The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-09


i M. A. JACKSON
was printed and mailed Then he took copy home and read
to see what opposition saying about his ticket his own
paper The only thing he had read of their matter to check
up the their ticket that correspondent with the
the official ballot and to make correction OF the name
of Van Bramer.
Said No to His Friends
On the morning of press day. of the members of the
Republican ticket visited the editors office and said they under
stood that the Progressves using the paper Being
informed that they we their spokesman asked when they could
the proofs of the Progressive articles They were informed
by Mr. Tego that they could not the proofs but that they
could the office and get soon as they came out
of the folding machine That would give them early as
any of the public could see them
Republicans Easily Coved
Some of them did that and from the time they read the
criticisms of the Progressve they acted like they considered them
selves beaten On Friday morning Mr. rego suggested to some
of them that they have committee meeting and frame up their
reply and get special edition. sort of toy newspaper tor
Saturday their charges He assured them that most
the charges made could be eud and that proper steps
taken promptly it would win the election for most of the
Republican ticket They stood around all day amenng that they
beaten In the evening they gotten together with some
difficulty and finally adopted the suggestions that had been made
lin the morning AS this be special edition of the paper
was understood that charge would be made the
pens the basis other job printing and this was done
The placed copy of everybody doorstep Satu
day night they the election the MAN, and agreed that
lit was the special edition that saved the day.
Where the IreacheTy Came IN
When the election there meeting of the
and the editor The Idaho Republican denounced
traitor and who had sold out to the enemy
who had taken from the for the publication OF matter
that almost beat Them that he denied them the chance OF seeing
what the saying about ticket until after the last
of the paper and by that compelled them to spend
money for the publication of the toy newspaper They said was
time such treacey being punished and the punishment
was to cut him of everything the way of city patronage and
give all the other paper for had been against them all the
time and made preense of being their friend all They
would rather reward avowed enemy than pretended friend
who turned traitor The matter all done quietly and Mr.
Trego called and chance to be heard Some
did understand the matter well and had only
the views advanced by those who against him. Having
ceved Mr. Trgos cash donations this expense fund and
having had the advantage of his editorial ability in the whole
campaign, including the preparation OF the articles the special
edition. they ready deal him all the damage they could
meeting where he was not present and could be heard
his defense.
Half a Loaf and a Kick
They compromised the by making The Idaho Repub
tican the official paper with the understanding that halt
should be given to the paper that had opposed their election
Whether this done they could play against the
other for their political advantage in case they should W.
something covered up whether done satisfy the spite
which they expressed because Mr. rego would not violate his
trust to the Progressve and let them what the opposing ticket
was saving and punish him for selling advertising space
people who calling attention their alleged poor
ment of city business leave the reader to Judge If the latter
thew were foul their opponents and suppress fair dis
cusson of their acts when they had been Office the former
they taking for doing and that indicates their
lack of sincerity making the they had made before They
condemn themselves in either and addition to that they
bear the stigma of accusing and condemnng him without
letting him know that accused without giving him chance
to heard and without giving him the opportunity of facing
them and telling them all to their teeth just how unfair how
ignorant how crooked they Mr. Trego did not find
for some weeks afterwards what they had done him and how
and then he was being tried in another charge
and by methods just crooked and oway the deal referred
to here