Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-20
JEROME's THIRD NEWSPAPER


We did not realize that the growth
OF Jerome, while enormous the past
year, would so soon need the estab-
lishment of a third paper, but II
seems that ii has at least-so a few
persons thought, and that a paper to
further the interests of these same
few disgruntled persons would be an
advantage to them at this time, hence
the establishment of the North Side
Beacon. which made it's appearance
on our streets last Tuesday.
The Beacon seems to be with no
known Office of publication. parent
the issue can we find any one who
is responsible for its birth.
Editorially speaking the Beacon
states that because or the lack of
newspaper representation the paper
was established.
This last mention we do not under
stand as the columns of The Times
have been open at all times to the
discussion of matters pertaining to
the North Side Tract. and by re-
fering to the files one can readily see
that the columns have been used for
this purpose From the fact that the
editor can honestly differ in some
matters in this connection is he to be
criticized because he states the case
he sees it as pertaining to the ma jor-
ity?
If the statement as regards to rep
resentation in the press refers. to the
matter from an |. w w, pro-Ger-
manism or Nonpartisan standpoint il
is correct, as the columns of this pa
per are closed to the promotion of
these organizations. many of whose
leaders throughout the eastern sec
ton of our country are either filing
the cells of jails or are under bonds
for later appearance for reasonable
utterances and teachings; or if il re
fers to this paper not rising to the
defense of one their promoters who
il is said refused to stand during
the playing of the national air. agair
it is right, as our columns are CLOSED
to this sort of defense.
When the matter of an irrigation
district was put before our people
this paper investigator the distric
matter far enough to satisfy oursel
YES that an IRRIGATION. DISTRICT
as prayed for in the petition ant
backed by the ones most active. wa
NOT to the best interests of tn
tract, and we debated some space e
. the matter as we saw it, For our ac
tivity In helping to place a ''snag'
in the way of these men we were Sc
verely criticized and at that time tn
boast was made tina, The Time
would be out of business in ST
months. At this time the column
, we're open for discussion of the ii
e rigation district and were used b
1 the opposition. Still they say the
I have no representation in the pres.
Politically the Beacon states tina
= it is to be absolutely Independent
d This is quite of the Nonpartisan NOV
= as they claim to oe non-politica
which would tend to give an ind'
pendent paper a most favorable OF
portunity to assist the movement. an
v from the fact that the most earne'
II workers in the Nonpartisan mov'
ment in this section are the most az
tive ones behind the paper ii is onl
reasonable to expect that they wi
at least have some voice in its polio.
= since 1t has no editor. So certai
n are we In our own mind that the Be;
? con is established here for the pr
l. motion of the Nonpartisan movemel
Y that we will wager S25.00 that b
lie fore the election this fall the Beaco
Is II still In existence, will be supper
ing the platform of the Nonpartis;
p league. or at least supporting cant
s. dates endorsed by this organizatio
ie The winner of this wager is to tn
re his winnings over to the local r.