Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-09-12

; OF Idaho. Each nomination paper con
) tanned statement that the candidate
} represents the principles OF said
party" This statement was verified
by the solemn oath of the party filing
the nomination Every candidate by q
signed Instrument in writing filed and
existing as public record accepted sseh
nomination.
1t is a self-evident fact that unless
the candidate represented the princi-
pies of the Democratic party the state
ment in his nomination paper was false
and necessarily known to be false by
the candidate, and if false it seems
to ME a fair and inevitable conclusion
that the candidate, by acceptance of
the nomination, himself, adopted the
deception fraud and perjury involved
in such a statement.
l have had the pleasure of an init
mate personal acquaintance with the
nominee for governor, H. f. Samuels,
for over twenty-five years 1 knew
him when his integrity was being tried
by the acid test of poverty, as a strug
Cling young attorney, and / cannot be-
lieve that he would have accepted the
nomination on the Democratic ticket
unless he felt in his own heart, that
no fnll 4,l
reservation represented the principles
of the Democratic party AS was I'M
equivoeally stated in the document
placing him in nomination and which he
adopted and accepted over his own sig
nature. Mr.. Samuels, as man learned
in the law, could have been under no
misrepresentation as to the fact that the
principles of the Democratic party as
relating to candidates for state offices
time set forth in the Democratic plat
form existing as an official document
in the office of the secretary of state
| cannot conceive that it is possible
that Mr. Samuels could be so base as to
seek the election under false pretenses |
as a Democrat if it were a fact that |
he is not a Democrat. 1 refuse to be- |
iieve that if elected he would violate |
the faith of democracy and treat the
PARTY IS "sacred covenant with the PEG
pie" as "mere scrap of paper.''
While my acquaintance with the other
nominees Endorsed by the Non partisan
league has not been so intimate OF of
such long standing ] am still bound to
presume that they are all honorable
gentlemen, and most certainly would not
be justified IN presuming any of such
nominees to be guilty of such fraud and
even perfidy as would be involved in
the nomination on the Demo
cratic ticket and seeking the support
# the people as Democrats unless in fact
they represent the principles of the
party as enunciated in the state plat
form on file with the secretary of state,
Ind in absence of any proof to the CON
rary, | feel that / am warranted in as
'uming that each of such candidates, Il
f elected, expects and intends to hold
sver invioiate the plighted faith of
and keep the party's coven-
mt with the people.
/ am a Democrat because / believe in
he principles of democracy. Primarily, 4
am not concerned as to my own poll
zeal fortune, nor can j consider as of :
Importance the political am
itions of men, and, believing as do,
hat every man accepting n nomination
n the ticket is bound by the principles
f the party as enunicated in the state
latform, and having faith in the in d
egrity and honor of such candidate s Il
feel bound to Loyalty support the
icket nominated without reservation
ntil and unless unhappily future events E
lay NICE me that d candIdaIe re- E
udiates the party's "sacred covenant 7
18th the people" Then my verdict as {
, such candidate must inevitably be n
lat he is unworthy o. the confidence Il
: support of any honest citizen and s.
lould be ostraeized politically for all =
me by. the decent people of every 8
,litical party. y
FRANK e. FOGG. u
rangeville, Idaho u
spt. 9, 1918. u
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