The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-10-20
OUR SELL. ELECTED DELEGATE.

mts Hon. John r. Mcbride. and also has
reference to drawing up and lobbying through
Congress the bill which annulled an Act of the
Idaho Legislature. If Democratic Leglsla-
ture has been guilty of any abuses, the proper
remedy, us We conceive, under our system oi
Government, is to appeal to the people Them
selves in whose behalf those eminent services
were so gratutously rendered. II the theory
that the majority shall rule is correct ana that
is the basis upon which our whole Government
is founded, then majority OF the people oi
Idaho Territory have il in their power TO cor
rect any abuses which Democratic Legisia-
ture NAV commit, without sneakingy appeal
ing to partisan Congress who know rs niue
of our wants, " shes and requirements rs Mr.
Grant does of diplomacy or craftsmanship
Our neighbor may exult over the success
which attended his volunteer efforts To mis-
represent Idaho affairs at Washington aud Sc
cretly rejoice aud ilatter himself upon his close
proximity TO gubcrnatorial honors, which he
imagines are just within his reach, aud We
have no doubt that he can actually taste :"
the position, but he will find it difficult task
and one beyond the depth of Radical logic. TO
convince the people of Idaho that it's to their
interest for Congress 10 disfranchise them,
and tina. they would be benefited should they
be deprived OF any voice in the selection oil
a. 81. .,,.,,, l,..,l .fErars
The Democracy Of Idaho have created no
" supcrnumery officers" Ii We are not yer!
much mistaken. Republican Legislature ere
atrd every Office in Idaho which "as mol pro-
yldrd Tor By the Organic Act, As long rs The
Radicals controlled tho Tcrrii"r! II Was alI
right in the eyes Of our contemporary, bat Win
him 1t makes difference whose or IL gorcd
As soon as the Democracy obtain coutr"l oi
Territorial affairs. then he deems Shcriha. Dis'
trict Atturucys. aud IN fact nil local officers a
nuisance, which Congress should abaIn The
L. ; Attorney, on = salary III two or three
hundred dollars year, should be District Al
torney lor the whole Territory. not only IN al!
cases arising under The Laws al Congress. but
also 10 all cases arising uujcr the laws of the
/ Territory The l., : Marshal should on that
theory be- thr Sheriff Tor the cniige Terrii"r! ;
the conscry ator ol the peace Throughout; every
county aud township. and summon Jurors 10 'rt
every t,an charged with IA iuiraction OF the
/ laws Of The Territory What mans life or prop.
.rty would be- safe with sach u IMAM ~ Mou!iou
+ filling The posi,ion Of L. 5. Marshal True.
( the prcscnt incumbent; uf tia. office - gen
;lcman Who possrssrs the confidence OF The
I people. irrespective Of party; hu, III" frall
tenure ot office under the prc.cui adm'n's'ra'
/ ton leads Us h. believe that We canno! calcH'
late with any certainty upon sund man hold.
ing nm official position under tho Government
any great lcrgth ot time
| We contend that the people OF our Territory
/ have the right 10 not only create such Officers
a. ShcrlTa. District Attorneys. &c. but Ia
provide for the manner Of filling them. aud
that any appeal to Congress to interfere and
set aside the will of our people "a expressed
through their representatives IN The Terrific.
rial Legislature. is IN violation q. their known
wishes and malicious attempt to deprive
them Of selCgoyernmcnt. II the editor Of the
Statesman prcsumcs that be- was carrying out
the desires Of the people OF Idaho in his Off.
cious intermeddling in our afairs while he
was at the National Capitol, he will find that
he is wofully mistaken. The people Of Idaho
Mt the recent election gave renewed assurances
OF their confidence in the principles of Dem.
ocracy. and our selfconstituted special Dele.
gate, or Envoy. Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to the Court Of Ulysses the
Silent, should have offered himself as n candi.
date for their SURFACES. They would have
dispeed his dclusiou in decided manner. we
are inclined tn think The idea. that in his
course he represented the wishes of the people,
| is oil bosh. The doctrine that might makes
right" was bis ruling motive in endeavoring
to abolish not only all local Offices but to throw
the business into the hands o Federal ap-
pointees, to be paid by the people of Idaho.
The cry of retrenchment and reform comes
| from the wrong source and ut the wrong time.
The representatives of the people Of Idaho
doubtless intend, as such il the known and
scttIed policy of The Democratic party to re-