Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-30
A LETTER WORTH REAprnG &.

resident of this Basin, and his character stands
very high with all who know him. We think
ne gives sound counsel at d well-chosens mo-
lnent, and cheerfully give place to his conlnu-
nication. He says :&aaE
B Mr. EDrToR:--I wish a place in the aWoRnD
tor the few remarks have to make, and ad-
dress them to every Democrat in the Basin,
but more particularly tony own coantrymen,
who are SO frequently humbugged and BAN
boozled and cajoled out of their votes by des-
perate politicians who use them as they would
use foot log, to cross over from the side where
they have nothing to the side where they can
"strike it rich" and when safe across not a
ha'porth do they care for the log on which they
got over. The Primary election is close to
hand, and the political honey-gatherers are bu-
sy, going from this one to that one, endeavor.
Ing to extract the sweet votes from all of us,
in order that themselves shall not want for sus-
tenance for the two years to come, whatever
we may do who give it to them. But that's al
ways the way, and don't hope to better it.
There is one thing that do hope to be in
strumental in, that will open the eyes of every
freshman who has vote. and save them from
disgracing themselves, and at the same time
will be OF benefit to the Democratic party.
hardly know how to come at 1t smoothly, but
let me- tell it my own way:
There came to my cabin last Sunday, -
-, 1--we withheld all names which occur
in the letter.-EDrroRl and he told me that
the Americans in idaho City were making a
combination to take all the offices for them
selves, and not to let an Irishman have one of
them. He said the Missourians and the Chiv-
airy Democrats didn't think an freshman wor
thy of having an office, and that --
was to be- beaten for -, because lie was an
drishman, and that it was the relics of Know
Nothingisn which was to master the election,
to hunt down every Irishman, and put none on
the ticket that were not Americans. Much
mere was uttered of the same character, but
L have told enough to serve my purpose in
writing this
1 told him we were all Americans that
were voters; it We were not we had no call To
vote, for we teok the oath whea we all were
admitted to citizenship to throw off our alle-
glance to the country of our birth, and to keep
faithful to the Uaited States. To be sure,
am an Irishman. but my oath and my duty
make me an American citizen, and myself and
every other adopted citizen, if he was born in
ireland or Italy, or Germany or Russia must
be the same thing in this country. But told
kim besides that his words would make better
impression on me il l didR't know some occur
Fences of the man he was SO eager for. told
him was here last August, when his friends,
who were SD provoked ut Know NothiEgs now
broke ranks from out of the Democratic par
ty. and to beat the Democratic ticket, which
had OH it one American born, one German
born, aud one freshman born, for candidates.
they made ticket that had on it two that |
had known to be Know Nothings in Siskiyou,
in California, aad another that, though he is an
freshman, am told, do not feel very proud
of as :. countryman. was asked to vote this
Know Nothing ticket by - himself,
no less, aad because told him would not, he
turned upon me as il be had been stuug
Ii Know Nothings are So bad now they were
as bad last August, and it don't seem reasona-
bic to me that the Missourians aud Chivalry,
who made ticket OF aa American. German
and an Irlshman last year, and who voted that
ticket are disposed to act less generously in
dispensing their nominations for office this
year. At all evoats, prefer to take my chances
for good Democratic ticket with the men
who made this ticket / refer to, last August to
trusting the men, although they are Irishmen,
and claim to be Democrats, who then made up
ticket OF two cid Know Nothngs who never
put in Democratic vote in their lives, and
defeated the regular Democratic candidate
with that Know Nothing ticket. No, sir, /
will maiHtain my duty to my party, and act
with the liberal-lninded Democrats who have
always been faithful to their professions to.
wards Irishmen and to NIL adopted citizens,
and believe nearly every freshman that has a
vote will do the same. 1t 10 best for us.
have met good many Democrats whe are
American born, aud some of them came from
Missouri; but / never heard them to talk OF
an Irishinan except as they would at any other
man-to praise him if he was good, and con
denim him If he was bad But l have heard
many Of them say That they wished to sec res
pectable Irshmen and respectable Germans,
with respectable native-born citizens, on the
Democratic ticket this year. III this is what
- and his friends mean by the Mis-
sourians and Chisalry forming "combina-
tion," us one of the Irish born voters declare
myself in favor OF the combination, and know
many more like me who will support it,
have trespassed on your time and paper
too long, but my excuse is the Importance off
the OCCASION 1t is not my right nor privilege
to tell my countrymen what they ought TO do,
for they are men and can do as they like; but
I will retnark in conclusion that the freshman