Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-13
WHY THE SECRECY?


The Republican would call attention
to most important matter, and urge
the taxpayers.toGnot be deceived. As
fast as any of the Blake gang can get
private interview with farmers from
various parts of the county these Of
ficials are telling them all kinds Of
things, explaining how Mr.. Hoar and
others are not guilty of the things
charged by the Republican. Now look
here, Mr.. Taxpayer, stop and think
fora moment. Are you SO dense as to
not know that any statement vindicat-
ing Mr.. Hoar or Mr.. Zelenka or any of
the gang would be published? II Blair
Hoar has served the people in credit
able manner, and his record is clean,
would he not be the first to rush into
print and thereby put the Republican
in hole? When, in all the history of
Clearwater county, have these fellows,
now under condemnation by the peo-
pie, remained silent and permitted any
one to say, let alone print, anything
reflecting on their character? Why,
then, the sudden change Of policy on
the part Of the gang? Is it not because
they are guilty, and can not defend
themselves?
And let the Republican call your at
tention to another fact. The gang has
never yet existed that was smart
enough to fool the people all the time.
More than all this, no gang, whose pub
lie deeds are rotten and corrupt, has
yet been able to survive exposure.
What has happened in every other
community is going to happen right
here in Clearwater county, and neither
brute force, personal abuse, bluff or
evasion win save the Blake bunch.
Let no man be deceived. The rank
and file Of the democratic party in
Clearwater county is not corrupt. Nor
is the democratic party under condem-
nation, unless, when the facts are laid
bare, the democratic party assumes the
responsibility and attempts to defend
Blake gang rule. Which is not going
to happen. For be it known, there is
right here now, all over Clearwater
county, among the decent, clean dem
ocratic voters, feeling Of disgust and
sense Of shame that is arousing a
storm Of protest that will, at the first
opportunity, sweep from power for
ever in this county the last vistage Of
Blake power. The backbone of the
Blake machine is already broken.
Every tire is punctured and every
gear is stripped. And this is all the
Republican hoped to accomplish for
the voters Of Clearwater county. This
paper, when it found corruption and
graft on every hand, said it believed
the people, regardless Of party, were
honest and, when convinced of the
truth, would revolt. The people have
always done this, and the editor Of the
Republican believes the people in this
country are honest and as clean as the
citizens Of any other county in any
other state in the nation, land will do it
here.
AfterF onlyXtwo months, with the
facts yet barely touched, a condition
exists throughout the county that salts
flies the Republican that it was not
mistaken, for to-day words of encour-
agement1are pouring in from every
quarter Of the county. So the Repub-
lican faces the future with absolute as
surance and full faith in the outcome
OF this fight. The people are aroused
AZ they have never been before in any
county in Idaho. Were the election to |
occur tomorrow Blake gang rule would |
60 down to defeat. two to one.
There is but one .thing,now for the |
people to'guard against. See that the
best men in the county are nominated |
and elected at the primary and election.
Begin now to seek available material,
and when the proper time comes, see
that only worthy, competent taxpayerH
men and women Of known ability gid
proven INTEGRITY are Nominated and