The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20
ELECTION OF TERRIT0RIAL OFFICERS.

Hon. James NJ. Cavanaugh, the energeti
Delegate from Montana Territory, introduce
IN the House of Representatives, on Decembe
8, 1869, bill to provide for the election Q
certain Territorial officers by the people. 1
is too long to publish in full in this issue, bu
we will give synopsis Of the leading portion
of the proposed law, and us the first section i
the most important and contains the gist of thu
whole act we will insert it entire US follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled That hereafter the several Govern
ors Secretaries, and Judges of the organized Terrific
ries Of the United States shall be elected by the resi-
dent and qualified electors In each Of said Territories
respectively.
Tho second section provides that after the
passage of the Act the acting Governors OF
each OF the Territories shall issue their procla-
nations ordering notices to be given by the
proper officers for sixty days; that ON the first
Monday in August next elections will be held
for Territorial Governor. Secretary and Terri
torial Judges, the persons elected to hold Office
for four years and until their successors shall
be elected and qualified. The other sections
provide as to the manner OF holding the cleo
tions, canvassng the returns &c, and also
that the Legislatures of the several Territories
shall provide by law for the impeachment and
consequent removal of any of said officers The
seventh section of the bill also provides that
Territorial Controllers or Auditors and Terri
tOrial Treasurers shall be elected at the same
time, and fixes their tenure of Office at two
years. The bill was referred to the Committee
on Territories, and it will there undoubtedly
sleep the sleep that knows no waking"
We admire Mr.. Cavanaugh's pluck and ell
ergy, and from our personal acquaintance with
him we know that the failure of the bill to be-
come law will not be through negligence or
any want of effort on his part, but the Terrific
ries are regarded rs common property by the
party in power. and the easiest way to get rid
VI clamorous office seekers, broken down old
political hacks and troublesome political asso-
ciates, Is BY sending them off TO some OF the
Territories as Federal officers (in which the
people are considered as in n State of semi.
barbarism), there to enact the role OF political
missionaries. 1t would be deprvng the Ad.
of fruitful field of official pat.
-onage; and then again it would be admitting
hat the people Of the Territories are capable
If self government, which is not orthodox in
hese days Of Radicalism, but on the contrary
s considered BY the party of great moral ideas q
ls damnable political heresy. II the wishes I
Ind true interests of the people Of the Terri :
Dries were consulted by Congress, the bill in
reduced by Mr.. Cavauaugh would pass with :
ut any opposition whatever but we are fear =
ll that We can never lay the aattering JUNCTION
D our souls that we have any rights Congress i
eels bound to respect much less have accorded .
D us the right of American citizens 10 select u
ur own officers and public servants p