Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-02

the best judge of the matter of cir
culation. Who is there so far lost
to all sense of reason that he will
insist that the Clearwater Republican
| is not generally circulated? Such
contention is just simply rot and
Frank Zelenka knows it. And the
same is true as regards the statement
of Mr.. Zelenka to the effect that the
Clearwater Republican is not reliable.
That this official will attembt to hide
behind such flimsy excuse shows to
what extremes this official and the
rest Of the gang are driven for any
defense.
And here is another question for
Mr.. Zelenka to answer:
Will Frank Zelenka, if reelected,
continue to skin the people for the
benefit Of the Tribune?
We presume he will for he says
that in his opinion the Republican is
unreliable.
Will he please explain this state
ment? Will Mr.. Zelenka please be
more specific, and tell the people how
he arrives at his conclusion? His
mere statement is worthless, and
every fair-minded taxpayer in the
county appreciates this fact. It shows
rank sham and hypocracy, and mar
rowness Of mind that i'll becomes one
aspiring for public position.
| Will such rot fool the voters?
If Mr.. Zelenka will resort to such
nonsense in defense Of graft in the
matter Of county printing what will
he not do in order to excuse and de-
fend the rest Of his rotten record?
The facts are that Mr.. Zelenka vot-
ed to pay ten cents line to the paper
that then belonged to the Blake gang,
and was supporting Frank Zelenka.
after he asked the Republican to SUBJ
NIT bid, which was for three cents
q line.
Here is another question for Frank
Zelenka:
If the Republican was unreliable
and unfit to do county printing at four
O'Clock in the afternoon of the day
bids were opened, and is now unfit
and unreliable, was NOT the same
paper unreliable the morning of the
day when Frank Zelenka asked the
Clearwater Republican to submit a
bid? Why did Mr.. Zelenka ask the
Clearwater Republican to bid?
Does this not show the .sham and
fraud of Zelenka? He voted for
graft, we mean it, GRAFT, and now
he wants the people he voted to skin
to reward him for his treachery and
extravaganza. He voted away the
peoples money to Blake gang paper
and now he wants the voters to vindi-
cate him at the polls. He voted for
a waste of county funds and is too
cowardly to admit the truth and face
the facts. Therefore he does as every
other gang Office holder does-poses as
patriot, and hides behind the flimsy
pretext of working for the people.
That is the way Tammany worked
its graft. In defense of extravaganza
Tammany said the other fellow was
unreliable" or that the. material
was enough better to justify the extra
price. Tammany always had an ex-
cuse.
We once talked with a gambler.
This fellow made his living by rob-
bing harvest hands at cards. He got
his victims drunk. He rolled them.
He got their money. We We're report
!. ing on paper and became acquainted
with him. We asked him why he did
it. He said that somebody would skin
| the suckers and it might as we'll be
him. He needed the money. The
] point is that this scoundrel had an ex-
cuse. He could justify crime. He
, found salve to ease his conscience,
7 and he smeared on salve.
5 The gang needed paper here in
t Clearwater county. 1t costs money
t to run a paper. Therefore it was
business to find way to impose the
, burden on the taxpayers, and Mr.. Ze-
: lenka is ready with an excuse in de-
: fense of graft.