Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-04
WHY WE OPPOSE JOE MoLLoY

During all the time that John r.
Becker was county chairman OF
the republican party in Clearwater
county, he never double-crossed the
people; he never used his position
Of trust to further his own person
al ambitions; he never moved until
he had ascertained the wishes OF a
majority of the republicans, and we
have known Mr.. Becker to drop his
personal work, get into car, and
go all the way to Weippe. Pierce.
or Teakean, to consult with the
people End find out what the rank
and file of the republican party
wanted. The result was that Mr..
Becker neld the confidence of the
people, and those who sometimes
disagreed with him on issues or
policy, supported him as county
chairman Loyalty. That is one Of
the main contributing reasons why
the republican party was united
and strong and victorious under the
craftsmanship of Mr.. Becker. And
as county secretary Ben Dickson
played open and fair, following the
same pclicy that Mr.. Becker fol-
lowed. From this high standard we
ind our party in the hands of a
chairman who starts off by ignoring
the wishes Of the majority, prosti-
tuting the interests Of the party and
the people on the altar Of his own
selfish ambition. We find the head
OF the republican party in our
county helding q star chamber ses-
sion. and by the use OF proxies.
nominating himself regardless Of
the wishes Of the republicans of the
We find Molloy scheming
to advance himself personally with
out consulting the party.
This is certainly high-handed
procedure, calculated to arouse
suspicious, and disrupt the party.
And against this sort of thing the
Clearwater Republican will set its
teeth and fight to destroy it. No
candidate who endorses
this sort of thing will get any sup
port from this paper, nor will we
vote for republicans lined up with
such program.
We told the people when we
come here nearly Ave years ago
that we would be as free to con-
denim 1ammany methods and ring
rule in our own party as we were
other parties; that we proposed to
play politics In the open. and for
the best interests of the people Of
our county. We meant every word
Of that. We refused to stand for
o. v. Allen. We told the repuhli-
cans that Allen was unfit and un-
We did not whitewash thi
fellow because he happened to be a
republican. We helped to make H..
defeat certain. And we will put
forth all the effort in our power,
and use the force Of all the puDl,c-
Ity at our command, IL defeat un-l
worthy republicans.
Never in our life have we apo.
ogized for the things we stand
FOR politically; never will we
spread the party whitewash that
thru our efforts Office seekers may
put something over ON the people.
Never have we run paper that
had strings on 1t; never have we
been any mans tool, or the mouth
piece Of any ring or gang. We
print what we please, take orders
from no boss. and can look any
man in the face and tell him to
60 to HE'LL
We will not go to the people with
hands. and condemn others
while cur own house is in disorder.
We want the republican party to
be clean and stay clean. and we
will blister the hide off the back of
every saloot who attempts to drag
into the mire of pet
~, selfish interests.
Better a thousand times to go
down in honorable defeat than to
win with dishonor and the loss OF
public confidence. For in the end
survives but the things
born of pure motives and high
Ideals. When we forget that in pol
tiles, which is the science of gov
eminent, all things must work for
the good of the people. and that
this is government of the people,
we are signing our own political
death warrants.
The biggest thing that the repub-
lican county board can do for the