The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-06-02
HOUSE CLEANING AND
HOC Sc Gle N ER s "

III POhtiCSs Dut tndt uocs uot ncdu
that we are totally disinterested
Certain matters have come to our
attention and in the interest of fair
play we are going to speak up and
express ourselves.
First of all, we believe that all
county officials should conduct them
selves in and honest and straight
forward mannr at all times We be-
lieve in a Clean House, and, conse-
quently, in housekeeping as a means
of achieving this end.
But because housecleaning is
good thing, it does not necessarily
follow that certain gentlemen are
the most efficient housecleaners.
That's different matter. Let's
rot confuse the two matters, howey-
er much we may be urged to do so.
The noisiest housecleaner is not
often an efficient one Such a work
man may make a great clatter, slam
ming the furniture around, tearing
up the carpets without waiting to
extract tacks, and swinging the
scrub broom with hysterical strokes
which spatter the ceiling with mud
Instead of using a vacuum cleaner.
he may beat the rugs with a base
ball bat and start all the neighbors
sneezing. All the while he may
keep ap running comment in a
loud and furious voice on the gen.
eral filthiness of the place BY the
time he has finished the job, of one
thing there can be no doubt - the
place was dirty All the neighbors
know it.
But after the housecleaner has
left, you takea look at the house and ,
find its condition worse than before. (
The fellow did remove some dirt,
but he produced more than he re-
moved. and he battered up the fur
niture.
If it is finally determined that
certain officials were dirty, that in
itself will not be conclusive proof
that certain ones who have been de-
nouncing them were clean, or that
the propaganda against them was
carried on with disinterested mo-
tives. And it will not prove that ;
the opposition party, in using the !
dirt as campaign ammunition, are
without spot and blemish them
selves.
In fact, certain parties have been
hailing each separate bit of scandal
with such relish that one is inclined
20 believe that they delight to find v
.hings in bad shape. Just as the tur-
Key buzzard enjoys the scent of pu-
refaction, so some people delight r
o find something rotten in the rec n
'rd or life of an opponent. Why h
III this glee? Is it such fine priv
lege to be able to say 81 told yon
o." that one should rejoice at dis
overing something mean. The pa
riot goes about housecleaning
different manner.
In selecting candidates this year, 81
-e ought to choose patriotic men, III
heir party affiliations are not so hf
nportant as their honesty and abil pr
y And remember that the man di
no can holler thief, louder than w
nybody else is not, for that reason Sc
one, the most honest man. M
Another matter: Merely because
lie grand jury did not do everything
at certain people wanted it to do,
e have not surreneded our opinion
at the members of the jury are
men. Nor do we believe
at the jury was "thwarted" by
70 men. We are acquainted with fol
veral members and believe that
ey, like Riley's hired man. have Id;
cas- of their own. We believe that col
ey exercised the privilege OF exl
mixing for themselves. COZ