The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-04-01

MISREPRESENTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A BUSINESS MAN WANTED.
The presidential situation at the
present time scarcely has paral
lei: More candidates than evel
before; more issues than ever be
fore and fewer Of the candidates
seemingly knowing just what
their own issues are or at leas1
they have been unable to make
them clear to the people. The
peace treaty, the league OF ma
tions, the Mexican question, inter
nal revenue, taxation, foreign re
lations and numerous other
questions seem to be their princi-
pal topics in announcing then
candidary. And if you can tell
what any candidates real ideas
are on these questions or What
party he belongs to, if he did not
tell you a dozen or so times, you
can guess better than we can.
In the entire membership OF
congress, and we might include
100 per cent of the others, so fal
as that matter goes, who have an
nounced that they are going to
be or would like to be a cardi-
date for the nomination for presi-
dent, is there a single one of them
who has shown any extraordinary
qualifications for the office? Is
there single one of the announc-
ed candidates who has shown any
superior ability? Or, to be hon
est with yourself, is there single
one in the entire lot who has an
nounced his candidacy, whom you
could go to the polls and vote for
and consdienciously say after
casting your vote that you believ-
ed that you had picked the best
man we have for that position
We doubt if there has ever been
a time when so great a majority Of
the people would like to cast thu il
ballot for the best nan, regard
less of politics, and if given the
opportunity will do So
1t is now less than three months
until candidates for president OF
the United States will be nominal
ed by both the Republicans and
Democrats and as the time ap-
proaches the candidates become
more numerous and their efforts
to arouse party enthusiasm as well
as party prejudice increase. Yet
withall these strong appeals and
attempts to rally the voters to
voters to their support, they have
failed to exciteSthe great major
ity.
A generation ago these appeals
would have found a hearty re-
spouse from a majority of voters,
even at this length Of tirae from
the nominating conventions. But
conditions have changed. The is
sues have changed. The voters
have changed. The percentage Of
the voters who allow some one
else to tell them how to vote has
decreased at an alarming rate to
the office seeker. Those who vote
for a man just because he is on
their ticket have also decreased in
the same proportion.
At the present time one OF the
principal issues, so far, between
the leaders of the two old parties
is, the "outs'' want to get in and
the Gins" want to stay. There is
hardly an issue between the two
old parties at present that made
the lines so distant and clear in
the past. The tariff, and some Of
these questions have been religat-
ed to the background and many
have passed into oblivion.
What the people are interested
in at the present time is the ques
ton Of business and how or what
views the candidate has on the
business questions confronting us,
and the business ability of the
candidate himself who aspires to
office.