The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-04
THAT NONPARTIZAN SCARE

THAT NONPARTIZAN SCARE
Now that the smoke of battle" has
cleared away and we have had time
to take stock, we see many ludicrous
parts of the recent campaign. One
of these was the nonpartizan scare
that was thrown into" so many peo-
pie who feared that great bugaboo
from North Dakota was about to de-
YOUR Idaho. True, the league %organi-
Zers made a lot of noise and gathered
in a lot of money from the farmers
who were induced to join at SIS each
lit was formerly SIG but the big war
way across the waters" as the Indian
said about the hu%ckleberries raised
the price to $1S) but there seems 70
have never been any real danger.
One of the sad things about the
campaign closing is that Latah county
will lose f. P. Waters, who has been
here for several months, organizing
the farmers, securing their member
ship land their $1S) and holding some
very interesting meetings. Mr.. Waters
is not a bad sort, at all. In fact he is
a mighty good scout. While we do
not believe all that he breaches and
do not believe that he believes all of
it, he has been a welcome improve
ment over the average nonDartlzan
organizer, especially those of the Ray
McKaig class, and we rather hate to
lose him, fearing that some other, not
nearly as fair as he has been, will be
sent here. But Mr.. Waters has done
his work 1--WE almost said and the
farmers) here, we'll and must move
on to some newer field that has not
been picked as this one has.
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1t was certainly very unkind and
unthoughted in the wheat gamblers
of Chicago to drop the price of wheat
nine cents the next day after Maine
returned a republican victory, and to
drop the price another five cents the
day after Harding was elected. Isn't
this taking chances of shocking the
voters who voted for the republicans
in hope of a change for better? Presi-
dent Gates, of the Chicago wheat gam
blers organization, will probably an
nounce that these elections changed
the "unalterable law of supply and
demand which alone controls prices
on the board"
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d Looking backward we can see where
without half the invective, bitterness
and denunciation with which it was
encountered. We wonder if many Of
the rabid partizans do not wish 10
that they had left unsaid and undone
some Of the unkind words they at
tered and some Of the rather shady 1
acts they committed in order to win.
are glad that in the campaign this
true word against any candidate for :
any position. :
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President-Elect Harding is quoted !
as saying he has been praying for i.
strength and guidance" and we'll say .
that he shows good judgment. He :
surely has a hard time before him and :
will need divine help if he gets through :
breakers of the reconstruction :
period and escapes the fate that has :
befallen Wilson. !
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No matter whether you o or lost :.
in Tuesdays election, it is your duty :
to join in the boosting for the big :
football game at Boise on armistice )
Jay, and to join the excursion, if you :
can possibly do SO. {
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There is a strong probability that &
before the close of his four years adj Z
ninistration as president Senator =
Harding will feel like congratulating :
Governor Cox. Z
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Debs is convinced that the pen" is s
nigntier than the sword. But Gene Z
conducted a very quiet and orderly 4
ampaign and his travelling expenses =
ere reduced to the minimum. :
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W. remarked, before election, that 3
Moscow never fails to support her :
,oma candidates. We neglected tOJc1