Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-15
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Captain E. G. Davis, candidate fol
the Republican nomination for Cover
nor, and it seemed that the small
crowd who weathered the cold, raw
wind to hear him were thoroughly In
sympathy with his proposition that
cleaner politics is the crying need OF
Idaho today. However, there were
some who do not agree with the Cap
tain's plan for securing the desired
result. The speech sounded good.
1t had the ring of truth, and there
can be no doubt whatever as to the
Captains sincerity in the matter.
But so did the speech of Alexander
two years ago. The governors
speech must have sounded good and
the people must have believed that
he was sincere for he received a ma
Jority OF the votes cast and was
elected. Following out this line of
reasoning, then, we are forced to the
conclusion that sooner or later the
voters are going to become bewilderedI
because of the many and varied views
OF prominent men upon this subject.
Captain Davis charged that Governor
Alexander misled the people two
years ago, and he also made a state
ment to the effect that any man
who would lie to secure votes would
not hesitate to use his official posi-
ton to further his own interests.
There is NO one, we think, who
would care to say outright that Gov
emor Alexander is crook or thief,
or that he would defraud the people
out of penny, yet there are humid
reds OF people to whom his methods
do not appeal and to any thinking
man 1t must be evident that he has
not fulfilled his duty as governor OF ,
the State of Idaho In accordance with =,
the oath he took at the time of his !,
inauguration, that is, according to
the light that most of us have as
to the meaning of that oath. There
Is little doubt but that the governor I.
Is absolutely sincere in the belief !.
that he can better serve the people
Of Idaho by chasing around over the .
state calling their attention to his i
own greatness and to the littleness OF =
hose who oppose him, than he can .
n any other way. And maybe he is :,
light. Captain Davis believes that
my man who enlists the sympathies o.
md the earnest cooperation of =
riends to secure nomination Is :.
'iolating or evading some of the pro- ~
'isions OF the primary law. He, too, ~
3 sincere, no doubt. But where Is 1t -
ii going to lead to. Every man who
eeks a nomination for state office Is
ound to do something that can, and
cry likely will, be misconstrued by
ne opposition, and If all candidates
ursue the same line of action that W.
being followed by Captain Davis %
nd Governor Alexander, the people
III sooner or later be forced to the N.
inclusion that every man who tries
secure a nomination is crook and
rascal. The final outcome, then.
ust needs be that the better class en-,
our men will not seek public office sis
Id the result win be that the var
us branches of our government Will
truth, be turned over TO men and
omen whose ideas of their moral
ID official nights will be such as to
little the positions they hold and ?
tirely obliterate any measure of seu
nor that might attach to any office. To
they do not actually steal or suuan- as
r the peoples money To the
liter 1t seems that the great need +
cleansing the politics of this state sha
more confidence in the men and day
men we elect to public Office and his
s OF the harsh condemnatory
asres and methods Of campaign ~
!. When our public officials are ~
de to feel that the people have ,'''
,,so,. oo,s,so .. day
their honor and integrity. politics ~
be cleansed and purified. The vor,
lor system has been found success arri
in many penal institutions through. man
the country, schools have adopted
plan with success and in every M
nch of business activity IT works der
cessfully. We would certainly hate tain
eel that there is not as much hope
honor in the makeup Of the man prov
seeks office as there Is in the
1inal. Confidence and the back ~
9 to prosecute any infraction Of oioV
In securing an office OF by any, nau
holding an office will do more On
leanse political conditions in Ida iiue
than an the preaching and cam. 50 =
ming that ever can be done D.
Sc are our views on the subject -,