Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-08-12

/ believe also that the Federal Board O.
Vocational Rehabilitation as far a.
/ possible should employ disabled sol
/ diers themselves to supervise the re
Mobilization of disabled soldiers. be
cause of their known sympathy anC
understanding. The board itself anC
all agencies under il should be bur
dened with the care of securing fol
the disabled soldier who has finished
his training adequate employment.
1.-THE women of America in-emotioI
and constructive service. measured VI
during the war to every requirement
and emergency exacted much Of them
They demonstrated not only willing
ness, but capacity. They helped win
the war, and they are entitled to the
privilege of voting as a matter of right
and because they will be helpful In
maintaining wholesome and patriotic
policy. 1t requires bat one more state
to ratify the national amendment and
thus bring a long-delayed justice.
have the same earnest hope as our
platform expresses that some one Of
the remaining states will promptly take
favorable action.
Education.
There must be an awakened inter-
est in education. The assumption that
things are all right is an error. The
plain fact reveals two startling things,
one, growing defamation in the ranks
Of teachers and the other, the existence
of five and one-half millions Hitter
ates. The army of instructors has
been more or less demOralized through
financial temptation from other activi-
ties which pay much better. We owe
too much to the next generation to
be remiss in this matter
Campaign Contributions.
There will be no attempt in this
campaign to compete by dollars with
our opposition. SO many people have
been in the money gathering bush
ness for the reactionary cause that
the millions already in hand are more
or less a matter of general informa-
ton. All that we ask is that both
parties deal in the utmost good faith
with the electorate and tell the plain
truth as to the amounts received, the
and the items of dis
"The sort of reimbursement which will
appeal to our self-respect and ultimate
ly to our general prosperity, is the
honest readjustment. Any unfair ad-
justment simply delays the ultimate
process and we should remember the
lesson of history that one extreme
usually leads to another. We desire
Industrial peace. We want our people
to have an abiding confidence in gov
eminent, but no readjustment made
under reactiOnary auspices will carry
with it the confidence of the country.
1.-THE inconvenience incident to the
war have been disquieting the failure
Of the Republican Congress to repeal
taxes has added to our trou-
Dles. The natural impulse is to forget
the past, to develop new interests, to
create a refreshened and refreshing
atmosphere In life. We want to for
get war and be free from the troubling
thought of its possibility in the future.
We want q change from the old world
# yesterday where international in
rigue made people mere pawns on the
hess-board Of war We want a change
rom the old Industrial world where
he man who tOiled was assured a
'ull dinner pail as his only lot and
portion. But how are we to make the
,hange? Which way shall we go? We
stand at the forks of the road and must
,hoose which to follow. One leads to
higher citizenship, a freer expression
# the individual and a fuller life for
ILL., The other leads to reaction, the
ule of the few over the many and the
estriction of the average mans
hances to grow upward. Cunning de-
ices backed by unlimited prodigal ex-
'enditures will be used to confuse and
o lure. But l have an abiding faith
hat the pitfalls will be avoided and
he right road chosen.
"The leaders opposed to Democracy
romise to put the country back to
allied normal of former reactionary
administrations, the outstanding Tea
ure of which was a pittance for farm
reduce and a small wage for a long
ay of labor My vision does not turn
ackward to the normal desired by
he senatorial oligarchy, but to
uture in which all shall have a normal
pportunity to cultivate higher stat
re amidst better environment than
nat of the past. Our view is toward
ne sunrise of tomorrow with its
rogress and its eternal promise of
etter things. The opposition stands
/ the skyline Of the setting sun, look
lg backward, to the old days of re-
ction. =
81 accept the nomination of our par
z, obedient to the Divine Sovereign
z all peoples, and hopeful that by
ust in Him the way will be shown