Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-30
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE FREE PRESS
an interesting and as profitable study as growth


and development
1t must be borne mind that the principles for which the
Republican party stands eternal They Will be adVoceo
and long there government OF any KIND
fore it follows that the cause dsntegraon not that
party stands for obsolete of Fictitious policies OF
In this state with all the safeguards that surround party gov
eminent party did not become corrupt and rotten IL ha
it's authority two years at the source OIL al
political authorty-the people, The membership OF the Ne
publican party nominated the tickets OF the party ana ate
wards elected them To the party OF corruption 10
inlet the entire population of this state We cannot say truth
fully that temporarily the judgment of the people was sudden
changed overturned The change in public sentiment III
this state has been going for From l9O2 until 9
the Republicans had complete control in Idaho IN l9z uo
James Hawley elected and at this point the ev
dence of shifting public sentiment can be clearly dlscerneo
Governor Hawley defeated two later but four years
later Democrat again elected This the Democratic
party into complete control We OF the OPINION tnat
Republican sentiment predomnated among the electors OF
for only about four 1902 until 1906 In that
the drift toward Democracy theories started and 1t has
been gathering momentum since Time not marked IN
politics but in generations longer periods we
afraid that the drift of public sentiment has just started IN
Idaho There great likelihood that the next ~ years Will see
the administration of public affairs the hands of the Demo
cratic party That condition. however, need seriously disturb
except they who want fill the offices strong fear
less minority party useful in the scheme OF
does the majority party Republicans therefore
await the time when the judgment of the electors will again
them with power They look to the future with all
confidence because it only question of time and short
time when public sentiment will start to drift back to its orig
nal moorings.
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organization The disinregaton natural and inevitable
and perhaps desirable At rate knowing what taking
place. the party leaders permitted and encouraged by egsa
ton the elements which wrought the action The party itself
furnished the dssoven The most effective element the
direct primary law The direct primary system destroys party
organization 1t is calculated to destroy party organization
and bear tesmoney to the efficacy of the idea Ii the
Democratic party wise it will repeal the direct primary law
The force which destroyed the Republican organization will
naturally and inevitably turn on the Democratic organization
within comparatively short time The direct primary has
natural anpahy for the Republican organization natural
affinity for the Democratic party The phier in the past
effective simply because the Republican organization the
majority organization As the nomination for office the
Democratic ticket becomes certain of election drup
strife will take possession and longer will leader or two
sit in council in Boise and the ticket There will be
for nominations which will involve the entire Democratic
electorate These contests will be attended and followed by
bitterness which will find relief by defeating successfully nomi
mated candidates.
During the primary campaign which have been waged
during the past six noticeable feature
all is the feature that candidate feels under obga
ton to his party Why should he9 He went out among the
of the state and his merits individual their
franchise for nomination Later he went again among
the of the state and his merits individual
his election 1t every for himself and the devil takes the
whole caboode sufficiently demonstrated the election
lust held.
Under the direct primary SYSTEM it works out in the
majority party and to extent in the minority party there
is teamwork organization work Each candidate
office goes before the people his merits He is responsible
to accountable to and indebted to What
he does he does himself What he gets he is entitled
cordng TO MS m0desy ne rOcalmS MS virtues lie who
claims his virtues the loudest and the longest will reap
greatest reward AS there other yardsck hand the
electorate must by the estimate he places
himself unless perchance they the estimate placed
him by his enemy The result that the modest sensible
does not to stand for public office They the
self advertisers the blatant egots nine times en who
seek office under the direct primary SYSTEM else the
who afford to hire others forth and proclaim
greatness.
The direct primary system destroys effective organized
effort 1t takes from the political party the power
tic