Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-06
LET'S BE AMERICANS FIRST.

being that there not more of them.-Butte Miner
LET'S BE AMERICANS FIRST
The Telegram sincerely and earnestly hopes there will he
no war War may be the inevitable outcome of the policy
have been pursuing but the immediate causes of it do not Seem
to entirely justify that outcome
But all of this is preliminary urging this point of view
trouble should should be faced shoulder to shoulder
by all Americans, regardless of thr politics. War once de-
clared even by Democratic act Immediately becomes an all
American issue Petty politics and petty criticism should
dropped good deal of has already been INDUCED in We
do not believe 1T accompshes the intended result It does
harm and do good 1T should be forgotten that
first of ALL parsan patriots when they confront common
danger The task ahead of in Mexico great deal more
serious than the untnkng imagine To meet it will REQUIRE
effort and great expenditure of time men and
money But undertaken it be seen through no mat
ter what the cost and all Americans must be souarey back
lt-Portand Telegram.
1t is observed that the republican nominee for the presidency
seeks the rebel leader and draws him his BOSOM not
ting the fatted calf and all the The reconciliation
sderng the form of it, is truly affecting even unto to stom
OF e wooden Indian But if the republican party
anything like what the prodigal son has declared is and
canddate the Baptist hypocre and soft pussooter he
mas just been denounced being then Armageddon nothing
what 1t has been cracked and somebody had gone
ghng rather different battles than those of the Lord Any
how Mohomet made the mountain come to him after all and
That is going some-Lewiston Tribune
One of Republican Exchanges compains because
prominent Democrat down at ST. Louis his speech make
OF tne following in exong the present national amnsra
our oounteous crops and overlooking granares crowd
ha expression long and with such frequency Re-
contemporary probably feels either that belongs
party or at least that that party has it Pro-
badly that Democrat wanted accent the thot that the rain
prosperity fell on the just and unjust alike equal proportion
and northumberland News.
Inc republicans are offering Hughes for the pesl
aency In much the light as they presented William
on the occasion prior to his election president In mat
1ers OF accomplishments Hughes does up Tail
LII other words he unknown quantity and like Taft mol
acceptable but is the best the party could DO
TINS time, but he is acceptable to the BOSSES
ane Oan progressives voted unequvocaly against endo
lug Ihares H. hughes for president declaring that he is can
uoate Oh perncou band of timeserving bosses Amos
the way Teddy would have said and did say it 1912
what the Mexcans principally need instead of hrahs
Judging from the medical officers handled the troop
er on being released by Carranza dsinfecng Somets
is biting em.
Une paragrapher noticed that Roosevelt after the dea
az Ccago announced that he out of politics, and asse
'hat lie VIII probably order more-Entrely probable
hughes is glad of Teddy's support and announced