The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-28
THE REMOVAL OF A FEDERAL
MAIL CLERK.

THE REMOVAL OF A Federal
MAIL CLERK.
A. E. House, who while long on thu
federal payroll, took constant occa
sion to sheer at the government which
not only shielded and protected him
but fed him, writes in the Spokesman
Review about his removal from the
service, which occurred several
months ago. He complains that the
federal officials will not tell him the
why and wherefore of his removal,
and then dresses in his own favoring
thinks finally drove a long patient
government to action. "My disloy-
atty to quote him, Consists in open,
active sympathy for the poor and op-
pressed and in opposing autocracy
and tyranny here in free America"
His "sympathies" were lively for L.
W. W.ism, bolshevism and various
other isms which have manifested
their contempt for American patriot
ism; but found little expression for
the victims of Hun ferocity and Rus
sian bolshevik atrocity. In his eye,
"autocracy and tyranny" are always
on the rampage in America. He
seems to prefer the villainous minor
ity misrule in Russia to orderly gov
eminent by majority in his own coun-
try.
He was removed from the public
service because it was evident that he
had no affection or proper sense of
loyalty for the government he was
serving. That he was not sooner re-
moved is convincing proof that he
lives in a land of extraordinary for
bearance.- Spokesman Review.
A. E. House is we'll known through
out this section for there have been
few weeks in the past 20 years when
his name has not appeared in the
forum of the Spokesman-Rev
signed to an article criticizing some
body or something, but always up
holding the socialistic, Bolsheviki ele- |
ments and opposing progress, wealth,
capital and everything progressive.
He has been almost as chronic a scold
as another American citizen. He was
appointed railway mail clerk when
the clerk on the Northern Pacific
train from Spokane to Moscow was
killed at Sunshine in 1891 He was
removed for 'cause"
THE GROWTH OF SOCIALISM.
We hear much about the growth
of socialism and people talk of it
as if it were really live issue and
were growing, but the election returns
fail to show any growth in 20 years. |
For a quarter of century the social {
SITS of Whitman county, Washington, I
ust across the state line from Latah {
county, have had a ticket in the field
very election. A study of the cleo
ion returns during that period proves
onclusively that the socialists have n
lctuaIly decreased in strength dur t
ng that time.
The vote of the socialists in that O
ounty % years ago was less than y
90 below the highest point reach
d. since that time, yet the popula-
ion has increased more than 100 per {
ent. The socialists have cast from o
90 to 400 votes in Whitman county p
Imost every election for-2s years and Sc
ct they talk about the growth of Of
ur party" and say that socialistic
octrines are gaining.
The recent election showed in many ~
ates that the socialists did not cast
J many votes ~ In many former &c
ections. One state (Michigan) re- -
,rts the socialist vote this year the
yhtest it has been in 25 years with =,
It a signle exception. ~.
The socialist vote in Idaho shows -
It little growth and the same is true on
almost every state in the Union. -;
lere may be few centers, like Mil
lukee, where there is large for
IN population, that show socialistic mo
ms, but the vote cast for socialist ~,
ndidates for president has shown 90
t slight growth in 20 years.