The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
co. OFFICIALS
MAKE GOOD
Stand by Those who have
Stood by you. EHonesty
And Efficiency Count. Z

From the great number of reports
coming in from all over the county, the
indications are that the present demo-
cratic county officials will be returned to
Office without exception. In fact the re-
ports forecast that they will receive a
larger vote than two years ago, in spite
of the heavy opposition which has been
directed against them by republican
newspapers over the county. The fg-
ures recently given out showing the
great reduction in the expenditures of
the county officials for newspapers dur
ing their administration is no doubt the
cause of the great bitterness on the part
of those newspapers who hav0 been
forced to take ''back seat" and are not
receiving the heavy contributions from
the county crib" which they have been
in the habit Of receiving heretofore.
Since the campaign opened, meetings
have been held in practically every pre-
cinct in the county. These meetings
have been enthusiastic and well attend
ed. At these meetings figures have been
presented by the democratic candidates
and speakers showing the saving to the
county during the present administra-
ton These figures represent facts
which cannot be disputed, and have ere
ated a most favorable impression
throughout the county At these meet
Eings invitations have been extended to
anyone who doubts the correctness OF
these figures to visit the various county
offices and see for themselves. A num-
( Der hav taken advantage of this invita-
ton and have gone away satisfied that
the figures are correct. This answers
every argument which can possibly be
advanced by the opponents to these dem
ocratic candidates, although many eff
forts are being made in the way OF
''cheap politics" to discredit the present
county administration One method
which is being used as an eleventh
hour" argument is a supposed list of
Figures, purporting to have been taken
from the county records by which the
Opposition is trying to disprove the fig
ures which the democratic county off
Ecials have given out This attempt at
"cheap politics" will not avail the oppo-
sition ANYTHING, because intelligent
voters realize that they have been COM
piled for political purposes aud do not
tell the whole truth but are only selected
at random, and do not prove anything.
Only the totals and not the specific
items which have been given out by the
! democratic officials are being attacked,
and the opposition are not willing to tell
where they got heir figures, or of what
they consist. 1t will be noticed that no
attempt has been made to deny the saw
ings which have been made through the
items of newspaper printing alone. No
attempt has been made to deny the fact
that in 1914 a republican administration
paid 1892 30 for the primary ballots,
while in 1915, under the present demo-
cratic administration, TIE same JOB cost
the county $54 so. These figures are
| Just as correct as the other figures which
have been given out by the democratic
officials during the campaign, and are
absolutely unimpeachable.
At the opezing of the campaign, Mr..
/ Griffiths, the democratic candidate for
reelection for prosecuting attorney, sent
a challenge to the chairman Of the re-
publican county central committee and
the republican nominee for prosecuting
attorney, in which the republican candi-
date for prosecuting attorney was chal-
Elenged to meet Mr.. Griffiths in debate
in Caldwell, Nampa, Payette and Parma,
the privilege being extended to the re-
publican candidate to select any part Of
EMr. Griffiths' administration for his
criticism, and also the privilege Of select
ing any republican lawyer in the county
to appear for the republican candidate
I if he did not wish to do so himself. This
challenge has never been accepted, al
though Mr.. Griffiths later made the
proposition that he would pay the sum
of s2500 to any republican lawyer who
would meet him in debate in the towns
mentioned, under the same conditions
as those contained in the challenge.
This proposition has never been accept
ed. This proves that the democratic off
EciaIs are not afraid to stand on their rec
ord, and they court a careful inspection
of that record. This record cannot be
impeached, and the opposition knows it.
Yet, they are STOPPING to "cheap poll
tics in an effort to fool the voters, but
the voters are intelligent enough to
draw their own conclusions.
1t has been estimated that if the busi-
ness of the county can be carried on for
the next seven years as it has during
the present democratic administration,
that the Indebtedness of the county viii
be wiped out without increasing the tax
levy, aud the same careful and efficient
business methods of conducting the
county's business will be continued.
1t is also an undisputed fact that more
work has been done on the roads during
the present administration, and more
bridges have been built without increas-
what the people want is not politics but