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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
2
Payette Enterprise notes upcoming primary election on September 5 with calls to vote for Republicans John Eagleson for state treasurer and L. V. Patch for lieutenant governor. Commentary praises leadership, emphasizes party duty, and discusses national labor, Mexican policy, and prune harvest economics in Walla Walla and Idaho regions.
The piece argues President Wilson mobilized the National Guard for border duties and training, boosting numbers to about 135,000 but delaying full mobilization. It contends the administration used a false premise of wartime need, creating compulsory service while penalizing patriotic volunteers and underscoring neglect of supplies and logistics. The author, citing Senator Chamberlain, criticizes secrecy on totals and warns of recurring wolf-at-the-door rhetoric.
Washington special reports a September 4 Spokane hearing to aid Idaho and Washington farmers in defining the twelve federal land bank districts. Board members McAdoo Norris Quick Smith and Lobdell seek farmer facts on cheaper loans and city claims for bank sites.
New York Evening Post notes President Wilson reversed himself on a proposed child labor law. Senator Borah argued Wilson called the measure unconstitutional yet the paper praises his willingness to shift views on issues from tariff to preparedness. The editorial frames the change as broad minded and not fossilized.
Before the European conflict began, the United States faced widespread unemployment with about a million skilled workers out of work and railroads hit by a drop in freight. Sugar land in Louisiana was dramatically reduced as voters changed tariffs. Despite assurances from McAdoo Redfield and Wilson, hoped for a rapid trade boom did not materialize until war erupted in Europe.
A historical critique cites New York World praise for Governor Hughes in 1910 and contrasts it with later hostility. It notes World quotes praising his restraint and independence, then questions the shift to Hughes as Wilson statesman and the lack of new justificatory evidence for the changed view.
In a critical speech the speaker accuses the administration of excessive leisure in discussion and failing to protect American lives property and commerce. The remark condemns too much talk instead of action and underscores urgent need for accountability.
Notice states the Board of Directors will convene at B. D. McIntyre’s residence on September 22, 1916, at ten o'clock to correct the 1916 assessment roll and will sit daily for up to five days. Also advertises seed rye for sale via Henry Sick at 380-P2.
Wanted cash buyer seeks 16 or 20 acres of cultivated or alfalfa land near a school for food production with fair price. Lost notice offers a reward for a large flag between Dan Coste residence and Orcutt's grove on Farmers' Picnic day. Also an ad touts Sunday and weekend latex tires promising mileage and cheap excursions.
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