The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-04-07
ONE LAWYER WHO is
AGAINST THE PRIMARY.

with fair sounding words ct yirtu-
Gus modesty, Guy Bissel, lawyer Of
Gooding, has declined ~ run for at
torney general Of the state Of Idaho
for the reason. as he gives II, that
the primary Law II monstrosity.
He says he must decline TO swear to
an expense account OF only sl37 ~
when tie requirements IN actual eX-
penditures would foot up TO some
thing like $500 10 get rs name ON
tue republican ticket. Ills conscience
would hurt him too much for such
thing To get by with him
A number Of the newspapers of
the state, some ~ them having char,
aCter and standing 10 maintain, nave
published bissels letter IN their
efforts to effect the repeal ~ tie
primary law In Idaho These are
the worthy editors Who stand ever
sitli stand-palLers and believe In the
divine right ot stand.patters gcner-
ally WITH them tie voice ut the
people nusl never he heard; the %.
lilicGl huss - alone ARE to be charged
Wtih nominating tickets f1r the PEG.
pie 70 clegt II the Revolutionary
var "ere a. come OF now they would
he lst AZ strong Tor the King Of Eng
baud a. they are strong against the
primar election system
As 60 liis>cl he is against II for the
obvious personal reason that II for
ever bars MS gay to political prefer.
mcut Ia laaho lie is quite ~ III
lf holding public onlce a. the Aliens
and Cnemans and O'Neis aud some
other WORTHLESS Of that otcttl house
mold OF faith WHO we're a product oil
the boss system ot politics In this
State. With return ot that system
hissel would iii H. 10 +. We la.
aginc when the newspapers which
published the Bls,el letter approving
~ learn something al his unsayor,
record that they viii rather wish
they hadn't.
Turn TO your law library aud take
down volume y ~ the Idaho Re.
ports, opening the book at page -,
where YOU may read as follows after
the titllng Of the appeal case Of {.
J, Clark, Who had been railruaded to
the psnitentiary by this same Blssel
acting AS prosecuting attorney In
Power county
The evidence shows this to bc one
OF the most remarkable cases Of It's
kind That has ever come under our
observation, The cblldren az tile de.
Tenant, one twenty ieutS OF ago,
nArried and The mother of two chill
dTen, the other twenty .twn, Also
married, testified against their ia
ther, the defendant charging him
With one of the most horrible crimes
= father could commit THE older
daughter main pretense was that
shU had tn make THIS COMPLAINT
against her father In order a. save
heT husband, whom she claimed her
father had threatened tn xiii, and the
other daughter claimed that she was
lead "a believe Tier husband would
leave her and thus disgrace them on
less she charged her father witn
similar crime and supported her sis !
ter ln attempting b. Snd tier father /
to the penitentiJry aud also per.
hapS out OF fear that her father
would disiuherlt them II
Apparently the county T
attorney Zone BAUM the partner al
blsSel and acting Alone 80 far A the .
record aiscluSe> until Ris.el appears
too the trial. wa. more interested IN !
tne distihuttun Of tie defendant 5
property than in TIE prosecution uf .
the defendant tor he triup charged. .
tie lbaam Was 50 tus istent ln the,
matter that De- would not permit the
defendant ur his wife. tbc mutter at .
the pfosecutriN ana her tNeutl year.
old sister 90 talk With either of them
MAANNN 81" "hIf present, Ait tlH AtN +
the sheriff see mpauiyi the defend
ant 20 tue RAILROAD station in their
evident purpose % atlte the defend. (
ant out ut the state
All OF the facts tu tots c4Ss aud
suTfuundiu. this transaction. As an
pear from tie record ShaN that
there ~as some motive hack Of a..
aside from protecting tha family
from disgrace, a. MAS utgpl by tie
county attorney and the pretended
friend. II was shusu tuat the man
Clark vas tbs owner al considerable
teal eSttt" And that there vas a con.
,s.iracl {" rph him uf it,
When the lual came ON Baum turn.
eu H., prosecution nf the ctsc Ia his
partner, Il Yves sort OF Ket,hem \
>kinem partnership tnst baum ana
hissei w're IN. All this q, shown I'm
Tie record Commenting Oh onI, sn,
phase OF tile proceedings IN which
hlssel figured a. having had a witness