The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-10-29
VICTORY CERTAIN FOR
COUNTY DEMOCRATS.


with the publication OF contributions
from the pen OF Billy Fortune, apply
ing harsh name toward the end OF
the criticism. Billy Fortune is a real
person, just as Mark Twain, the pen
name OF Sam Clemens, used TO be
a real person. And most people
know Billy very well His shots
went home In the. present campaign
unwhOlesome In what he said
The present complaint is directed
toward the defense of Democratic
candidate who had been wantonly
attacked. The Herald adopted the
methods OF the Germans in using
poison gas and finally resorted to
high explosives This method OF
warfare was all right In the opinion
Of the war lords till the Allies outdid
them. Then there was German
whine. The Herald's use OF bombs
has apparently had no other effect
than to wreck the chances OF It's own
party. II there shall be a single
Republican elected In Lemhi county
next Tuesday except the candidates
without opposition II wont be be-
cause of the help the ticket receiy-
ed from the Herald.
We are very glad indeed that the
election with Its disturbing incl
dents will soon be over. II Is now
over already except the shouting OF
the victorious Democrats. Let Us
then forget Its unpleasantness and
straightway get together again.
II should rub nobody the wrong
way to say that from the beginning
Of the campaign early In the sum
mer the Democrats have been unit
cd as never before In recent years
In Lemhi county. Even against this
disposition TO act tremendously In
their own household Of faith the Re-
publicans sought to NEEDLE In the
Democratic family affair to the ex-
tent OF entering the Democratic pri-
maries but without effect as to con-
trolling the nominations. which were
made according TO the best party
usages. Having signally failed to
head off acceptable Democratic nom
nations for the county ticket the Re-
publicans at last adopted the Ger
man bombing methods. with the only
appreciable result that the greatest
their own ranks.
And now taking an entirely dis
pass tomato view OF the field after
the smoke begins to tighten and
fade away IL appears that the Demo
Gratis are. abott as certain as can be
10 win theif fight over the commits
sionerships. the special object OF the
partisan attack. The election OF
Vel, Fayle and Elliott IL conceded
even by the Republicans, VINO are
anxious like all good citizens 70 see
the county administration restored
to It's proper place AZ a public trust.
or secondary but hardly less I'M
portanco ID the demand that Lemhi
county's representation In the next
Legislature shall not become part
Of the expensive governmental ma
chinery set up by Taxless Davis 10
burden of the people. With this ma
chinery Mr.. Whitcomb and Mr.. Snook
are incorporated as two OF the cogs.
Moreover they stand rather against
the lust demands OF the people OF
Lemhi valley In their determination
| that never again shall 1t be permit
gted in a law court to drag them into
| litigation designed for no other pur'
psse than to enrich lawyers ana
lhangers-on at the courthouse. In q
word the voters are going to lei
Messrs. Whitcomb and Shook stay
at home for u season and give Hhe
Democratic lawmakers chance ia
TRY their hands. Shaw and Nuke,
are to be the peoples law makers
atBoise to see IL that water statute
cannot be- amended or repealed In
the interest not of the lawyers but
OF unwilling litigants and victims.
The people have an industrious
and faithful man on the Job nj
Washington as their United States
Senator In the Hon. John +. Nugent
Two years ago Mr.. Nugent defeated
Mr. Gooding by 100 votes in Lemh
county Gooding has done nothing
but fuss and fume and froth at the
mouth In Idaho politics for the pas
twenty years. Like the record Of
&, the present governor the term hs
served as governor when not even {
citizen OF the United States Goodins
Was an expensive experiment. II Il
believed that Lemhi county doesn'
want him any stronger now thai