The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-10-30
sAMuELs WILL STAND BY YOU.

Progressive Party Headquarters,
Yates Bldg, Boise.
Dear Sir:
All over the state the big mining
interests of the north are sending out
some unkind untruthful circulars at
lacking Mr.. Samules, our candidate
for governor. 1t is reprint OF mud
and false accusation of six years ago.
The slush fund is unlimited. Mr..
Samuels and the Progressive party
are leading the fight to lessen your
tax burden and to make mining inter
ests Of the north pay taxes on the
richest mines in the country. There
are mines in the Occur d'Alenes worth
over 10 millions paying no taxes. The
big mining interests are using the
slush fund to defeat our candidates.
Money that should have paid for taxes
they are using for slush fund.
First. 1t insinuates that the North
ern counties will always be against
Mr.. Samuels because of his past life.
Bonner county, the county where he
lives, gave Mr.. Samuels in the last
campaign almost as many votes as
both Messers. Moore and Alexander
got put together. His own precinct
cast but six votes against Mr.. Sam
uels. He carried the city of Sand
point, the county seat. Surely, that
ought to answer that charge.
Second. Was Mr.. Samuels derelict
in his duty as county attorney in the
Occur d'Alene trouble of 1899? Ask
Senator Borah and Ex-Governor Haw-
ley if Mr.. Samuels did his duty at
that time. Governor Hawley has just
given statement to the Free Press at
Nampa that Mr.. Samuels conduct in
those famous strikes was beyond re
proach, and would have never been
questioned, but for election purposes.
Mr.. Samuels never did resign The
Republican state organization is help
ing to spread these ISLANDERS. We be-
lieve that this campaign should be
free from mud
Third Did Mr.. Samuels wreck
bank in Wallaceg The Wallace Ma
tional Bank never did fail. Deposit
ors never did lose. The bank never
closed. The defaulting cashier, Frank
Norbeck, served his time in the Fed
sral penitentiary. Mr.. Samuels was
president of the bank. He saved the
iepositors from wreckage by putting I
Up his own personal fortune to save
lis bank. Instead Of condemnation,
Mr.. Samuels should have commenda-
ion.
Fourth. Did Mr.. Samuels replace a
,heck in mine sales The big money
of the North who are escap
ng their share of the tax burden are
moving Heaven and earth to becloud
he issue by false accusations against
'ur candidate for governor. They
would have us believe that Mr.. Sam
lels juggled the funds Of his own
mine, the Success Mining company.
That check of $29,997.96 was depos-
ted in the Fidelity National Bank of
Spokane, which was depositor for
the Success Mining company. The
records of that bank show that that
check of the Graseli Chemical com
pany, of Cleveland, Ohio, due on set
Element, was deposited in the Fidel-
ty National Bank; SO will the records
IF this chemical company.
Fifth. Who is throwing this mud,
put out by the Republican partyi
Ravenel Macbeth, who once was SEN
ator from Custer county is today and
las been the paid lobbyist of the big
mining interests of the floors of both
House and the Senate any time dur
ng the legislative session, throughout
Ill the sixty days At every esssion,
le is busy button-holing the legisla-
.ors. 1t is to his interests as lob
'yist and the big mining interests of
North Idaho, his master, that this mud
5 thrown. 1t is only, in other words,
smoke screen to let the mining in
erests of the North get away with
wo more years of taxation Mime
ota, the home of the greatest iron ore
deposits in the world, makes the mines
Jay tax on their assessed valuation
ike farm lands. idaho does not.
When great mining interests become
Q frantic that they resort to mud
gainst a man like Mr.. Samuels, be-
oved in his country as he is, surely
heir defeat is only few days off.
Yours very truly
@. w. Booth,- State Chairman,
Progressive Party ,
Paid Adv.