The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-04-29
NO QUIT IN FRED VEL
81 THANK GOD HARRY SUMMERS
is IN INSTEAD OF SOME
HENCHMAN OF MAN WHO
PLANNED FRAUD"

said in a message to his friends after |
hearing the result of the contest: II
shall be over to see you all before
long and in the meantime stay with
the ship. | never gave up in my life,
but fight to the finish when know
am right. sit is gratifying to be told
that so many are with us and want
square deal. 1t is therefore the
peoples fight for the right, thank
God Harry Summers is in Office in
stead of one of the henchmen of the
man who planned the fraud in the
Depot precinct" Mr.. Viel is at Dillon,
Montana, where he fills responsible
duties with large wholesale estab-
iishment.
LAYMAN'S COMMENT.
A laynnan who followed the case In
court with attention makes the fol-
lowing comment thereon:
Law in its administration Is a fear
full and wonderful thing and in the
intricacies of its machinery is often
times prevented the very thing it is
supposed to provide
In every occupation or business
profession, solely excepting law, in
formation is the foundation of sue
cess. Law is made by lawyers in the
Legislative halls of the commonwealth
and around it is woven a web of tech
nicalities which can only be penetrat-
ed in part by its spinners--and they
surely spin with a purpose. The
farmer must have a full knowledge of
all things that may affect the growth
OF his crops; the mechanic the knowl-
edge of material of his handiMork;
the physician the heredity, habits and
environment and afffictions and all
other things that may influence his
diagnosis OF his patient. In all of
these no one tells them nay and all
information that possibly can improve
results of their ultimate conclusions
is gladly accepted.
But law is different No informa-
tion must come TO light excepting it
be brought forward through channels
made and provided by the honorable
gentlemen for their own convenience,
or as sometimes happens, their dis
may. No matter what the vital in
/ fluence upon Judgment which extra
Aneous $50 called) information might
Sbring, the handful of sand for the old
blind 1ady's eyes il ready with Il OBJ
ject; ii is incompetent, inmaterial," !"
4
| light they ask for stygian darkness
! and throw the dice whose turn means
the veal or woe of their fellow men.
In the case just reaching the sec.
ond stage of development--the Well
Summers controversy-the court did
/ not know and could not know, what is
common knowledge of the men, wo-
men, and we may advisedly add, the
/ Inh, ne \ ~ Al
/ they had that his coming into office
would mean justice for all; would end
the possibility of useless litigation
foisted upon them; that it would
mean the end of the blood sucking
ring of political shysters who have
been exploiting Lemhi county to
their own private ends for so many
years. The court did not know that
by subpoening any number OF citizens
residing in this county for ten years,
or longer that he could have received
a word-of enlightenment concerning
the main cats paw in Depot precinct.
4 If it had been admissible without
tearing away the surrounding webs
it might have appeared plain that
money had been given members Of
democratic families TO bet on Sum
mers In the belief that as their none
was placed SO would go their votes |;
that the same frame-up as carried out
in Depot precinct had been fixed for
Brooklyn precinct, which was proven
by the bets Of the gang that Summers
would beat Niel 20 votes there, but
with the frame-up knocked in the
head biel carried it by 36 votes; that
the condition OF the ballot box in
Depot precinct was freely and openly
predicted before it WAS locked on cleo
ton day; that the apparent animos-
ity engendered against Niel was not
prompted by paltry betting but be-
cause Eiel If elected would be in po-
sition to demand restoration Of di-
verted funds OF Lemhi county; that
this gang. which is headed By a Bo-
hunk whose chief qualifications ax a
leader are total lack Of conscience,
the toughest neck imaginable, a gall
that would fiji five-gallon can,
and few dirty dollars in his
pocket, had several poor souls 80 in
timidated and fearful of his influence
that they even reversed themselves; !;
that the statement that it was dem
ocratic VS.. republican squabble il the
veriest piffle, and that il the gang
could exHect more unearned incre-
meBt from the democratic organiza-
tion they would turn democratic over
night.
But if the court does not and can
not know, Lemhi county does know
and the question is, How long, Oh
Lord. how long does she wish the
lane to be before she provides it with
a turning. She can do il any time
she makes up her mind to haul down
her prevailing popular color of yellow
and lash to her masthead that Of true
blue. All of which is competent and
material All men receive just about
what they are entitled to receive. II
we are satisfied that the present con-
dition OF affairs Is just what we wish
let us stand by our color of yellow.
II we feel we could aSsimilate a little
lmon morality. honesty and truthful.
lness, let Us declare ourselves even il
icompelled TO wear shotguns as orna
lments.