The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-07-14
WAITE ON FINANCE.

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of his own against the Democratic party
Mysterious whisperings of the doings of TIL
industrious Judge have been in circulation
for several weeks. It was limited. by the Re
publicans that Waite was about to demolisi
the entire Democracy at one fell blow, tina
he was preparing an indictment with which
the unterriRed Democracy were to be put t.
flight as With the braying of an ass Well
we have heard the indictment. Waite let i
out last Saturday night, committed 1t tc
memory, and gave copy of it to the Union
where it appears in all the gorgeous array Of
grandiloqueut figures. After hearing it, and
reading it, we are astonished that so much
latent talent has been solong hidden under
abushel. Why. is it that this great anancial
brain hasn't been called upon before to set
tie the finances Of this,distracted and bank.
rupt country T Why did his.friend, A. Lin
coin allow his towering intellect to waste in
these deserts while Cameron and Chase
were printing their physiogs on the currency
of the United States2 What a commentary
on the truism that merit is never truly appre-
ciated in this country That the people can t
be made ITO see it p Waite's majestic efforts
was melancholy illustration of this lack. of
appreciation. He pat himselHinto patri-
otto sweat'tosproVe alfthe county officers ex-
cept himself great rascals, but alas the per-
spiration rolled down his back without any
reward. The audience in the street were
very much like the juries whom he had ad-
dressed in the court room, and the verdict
returned was duplicate of that the Judge
has heard so often during bis Official career,
"Not Guilty."
But they failed to return this verdict so
far as Waite himself was concerned. This
question rose uppermost in every hearers
mind-How isit, if these oficials.haEe plan
dered.this county as you say they have, and
you have the proof of it as you assert, how
is it, that you-the District Attorney-the
prosecuting officer of this District, have not
goue before the Grand Jury of Boise county
and had every one of them indicted? If you
have the facts and the figures to prove these.
officials corrupt and delinquent, why are you
not before the Grand Jury now in session in
this town, demonstrating your assertions be-
fore that body? If you know of any viola
lions of the law committed within your dis
trict: ittis made your duty-a duty you have
sworn by youroath of ofice-to present them
before that tribunal the law has established
'or the hearing of such cases. How are you
performing thatduty? What have you done?
Eou have abandoned the official position in
which you were placed, and the obligation
you have sworn to perform, 10 mount the
lump, to foster a political prejudice, 20 Gre
tie false impression against men, who, be
hey what they may, are at least your peers.
n both honesty and capacity. You have
mounted the stump, and made assertio ms
Which your own official acts show you ca6-
letspreVe. Xour acta show that you have no
confidence in yoar own slamar or else why
rave you held the Office of District Attorney
or six months, knowing these things and
laVing the proofof them, and yet doing moth
ng to bring the offenders, to justice. Was
fsom-incapacity, or was H. criminal neg
ect on, your part r. or was it participation
" yourself in the very offenses you now
ant about that kept your mouth closed SO
Ong ?, II your speech proves. anything it.
royes one Of these three things. While you
ave made ont no case whatever against the
Democratic party Of its officials, you. haze
ffectually proved yourself unat to hold the
flee you now fill.
These were the reflections which passed I
through the mind of every Intelligent man
N hearing or reading Waite's harrangGe
hat impression is confirmed by q more
borough examination ofthe document. Even
the Judge had case, the biuadering, dis
connected, uncouth manner in which it is
ut together. would destroy all its force. He
las shown industry in the compilation of
gures, probably thinking of the old adage
won't lie;" but he appears to forget |
hat neither will they tell the truth if they
re not properly put together. Now, this put
ing figures together is where this great
American fnancier is deficient. He collects |
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