The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-04-15
TIME FOR A NEW DEAL.


FOR
There are several long, time office holders Boise who
for the good of the party that honored them good faith
should hand in their resignation and leave the party free to
change before the explosion that due long before
the campaign Chairman Day. of the republican state
central committee and also land commissioner has been
honored most sgnaly but nevertheless he and others owe 1T
the party the state to create vacancies in their own
places while the vacatng free and not forced Those who
know believe the public confidence demands change and
there is time good right now
The republicans lost the goveneship last year. largely
through lack confidence in the land board and its
operations and the miracle is that the whole ticket did not
with it. With the Investigations that bound to come
before the the beneclares OF the party
ought have good protect the friends who have
supported them the pastargey because these friends did
not believe what they believe know OF the charges
made against many state departments.
The Allen, Coleman Green. Wallis, Huston VanNuys
and anVakenburg scandals their evidence OF the
need deal Three have been convicted at least
others morally certain of conviction as and Van
Valkenburg The best friends of the Illusions must regret
that their dismissal only Scotch verdict of mot quite
proven And who knows what else may follow!
general cleaning DUE is the time to demand It,
In saying this, the Recorder could not believe
that all who have had state employment the slightest
degree tainted But political expedency demands general
change cono that the honor be passed around that
there be office holding arstocacy that perpetu
ate itself through administration, every change 1t
would be all those who have for long held the pub
lie honors thank the people for their confidence and to
say goodbye with mutual goodwill If some ofthem Will not
do it themselves it going to be to them loose
for the good The credit of the state the integrity
of the republican party bigger thing than indlvld
uas desire hang to the payroll In the face OF disaster
1t has the point that the people the state would
vote for an Alexander and democratic legislature if not
straight ticket rather than be ruled by repubcan ring
good fellows like the Aliens the Coeans and all the rest
who have light in the recent arrests The public
believed in these and trusted them The official
who throws down his friends is of bad type But some
could leave much less bad impression they would voun
tariy resign.
Shad Hodgin of Boise has for the past several weeks
been considered especially strong for the republican
chairman He u. s. marshal for four years. and
made an exceptional record He is practIcng law in
Boise He has the the point of view and withal
the pleasing personality to make good chairman 1t ever
party needed such the republican party OF Ida
no today land Hodgn would fill the bill repetition OF
the last campaign would ghuy lose the party office
the the sorrest dog peer in the meanest
hair puIngest precinct.
The Idaho congressional delegation will be at home
and big political powwow will doubtless be held to
what is the matter with Idaho repubicanism The whole
world knows that Senator Borah and Congressman Smith will
be Right question of morality clean politics
business; will Congressman Elect McCracken The
Recorder has been friend of Senator Brady; having
distrusted his motives his the acts OF OF his
friends he has had in his pay character OF
the vest descriptions then there nothing signs Never
heess quite probable that he too, will stand squaey
by cleanup campaign for reorganization that he could
have put with certain of his friends OF the
past If he is what the Recorder must believe he will
help the real cleanup for future campaigns
There officials who be counted to
der any seriously effective hepthough Bulldog otthe-
Treasury Hastings would help lot! m
But with these and with the powerful element that
determined clean the Augean stables of corruption tn
that the party has endured for years past reorganization
Not fake reorganization but real house ceanng
The Recorder invites any interested In good politics.
watch for the of these party leaders, and to
Boise for the conormst convention that will
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