must
go or else the temperance cause in
this state will be set back years.
The returns of the late primary cleo
tion cannot be misread.
1t has been suggested, that Her.
wig does not want statewide prohi-
bition. S ch would cause him to
lose his job. AS statewide prohibi-
tion is in sight Herwig must get
busy. He must stir up factional
fight among the temperance people.
He did it at this election. He did
it before with the Prohibition party
in this state. We would warn the tenn
perance people of Idaho against Her
wig.
Is the Press Subsidized.
A Boise sensationalist has attract
ed considerable attention to himself
by his statement that the press of
Idaho, particularly the country press,
is subsidized and will not give pub
licity to a deplorable condition that
he says exists in the state house.
The newspapers Immediately contra
dicted his statements and some of
them in no mild manner. One
might think by reading the news
papers that the man Van Deusen was
the first to make such charges, when
as matter of fact the newspapers
themselves are continually charging
each other withbeing subsidized, dis
honest and dishonorable. There is
not half a dozen newspapers in the
state which have not been accused
by some newspaper or other of be-
ing exactly what they are now
charged with being by Van Deusen.
Is it any wonder that young mex
perienced man, not knowing the ways
of the newspapers, Immediately as
sumes that he can safely make SER
ious accusations against the press?
He does not know that when news
papers accuse each other 1t is usually
only in the way of family quar-
rel. They want no outsiders to mix
in the affhir.
We believe that the newspapers
should stop the abuse of each other.
Other professional men differ in opin-
ion in politics and in other things
without questioning the motives; as
sailing the character or besmearing
the reputation of their opponents.
They may entertain serious doubts
of the motives, character and repu-
tation of others but they wisely re-
aain from expressing that doubt. 1t
would be a wise course for news
papers to follow.
We are pretty well acquainted
with the newspaper men of Idaho |
and believe that in no trade or pro-
fession will you find better class
of men exemplifying higher citizen
ship or nobler purpose in life.
Were it otherwise you would find
the nespc permen much better off in
this worlds effects than they are.
If we all cut out the rough stuff
we need not trouble ourselves about
the deusens.-Cladwel Tribune.