The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-07
RESIDENT Of
FIRTH REPLIES
Unsigned Letter of Last
Week Replied to by
Man Who Signs
MEN ASSEMBLE
Firth, Idaho, March l, 1919

Firth, Idaho. March l, 1918
Idaho Republican,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
Mr.. Editor. .t..
AS you suggest in your comment
on the unsigned communication
from Firth, we desire to say to that
certain party, You're another
Firth Is bequeathed with excite
ment and excited people, and 1--WE
have always been noted as a peaceful
village" Rather antagonistic state
ments to occur in the same letter,
are they not? On which side Of the
fence does our unknown friends re.
side? Is he clamoring for peace and
quiet or for excitement and excited
people? If for "our peaceful village"
why was he not present at that meet
Ing last Thursday evening in the
First National bank when these very
questions, desires and ambitions
were taken UP regularly and dis
cussed openly and above-board?
As for his allusion to little and big
buckets stopping over" we have
noted, with regret, an aggravating
inclination on the part of many little
and big buckets to "slop over" much
too frequently of late. Little buckets
that should have been at home and
asleep many hours have been "slop-
ping over" in public places and maxi
ingsa nuisance of themselves to all
concerned. Big buckets that should
know better have been stopping over
and fighting, not "for our town"
but in and to the disgrace of our
town., Tonics have a certain value
when used as prescribed but when
poured promiscuously into either
big or little bucket until that same
bucket "slops over" that certain
value ceases to exist as such and has
become curse.
In so far as we are able to ascer-
tain no person is endeavoring to
run" the town of Firth. The
boosters and well wishes are now
banding themselves into an assoca-
ton to work for better and larger
town and are voicing their opposi-
ton to horse play "rought necks"
and the too frequent stopping over"
In line with his oath Of office and
prescribed duty our deputy sheriff
has interfered with the above named |
'excitements" and perhaps has
bruised the sensitive feelings of some
of our neighbors. But why. should
be permitted to do things
our own loyal citizens would not do?
"Rubes and outlaws" we have not
md furthermore do not desire. We
dead guilty of harboring a certain
element who seem to pride them
selves in being terribly tough" and
Who delight in thinking that they are
putting one over on the officers"
Part of this may be wilful and part
ust misplaced energy and initiative.
tough rock goes thru the smelter
md comes out valuable metal re-
ined and purified of its dross. May
'ur rough stuff" soon become metal
II greater value to us.
But If any person desiring to make
tool of us for his own cupidity and
eltishness, two-facedly repeating
as to desiring peace and
hen using foul means to fatten his
wn pocketbook; if such a person 6
1e repeat is endeavoring to hide be- ,
ind anonymity, we shall prove he 8
as a yellow streak the length and :
readth of his back bone and time =
hall render the verdict. !,
We may be wrong in the under I
landing of his letter as it is "versed :
many words and sayeth little" :
ut we desire our own attitude to
g known and definitely understood.
Motto-"It isn't your town, it's, !
Du."
Yours truly, .
e, s MASTIN. y