The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-09-22
THE STATESMAN ON CORRUPTION.

THE STATESMAN ON CORRUPTION.
The Boise City Statesman continually harp
upon the extravaganza of Democratic Legis
latures, but carefully avoids making any refer
ence whatever to the wholesale corruption ant
extravaganza of either Radical Congress oil
Radical State Legislatures. Not word ever
appears in its columns in regard to the debt
piled mountain high upon the people OF North
or South Carolina by his Radical friends, who
control affairs in those two States. Not a word
of condemnation of the present Radical Legis-
lature of the State OF Georgia. which, during
the present session, has run the people of that
State in debt $s5,000,0O, which they have
granted in State aid to railroad corporations.
The Radical Legislatures Of Florida, Louisi-
ana, Texas aud Arkansas have squandered the
public funds and burdended the people of their
respective States with debts which range up
among the millions; and financial exhibits at.
test tn. fact that it costs more than three
times as much to pay tho expenses OF Legis-
lature in any one of the Southern States now
than il did before the war. when Democrats
were in power.
Two years ago the State debt OF Florida was
about S500,000. Since that time, by Radical
Governor aud Legislature, ii has been increased
10 over $4,000, 600 Ex-Goy. ID. s. Walker
of that State asserts. in letter recently writ
ten by him. that il all the lands aud mules in
the State were put up NJ auction II would not
pay tho debt of Florida. The wholesale rob.
berry practiced by Congress in donating mil.
lions of acres o: the public lands to railroad
mouopolisss, is ut length becoming stencil in
the nostrils of even the Radicals themselves
I he platform adopted by nearly every Radical
State Convention held of late contains plank
deuouncing this system Of alternating the pub
lie domain to private corporations. 10 the ex-
clusion Of actual settlers; and yet the States.
vaaM, the seltconsti.uted champion Of rrsrruch
ment and reform. glorics IN having curtailed
the pay of about thirty members Ut the Idaho
Legislature Of about six dollars per day While
IN actual service, aud yet favors further rob.
berry OF the people TO the extent of whole Ter
ritories of the bcs, agricultural lands on the
continent, to BE- airsH array to private individ-
lals or corporations. in order to induce them
10 build few more railroads Such economy |
and rctrcuchmen, Is equivalent TO holding a.
Ihe Spite while it is running at the bung."
The position assumed by our cotsmporary |
that the Legislature ARE IN fact aud in law |
nst as much Federal officers as The Governor /
Or the Secretary" is simply absurd aud ridcu
ous. The Organic Act itself provides lsrc. o.
e that no person holding commission or APP
pointment under the United States. except
Postmastcrs. shall be member Of tho Lrgis.
alive assembly. or shall hold any Office under
he government Of said Territory" Any per-
on holding commission or appointment rs
IN officer Of any kind from the General Gov.
'rnment is therefore debarrcd from holding
my yficial position under the Territorial Gov
'rnment or from being n member Of the Leg.
stature, and il 10 quit. evident that Congress
md the Statesman differ upon the question rs
o whether or not an Idaho legislator is Fed.
raj officer One party must be- wrong;
whether it is Congress or our neighbor we will
ot pretend 20 say. Great men will differ on
mall points, aud we presume such il the case
n the present instance. IS the editor of the
'iatesman claims 10 have convinced Congress
bat the people Of idaho had no right to pay
heir public servants chosen BY them. he may
ossibly induce Congress to do away with the
lection OF members Of the Legislature alto
ether, on the ground that the people will per.
st in electing Democrats.
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