The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-12
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Persons who had the opportunity
of meeting United States Senator G.
C. Dill, Washington's junior senator,
during his short stay in Moscow,
found him very pleasant gentle
man and an interesting character, as
we'll as man Of high ideals. He is
one of the youngest, if not the young
est member of the United States SEN
ate. and was elected from strongly
republican state, which will probab-
1y give the next republican candidate
for the United States senate an over
whelming majority. Hhe is, however,
assured of six years in the senate.
The senator's future in politics de-
ponds good deal on what he does at
Washington If he spends his time
being a democrat, to the neglect OF
everything else, he will probably be
through at the close Of his term, as
there is every reason to believe that
at the end of six years the majority
ofhis constituents will still be repub-
leans If, however, he grasps the
needs of the west, and especially of
his constituents, he has strong
chance to give some republican a
pretty fair run for his money. AS the
situation stands, however, he is a
democratic senator elected by repub-
lican votes.
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The American Federation of La
Dor, in convention at Portland, de-
cided wisely when it voted not to or
ganize new national party. AS it |
is, the combined labor organizations
have strong voting power, and are
able to accomplish considerable for
themselves through close knit organ
ization the vote of which is never as
sured any party. If labor had its
own political party, however, it
would be legitimate prey for the 9TH
err parties, and it's chances of really
accomplishing anything would be
pretty nearly nil.
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The Kooskia Mountaineer well says
that the energy of the Idaho congress
sional delegation, cooperating with
the state department of agriculture
and the author this of the
colleg of agriculture at
at the University of Idaho, has
brought about an abandonment of
the effort to quarantine against Idaho
farm products, which was threatened {
because of suspected eel worm visit
ations. The service was one of the
greatest value to the farmer, and
should be recognized as such. T
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THAT MAN, MAGNUS JOHNSON
There seems to be surprise, and I
good deal of it, regarding that man,
Magnus Johnson, elected senator
from the state of Minnesota, on ticket
neither Democrat or Republican.
Johnson, now that he has been in
Washington, seems to be able to t.
adapt himself to the situation and
condition without offending the SEN
sibilities of those who have expressed
great fear that he might wreck the S
Johnson has proven to be a sur W
prise for the reason that he present 81
ed himself as any sane, reasonable, a
gentlemanly man would do, consult =, =,
ed with the president along lines that +,
he thinks, and clearly and intelligent IL
" presented his views without blow 81
ng off the dome of the capitol build 81
ng. III
Senator Johnson states that it was
lot the farmers alone of his state
Who elected him, but the bankers and
BUSINESS men, laborers, professional
nen and people generally, who feel as TO
e did and does, that the common in
un Of people" will be obliged to pay &c
1ore attention to their political af- q,
airs and no longer leave it to the ca
politician. be
Senator Johnson says that he has %
0 desire or ambition to tear things -,
own" but he has hopes of being able pa
, help build things up, and that ca
rough the methods of cooperation ev
,operation between the banker, the III
rmer, the business man. the labor
:, and with more of the golden rule
business, with more tolerance and
18th a broader understanding and ~