The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-04-30
ENTHUSIASM, NOT NUMBERS,
COUNTS

A cause which has to he bostered up
with falsehood and gross misstatement
of facts, Is not worth pressing. This
applies directly to the statements sent
out from here regarding the big pro-
gressve meetings" held In Grangeville
last week by j, H. Glpson, the state
bullmoose chairman. The Globe does
not know whether Jimmie is himself re-
sponsible for the articles which appear
ed In both the Lewiston Tribune and
the Spokesman Review under "A Grange
Vile date line, or some of his enthus-
iastic democratic friends worked the two
papers for space, but which ever
or who ever is responsible for the arti-
Giles, evidently has neither regard for
the truth nor fear of future punishment
In their souls. one of the meetings
was attended by the Globe editor as
stated last week, on invitation of one
Of those interested and there were six
persons present. including the editor,
to greet the organizer. one of those
was a democrat who said he was not
interested in politics. and who, like the
editor. had been invited. There was
no enthusiasm" shown. II Webster Is
competent to define the meaning of that
word, except here Jimmie worked him
unbelievable success which had at
tended his organizing campaign through
out the state.
In Mnidoka county he said the bull
moosers would cast more votes than
both the democrats and republicans and
that he had done 1t with his little
hatchet' the corrupt republicans had
got their triggers set to carry every
thing. The same results were brought
about by him In Twin Falls county,
where the unrighteous associates of Bor-
ah, Murdoch, Cummins, Hadley, La Fol
lette, ct al. had 1t all ribbed up for a
compromise with the bullmoosers to
lick the democrats out of their breech-
es when Jimmie appeared upon the
scene, and, "presto. changeo" the whole
thing was off, and Jimmie and his
army of redemptionists will now carry
the county by an overwhelming major
ity. So In Canyon county, which the
redemptionists carried two years ago
by 1500-it will go bullmoose this year
by at least 1000. The ticket has been
lined out in Washington county and will
be carried to "a successful finish next
fall over both republican and democratic
tickets. All OF which Jimmie freely init
mates is due to his marvellous gneius
for organizing. The Pocatello meeting
Jimmie plays up for a four decker
scare, while the Tribune of that city
In commenting on the meeting said: "Al
eight of the progressive party of Ban
mock county held a meeting In Pocatel-
10 today" Jimmie goes on the theory
that enthusiasm instead OF numbers is
what counts In political organizations,
and where there Is ANY lack of enthus-
iasm In meeting he, being well stock
ed, is ready and able to supply the
needful
The night meeting at the court house,
which was freely advertised with bills
printed at the democratic office, was
attended by nine persons who might
be said to sympathize to some extent
with Jimmie's movement and two others
who did not, These are the facts re-
garding the "big progressive meetings.
which were advertised as having been
pulled off at this place. 1t is quite nat
ural that the local democratic paper
should make great spread of the
meeting under big scare head, for 1t
Is well known by the editor that the
bullmoose movement in this county and
this state Is nothing more than a demo-
cratic "side- show or annex" Nine
tenths of the republicans of this county
are practical and sensible progress
siyes" and need no lessons from Jim
mic Gipson. or any other Perkins paid
emmissary as to their needs or as to
what real progressiveism Is. They
know that 1t does not mean to for
sake their party and chase a will-o-the-
wisp for the amusement and profit OF
the democratic party. II 1t should be-
come necessary under democratic times
for them to go into the show business.
they will select their own manager to
guide the enterprise and 1t will certainly
not be the democratic party.