The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-04
WILL THE PEOPLES
CHOICE PREVAIL?
New F'reedom.)

4 New Ffeedom.)
Who will be the next Democratic
nominee for governor? This Is a
question which is being asked by the
| leaders Of both major political parties
and the answer will not only have an
important bearing upon the future
success of the Democratic party, but
| IL of most vital concern to the aver
age taxpayer.
For the past four years we have
had yeritable epidemic of high
taxes. There has been q riot of ex-
travagance and a multiplicity Of use
less boards and commissions. Taxa
ton has been confscation and we
nave been paying in state insolvency
! for our experiments in new forms of
government and the utter lack OF or
binary business prudence in the man
agement of the states affairs.
II was natural that such a chaotic
and Unprecedented condition of the
states finances should bring about a
lreaction. 1t expressed itself more
! than six months ago in demand for
the drafting of Alexander as the Dem
ocratic nominee for governor. When
the tax-wcary citizens canvassed the
list of available candidates in both
parties, there was but one name that
stood out in bold relief. 1t was the
name of Alexander. 1t does not mean
to the voter gittering promises or
new born theories. II stands for a
remarkable record of rigid economy
and efficiency in the administration
of the states business. Alexander is
not an experiment to the average vot-
err. He has been through the acid
test and demonstrated his fitness for
the tremendous task that faces the
next governor. Therefore the demand
has become more insistent and it is
now universally conceded by the lead
ers OF both political parties that he
would poll more than four-fifths Of
the Democratic vote at popular pri-
mary and seventy-five per cent of the
independent vote at general cleo
ton. We are guilty of no exaggera-
ton when we assert that with Alex
ander at the head of the Democratic
ticket, the party Is morally certain Of
winning both the state and county
elections and thus blaze the trail for
IA victory in 1924
All of which brings us down to the
question of whether or not the next
Democratic State Convention will reg
lister the will of the rank and file of
the party or whether it will be so
manipulated as to deprive the people
of their known choice. To use the
language of the street, they have
passed the buck to the state conven-
ton. They have made this wishes
known in the most positive and con-
vincing manner and are relying upon
the political foresight and ordinary
common horse sense which Is supposed
to have potent force among men
who exercise dominent voice in the
convention proceedings. Some of the
party leaders who are personally not
at all enthusiastic over the former
governor are asking themselves this
question; Can the Idaho Democracy
in convention assembled, afford to
turn its back upon this over-whelm-
ing Alexander sentiment and expect to
win? Personally we are convinced
that such course would be the short
est ana most direct route TO party il
potenee and political suicide.
The opposition to the Alexander
candidacy may be roughly summed
up under five different classiflcations.
whether all of these forces are open
ly supporting Judge Morgan, we are
not prepared to say, but we do know
for very positive fact, that they are
opposed To the ex-governor and the
opposition of the forces coming un-
der the first three classifications nam
ed below Is source of strength with
Independent voters not TO be underes-
timated.
First--The opposition of the Good
ing faction of the Republican party
which sees in Alexander's nomination