The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-25
LIQUOR G H
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Next week the people OF THIS
county will probably witness a per-
Torrance that will surprise them
very much. A battle is going on TO
get control of the law-entorclng
mower so it can be directed accord
ing to the wishes of the individuals
in mower and the classes they repre-
sent The main object OF contention
for a number of years has oeen ~
enforcement of the antl-gamDllns
laws and the anti-liquor avs anu
the drys have been in II ascehu-
ancv. For the past month or SO
there has been a great agltatlon
against the men in the sherlHs OF
fca and the prosecuting attorneys
office The agitation has beer tost-
cred bv the element that want TO
drink and gamble, and by their luxe
warm friends who like to join IN
anv sensation no matter what II Is
about or who it is against. They
., the crowd and do what the ma
ioritv do. and repeat what the ma
iority are saying. All Of these peo-
nle will go to the polls and vote
about alike, and tho so-callCd tenn
perance crowd and the people VINO
are against drinking and gamDllng
will probably go about their business
indifferent as to what happens ana
will wake up on the morning OF the
sixth of September to lind thar
narties have nominated men whose
svmpathies are for as good a time
as possible in the old fashioned way.
In the event such nominations are
made, the drys can at their leisure
renent the folly of not going to the
polls and voting solidly for a sherln
and county attorney who nave car
ried out the wishes of the 80 per
cent who have gone on record against
drinking and gambling. We rather
EXPECT that the present officials VINO
have been absolutely true and loyal
to the campaign pledges will be apan,
Idoned by enough OF their natural
supporters to turn the ofnces owe
to others.
Would Go Without Meals
II is highly probable that the
county attorney will be attacked by
some people because he was too &
liant and by others because he ex-
ercised too much horse ems IN
keeping useless litigation out OF
court. The radical change ne mas
made from the old corrupt practices
or his predecessor has probably been
so satisfactory that it will impress
NAM people like a good meal, and
they will say they don't care II tney
don't have another one Tor a Whlle.
They will act upon that feellng al
voting time and perhaps enable a
gambler to C the
for that important office. 1t is highly
probable that they may retire the
present sheriff who has kept his cam
paign promises absolutely, and hand
the nomination to almost anybody
without knowing what he will &c
when he gets into office. The pres
ent sheriff is the only n who has
carried out the liquor laws faithfully
and fully, and the fickleness OF nu-
man nature will be liable to influence
many people to think things will al
ways be as satisfactory as they are
now. and when the people cease to
he vigilant the tricky or unscrupu-
lous fellows have a better chance.
Pretenders Among the Drys
We have been much impressed py
the fact that about 80 per cent OF
the population went on record a rev
years ago against drinking and gamb-
ling. and that since that time a lot
of the prominent drys have been
found to be storing private supply
of something nippy in their cellars.
All of these fellows have found 1t
very inconvenient and predict that