Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-30
AFTER ELECTION INVENTORY.

AFTER ELECTION INVENTORY
The Free Press this reproduces editorial from the
Caldwell Tribune which is ably written. The Tribune is re-
publican beliefs and in preference but just to state that
its repubcansm is not mercinary but it OF type
that is dangerous to public welfare If the same viewpoint
can be maintained to large number of republican news
papers, -
The editorial presents that should be of interest
to the readers irrespective of political beliefs and presents
thoughts which may later require the voter to his
convictions Reference not made to the opinion
Tribune editor where he endeavors party sen
Ida for belief that results in the 1916 election
the could not be attributed to the dictates of mere
an preference sentiment alone but see their origin to
great the declarations of the growing list OF
dependent voters who the and forget the party when
they vote
Nor agree with the statement of the editorial that
he of dsntegraton is not that the party republican,
stands obsolete Fictitious policies of government that
the party did not become corrupt and that Ito accuse the
party corruption is to ndct the entire population of the
state for party higher than the elements the
individuals who direct its policies and the republican party IN
Idaho has felt the evil hand of bad direction and influence and
those in the party favorng reform met by oppo
ston well directed and victorious in its will.
These things be passed and be recognized that
stated that the minority party exercise it's that
webeng results to the people, Attention directed to the dis
in the editorial of the primary and the editor of the T
his narrowed his discussion down to the point where he
practically that the primary system has dsinegrated
the republican organization and the democratic party
that if it repealed that it will work the disaster to
the democratic organization.
There ground for difference in opinion here. The pr-
mary satisfactory, in fact very unsatisfactory 1t is
CARNATIONS to extent and for such principally in
tended and if tended evil party organizations
nothing would Justify dscadng and offer argument
against that it fails to perform this act why
it should be discarded
The primary law has not meant with possible few excep
TONS that more efficient public servants sought office and
chosen The opposite proves to be the The old
ton system has been thousand times better and sasfac
tory this respect Under the primary the persistent and
perncou office seeker became and in evidence
traded the faculty of personal popularity and his reputation
good fellow for votes and buncoed the voters the deal That
the primary does not register popular choice preference
evident from the fact that the primary vote is sometimes
much sometimes less than SO cent of the normal vote
at general election The extra added not justified
by the results
Reviewing all these things not much remains to recon-
mend the primary system The voter should weigh the bene
fits with the detrmen extract the good and separate the bad
If this should be done is safe that the results will
veal much in the system that would justify its retention
though the primary consideration suggested by the Tribune
the democratic party in the state suggesting its repeal
not entitled to first place for its adjustment TIC
say the least the primary system has been unsatisfactory