The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-02-11
THE TIDAL WAVE sWAsHEs AT US.

exhibited in its columns disposition to whelm
us with its huge foaming "rollers,' as though ii
were a "beach comber," and, from the WORLD
| it could wrest articles of value and profit, to
be converted to its own advantage. Atlength
in its issue of Feb I'd, it swashes its turgid
waters at us, and were it not that our fabric
is bulded too firmly for its turbulent, frothy,
but puny dash, no doubt we should be either
totally submerged or swept away, SO that the
most prurient picker of unconsdered trltles''
would not stoop to the task of Butlerizing our
remains.
Our comments upon the perfdy of Gov. Bal
lard, and upon the dishonest peculaton in Of
fee of Territorial Treasurer Sterling, caused
this upheaval of the 'roling' Ware. 1t says
eether outrageous - that we used coarse III
vective," which :'always carries with it its own
refutation." Hereafter, peerless Juvenal of
Owyhee, sweet Addison of Silver City, pol
ished Butler of the modern Hudibrds, we shall
endeavor to copy thine own inimitable satire,
to take pattern of thine own scimetar-like
irony, and to initiate thine own delicate yet
killing manner of demolshing our adyersares.
Yet most impartial censor and accomplished
critic, since we must struggle, to get out OF our
present dilemma Through which we have in
Cured your virtuous displeasurc), IN our own
" coarse" gross and outrageous way, pray
answer for lis these questions:
First. Whether it is more "gross" in us to
say in plain English that Gov. Ballard " lied.
when he actually did deliberately lie in 4 very
important matter, affecting the interests of
Democrats and Democracy in Idaho than it
was for Mr.. JAS 5. Reynolds, whilom Radical
editor of the Statcs0ntun, to apply the term
" thief to Gov. Lyon, or to sJismatize Isaac
l., Gibbs, nominated Governor of Idaho in
1867 (and whom Reynolds did not know nor
had ever seem, as i drunkard. hummer, a
lOater !" again Us "a drunken beast" and 4"
bestial tool;" and finally as one who would
"steal'' the money of the Indian Department
Answer us this, impartial Mr.. Tidal Ware, aud
oe'l III iii''u ""''o -" answer Us '""' '"'
1 ""''l' !"' nav :" '''"'''
lauded, aud nowhere condemned Tor his gross,
"'' NANNY ana outrageous coarse l'''''-
'"'' 'PP''" '"' H'A''n l'In'S ID h'o''''
Governor OF Idaho, whom your sanity Lincoln
"'o "PP"i"'eu 10 '"' pace ana 10 hHd'cH
P'' S"""7 \''ooS) """'I' -N'' l-'''c"'" III" aP
po''''u T. > harSA'l "t ahoihrr territory,
ana WHOM haul'al Sr'A,c had once confirmed
is governor ol ldaho. Furthermore, bear III
NINA mat our condemnation OF Gov. Ballard
was because OF his infamous, Notorious bad
ialth with our party, IN which important Ter
ritofiaI interests were involved, while Rr!H-
'dS ATTACK on Hlb0S, VINO never sat foot IN
ldaho, was founded III sheer malice. without
cause or proTocatlnn whatever by Mr. Gibbs.
>econd 1t oar q" coarse lnvecuve carries
WITH 1t It's own Eeiutation, Will You engage 10
say that Gov ballard did not deliberately and
'antony he, as We charged Ii You viii SO
Engage, We promise you that We Will prorc, 10y
ncontestlbr testimony (the assertions, or, u
necessary: the aihdavltS). OF gentlemen whose
integrity ana Vtraclf! even Yourself, Mr. Carp
ng ""'e' VIII not question: that Gov. Ballard
Il" nnquainedIy and absolutely pledge himself
o do certain thing, III connection with the
"a FI0 ,,V,l