The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-01-28
GOV. BALLARD's PERFIDY.

matter of the action between that functiOnary
and the Legislative Council, but it's effort Ii
both feeble and false 1t says:
Tn order to prevent Democratic Legislature from
egslating the Offices to destruction, dstracting the
revenue and damaging the credit OF the territory
Gov Ballard consented to nominate one Democrat
and one Republican, provided the Council would con
Arm both and that he would choose the Republican
and thew might choose the Democrat The jeaousles
and animosities of the Democratic party prevented
them making their choice. thereby forcing 1t upon
the Governor. He made the choice ana tney splte
fully rejected the candidate. That ended his obga
ton 1t was in fact act OF generosity on ms par
to send in Democratic name at ALL but ne 1elt Douho
to do it, but he did not feel bound 10 hlht the Dem
ocratic party through to find candidate whom they
would confirm.
| It is remarkable that so few lines can con
tain 80 many barefaced lies; yet we admit that
the editor of the Statesman always exhibits
this faculty of putting more talsehood within
brief space than any other person we can
now call to mind-uness it be Gov. Ballard
himself, who has conspicuously gained for him
self the unenviable Distinction by his conduct
in this very matter here referred to, of being
the most shameless, wanton, and unnecessary
ineractitudinest in the Territory.
When the Statesman speaks of the DISPOSE
ton or likelihood of the Democratic Legsla-
ture to distract the revenue and to damage the
credit of the Territory, the editor knows he
lies by implication in saying that the jealouses
and animosites of the Democratic party pre-
vented the selection of candidate by the
Council members, and that thereby the selec-
ton was forced upon the Governor, he lies d.
rectly; when he says the Governors obligation
ended with the selection of that rejected NOM
inee, he lies without warrant; and when he
asserts that it was an act of generosity on the
part of Gov Ballard to nominate n Democrat
at all for either of the otfices-of Territorial
Comptroller or Territorial Treasurer-he lies
most absolutely.
The facts in the case are these: There were
to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed
by the Council Territorial Comptroller and
q Territorial Treasurer. The Governor could
not act without the Council, nor could the
Council act without the Governor, in the mat
ter Gov Ballard i. u Radical, the Council
was more than three fourths Democratic. As
was done in 1866, an arrangement was agreed
upon by which the Council would confirm APP
pontees sent in by the Governor, one t. be a
Radical selected by the Governor, the other
to be Democrat, selected by majority of
the Council In connection with this arrange
ment Gov. Ballard soemny and unreservrdy
pledged his. honor as man, and gave the most
binding assurances that he would keep his faith
in the matter, and he gave these pledges and
assurances to several gentlemen. He did not
give diplomatic pledges, nor promise as a poll
tlcian but as an honorable, man and high off
rial. When we say that he never, in Il single
particular, even rs much as displayed dispo-
'itiOn to fulfil his pledges or observe his faith,
after he found that he could violate both with
mpunty, 50 far as any remedy left to the Cuun-
I'll was concerned, We think every honest read
,r, be he Democrat or Radical, will Join with
IS in saying that Governor Billiard has lied
most wantOnly, most unnecessarily, most dis
gracefully, and most UNANIMOUSLY lied. These
ire harsh, very ugly words, we admit; but, We
add, they do not, harsh and ugly rs they are,
10 one jot more than justice to the case in
which we Use them. 1t pains us to feel that it |
S necessary to apply these terms to Gov. Bal /
ard, for we have, from the first day we formed !
lis acquaintance, liked him, notwithstanding |
he broad difference which has existed between
Is politically. We believed him To be an hon |
st, faithful, and well-nindcd public officer,
md an honorable, certainly Il truthful gentle
nan. Under this belief and high opinion of
lin, we have at times gone ont of our way rs
Democrat to defend his actions and vindicatc
lis character from the attacks and aspersions
asst upon him by men in high office of our own
'arty. We have at last been, by his own base
'eridy, and his own ndeftnsible falsehood
nd rascally duplicity, fully convinced thar we
ave in the past totally mistaken the character
f the man. We have been deceived by him
nee, but no such event will ever happen Il
ecOnd tine-unless he should be proved to
ave told the truth or observed his faith in
nything-a phenomenon not likely to occur.
1ov. Ballard has, to use Il current phrase very
pplcable to his case, played himself out of
he respect of many Democrats whom we
now, and who really liked him as n man. be.
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