The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-25

The Campaign Is Upon Us

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present ownership and management
is not political and politics not its chief
chief business.
The Mirror newspaper regards steadily
regarded equal Importance with political news concerning
industries education and kindred topics
its editorial has discussed politics hardly at
has generally confined itself o national TOPICS
has taken hand in local politics not up
time stood edoa for local candidates taken sides
local political issue.
Because overwhelming Importance present local
political campaign the Star Mirror proposes
depart from practice of avoiding participation political
fights
Beginning night and continuing
after the Sarirror will publish series of editorials dealing with
the coming primary election September 5th
The object OF these editorials togive the of Laah county
fair impartial and complete analysis of the local political
situation and to furnish explicit information which candidates.
the opinion of this paper deserve to- favored by the peoples
These editorials will not be theoretical
They will not be highbrow.
They will be plain, practical, clear definite
They will of remote from the voters interest
They will be honest.
They will be statements of the facts in the
Ii you the habit of reading the StarMrror editorial
column, get the habit least for the eight issues
No Laah county afford go polls Tuesday,
September fifth without having the of eight
ginning iii nighs paper
In the history Of Latall county has
say attempt present attempt Star-Mrror
give complete truthful presentation and analysis of the local
political situation, in wholly unbiased wholly
unse16sf motive I8
confidence
1t by machine
influenced by any candidates ambition place any
where the ticket.
mouth piece of any boss.
printed the beest Of and according the dictates of
any gang, any ring.
The Star-Mrror does give whoop about any individuals
political ambitions
No politician, business man, corporation has got
through money through favors ange hold the editorial
policy.
The Star Mirror has not been bought and it for
No member of any gang ring machine clique any
consideration from the Star Mirror than the pane
obscure and most unmportan citizen.
In setting aside eight days the ex
of local political TOPICS the Star Mirror influenced
by these convictions
primary September fifth this
important that could be the
deration of the thoughtful
believes that the affairs of Latah county have reached such
the immediate and imperative duty every
fully gravity the
Tuesday, September fifth upon
There many facts the business and political history
county Mirror believes the county
either do know do rightly size up.
The eight political editorials be printed order that the
Mirror do its duty sees in giving tile public the facts
to go
Read these eight editorials and determine for yourself whether
you needed waking up.
Republican disgrmtd than that complains
hat the slate is being nterfered INDEPENDENTLY the has
on public office? And lives in hope?
Blind parsanslp is fostered by the politician. Citizenship de
intelligence uprighness Without them partisanshp
,ersh
county, may Judge from election the peo
lie put citizenship above partsanship
If Democrat should interfere with the Republican rings plans
hy should Socialist bother himself about it?
RAILWAY
BY the nIn nPresA Asscia