The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1868-12-03
BOISE COUNTY AND THE LEGISLATURE.

Congress called 10 convene at Boise CITY on nonua
next, Dec zfh By word from the Terrltoriai capita
we learn that nearly if not every one Of the Counci
men and Representatives elect from the more dis'a
counties who purpose to be present during the ses
sion, are already there Capt Taylor, Councilman
elect from Oneida county, has gone to Kentucky ant
viii not, therefore, be present
In connection with this word from Boise City, w
hear of a movement, ON which we shall pass cemmen
in very plain terms and rest to await further deVei
opnents that shall determine Us in using still PLANE
and much stronger language in condemnation o
those involved in the movement, and In exposure
their unproyoked. proscrptive, and very base con
spirscy In this movement, if our information il
correct are combined, except few honorable gentle
men of each House. the delegations Of Ada and othei
counties and the object Of their league is to oppose
and prescribe every and every applicant FOL
positions in either House coming from Boise county
There are, we repeat honorable gentlemen of either
House who viii not ally themselves to this mean un
just and base persecution of whole county and as
we shall say some pretty hard things in the course OF
this article expressly state that our eensori
GUS or condemnatory language is not at all intended
for. nor to be applied to them
The prime mover in this base plot is E. D. Hol-
brook present Delegate to Congress from Idaho, re-
elected in 1866 by Democratic votes but since last
June bitter, ambushed, malevolcnt, INSCRIPTIONS,
and treacherous foe to the Democracy Of the Terrific
ry, because he was not renominated by the Conyen-
ton for the position he holds and viii hold until
the 4th OF March ensuing. Chiefly connected with
him III this disreputable scheme leading, very
conspicuous of the Radical party in Boise City,
whom we can readily name. but shall defer doing SO
until what will be the effect and final issue OF
the plot in the opening OF the session Holhrook and
these prominent Radicals the head and front OF
the dishonorable league and plot which is equally
vile with that told Of in /" Tom Jones' between Blfl
and Black George, and terribly rendered by John
Ran aolph Of Roanoke alliance between the
Blackleg and the Puritan" Also connected with
these chief conspirators two three others i'll
Ada county, who call themselves Democrats but who
have no clearer title TO the distinction than that they
have always begged and sometimes obtained Office or
official pap from the party. in return for which they
have turned out subsequently either defaulters
shameless plunderers who disgraced or dishonored
the party, and had TO confess one Of two things
that they got money sustain their apparent or
lostenta.ious extravaganza by dishonest means in
Office or out Of Office their fees salaries were no.
toriously inadequate to sustain their style OF living
and who have never been Democrats one hour for
principle, for any other than the obtanment
Or the possession Of sfice or spoils.
These men have been enabled By working and
practising upon the vanity the ambition and the Gu
pidity Of few members, TO form them into 4 drag.
ooned squad who shall have two particular objects Of
action in the Legisature-f-st TO benefit themselves
not 30 much their constituents and last 10 oppose
and prescribe Boise county in everything. In this
way these outside and inside conspirators have
ieagued together, made up their slate aud purpose
to carry through their plans.
We have said that f. D. Holbrook il the prime
nsvsr. the ringeader, the head devil o. this infa-
nous scheme. We will now give some Of the rea-
sons and motives which have actuated him in II: He
was twice nominated as Delegate 10 Congress and
both times elected. He wanted denomination for
third term, and the Democrats Of Boise county did
not wish to longer honor him. but greatly preferred
any other named candidate in the whole Territory.
In revenge Holbrook sought in the campaign 10 de-
feat the Democratic candidate sought to defeat the
BOISE county Democratic ticket, and falling in these
designs, now seeks to prosecute and revenge himself
upon BOISE county in every possible way. We have
other reasons tQ show in explanation OF his conduct
out VIII for the present stay their utterancc We shall
timely present them, however
One Of the charges made against Boise county by
fnese conspirators, as why she should be op-
posed and prescribed by the other counties combined
10, that Boise county wants to hog every thing az
they classcay express it. Let US look into the cor
RICHNESS OF this charge At the outset Boise county
was the only county of this end Of Idaho Out of her
domain has been carved the counties of Alturas Owy
nee and Ada Yet Boise has always been the largest
In population, the chiefes in material wealth in SUD-
port OF the Territorial government &c In her pen
ltude OF numerical, voting strength in the IepisIa
ture she could easily have located the Territorial can
itai, when 1t was removed from Lewiston. TO With,
her own domain but instead of doing SO, with mag |
nanimity not often practised she rave itimnor,.nt
ana OF great advantage as it was and has been-.o
AuA' 'ne youngest county of Southern Idaho, which
" ~" ehie' III the persecution against her. The del
iron BOISE county have. in the several Legis
sessions Always exhibited generosity and mag.
anilty winch deserves fair recognition if not re-
urn toward every other section of the Tel rtory II
any county ought to be pointed at and combined
against for "hogying everything" surely Boise is not
that county Let the delegation Of Ada look at homo
and see If their own county has not only "hopped"
tnings but is still more greedily bent on "hogging
all there is to get Ada has already the seat of the
territorial Government, the Land Office, the Survey
OF Generals Office, and the PROMISE with almost un-
laing assurance Of the location there of an ASSAY
once the Penitenary, and the University Ali these
benefit not merely the individuals who preside over
Or are employed in the various departments but they
Vastly dement, also the whole Of the resident popula
Ion the property owner by enhancing thu valne Of