The Grangeville globe., 1920-10-14

When candidate Walters in recent speech stated '.I
shall promise you nothing else than the best ability for
economical administration if elected and for retrenc
ment he doubtless had in mind the rather unfortunate
perence that befe Moses Alexander time governor
of Idaho who saved the state "a million dollars mostly on
paper and largely in imagination
Mr. Walters is quite right in denying himself the prerog
ave of making promises His party has had considerable
bad luck along the tangent of promise We recall that
in 1916 he boosted the to keep of Coupling
this and her fusome promises with that of the last Demo
cratic governor Mr. Walters could very consistently dodge
pledge along that line
However it is interesting to note that he offers retrenc
ment in the expenditures of the Having been
part of the administration that lavish with the
money of the people and having made long and expensive trips
Washington and other points, having taken in pleasure
party Yellowstone Park and smoked reasonably high prc
ed Havanas at the expense of the suffering public do not
wonder that his conscience has at last into its and
he admits promise in his expression which going the
limit for former Democratic official.
Retrenchment something unknown to the Bourbon vo
cabuary have only Mr. Walters record the statehouse
this the end not yet He he would do with
the cabinet system eff elected Undoubtedly The cabinet
system devised for the taking of the business
of the people Walters not having displayed particular
ability for taking of sort of business necessarily
unfamiliar with the cabinet system Ergo it must follow that
he does not like it
It might be well to ask the candidate eff elect
ed would be sign bill appopratng money for old claims
Along with his pullman and railroad ares expensive smokes
tips automobile trips and other necessities usually ndulged
leisurey official he will find the cute little account in the
books of Idaho marked deficiency caims This but
Of the items Of the Alexander regime that the admins
raon has had to pay for and would like to ask Mr. Walt
if he, governor would have signed bill granting the
deficiency claims good many other appropriations
made for the purpose of qudatng the obligation that result
ed through the ncopeency and necency Of the Alexander
Walters administration.
The point after all his caque and catter and his assertion
that has created s would Mr.
Walters brazeny stand before the people the state and after
contracting obligation ccse his for paying
off that which he able fulfill himself he stands
position of individual who would debt
repuda it. We do not believe that people want that sort
of material in the gubernatorial chair
present administration is still paying Democratic bills
Ellis (Cox's) nomination would make the Democratic
party of the awless element of the country and his
selection if such thing possible would turn the White
House those who defy the and hold law
in contempt There is no chance OF MS elecuon
nominated why should Democrat be willing to
port whose nomination would insult the conscience OF
the nationf William Jennings Bryan, in statement issued
before the San Francisco convention
g. Harding will be ffyfve OF age on Elec-
ton Day old enough know and young enough to do
His rival has yet reached the Of discretion
This country neither at peace. But it is at
ssattenton'' Just watch it on November 2nd.