Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-17
The
Real Issue
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
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ell q winter and q spring and a
MINER, and threatened to push itself
40 the first days of autumn, when
Vbarton. the western member who
Id been In the house five terms, con-
uded to pack his valise and 90 home.
he campaign was growing warm.
early all Of the county conventions
Id been held, and majority of the
egates elected were instructed for
m, which insured his denomination
the three remaining counties In the
strict did not go solidly against him.
had laid his plan mechanically for
denomination, and If he had stopped
ask himself whether or not he really
hnted to come back to congress, he
build probably have said no. He was
Fed, but he did not know why. He
Ought he needed rest, that he had
Ken oyerworked, that he was played
il; yet his private secretary, who
pt the run Of the pension business
ID did his routine work. did not seem
fed-the private secretary even had
fused a vacation, and it was at the
eretary's own request that he stayed
Washington.
is tired-dead tired, and he pictured
himself the pleasures Of going back
his home in the little town of Bax-
3, where people on the streets who
Id seen him grow up from boy and
lied him "Ton," really were glad to
him. Just before he had left his
pms for the departing train his pri-
tie secretary had handed him the
y's clippings; and after he had been
ling for an hour or so, while he was
mbling in his pockets for a match,
ley tumbled out in a tight little roll.
idly read them. He was used to
lust abuse and sick Of uncalled-for
sise. The first clipping was taken
bn the Queen City Daily Herald; it
IRE a Washington date line, and was
Produced by the words. special to
(e Herald" 1t read:
'rhey say here that Wharton Of the
burth district, is beginning to feel
heasy. He has received several let
rs from his district that have con-
need him that the Populist cyclone
Is shaken down several lengths Of
nee In Lee, Meade and Smith coun-
es. Bill Heatley's strength Is said to
developing down there wonderfully.
he Hon. Ike Russell, who was here
kst week looking for job as receiver
8 the Baxter National bank, was In
lose consultation with Wharton three
/ the four nights he was here, and the
bid man" is wearing q hunted look
bid is talking to himself. They say
pwn in the Fourth district that it will
IKE more than "Our Tom" Whnrton's
bug to explain away his silver vote.
Wharton knew the correspondent and
,bly smiled as he tipped the wadded
lipping out of the car window. There
Eas short editorial clipping from the
bme paper. 1t read:
! The dispatches say that Our Tom
Eharton Is wiggling In his seat and
Tying to project his astral body in the
Fourth district to see how his fences
Ire, and at the same time to keep his
torporeal body in Washington to look
{fter Ike Russells pie plate. If sour
fom" doesn't fall down in his anxiety
b keep one foot in the ''bloody Fourth
hid the other at the political bake
5bop he must be either a Colossus of
Rhodes or ''quadrille dancer"
4 Wharton dropped that on the floor
Pnd read another from the Smith Coun-
~ Farmers Friend. 1t was long and
bull of double leads and break lines"
)nd italics and exclamation points. 1t |
has abusive In the extreme and closed !
Hith this TRADE:
Nyhai ton has been In congress ten |
Years; he had been judge six years be- |
Fore entering congress, and county SUI
)'eiiiitendent four years before he was
Sndge. Twenty years has this man |
|'cen In office: his total salary In that |
fine has been only $4,000. Yet he is
latod by the commercial agencies az
lNehaif million dollars. lie has banks
hnG railruad stock; he owns mort
tngss and farms Where did he get
Them? His time has been sold to the
eople; he has been false to every
lru;t; lie has voted with the East on
HE money question; he has neglected
'he farmers at every turn. He Is
iai den-seed congressman he comes
PM here ard haw-haws around. ana
li.n goes back to vote With WAL
S.fee Wall street knows lis friends,
BOD our Tom Is worth one-hali mil
Bon iollars, lives In "A maDsioD fied
iih lslnaered brass at Baxter, wh1e
ne turner f0ofs the bills.
NiHrton knew that the editor OF the
Nn 81 s Friend had been a candidate
I"' ilie post office AZ Smith CITY; mar
'f ii.gself had lent the editor money
NY } cid bis note for $500. lie put
''f CLIPPING IN his pocketbook WIN
siii and Looked through ihe other
'4Aps n pAper. There we're perhaps
No1pp-a Few 81 them leudaiofy ~
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