Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-09-08
Announcements of Candidates

furnished them board and lodging
until the state took charge of them.
During the time that these con-
victs was at large, a number of
crimes was committed all over the
colltry, a safe was crack at Ken
drick, the peoples store at Julietta
was robbed and partly carried away
ard deer was killed in the woods
near Pierce City. several women
We're scared almost to death, on the
sight of two strangers. A young
girl was chased owe three hills in
the seven devils country by coup
lie of men that answered as Smead
and Davis. The barr S, CT ic iens
coops, andcellars Were all lockel,
one man made a trip back east
while the country was in such ter
moyle, all these crimes were booked
against Smead and Davis, when in
fact all they did was to break in
the eneral merchandise store at
Winchester and took some shoes,
socks and can goods. They were
unjustly censured and accused, so
it is with the town socialist. They
bear the blame of almost every
crime, when in fact about the only
thing that you hear of them steal
body together. A man was brought
up before an eminent judge for
planting a bomb under mill dam
and the judge asked him if he was
a socialist and he said mo sir thank
the Lord, and the man was turn
ed loose. But the country socialists,
who are they? What nationality are
they? Where do they live?
and what's there business?
They are men and women, white
american men and women, living
in beautiful homes all around and
about us. Farmers, stock raisers,
mechanics, teachers, Lawyers, doct-
ors, and preachers. All seemingly
contented as other american people
are, and all striving for an honest
living and believing in good govern
ment, education and progress In
fact they are the same as any other
individual with two ears, two eyes,
two legs, one soul and one big
heart, not really to be compared
to the town socialists, for they
believe in the flag of their country,
as the emblem of loyalty. They
protect tie flag of their country
because the flag Protects them,
and flag that will not protect
its protec ors is dirty rag
that contaminates the air in
which it valves. They also
believe in religious freedom, and
they travel through the world with
no little regard Ior the dictates of
their own conscience. They plso
believe in political independence,
and to be independent is great
attribute of the american mind, or
the human mind, they may differ
politically with us, but that is their
right and their business, we cannot
claim a right that we would not
give to any other person. | nave
not mentioned in this article what
the socialist believe in politically,
that is entirely a different question.
l merely write this article for those
who think that the socialist indi-
vidual is a bomb thrower a moral
outcast, a criminal, or an undersir-
able citizen. | write this for the
benefit of those who think and not
for those who think they think -
Think of one aspiring for county
attorney who spells waves, -
''waives - Here are some more
Undesirable, termoyle for turmoil
almost for almost, ignoreing for ig-
noring, american for American, in
dependence instead of independence
took for take, can goods where he
meant canned goods, seven devils for