The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-10-17
Issues Outlined in
Nation, State
and County
REPUBLICAN POSITION
Why There Must Be Change
of Administration in
Shoshone County

~ WING TO the Liberty loan
drive which for the past
~ three weeks has properly oc-
cupied the attention of all
citizens without regard to party, the
real active period for campaign work
has been practically reduced to two
weeks. The bond drive closes next
Saturday, october 10, and on that date
it is hoped and confidently believed
that the news will be flashed to the
world that the American people have
subscribed the $4,000, 600 and a
liberal surplus above that amount.
From that date the American people
will feel free to give their attention
until November to the settlement of
their political differences for the next
two years. There will be no lavish
expenditure of money, for in the
heart of every true American the
great battle that is being waged on
the French frontier, in which our own
flesh and blood is lighting to perpetu
ate the freedom we enjoy, overshad-
ows the political contest at home and
makes a large expenditure for politi-
cal ends seem sacrilege. But this
does not mean that we are to neglect
our political duties at home; on the
contrary, the menace to free govern
ment that has thrown the world into
war should be an impressive warning
to every thoughtful citizen that "eter-
nal vigilance is the price of liberty"
and impel them to give closer atten
tion to the selection of men intrust-
ed with the framing, Interpretation
and execution of the laws. Just as the
war suddenly imposed great problems
to be solved in the way of military
preparation, so the country is now
confronted with the problems of pre-
pairing for peace which are second In
| importance only to those of prepar-
ing for war. These problems must be
solved by the next congress, and it Is
therefore the right and duty of every
citizen to participate in the solution
by expressing his choice for senator's
and representative. The republican
party and the republican candidates
believed in preparing for war before
we became involved in war; and they
believe in preparing for peace before
victorious peace has been concluded,
Just as the stealthy propaganda of
| the hated Hun soWed the seed of
treason and anarchy throughout the
nation, 50 the insidious poison of the
nonpartisan league has permeated
the state of Idaho. 1t must be met
by the same heroic and determined
resistance that faced the Hun, the
only difference being the use of bal
lots in place of bullets. 1t is. in fact
the same enemy, for the nonpartisan
league has ever been and is today
the faithful ally of the Hun. 1t Is the
duty of every citizen, in the presence
OF the emergency that confronts the
state, to forget party lines and make
common cause against the common
state is at stake. The nonpartisan
league is a combination of pro-Ger-
manism, paciism, /. W. W.-ism and
socialism. This is no idle statement
for it is based upon indisputable
facts, repeatedly publisehd with a
standing challenge to contest it in
the courts. It's candidates are abso-
lutely pledged in writing to obey the
orders of the league. This assertion
is made upon the authority of A. G.
Townley, founder and absolute dicta-
tor of the league. In his speech at
Moscow, with II. F. Samuels, the lea =
que candidate for governor, on the
platform, Towney said;
"The nonpartisan league pays
the campaign expenses of its cam
didates, and when they are elect
ed they are the employees of the
league and must do it's bidding"
Surely the loyal, liberty loving
self respecting people of Idaho will
never consent to permit such an or
, ganization to gain control of the
state.
There is no disloyalty, no pro-Ger-
manism, to contend with in the selec-
ton of county offices, for republicans
and democrats are as one in support
of the government. But there are 10.
cal questions to be considered which
are involved in the county election