Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-08-17

WHY NOT NAME SPECIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS?
The Moscow StarMrror in recent issue quotes from the
statement of former Justice of the Supreme Court F. Ahie
as follows:
eff the of Idaho dom arouse themselves
and take lively part in politics and the primary cleo
ton, they likely to find the nomination taken and
the offices filled by the candidates Of political
machines according to j. F. Ailshe former justice of
the supreme court of Idaho, who says
g Idaho has suffered irreparably in her reputa-
ton and commercial welfare alike during recent years
account of being dominated by machine politics that
people feel has the source of corruption in
her public business and offices. This has been the
condition in state politics and unfortunately it has
reached into number of the counties WE'LL -
and then the Star Mirror comments follows:
warnings of the type issued by Judge Ashie
timely, but, however well intentoned they may be,
they valueless to the voter unless they more
specific The danger may be very real, but the voter
is unable to protect himself unless he knows for whom
to vote.
'Mere assertion that this candidate or that is the
tool OF the machine some Interest proves nothing,
and has been overworked so much that it even fails to
Influence the unthnkng if the direct primary has fail
ed to set anyone thinking.
1.-THE people of Idaho ready to take the word
OF men known to be reliable and acuated by good
motives but facts from which they can draw sound
conclusions may be given them safely.
"People want facts. They vote intelligently
then"
If the people want the facts why not the facts
The StarMrror need go the details of the machine
money financed fight of Brady for the position u S. Senator
IN which that gentleman with other qualification but the
dollar sign successful in being elevated place beside
Senator Borah ofmes alleged from republican to
of the most forceable in the Senate
Why not back and review the facts of another cam
pan when Brady used the dollar sign his evidence quail
fcaon for election to the position of Governor of Idaho?
Why not review the facts and circumstances surrounding
the Allen state treasury steal of later date which revealed
sufficient corruption republican state msrue arouse the
people of Idaho slightly and them dsodge lust
republican Governor Haines?
Why not explain that when Haines left the state house
he apparently being goat why the rather famed republican
state land board left behind conduct matters of state
loans OF state funds in absolutely against the interests
of the state and in the interests of the board and friends
which acts sufficiently reviewed of ate and receiving mock
condemnation by republican state politicians, following
termed shakeup and cleaning has precpated present al
legged hasty purpose the of republican politicians
clean it out completely and install instead new corruption
proof political machinery?
Why not explain why, if the present CLIQUE of rembcan
politicians OF the state had the power
exhibition to proessedy clean the affairs of the board
KICK out the ransgressos and scatter cleansing done
that these sefsame political manpulaors of state affairs and
republican desnes in the did up the state land
poad TWO years ago. four other
or intervening periods The board always has been lond
smelling of corruption and fame its personnel in
majority and control has always been republican.
Why not explain that the old political bunch of
designers of republican deses in the of the Allen steal
and OF the rotten transactions of the land board still have
majority IN control today and planning to elect full
ticket to keep their control of state affairs?
These topics will for the moment Others nav bo
assigned later of no lesser and nfamy the people want
the facts give them the facts Tt the duty of the
to give publicity to matters that would the hettaon+
OF state or naona affairs As to the matter of information
the minds of owners of republican throughout
state are burdened with abundance of information that