Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-11-03
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on every side and threats
death coming in every mail-and
Notwithstanding all OF this he stood
firm as a rock and preserved the
great principles Of international law
and the peace and dignity of the
States. Human agency alone
could not have done this. That same
invisible power that gave President
Lincoln strength to bear his burdens
and follow the right has been with
President Wilson and given him the
strength to bear his burdens and see
md follow the right.
When Abraham Lincoln was en-
dorsed for reelection in 1864, a lot
Of politicians undertook to defeat
MIN, making one of the most abusing
campaigns against him ever known
n American politics up to that time.
When fighting for human rights
against property rights and carrying
he burdens of a nation on his shout
Iers, as it were, the politicians who
wanted the offices were going up and
Town the nation heapng abusei upon
lm-they said he had been weak and
'acillating and was not honest-but
he patriotic American voters came
10 his rescue and his were
nut to flight in a splendid victory for
him.
And now, fifty two years later, we
lehold the same kind of u campaign
being made against another president
of the United States. Because Presi-
dent Wilson, a second Lincoln, has
stood and is standing for the rights
of the great masses of the people
of the United States the politicians
Of the country who want the Offices,
and no doubt something else, are do
'ng all in their power to try to defeat
Inn for reelection by abuse, false
hood, misrepresentation and deceit.
But there is again ample evidence
that the American people will not
stand for such. Patriotism is showing
it's head above groveiing politics.
When such old-time republicans as
Thomas A. Edison. the greatest liv-
'ng ~benefactor of mankind, comes
out with a statement and says, give
the people the facts and it will b a
landslide for Wilson," we'll may
others follow and assist in a glorious
victory for the right. 1t will be a vic
tory for the nan who is too big for
n political party, a man who be-
longs to the great American people,
rs did Lincoln. Voters, are you CRATE
full to this great president who has
been loyal to you? Are you not sat
SIZED with conditions as they now
exist? Do you want to take a chance
on a change?
i And this same condition exists to
a large extent in the state campaign.
Two years ago thousands of patriotic
republicans OF the state of Idaho vot-
ed for Moses Alexander for governor.
They we're tired and disguised with
the way the politicians had been run
ming the state government. The tax
payers money al being stolen, and
the state taxes were increasing each
wear. Alexander was elected by a sub
stantial majority, thus demonstrating
that the people of the state were
, tired of politics, that they wanted
more business and less politics. I'm
fortunately the other candidates on
the state ticket who stood with Alex
ander for an economical administra-
ton were defeated by a narrow mar
gin, and with two exceptions the
other state officials under the Haines
administration were reelected. These
officials and an opposing Legislature
handicapped Governor Alexander In
every possible manner In order to
prevent him carrying out his prom
ises to the people; in other. words.
: they played politics with the peoples
business. But Notwithstanding their
efforts to discredit the governor he
battled with them to a finish, made
good and now presents to the tax
payers of the state a splendid record
He forced a reduction of $535,00 In
the general state tax levy for the two
years Of his administration, and this
saving to- the taxpayers Bear Lake
county amounted to $1O,570.91. Ant
with this reduced levy the bonded
Indebtedness of the state was reduc.
ed $27S, 500 more than II was re,
dueed under the Haines administers
ton. During the Haines administra
tion a bonded Indebtedness was au
thorized against the state In the sun
of $4,000. during the Alexander
administration no bonded indebted
ness whatever was authorized. AnC
many hundreds of thousands of dol
lars more were saved by him veto
ing various bills that passed the lie
gislature appropriating money fol
different purposes. And for the frs
time In the history of the state thu
state tax levy for the general stat,
purposes was reduced from that o
the preceding administration.
And for all of these accomplish
ments the politicians of the state ar
doing everything possible to defea
him for reelection. Every conceive
able kind of abuse and ~misrepresen
tation is being heaped upon him
Are you taxpayers going to stand 70
such a campaign and vote to DIS
charge this man who has stood b.
You and made this saving in you
taxes?
But the most dangerous thing tina
has arisen in our state campaign /
the proposition to sell 100000 acre
of the state land each year until i
is all sold. Governor Aiexander.s pc
sition on this question is, that tn
state land should be kept for home
for the boys and girls of the cominI
generation. If you want this Ian
kept for your children vote for Alex
ander: II you want 1t sold vote 10
the other man.
The democrats OF Bear Lake coun
ty have selected good, clean, capabI
! and efficient men as candidates fo