The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-03
&EMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

NC
All rights of republication of
4recial dispatches herein are also re-
served.
NEW STATE ADMINISTRATION.
Next Monday the new state admin
istration takes charge of the affairs at
Boise and the legislature meets for
what ought to be a very important
session. The next two years will be a
very important period for the state of
Idaho, for it is the reconstruction
period after the war. We are all deep
ly interested in the legislation that
will be passed at Boise in the next
two months and in the administration
of the states affairs. We believe that
the state has a good set of officers.
Governor-elect Davis is a man of good
Judgment, is thoroughly honest and is
a business man of ability and ought
to and no doubt will give the state
a good, clean. business administration.
We know that Latah county has sent
a strong delegation to the state legis-
Iature and we may look for good re-
suits. If every other county sem as
good a delegation the state will get
good laws and not too many of them.
Every state officer who takes office
next Monday is a republican and the
republicans have an overwhelming
majority of both houses of the legisla-
ture.
These men were elected by over
whelming majorities, some of them
getting the biggest majorities eve
given for such officers in this state.
They are the choice of the people.
They are the servants of the people
and are supposed to do the will of the
voters.
Of course those who did not vote for
these men, or many of them, at least,
will not be in sympathy with them
and there will be fault finding by some
democratic politicians in Idaho. Just
as there is fault finding by republic
an politicians in Washington, but we
believe the majority of the people of
Idaho will give the new state admin
istration and the legislature their sup
port and will not try to hamper or
hinder by adverse criticism and fault
finding from partizan motives, only.
Let us give the new state admins
tration our undivided support whether
we be democrats or republicans. They
are entitled to this. Drop pratiZan
politics until the next campaign and
let us all feel that the administration
belongs to the state as a whole and
not to any prty or clique.
JUST CAUSE FOR PRIDE.
When we think of the inexpressibly
glorious achievements of the British
army and navy in the war for the
preservation of mankind, it makes us
inexpressibly proud to have been able
to put out such a gallant foe in the
days when we used to scrap.
And when we think of the match
less SdiiduUy VI lie iahhCc poSo
who fought so wonderfully side by
side with Dixie's sons, it makes us s
proud that we were able to lick their
until we were so exhausted c
we couldn't proceed with the y
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that a colony of American sol :
Tiers be located in Mexico and secure =
homes there is not a bad one. If the a
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it might do much toward set J
ling many of the vexed and vexing n
lxsstions OF hat turbulent country.
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co that could be made very produc- tt
I've II placed under the control OF o
americans who really wanted to make -
A few thousand well trained Ii
soldiers located in Mexico
vould be a valuable asset to the Uni b
ed States in case we should ever y
gain have toub1e with that country. 3
{ might not be a bad idea for this gov a
rnment to buy one Of the large
states of eastern Mexico and give 1t fe
} our soldiers for homes and there $
no doubt that thousands of soldiers
vouId be glad to avail themselves of III