The daily star-mirror., 1923-03-20
A WORD FOR THE POLITICIAN.


David Lloyd George stood forth {
Edinburgh university the other da
to champion the cause of the pol
tician. He needs it.
The former British premier, VIII
is himself the peer of all BIRTHS
players at the game of politics, tol
the students that all the errors an
blunders of the man in office are bla
zoned forth in the press, that the lif
of the man who helps put men Il
office and who shapes governmental
policies is one of knocks and tina
therefore it takes a stout heart an
enduring courage to stand the gan
That is all probably true, says Th'
Idaho Statesman.
Politicians-and we here use thu
term to cover the manipulators rather
than the governmental scientists-d6
a real work for their countries. They
sense and form public sentiment
They organize men for politic( pur-
poses. They compose the differences
of groups They line the people UP
on important policies and issues.
And yet you hear men say, Poll
ticians bring most of our troubles.
II we could get rid of their breed we
should get somewhere with govern
ment." That is very great mis-
statement and even the men who make
it see that it is whenever the chance
CONS to get rid of the politicians they
detest.
For then they discover that what
they wanted was different grade of
politicians, new lot of organizers,
sensers of public opinion and COM
posers- of differences. They did not
want this work left undone. They did
not want to be leaderless. They
wanted better leaders.
To Lloyd George politics is high
form of public service. He seems to
have painted the opportunities in
glowing terms to the Scottish stu
dents. And we suppose he also i'm
pressed upon the young men the need
for high ideals in the job.
Somebody should give Americans
respect for the politicians job. Then
we would have better leaders, and |
better government. The sorry politi-
cal leaders we have had in this
country at times are as much the re-
suit of our talking down . the job |
of the politician as of anything else.
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DIVERSITY AND PROSPERITY
COMING.
A Twin Falls farmer predicts that
within a few years corn will be the
big feed crop in Idaho, and states
that in the irrigated districts Of the
south bigger yields can be produced
than in the corn states of the middle
west. Idaho, it is being learned, can
produce a diversity of crops unex-
,elled by any other state, and as time
progresses the farmers will learn just
What crops will produce the best re-
urns. Manufacturers of dairy pro-
lucts from the east have recently
tated after investigating the condi-
ions in the state, that Idaho, will
be one of the greatest dairy
tates in the union. In Latah andaI
ther counties of the north, the pro-
uction of seed potatoes, seed peas,
to-, for the market, is becoming an
nportant industry, in connection with
he development of dairying, and
tock raising generally. Thus from {
ear to year there will be advance
lent along the various lines of agri-
ultural activity, resulting in a grea- !.
sr rural population and in greater !
sneral prosperity Idaho's future is r
right. From now on there should be v
steady development along all lines.
he advantages which the state Of
rs, coupled with industry and judg-
ent, are bound to win, not in spec 8
cular way, but steadily and per-
E - "a i
Ticket sales up to the present time !
not indicate that Moscow people :,
we an appreciation of the merit of :.
parts comic opera, The School for 81
,vers," booked for Friday night,
arch 23, at the university auditori- ei
A. Very few communities the size II
Moscow enjoy the opportunity Of N
wing such entertainments brought
them. Lack of patronage on the
It Of the community means an abb ~,
ute money outlay on the part of O,
public events committee Of the no
iversity, and will eventually mean nn
ver entertainments of this class, or IN