Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-11-18
THAT ALLEGED DEMOCRATIC MACHINE

Comes the mournfu plant from Republican that
the Democratic party through President Wilson, has built
party patronage machine through the post office That the
wishes of Democrats and the people overrdden and
lodged federal offices the protest of the supporters OF
the village idol.
How consistent such complaint sounds coming
from the members of party organization that has the years
it in power manipulated every political position every of
flee and department, political political to med
ding with the civil service department to build the most
ocrac and vicious political machine since the civil and
the effectiveness of which nil after the last superuman eff
fort expended at the Chicago Republican convention
The Grand Old Party of Barnes and Penrose that prior
the Chicago convention in 1912 combed the south and through
the medium of the post office department. federal positions
through the civil department and gathered
together an army white and black and multicoored pot
cal renegade bearing the Republican, who at the Chca
gathering became the motive Of the steam roller of
Penrose President Taft others under the captancy
of Chairman Ehu Root to crush and override the wishes of the
majority in sentiment.
Who will forget this effort possible by delegates
from southern states where Repubicanism is only known
relic of the days of the carpet bagges and where the delegate
represents not respectable minority, but is merely the
agent of the lame ducks and federal office holders which held
office sometime again hoped to hold office by Republican
perferment
The coon from Tennessee Georgia, Florida and other
southern states where white strive to remain white placed
in official positions post masters collectors and the
like to white the protest Of those white to
whom dstastefu and all to further Republican interests
'Damnable political machine Of Democratic orgin Bah!
Virtue and political purity preached by member of the Repub
hcan party which maintained the most dsreputable political
macne in the history Of country Such language
preached by ragpicker.
Imagine such maudin protest coming from Republican
parymen when the civil service department mis-
used by Republican officials that President Taft during his adj
mnistraon constrained protest and personally agated
civil service reform which by the rejected by his
parmen power Congress- twenty years of Republican
ascendncy and continuance in eighty per cent Of the
civil service positions filled with individuals of Repubi-
faith when partzanshp intended to have in
fuence in the civil service appointments
To recount the story of the roeness the national
zaon would take volume and then include the story of
Republican from the State of Nebraska during
Roosevet administration sold postoce appointments and af
forwards elected from his position senator But his APP
pointees still remained in office
The writer wond not have the impression fixed that this
recounng of Republican manipulation through federal
machine usfies any Democratic conduct if any exists Nor
do acknowledge the accusations of the Republican mouth
pieces of potca organizations of the precinct county, of
the state at large The only accusations that have been made
from these Republican moupeces and they belch
forth their outraged protests against Democratic msded the
stencil of their breath berays their nsincerty