The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-09-09
SHOULD FIRE MR.. UPHAM

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The impression is growing that Mr.
Upham, treasurer of the national re-
publican committee is somewhat OF
a liar. He has been convicted or
three counts in the investigation OF
campaign expenses, with only few
states heard from Mr.. Upham testi-
fled under oath that the committee
had received but $2,250 from Oregon
while treasurer of the Oregon repub-
lican committee testified that he had
sent Upham $4,000 Upham testi-
fled that he had sent to the republi-
can campaign committee, of Utah
$1,835 and a sworn statement made
file with the secretary of that state
that the committee had received from
Mr.. Upham, the sum of $4,000. SINH
lar discrepancies in Upham's testi-
mony are shown by reports from
Georgia The statement of Governor
Cox that "if Upham has committed
perjury as now seems evident, it is
the duty Of the republicans to fire
him" seems we'll founded.
And now comes Dudley S. Blossom,
republican campaign manager for
Cleveland, Ohio, who substantiates
Governor Cox's statement that the
quota for Cleveland, as fixed by the
national committee in its efforts to
raise "$15,0OO,O00 to buy the presi-
dency," is correct, in so far as it re-
fers to Cleveland. Blossom says he
helped to raise Cleveland's quota Of
100000 (the amount shown in Cox's
list of quotas for large cities and
that the amout was raised. Upham
testified under oath that the quota
for the entire state of Ohio was $780,
900. Does any one believe that Cleve-
land was asked to raise Ohio's entire
quota-and raised it?
In self-defense the republicans
should remove Upham from office.
He has been shown by republicans,
to have testified falsely on at least
four important items. "The truth it.
self is not believed from one who
often has deceived"
"a pa ~
Since the disclosures that from
$4,000000 (admitted by the republi-
cans) to $15,OO0,000 Claimed by
Cox is being raised to elect Harding
president; and the democratic COM
mittee admits that it will raise $4,000
900 to elect Cox, we have been using
greater care in opening our mail.
Large envelopes from the Republican
Publicity Association; the Republican
Congressional committee; Republican
headquarters, and Fifth Floor" of
buildings in many cities, continue to
arrive with distressing regularity, as
do the regular quotas from democratic
headquarters. Each of these enve,-
opes contains enough copy throwing
bouquets at the candidate of that
party and rocks at the candidate of
the other party, to fill page of the
paper. But mary check" so far. 1t
begins to look like the vast sums be-
ing gathered by men paid from $3.50
to $500 per week and expenses for
garnering the dough, is not going to
get past the "big ones" The smaller
are supposed to publish |
this rot free We notice that none Of |
it is being published. Advertising
space on paper that costs 151a cents a
pound, is too valuable to be given to
for any candidate.
"a ga -
Frank Rothrock, who made g for
tune in the Hercules mine in the
Occur d'Alene mining district, has
just bought the interest of his part
ner, Harry Day, in the Hercules
stock farm, for 100000 Mr. Roth
,ock knows that there is bright flu
5ure for purebred cattle and will de-
Jote his time and attention to this
industry, which is yet in its infancy
n the west, but is destined to be one
# the greatest industries Of this sec
ion within few years. Mr.. Roth
ock has had personal charge Of this
,reat stock farm for a number Of
ears and Frank is known as one of
he best judges Of stock, as well as
ne Of the most progressive stock
nen Of the west. That he will sue