The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-12-09
SENSATION LOVING EDITORS.

A number of papers over the state,
including one or two of the Republican
journals, have taken great pleasure in
playing up editorially the meeting of
Senators Borah and Brady, John Hart
and Frank Hunt, the two Mormon lead
ers, and others. some weeks ago in the
southeast part of the state, and 1t has
been asserted time and again that the
meeting was held for the purpose of
selecting a candidate for governor to
run on the Republican ticket However,
none OF those industrious journalists
have vouchsafed the first particle of
evidence to sustain the assertions made
by them, in regard to the manufacture
of a candidate for governor, other than
the fact that the gentleman named did
met together. The gentlemen certain
ly held meeting, and furthermore, so
far as known. no effort was made on
their part to conceal the fact.
Following that meeting in the southeast
a number of Republicans met in Port
land, some going to and others from the
San Francisco fair, and that meeting
was played up In a like manner, as a
meeting held for the purpose Of forward
ing the political interests of certain
candidates and suppressing the ambitions
of Others.
The Globs, understanding pretty well
the source in Boise from whence those
adverse comments came. treated the
matter as a joke sprung by the great
Democratic lawgiver at the state cap
ital. and has made no comment one way
or the other on the matter. But 1t Is
surprised to see Republican, papers fall
50 easily for 50 silly story, and
become purveyor of a Democratic
fairy tale which has no foundation in
fact, and was started for the sole pur-
pose of reflceting upon prominent, Repub
iicans and OF handicapping one whom the
opposition believes to be a strong man
In the race for governor. An editor
who will lend himself to such cause.
that of injuring any party and detract-
ing from the strength of prominent
candidate, simply because he loves SEN
sation or desires to even up some i'm
aginary score. can hardly be classed
as a trustworthy publisher; but when
he does such thing to the detriment
of his own party and candidate and his
unfounded comments are quoted in the
opposition press and are strengthened
because OF the fact that they are cred
tied to what is supposed to be a Re
publican paper, the act assumes more of
fensive proportions. If any of those sen
sationahsts have any creditable witness,
or evidence OF any kind. to sustain their
claims that the name of any candidate
for governor was agreed upon at the
meeting referred to, the Globe would
be pleased to see 1t brought to the
front; otherwise decency should forbid
its further circulation. We have what
we consider good evidence that the man.
ufacture OF a candidate for governor
was never undertaken, and that the
story eminating from Boise Is "cold
blooded' .canard. Our evidence Is based
upon the statement of men present at
the meetings referred to, mon whose
word Is not questioned in the common
everyday affairs of life. This win stand
with us as conclusive-unless our SEN
sational publishers produce more evf
dence to the contrary than their unsup-
ported statements. which so far they
have not done.