The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-20
0lERSM|TH REPLIES
ITO REV. H. 0. PERRY
ASKS PASTOR OF METHODIST
CHURCH WHOM HE DESIRES
TO HAVE DEFEATED.

1he following communication by
Al. Oversmith is timely and will be
of 3tmuch interest to the voters of
Moscow. Mr.. Oversmith asks Rev.
H.aD. Perry pastor of the Moscow
Methodist church, who was an active
participant in the city convention and
is now charged with being a s'bolter"
to tell why he had opposition candi-
dates filed. Following is Mr.. Over
smiths communication on the sub
ject:
What Is The Issue?
Editor of Star Mirror:
The voters Of Moscow should not
be misled on the issues of the coming
election. AS a taxpayer and citizen
who would like to see good, clean,
economical and business-like admins
tration for the coming two years I
am not interested in the charges
made. of Church domination. What
we would like to get is the worth Of
our money which we are paying for
City improvements. Personally
would not have followed the course
pursued by Rev. Perry without as
signing my reasons for so doin. Why
was he so instrumental in getting an
independent candidate filed in the
First Ward? This question is very.
pertinent and deserves more of an
explanation than the Reverend gentle
man made in your paper last. night,
and this is especially true in view of
the fact that he not only was at the
caucus in the First Ward which Sc
lected the delegates to the City con-
vention, but he was member of
committee of three who picked the
delegates and he did not bring in
minority report. 1t looks as though
he later concluded that he did not use
good Judgment in his choice of dele
gates. Which one Of the two candi-
dtes from the First Ward put up by
the delegates should be defeated
Thompson or Mickey? We want to
know and also the reasons why either
of these gentlemen should not be
elected. Is there any reason why
Carl Smith or James J. Keane should
not be elected? If there is give the
facts to the public.
The communication in your paper
last night does not explain why it
seemed so necessary for it's author to
force into the field other candidates
than those nominated at the conven-
ton. It surely would not have hurt
the future of Moscow or its citizens
to have had a quiet City election.
People who are responsible for bring
ing out Independent candidates must
expect to have their motives scrutin-
ized and criticized if there is no issue.
The criticism is apt to be all the more
severe and the motives most serious !
Iy questioned if the party filing the
nomintion Of an Independent candi- |
late is directly responsible for the |
made by the convention. |
What is the matter of making our
septic tank the issue?. During the |
oast two years we have spent up
wards of $4,000 for septic tank /
and it lacks a great deal of compile !
ion All the money raised by bonds !
or this structure has been spent and
/ considerable sum besidest No one
viii contend that this money has been
expended. The present
.ity administration is absolutely re-
ponsible for the expenditure of this
money. The issue cannot be obscured
" any smoke screen such as the ar
,ument that it was the previous ad
which decided to build
he tank by days labor. 1t is report
d that it will take at least $30,000.00
o complete our septic tank. 1t
night be good idea to get as many
ew men on the council as possible in
rider to have this work finished more
than it was begun. Pos
IDLY the signers Of Mr. Bratton's pc
ition felt that he was less respons-
bic than Mr.. Mickey on the tank
natter.
There is not single member of the
resent city administration who wish
s to point with pride at the monu-
rental failure at the lower end of
own. They may try and shift the
esponsibility and they have right
, shift great deal of it back to the {
ublic They have a good right to |
ay to the public, you knew very J
,ell when you were electing US that {
e had our own business to look after J