The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
RESPONSIBILITY OF POLITICAL p. O
APPOINTMENTS.

APPOINTMENTS.
No man, Republican or Democrat, is
dit for president OF the United States,
who holds in contempt, or who disre-
CARDS. the expressed viii or wishes Of
all the people In so important and vital
a business as a post office. Woodrow
Wilson has built UP the most vicious
and most darnnable patronage machine
attempted by any national political par
ty since the organization Of this gov
ernment He has. as president. ignored
the people, going over their heads. and
over the heads OF the Democratic coun-
ty organizations. and in the hands of
rew henchnaen placed the power OF pat
ronage. making 1t possible for this pat
ronage machine. existing because Wood
row Wilson created It, to name how
ever Objectionable 20 the rank OF his
party, every post master in the state
In Idaho. National Democratic Commit
teeman Elder Of Occur dAlene City Us
absolute. His endorsement is always
confirmed by President Woodrow will
son.
Experience has shown how powerful
this patronage machine is, and how ut
teray needless VI Is for the rank and
file of the Democratic party to protest
No other president has dared to so in
suit American citizens. And IL American
citizens thus insulted do not register a
protest at the coming election this pa
per misses its prediction
Woodrow Wilson is always prating
about the common people and popular
liberty. and Let the People Rule" and
such slush, and in practice he says:
"The People BE Damned
xrrs nj.
want OF the people; In practice he is a
monarch. He has no respect for public
right or popular desires He apparent
W holds In contempt the most CHERISH
ed privileges. yea, rights. OF the peo-
ole. And the people win not tolerate 1t.
When 95 per cent OF the patrons OF
the orofino post office protested against
the appointment OF p. III. Blake for
post MASTER no president worthy so ex-
allied position OF trust and RESPONSE
bilhty would throw an Insult In their
faces by forcing the candidate OF a
Democratic patronage machine gang
down the peoples throats. Yet Wood
row Wilson did 1t. And he has done 1t
repeatedly throughout Idaho. and the
same vicious and un-American system
has been forced upon the citizens OF
Wilson His patronage machine is SUI
preme. Tho people be damned.
In humiliation and shame have Dem
ocratic citizens tried to find some ex-
cuse for their president. They have
pointed out that ''the president doesn't
know about these things: that protests
never reach the president"
Yes, but why don't they? Because
yond the reach of the great masses who
elected him. Woodrow Wilson, as pres
ident, has wllled the distribution OF
patronage. including post offices, to a
political patronage machine Of his own
creation. in Idaho, headed by Democrat
10 Nationa, Committeeman Hlder. and
represented in Clearwater county. not
by Democrats not by the Democratic
county organization. but by discred-
tied remnant Of disgraced gang that
had been repudlated by the Democrats
of Clearwater county when woodrow
Wilson appointed Mr.. Blake post master
at Orofino over the protest of practi-
cally all the patrons of the office
If these things exist If one man,
national committeeman, living in the re-
mote northern part OF Idaho can dictate
In Clearwater on Latah or Idaho or any
other county in the state. 1t Is so be-
cause President Wilson permits it to be
20. and President Wilson 10 response
bic and must be held adcountable.--oro-
fino Republican.
The same indictment of the admin
istration comes from Standpoint, where
the wishes and interests of the commune
ity, II as charged, have been utterly dis
regarded The petition of the citizens
of Standpoint. Democrats and all, was
recently OVERRIDE and the patrons OF
the office practically told to go hence"
that obligattons to the faithful hench-
men, deserving Democrats 10 use
the WILSON, Bryan term applied to Sui
livan in the San Domingo episode--must
be paid regardless of whether the APP
poantmenu was satisfactory to the pa
irons, or whether their interests were
served or not. And this from what Is
termed the reform administration
the party that s.listens TO the voice OF
the common people, the party that
denounces plutocracy." yea fawns upon
Charles Murphy, the great Tammany
chief, for favors: the party whose rep
resentative head. woodrow Wilson, SER
we'd as vice president OF the National
Civil Service league. and preached the
doctrine of the merit system In APP
pointments. up to the time OF his elec-
ton to the presidency. only to. brazenly
repudiate II for the ..spoils system In
paying Off deserving Democrats for as
sisting him to be elected oh. hypocrisy.
thy name is present day Democracy.