The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09

u1ge Warren Irultt, OF MOSCOW, mas
announced his candidacy for the nomins
alton for justice of the supreme court.
He has been strong, sane member of
the Idaho bar for many years, and has
gained universal respect among those
who know him. He should be a very
good man for the place.
A broad-shouldered, strong backed
goat, one that can carry heavy load
and get away with it, is being sought
to take the burden of the public utilities
commissions S decision in the electrical
monopoly field. The bringing of suit
to annul the commissions rulings ap-
portioning the electrical field as has re-
Gently been done, makes it look as If
Gov Haines might have to be the goat,
whether he wants to be or not. There
is hardly shadow of doubt that the
rulings will be overthrown, despite the
accompanying orders to establish uni
form rates-which were in some cases
higher than the competitive rates al
ready prevailingl The administration
claims to have favored the law so
strongly, that Governor Haines as its
champion will have to stand for his
child against all the dangers that sur
round its bringing-up. The prediction
of almost year ago, hatJudge Stand
rod be allowed or persuaded or sand
bagged to resign and so be the vcarious
goat, so that wised-up tithe-pa
from the southeast could have the job,
comes up again. 1t is an open secret
that Judge Standrod, though in favor
with the leaders of the southeast, was
never peoples man. Now that the
commission has done an unpopular and
as many believe fagrantly uncensti-
tutional thing in seeming to fasten the
monopolistic hold, it would seem to be
the psychological moment to black jack
the Judge, make him the goat by swear
ing it all on to him, raise the long yell
of ''Stop Thief" to divert suspicion,
and put in a real brother who would be
a campaign asset. AS the governor
was nominated and elected in the south
east, and can secure neither renomina-
ton nor reelection without asolid south
east-and then somel-a guess on the
Standrod question will be diverting, at
leastl
The country press has been so stead
ily bamboozled and hoodwinked by can
didates who promise to remember the
country printers who bear the brunt OF
every political fight, and then give the
glad go-by when the orders are given
out for printing from the state house,
that many a country publisher will look
with interest on the candidates for sec
retary of state. 'By" Hyatt is not a
printer, but he will remember his
friends, besides the fact that he is
sterling business man and a capable,
fearless officer; and George R. Barker,
whose other name is I'll-Remember-
Ny Friends Forever, is country print
er with courage and judgment and
supreme contempt for the theory that
the capital was established to make
Boise printers rich. Which ever wins
in this fight, will be the friend of the
town man, whether printer or
ANYTHING else; not hating Boise or Boise
people, but with healthy regard for
the building up of the whole state.
The Recorder has not said enough to
make it appear as the unqualified cham
pion of John P Vollmer for the Pro-
gressive nomination for governor---not
so that you could notice it!--but Mr..
Volmer has written a fine, friendly
letter for old times sake that the writ
er appreciates. 1t is so far from the
stereotyped platitudes and convention
alties, so far from the all-too- common |
appeal for support on financial or any
kind of grounds---that the Recorder
can t help wishing Mr. Vollmer all the
political success he can possibly deserve.
Of course, it is up to Mr. Vollmer to
prove just what is the measure of this
success.
If Dow Dunping, the whiskered dem
ocrat for congress, should get through,
Idaho would have a man who would at
tract good deal of attention. He is a
graduate, but so common a
farmer with so uncommon zeal and
that he would make an inter
esting campaign.
The Recorder is informed that w. T.
Stafford, a member of the Gooding
county bar, will be candidate for dis
rict judge, in the Fourth Judicial dis
rict. There will be two places to fill
n this district. The resignation of
[ndge Walters is considered real pub
ic loss, as he has been one of the most
apable of district judges who ever sat
N the bench in the state. He was not