The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-11-19
FIGURES COMPARED ON COUNTY
DIVISION.

The Globe desires to call the atten-
ton of its readers to the table printed
elsewhere in this issue which analyses
the vote cast on county division at
the recent election. both for and against
and makes comparison OF the relative
increase OF the vote cast by Grange
VILE, Cottonwood and Kooskia, the
three towns most directly affected by
the results of the election. The figur-
es used are based upon the official
vote of this year. a complete tabulated
report of which we publish in this is
sue, and upon the vote cast In each Of
the towns referred to In the presiden-
tial election of 1912, two years ago. Any
school child who has reached percent
age can take the figures and verify the
conclusions reached
This In intended for the enlighten-
ment of divisionists as well as anti-di-
visonists, and Is done for the purpose
of showing conclusively that the state
ments made by the Kooslxia and Cot
tonwood papers, that the Grangeville
vote cast at the recent election was I'M
reasonable In It's increase over prev
ious elections and out of all proportion
to the actual population of the town.
while the vote cast In those two towns
was perfectly correct and legitimate, is
a gross perversion OF facts and figures
done with the malicious and contempt
ible purpose of misleading the public
and prejudicing the minds of their read
ers against Grangeville and it's citizens.
The Globe believes that a large ma
jority of the people of Idaho county
whether divisionists or otherwise, are
fair-minded enough to want facts in
stead of Misrepresentation. upon which
to base their conclusions. Even though
the figures go against him. and he
does not intend voting the way the fig
ures show any man of independence
and honesty wants to know what they
are that he may do his own figuring,
instead of having someone else TO do
II for him.
The Globe has never stopped to the
point OF charging either the Cotton
wood or Kooskia citizens with having
done Illegal votng in the recent cleo
ton. by stuffing the ballot box. i'm
porting voters or repeating. Yet II
such charge can be justified against
any town In the county. which we are
free to say we do not believe, 1t could
be far easier established against Cot
tonwood and Kooskla than against
Grangeville.
Cottonwood cast total vote of 394
for lieutenant governor. two years ago
when f. L. Parker ran for that office.
and that was presidential election.
This year It cast $40 for senator when
he ran for that office on the county
division issue, an increase OF 146 votes.
or over 81 per cent. Grangeville cast
961 votes two years ago for state sem
ator, and 1865 votes for the same Of
flee this year. with county division an
issue; an increase of only 104 votes, or
over 10 per cent. Cottonwood's popu-
lation by the last official census of
1910 was SIS. and Grangeville's 1884.
Taking the census report OF 555 popu-
lation. and its recent vote on county
division of $40. Cottonwood voted over
80 per cent of its population. while
Grangeville, which cast 1865 anti-di-
vision votes. voted only a fraction
over SO per cent of its population.
The 1910 census gave Kooskia a pop
uation of SOL; 1t cast 226 votes on
state senator two years ago and 270
for the same office this year in the
county division fight. making it's in
crease for this year over two years
ago. over II per cent as against
Grangeville's 10 per cent increase.
Their vote on representative was 2S3.
or over 25 per cent increase over two
years ago; and over "a per cent of the
population of 301 given them by the
1910 census.
The Globe has been averse to enter
ing into any personal controversy over
this matter. preferring to give the
facts. as we have seen them, and then
allow the voter to reach his own de-
cision. but the gross misrepresentation
of facts regarding the vote cast at this
place. cannot be allowed to stand. even
though we pass up the small, dirty per-
sonalities which have been directed at
respectable citizens of this community.
The above figures are respectfully sub
mitted to the people OF the county.
and they are asked to digest them
carefully and consider them fairly and
We are perfectly willing to abide by
their verdict as to the right and wrong
of the matter