The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-12-11

From the beginning of the Republic,
We have been telling the youth of the
and that every American boy has
nance to be President of the United
States-the only limitation being his
own demonstration Of superior fitness
or the position. I am not willing to
subscribe to, nor approve by my silence
the doctrine that all boys of the Pa
cific Northwest are, by reason Of the
place Of their birth or their choice Of |
residence, barred from the possibility |
in Washington,
1 thoroughly agree with the editor |
that Senator Poindexter is very able |
man. My twelve years of observation |
of his work have convinced me of his |
integrity, his intellectual abil-
ity, and his unlimited courage. His
integrity has been adequately vouched
for by his own neighbors in Eastern
Washington ard in the state at large.
who have repeatedly elected him to
offices Of the highest trust, both judi
cial and legislative. During his service
in the House and the Senate he has
served on committees OF the highest i'm
portance, particularly on Naval Affairs
Interstate Commerce, and the Judi
ciary. 1t was he who began the war
upon Bolshevism when he promptly,
ard in most uncomprising terms, hurl-
ed defiance at the organizations in
Seattle which threatened a strike that
would tie up Wartime industry unless
Mooney should be Internationally re-
leased out of prison in San Fran
cisco. 1t was he who began the fight
for the preservation of American in
dependence when it was threatened by
the League of Nations covenent, drawn
i'm the terms which have been finally
repudiated by the United States Sen
ate. It was Poirdexter who forced
Attorney General Palmer to begin effec-
tive proceedings against the Reds in
various parts of the country. 1t was
Poindexter who exposed by unques-
tionable documents the maner in which
President Wilson gave aid and comfort
to the Bolshevist element not only in
Russia butt r America And more i'm
portant than all, it was Poindexter
who had the courage to establish the
precedent of an aspirant for the presi-
Dental nomination announcing his OWE
! nd ic
political and economic principles, sc
that he and his principles could be
thoroughly discussed and judged by
the people of the country This last
act required more courage than the
others, for he laid himself open to the
certain accusation, by the small souls
of being egotistical and having an un
due desire for political Advancement
That his course is The proper an(
best way, there can We little doubt i
we are to have government of the PEG
pie, by the people, and for the people
it is absolutely essential that the PEG
pie shall have an opportunity to choos
their candidates, as well as their public
officials, and before choosing shall
know the character of the men and tn
principles for which they stand.
1 have indicated above the more i'm
portant and compelling reasons why
advocate the nomination and election
, of Miles Poindexter for President O
) the United States. AS another, ar
. relatively insignificant, reason,
would suggest that it should appeal t
the people of the entire Pacific Nortf
west, as it does to me, as highly de-
sirable from the standpoint OF locs
pride, to have one of our own people 81
lected for the highest office in th
, United States. The "Oregon country
o which includes Oregon, Washington
o Idaho and a small part of both MOI
r tana and Wyoming, has been a leade
: in many things. 1t was that countr
r which gave popular government II
g great impetus. 1t was that couEtr
y which responded most promptly an
T most heartily to every demand OF tt
i nation in the emergency OF war.
O 1t was that country that supplied IL
!. largest percentage OF volunteers, and
!. am informed that the records will oil
20 close that at one time wher the figh
n ing was most severe in France,
r vision of soldiers from the Pacif
,e Northwest was advancing when div
10 sions on either side were falling bac
n In no other section of the United Stat
1. has there been a more marked mar
r. festation of combined initiative ]