Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-12-30
JUST A FEW VERBAL FIREWORKS.

It is not at all probable that any national ISSUES VIII De
launched in this community, nor that the national political pot
of the United States will be sweetened to any perceptible ex-
tent by morsels added by editorial lights of this center. But
Notwithstanding, there is nothing like a big attack IN pold race
type.
And of course when politics are discussed in the community,
there is no harm in participation in case the same light vein OF
expression is followed. Besides some of the efforts edltorlany,
if taken in the true light, have no little value as humorous con
tributions, when the subject matter is weighed by the well IN
formed, and the political tendencies and ascendencles OF the
writer are measured by intimate acquaintance or legitimate IN
formation.
So, may the United States and the world at large, take
notice now and forevermore, that although the United States
senator's and others of national political prominence are not
agreed in their statements of what dominant political issues for
the coming national political campaign will be, yet there IS no
such uncertainty expressed now and here, and the issues are
boldly stated and %truthfully (o sarcasm now, please) dis
cussed.
Democrats are mildly reminded of old slogans, such as
'sBilion dollar Congress-, - ''Turn the rascals out" Tariff
for revenue land vice versa of course) ''Militarism,' and
"Imperialism."
OF course in the above you may see a composite conglo-
meration and comprehensive grouping of all the national issues
since Alexander Hamilton expressed his want OF confidence IN
the ability of the people to rule, and thereupon established the
Republican party and rule by political bosses instead, and
whose principles and beliefs have been diligently followed by
that party ever since.
And our contemporary leavens the batch he baked with
some pokes in Democratic ribs and reference to esteem to one
and other Democratic slogans of years past, when cries of full
dinner pail' (which revealed a smell of embalmed beef fed to
American soldiers during the Spa~nish-Amercan conflict) "let
we'll enough alone, and ito hell with the people, originating
as it comes from the lips of a great Republican by the name of
Hartman, and like phrazes that were Republican slogans.
Reference is also specially made to the Democratic slogan
''Turn the rascals out, y and it is to be presumed that the dis
satisfaction expressed by the critic, exists by reason OF the
fact that some Republican rascals have been actually turned
out, or else that the job is not complete. This was not salts
factorily settled in the editorial. For the love of Mike give us
time. We have done very well, even here in Idaho where two
good Republicans, a state treasurer and his deputy, are now en-
joying free board in the state pen. We are not to blame for the
grand old party returning old, hoary headed rascals like Cannon
and Penrose, to Congress to dictate Republican policies. What
has been wrongfully done in the last twenty years by Repubh-
cans cannot be hastily undone in two by Democrats.
We finch again when the following statement is hurled
against the bulwark of Democracy:
"Where is the billion dollar congress today' Where is
the national criminal extravagance?' In the hands OF the
erstwhile democratic shouters.'
You see the question is asked and then answered decisive
ly. And please note particularly:
"They are doing the criminal stunt now with such pratt
cal profligacy as to make Old Joe Cannon and all the FORMER
Republican criminals look like a thirty cent piece with a hole
in it, OF course this is unanswerable for where oh where will
we find a thirty cent piece with a perforation in it.
''Old Joe Cannon and all the FORMER Republican crimi-
nals'' Now an honest confession is good for a guilty con
science, but when the word FORMER is used, the confessor still
conceals. Not FORMER but PRESENT Republican Grimm
als' for those old pirates, Cannon, Penrose, Barnes and the rest
are the back bone of the Republican party now at the present
time.
If Democratic politicians can show that old gang, above
mentioned, anything in the line of political trickery and skull
duggery it is some accomplishment and we will smoke the
same brand of cigars that Uncle Joe does. Not that we are
excusing Democratic misdeeds, by urging the brazen pride OF
Republicans in that regard, but merely to assert that there is
nothing the Democrats have ever been accused of doing, that
that old gang has not done and will not do in the future. In
that regard read what a real Republican paper has to say of
this gang and their present leadership in Republican circles.
1t appears elsewhere on this page.
OF course democrats were tickled with a ~pitchfork by the
political commentator whose text we have before us, who I'M
~doubtedly still is convinced in his mind that foreign manufac-
turers pay the tariff duties when they sell to the United States
and that a protective tariff tract rubbed on a rheumatic joint
will put the sufferer on his feet like the paralytic of biblical
fame who took up his bed and walked.
The final effort of the versatile pen pusher eliminates his
spasmodic editorial effort with crushing accusation that Presi-
dent Wilson should have built a navy a year ago, much the
same as a baker makes a gingerbread man. That is crushing
and unanswerable. President Wilson was admittedly at fault
when he continued the old Rennhlican methods of army and