The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-10-07
Does Junior Senator Represent
Democrats or the Non
partisan League?
|VOTERSSHOULDKNOW
Question Put Squarely to Sen
ator to Answer at To-
nights Meeting.

United States Senator John r. M
gent OF Idaho, who is billed to deljye
an address In this city tonight. ha
been nominated as the regular Demo
cratic candidate for the senatorshiI
He has also been endorsed for the sam
Pffice by the nonpartisan league.
Is Senator Nugent democrati
candidate or a nonpartisan candidate
Does he wish the support of al
loyal, patriotic American citizens VIII
I believe in his principles of those DO
itical parties against which there hav
been no charges Of disloyalty to IT,,
government?
Or does he wish 1t understood tina
be is affiliated with and seeking tn,
outrage Of the nonpartisan leaugue
Does he stand under the banner o.
the nonpartisan league and does h,
accept its record and its Fundamentals
principles as the basis Of his cam
baign?
The Globe asks the question i'm al
candor and suggests that Senator Nu
gent favor the voters at the meeting
Tonight with straight-forwarf ri
answer TO an honest question.
The senator viii gain nothing b1
silence on this important phase Of tbf
campaign. Evasion Is cowardice NOT
cleyerness nor shrewdness. Sincerity
and rrankness should prevail. The
senator Is no exception.
That the matter is not merely a
local issue and that the embarrassing
position In which the senator has
placed himself by his silence on the
question Is broadcast not only in Ida
~ but IN other states is shown by the
pictorial published in the Spokesman
heview or spokane. Washington. on
october 9th. This editorial states
hat 'Nugent of Idaho. now senator
rom that state in the national legfs-
hture processes to he a democrat
Eas made candidate for renomina-
lon by the democratic party In Ida
% and seeks reelection as a democrat
put the nonpartisan league had a cand,
aale. at first. for the senatorial NOM
naflon. He however. withdrew, and
ne league endorsed the Nugent cand
aacy and supports the professedly
emocratic nominee.
~fhe league never takes this course
anless thoroughly satisfied that the
person. indorsed sympathizes with its
gohcies and will support them. This
act puts Mr.. Nugent in the attitude
standing under two flags and
ghting for two armies. Practically
owever,' particularly in politics. this
~ not honestly or effectively he
one No man can serve two mas
ffs or causes The question accord
my confronts the voters of Idaho:
poes Mr.. Nugent represent democ.
aWg Or does he represent the non.
partisan league?
me question was recently put
aainiy to Mr.. Nugent by ID. A. Cal
snan OF Wallace while presiding on
tWember 30 at a republican meet.
ng In that town. The senator had
aehty OF time before addressing
emocratic meeting there on October
70 hear and answer the question
q ala not do so. He ignored the in
ulry and treated II with silence. His
aliure to reply LAYS him open to the
n'erprefation that he Il the nominee
nn servitor of the league. for whose
(unport at the November election he
vdently angles.
contract in forthrightness and
vntical shrewdness is afforded by
enator Myers of Montana. demo
sahc colleague of Mr.. Nugent. In
'ontana the democratic. party or
ahization has been completely cap
ned by the nonpartisan league. The
saiied democratic nominees for state
nces, one excepted, "are hybrid
anninafion of radicals and reyolu
onists." The senator who thus des-
loes them knows that opposition TO
spurious democrats 'amav sign his
,n.ical death warrant, But h.
ouid rather perish with honor than
rVive with dishonor. As matter
patriotism and principle Senator
sers accordingly, though speaking
,a'iciiy for the presidential NOMINEES
= tne national policies he advocates
sss MS fellow democrats in Montana
support the republican state ana
assressional ~. nominees and thus rescue
ut party from the nonpartisap