The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-22
LOCATING RESPONSIBILITY
AND GUESSING AT CHANGES

The Globe always likes to see tn,
name OF the man who is responsible,
for the editorial utterances in a news
lpaper suspended over what he has tc
say, that the public may know JUS
who the man is behind the gun. Thi.
is only fair to the reading public a.
well as to the brother editors who al
times may be called upon recommend
or criticize the things which appear n
the aforesaid paper. This thing oil
masquerading editorially under the
title Of some kind of a publishing
company is just as Objectionable to
the reading public and brother editors
as the publishing of any other anony-
nous article which effects the veal
or woe of the public. We saw the
other day where the statement was
made that S. D. Taylor, Gov. Haines'
newely elected private secretary.
owned controlling interest in The
Caldwell Tribune, and was responsible
tor its editorial utterances. We have
been loath to accept this statement
as true, as we have always been a
pretty warm friend of Taylor, and be-
lieved him to be above board in his
actions, and further that he was not
the kind of man who could be in
duced by reason of official favor or
preterment to strike from behind, or
from ambush, man who had trusted
him as friend, man for whom he in
return had always protested friend
ship; and we shall continue to de-
mand more evidence before accepting
this as final. However, it is plain that
a change has come over the dreams"
OF The Caldwell Tribune within very
short period of time, and from one Of
the loyal admirers and defenders of
Judge Allshle, and advocates of his
candidacy for the U. S. senate, it has
at last come to throwing out insinua-
tons and innuendoes intended to re-
fleet upon the Judge and his manner
OF conducting his campaign. For in
stance, The Tribune two weeks ago
charged Mora Marks, the Boise cor
respondent for the Lewiston Tribune.
with being Judge Ailshie's press
bureau at Boise. Last week it said:
The New Freedom and Judge Ailshie
have joined forces for the purpose OF
UNFOLDING the purity of the home in
Idaho. This is another holy alliance
founded upon politics." AS the New
Freedom is Fred Floods democratic
weekly published at Boise, and Nora
Marks is correspondent for a demo-
cratic paper in north Idaho, we can
hardly see where The Tribune, or any
other Republican paper could have
any serious grounds for kicking if
The Judge was able to win even
nominal support from such a source.
However, we have followed both
writer's pretty carefully, and have COM
nented as frequently on Morals won
1eriul political representations as
he editor of any exchange that comes
70 our table, and we have failed To |
zee so far where the Judge has been
able to win either of the aforesaid
writer's from the path of rectitude, as
measured by the Democratic stand |
lrd of morals and loyalty.
We do not pretend to know who is
,e,sponsi6le for these utterances; or
Vho or what caused the sudden change
n the Tribune's editorial policy. As
tated above, we find nothing in that
,aper to indicate who is running il.
We also see that it has two other
lamelesS contributors to its columns
me of which dishes up political dope
nder a Boise date line. We have
oted along, however, some news
aper statements on the subject of |,
he cause, or one of the causes, of
he Tribune's sudden conversion.
'hich may or may not be true; and
here is some circumstantial evidence
'hich might furnish reasonably good
ROUNDS upon which to base an opin-
on. The Tribune is a rabid anti
'orah paper, and has gone out of its
'ay to smite the senior senator. 1t II
as also been one of the fierce Nor
ION lighters of southern Idaho. 1t
GEMS to have suddenly ceased h
aughterlng the Mormon brethren. ;
ny, we do not presume to state :
lere may be several reasons, or there
lay be just one-but it still slams II :
the senator. There NAV be no
onnection whatever between these 4
Icts and some of the things and =
vents with which they seem to have =
rect connection. Who can tell7 :
his world is full of mystery and nm =
'nny things. But even these dark q
I'd mysterious things will work them ;,
Ives out in time, we suppose, and 4
en 1t will all be clear, and everybody o
Ill know the why's and the where .
res OF these mystifying matters; "
men OF course, will greatly relieve n
lblc curiosity, if it does nothing II
ore, Possibly the Tribune editor, \
hoover he may be, might decide to n
axe the explanation himself; which +,
ould be very nice of him.-Grange- =,
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