The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-26

editorial columns of the Star-Mirro1
searched the county papers for ma
terial on the local political situation
We take off our hats to Joe Schloesser
of the Troy News as the political
spell-binder among the Latah county
scribes (and Pharisees), and we take
the liberty of quoting him at some
length.
The mad scramble of The Republi-
can ring in Moscow for political
plumber promises to give the DEM
ocrats more of the county officers at
the coming election, and may have
the effect of putting democrat in
congress. Domination of the Repub-
lican party in Latah county by little
ring of office-seekers is driving the
thinking Republicans. who believe in
government of the people BY and
FOR the PEOPLE and NOT BY and
FOR a RING, into the Democratic
ranks.
Despite the efforts of the ring to
club all the candidates EXCEPT ITS
OWN off of the Republican primary
ticket, some of it's nominations have
been duplicated, and there is prospect
office-seekers and the people in the
primaries.
If the great majority of the voters
prove TO be against the perpetuatiOn
Of ring rule in the county and sue
coed in nominating the new men that
have been put up on the Republican
primary ticket, the Republicans have
some chance of retaining a few of the
county offices that the old commits
cioners and their assessor have so
disgraced for them. Otherwise, the
Democrats are absolutely sure of a
sweeping victory in the county in No
vember
August Oversmith's ambition to be
political boss at the expense of Latah
county, with the county attorneys Of
flee, a sub-servient board of county
commissioners, and the county road
overseer's appointments for his own
private political machine, was still
horn, for he never had a chance to
refeat Frank Moore. as Bill Lee well |
knows, but little cares. for Bill sees
in Oversmith dangerous rival for
the political dictatorship, and prays |
for his defeat. The people want a
lawyer, not politician. in the county
office, SO Bills prayer is
sure to be answered
Even if the Republican ring does
succeed in nominating Arnold Lyon,
John Woody, and Elmer Travis
whom A. B McIntire fearing defeat
himself picked out as his successor,
he old gang cannot be reelected, for
he people won't stand another term !,
If mismanagement of the county's af-
airs by commissioners who spend
heir time and the cOunty's money
laying peanut politics. When they
70 to the polls in November, they will
lot forget to vote against the gang !
hat wasted over six thousand dollars
f the taxpayers money on a useless 1
imber cruise, tried to plumber the &
ounty treasury of thousands more to
INSTALL the tract index system so as a
0 keep some of its hangers-on long u
= at the pie counter grossly misman u
ged the road funds and violated the
aw to shirk responsibility and con- :
ert the road system into a political u
and neglected the duties pre-
cribed for them by law.
BY slavishly following the direc-
ons of their taskmaster, Mr.. Over
NTH. Woody, Lyon. and McIntire .
ave cost the county pretty penny; ).
nd there is the secret of their mad =,
rugele for reelection, and of Over -,
nith's candidacy for county attorney.
oss Bill Lee would never have made
Oversmith such concessions as ne
rs during the past year if he could
ave helped it, but Oversmith by adj
sing the spineless bunch of tools :
7 months past has the commission
s over a barrel.
The commissioners are personally
abIe for the $4,000 they wasted on
e useless and illegal Nease timber
uise and the money spent contrary
law on their tract index system;
d if they and their master, Mr..
'ersmith, are not reelected, who is
prevent or to squash actions
ought against them to recover the
peoples money.-Troy News.