Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-05-13
THE EVIL OF THE PAST AND PRESENT.
w. L. CAMPBELL, Local Editor


United States for all its being the boosted
ruled largely by politicians Although
and has the best form Of in the world yet the
functions in their administration have most of
the time been entrusted to politicians statesmen and
ability And the statesmen have had to step the
of the politicians.
been issue country, but except which
the slavery question: has been settled and that only by the
civil
The Republican party boasts of settlement but Demo
cra Republican and alien poured their life blood the
battle field to settle that The politicians remained safe
home pull the wires and when the ended joined
carpet bag brdade who ramped bleeding southern
brethren while they down.
Other theories and policies remain unsettled and will
be settled long politicians rule The Republicans spent
twenty adjusting the tariff by putting blocks under
it raise even higher under solemn pledge to reduce Now
they want twenty years to tinker with it.
Politicians beted and criticised the Mexican policy of
Wilson, which largely continuation of the method of
handling the situation inaugurated by William Taft The
only other have handled the Mexican situation would
have been to declare That remedy still remains but
hear demand from the people at large for such a STEP
And so the evil in government is politics. administered
IN four doses by politicians and spomen who seek the
office and the returns not what they do in the office
the betterment of national prosperity and welfare.
The Republican party boasts of other accomplishment
than being the champion of the protective tariff and the
pensing agent of prosperity They attempted work
scientific basis for handling the tariff question: yet every
other country in the world step has been taken this
ton
The Republicans have always fought reform They have
only yielded and then and then only temporarily APP
public camor Direct election of senator's and income
tax new system and banking actalI these
only after years of exhortaon breaking pledges
and shifting and then not under Republican administration
but under Democratic direction.
The Grand Old Party grew arrogant and rotten under
years of power So too might the Democrats power if
given full sway and years of freedom free from
is sell evident however, and undenabe that Democratic
cation at present free from restraint powerful evil in
uences and corrupt political leaders On the other hand
same old corrupt leaders control Republican policies They
nave acknowledged no sn They back not repenan
prodigal but an arrogant rosterer
The old evil OF political influence government affairs will
again be issue in 1916 The issue will be REFORM with Will
son as leader There weak suggestions from Repub
can that the party its candidates in 1916 must
arm with righteousness and clean the ranks The Republican
organization in Idaho sample of corrupness in
state organizations This extends to other That
reason that only great national calamity, and that alone
will detract the unnkng long enough to elect Republican,
and prompts the general belief that Wilson will be reelected
1916 For there will be calamity and Furthermore there will
be no Republican party which progressive IF it pro
gressive it would not be Republican.