Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-05

gress of March 3. 1879;
One Of the finest compliments ever
paid newspaper was paid the editor
of the Clearwater Republican Satur-
day when farmer of the Wells bench
district visited the Republican office
and said: Here is dollar for your
paper. / want to subscribe. ! want
to confess that for some time |
thought you were too severe; that you
gave it to the other side too hard. |
have had my eyes opened and am OF
the opinion you did not give 1T to
them half hard enough. /" Which is
gratifying to any honest newspaper,
for when an editor goes into fight
to clean up dirty condition, and
starts with sentiment in favor OF a
gang; sentiment based on belief
that an organization of politicians was
working for the people, and that SEN
timent, through the truth, turns to
contempt and scorn, and those who
were supporting the machine come to
oppose it, and give the newspaper
credit for being honest and fair, it is
victory that any newspaper may
we'll be proud of. To win on merit is
worth while, and this paper is more
than pleased that it has won the con-
fidence and respect of great ma
jority of the citizens of Clearwater
county. The Republican will try to
merit continuation of this confidence
by honest effort in behalf of the
people among whom it labors.
In this connection it might be
worth while to say that it is the sin
cere hope Of this paper that there
may be a speedy end to the petty
newspaper scrap in Orofino; that the
Republican may live in peace, .devot
ing all its energy, time and space t.
the much-needed work of advertising
and developing Clearwater county
While the editor of the Republican
bears the reputation of being a goo
newspaper fighter, we are bette
booster, and by choice much prefer t
drop politics and talk about hogs
beans and pun, We prefer t
boost good county fair rather tina
fight rotten politics, however neces
sary it may be when rotten polite
rule county. ~sa@isF .
We prefer to see the people work
ing in harmony, living in peace an
contentment, rather than divided b
factions and split over partisanshiT
1t was with hope of encouraging tn
development of the county that onl
last fall the editor Of the Republica
spent weeks Of time gathering an
preparing an exhibit of Clearwate
county grains and grasses, somethin
that did much towards winnin
valuable publicity at the Lewisto
fair.
The Clearwater Republican expec
to devote a great deal Of time ar
space to this kind of boosting in tt
future, a labor that is of value to IL
people of the county, and tt
columns of this paper will WELDON
all material that will boost any pa
of the county.
In short, the Clearwater Republ
can hopes to be worth its salt to Il
people Of Clearwater county, and
render dollar of service for evel
dollar it receives from the peopl
There is no place in small rur
community for a partisan newspape
Clearwater county needs very little
either republican or democrat
orgaa AZ qauty '4cod s4,op4nea
the people .ecd honest county COVER
ment, ard there should be here
Orofno one good. strong independe
county weekly, devoted to the i
terests of the people, available at a
times to all parties for decent polit
cal discussion.
The people certainly have HI
enough of the farce presented in Il
gang ownership and boss control of
party organ, exemplified by the Orc
no Tribune, a paper that spent
time deceiving the people that
might continue to enjoy gait. Did
not comc out of the pockets of t
taxpayers, and was such paper
any value to the people? Was it
protection to the people? Did it e
pose things that wronged the peopl