Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-08-10
ELECTION OF PRECINCT OFFICERS,

= the rights or persons Of cl5lzenS, III consequence
I. Of tllewarlt of proper caution in the selection
ofllseh 70 fill the Offices Of Justice of the Peac
| and Constable There is really as muchneec
lef capable and honest men in these positions
as in the offices of higher grade, where law ant
Justice are to be dispensed and administered
We commend the consideration of this fact Il
our citizens, in this city particularly, and gen
orally throughout the county, in, view of The
election to be held on Monday next
SO far as the eanyassfin other precincts il
concerned we do not know of any trouble
(which requires especial mention or reference
The candidates for Justices of the Peace and
I Constables nominated by the Democracy are
honest, capable, suitableinen, and, if elected
las we trust, and believe they all will be-they
will prove efficient and faithful officers.
But in this precinct of Idaho City it especial
ly behooves citizens that they shall carefully
weigh. the qualifications of the announced can
didates, and wisely select from among them
the best, most suitable men for their support
j There is but one ticket, regularly nominated,
1 in the field--that is the Democratic ticket,
with GEORGE G. MERRITT, for Justice of the
Peace, and J JULES THEvENIN and JEREMIAH
DOING, for Constables. 1t is the party duty
1,ofevery Democratic vote for these candidates,
:and to use every honorable means in his pow
er to accomplish their election, together with
the county ticket. But we are very well
aware that voters will sometimes allow them
selves to be prevailed on to forego their party
duty, and cast their ballots for men on the
grounds of personal friendship. sympathy,
charity, &C., and it is to this point we now adj
dress our remarks.
In opposition to the Democratic nominee for
Justice of the Peace we End announced. as
"Independent candidates, !" the names of o. D.
Cagwin and Jonas w. Brown. Of the per-
sonal character, and qualifications for the of
fee, of Mr.. Cagwin, we know nothing. He
is a stranger to us, and we do not know any
thing more of his party belief than of his char
acter personally. But we do know that he is
not the man when the Democratic Precinct
Convention placed in candidacy for that office,
and this is sufficient reason why we and
every other Democrat in this city ought to op-
pose his election.
But of Mr.. Jonas W. Brown, the other
Independent" candidate, we do know some
thing, and we here say. emphatically, that we
know so much of his personal character and
past official conduct as to make it our duty
not only to our party brethren but to all hon.
est, good citizens-to publicly warn voters
from yielding him support. He is neither [
honest nor capable. And he is, and he win con-
tinue to be, if elected, the willing instrument {
and ready confederate Of men who use him, as !
they seek to use every other tool or dupe, to !
heir own bad purposes, and to the very mate I
,ial injury of the community. The election of I
Jonas w. Brown will be a public calamity to Il
he full measure and extent of his power in '
he Office of Justice of the Peace to make it ty
o. His official record, in other positions G
which he has held in this county, is evidence c
f what we charge against him, and we urge Ip
bis public-not the Democrats alone, but the o
onOrable voters of the Opposition---if they q
alue the sound and just and impartial admin Ii
'tration Of the law in this city precinct, to la
or as assiduously for his defeat as they ought IL
D in behalf of the election of an honest man. ltt
10 Democrat can consistently vote for him I; n
0 good citizen ought to. 6 '''la33 hi
For Constables there are also "Independent" o.
nndidates announced in this precinct--R. n. fr
urnbull and John Wilson. Mr.. Turnbull is, lea
e believe, q Republican, and as such does not HI
xpect to receive the votes Of Democrats. He
, so far as we know, a good citizen and faith
i to his obligations; but since our party has ~
No worthy candidates in the field, and only y
NO constables are to be elected, no Democrat til
lght to vote for Mr.. Turnbull @
DIFFERENTIATED stronger reasons exist which lth
lould govern Democrats in the opposition to "
ohm Wilson. He claims to be Democrat; /
= now holds the Office of Constable by virtue
q nomination and an election by Democrats =
8 henow appears in opposition to the regular !,
emocratic candidates, he is to be regarded -
! disafected party man and a bolter, and - :.
II these very c0gent reasons if there were no -
her, he ought to be strenuously opposed by
Tery Democrat. But there are other, and, $
rong party man as we are, we think para Eha
cunt reasons why neither Democrats nor good Iha