Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-05-13

mounting up the banks by hundred of millions Of dollars
that when normal conditions renewed all these dol
lars will be modified in army peace for rejuvena
ton of industry and for period activity pros
|perity perhaps have known THE Investors
Magazine
HOW ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?
In talking about 1916 there two things that may well
be remembered the Democratic party dwindng and the
Republican party is not making good The Philadelphia IRE
cord points out that the Democrats gained in last years cleo
tons in thirty States States and that SWEET
Ger with all his handicaps got the votes of 10000
Chcagos mayoralty election last month"; compared with
Wilson's 10000 votes in 1912 Those who fond of figures
may note that the Solid South Counting Missour 165
electoral votes that Nebraska Nevada and Oklahoma dem
ocrac 1908 and 1912 make 1885, and that Massachusetts,
New York. and Ohio add than necessary
elect The situation in those three States interesting Mas
sachuses put in Democratic Governor last year. but her
heavily Republican Legislature has made bad for
cratic rule and sandpat legislation Republican Governor
Willis of Ohio conducting what the Cleveland Pain Deal
err describes program of unashamed office brokerage
reign of spos unequaed in the history of the State
The work of the Legislature has been largely destructive
New York. where William Barnes suing Colonel Roosevelt
for libel and the of machine being
with vengeance, is worsewhat with undoing the
humane and progressive legislation of Hughes and Gynn
hasty office grabbing, and muddled finance all three of
these States the Republicans have harked back
ways OF fifteen or twenty they not doing their
work WELL and they doing it in popular interest
The very charges they will make against the Democrats
Washington will be urged against them in their own home
towns Senator Borah has already issued plain warning to
this effect 1t may be that some unspeced Republican
be elected ofhand to the Presidency in 1916 platform of
privileged prosperity machine politics. but the above facts
had better be considered before making prophecies
Golfers.
brilliant critic of the state administration suggests that
It's opponents confne their generaes ostensby
on the ground that there many points open to attack
that it is impossible to do justice to them ALL That the of
Governor Alexander would do we'll to conne themselves to
generates beyond question: seeing the amentabe failure
made by capable the Boise Statesman
tempts to unearth something worth while specifically.
That the governor has made mistakes is undenable
perfectly VIII
proper of proportion is observed but where effort
made to those be of capital Importance the per-
foance becomes, unconscousy farce comedy There
common joke at time current about particularly
rendition of meodrama the kerosene when the high
part was oyerdone the point of which that the
play rotten it funny The saying would apply
the Statesman and it's satellites make Governor Alexander
a heavy william.
Generaes will serve better While incapable of proof
they are likewise incapable of reutaon.-Buhl Pioneer
The ssWord's Work which indorses the Wilson admin
istraon, and the New York Sun which at it. are
both OF the that business has the
road to good times The members of the American Newspaper
Association which held its twenty ninth annual meeting
GENTLY OF the mind And the facts backed them up
bank clearngs and railroad earnings beter huge
wheat crop in sight, Steel cotton WOOL and goods
active and bring good prices Wall Street anticipating
shears generally Our country financially independent its
resources intact and public opinion disposed
dustry go forward consrucvey We have been mndng
own business and it going pay Aside war; 1915
will be a good year.-Coller's Weekly
An interesting conversation is reported to The New Free
DOM 1t appears that of the old stand under
took to at Senator Bora for his progressive
greeted the Senator, follows:
Heo Senator back in Idaho to organize the Democratic
party, this tmef'
'Well if should do that would expect keep the
penltentary from going Republican, the red hot reply
Plow horses down by foreign purchasers will find
the rows fairly comfortable this Washington
Post.