The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23
VITAL POINTS IN THE ELECTION

Moral questions should always take precedence money
questions Right dealings are more important than immediate
profits Betrayal of confidence small matters bad as in
large for the principle the same
In the approaching election the people voting endorse
certain action, the vital being these:
The council under Mr. Pecks leadership passed special
prevent all kinds Of auctoneeng Under strong public
protest they amended the ordinance to allow the sale OF farm
products and secondhand goods Mr. Peck voting Mr. Yoe
changed his attitude between meetings. saying his sonaw
Mr. Kennedy hit by it. Montgomery then tested the rest
of in the and beat but the council did the people
the honor repeal it. may be used to prosecute somebody
again until goes the round Of the for Mr. Peck
is endorse this class legislation bar out of
business and let another man in.
The council had trouble with the city attorney for year,
talked of dsmssng him for his failure the line of official duty
and then signed for circulation all the county
saying his services had been entirely satisfactory In this the
Gil signed aehood lent their signatures decevng the people
of this city and this county and all the people know it. vote
for Mr. Peck Of endorsement of such official conduct and
the person who encourages forfe his her right that
politics rotten and that ought to be better When the voter
has chance rebu political dishonesty and does do such
takes the responsibility for the dishonesty he encourages
To retire Mr. Peck for will him and others that
they play absolutely fair small matters be given layof
Nobody denies that the city council had trouble with the city
attorneythey have said hemsevesand nobody deny
that they signed the letter the contrary Therefore the council
was above decevng the people they Not long after
that deception they adopted report saying they found nothing
wrong with the prison board bills although they had already ad
md that plain that they had paid twice for the same
somebody's reputation stake in consequence of The
council tempted drop embarrassing embarrass
ing themselves and their friends and they shut their
tospeak and dropped the easiest possible and then i'm
medaey took steps keep from being again. The
wrong greater because they violated moral principle and pro-
ceedd dcrt who represented the interests of all the
people while he showed chain of facts prove he right
and the council stavng off every they could for months
before they would look into it. They fought against pro-
tecting the peoples interests by investigating.
for Mr. Peck endorse the old corrupt prison
and say Sheriff Simmons that they do ap
prea his voluntarily cutting the bulk of his profits
city prisoners Simmons the who warned the council
pay the certain $3.50 the second prison board bill be-
had already been paid vote for Mr.. Peck is slap
Mr. Simmons for checking the bill and giving them the nfor
nation chief of police who had charge of the prisoners
If these three distinct betraya of the peoples confidence
three attempts deceive them sufficient for them
Of reproo the people who vote renstate them should
make complaint if similar enang dement's up future work
when there hundred thousand times much sake and
that may easily about when power plants systems
franchises being considered and shrewd being
craftiy covered
To whom will you give your Bunch of Brownesy'
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