The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-14
Idaho Letter.
Barber. Idaho,

Barber, Idaho, Dec 3, 1916.
Editor Reporter: AS so much has
been said of the act OF the west IN
the late election l would like to give
The Reporter readers my ideas as
local observer.
| | suppose you are hearing that the
women did it and right here let me
| tell you how the women vote in Ida
no. They vote, as rule, their con-
| victions and to say that they are not
posted and take no interest in poll,
ties is mistake. | use the Word
government The women are not SO
partisan as men. l have already said
they vote their convictions. There is
usually a majority of women in a
political gathering in Idaho, and as a
rule they are as we'll posted as men.
/ believe that men would have CIV
Wilson if there had not been WON,
an voting but the women of Lac west
are alert and progressive. They are
the wives and daughters of farmers
and laborers. They have and take
an active interest in the same and
their children and real homes in the
Weapon Of protection. They are not
of the type of women who smoke
cigarettes and kiss poodle dogs, but
they enjoy the great God-given out
of doors of the west and love and
protect the children Of their own
demonstrated that the wives and
and boss politicians need not come
west to instruct them how to vote.
The women of the west are not
timid or cowardly. Many Of them
rope their own cayuse when they go
riding and protect themselves With
| in peace by diplomacy is possible,
and always with honor. they be-
lieve with the men of the. west that
the president has maintained peace
with honor.
The republicans told us that the
people along the border were not be-
ing protected. and yet every, state
majority. They told us that Hughes
was for women suffrage by amend,
ment and yet almost every state
where women vote Hughes lost, and
this all in the victory of the west:
Coming down II the state: You
paigns in Iowa but you are mistak-
en-. Your battles are usually politi-.
cal, or I should say partisan, but
you haven't much to fight over un-
less the wet and dry question enters
in. But out here where the state
lana DOdFU IS SuCu Ill 1mpOl tduL
thing, and there is SO much chance
for graft we do not pay much atten-
ton to parties. But two years ago
we sent the state treasurer to the
pen and retired the governor and
elected democrat. The Jew COVER
nor made good and we found it
necessary to give him democratic
support in the state house and in the
legislature, but we can hardly call it
a democratic victory but a progress
sive one, as all the old time demo-
Gratis and republicans went down to-
gether and it is possible that some
mistakes were made in the change
but as a whole it was great victory
for honest and popular government.
My friend, George Curtis, was elect
ed state senator from Ada county,
by majority of 1000 overcoming
majority of 5000 of the republicans.
l had the honor of introducing him
when he spoke at the Barber hall
during the campaign. He is a real
progressive democrat, coming from
republican family.
Ora D. Davenport.
P. Slater on when we can for
get politics I would like to write |
something of the Arrow Rock Dam
which is the highest Of its kind in
the world, and cost $6,00O,O0O, and !
the Boise-Payette Lumber Co. that !,
will operate it's mill here day and
night for twenty years cutting 30O,-
600 feet of lumber daily