The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-03-23
STANDING BY PARTY.

papers with reference to the Federai oniclalS
Of Idaho, which contains about as much mis-
representation of the course pursued Dy DEM
ocratic journals in this Territory as could well
be compressed in SO small o compass. Inc
WORLD has pursued the even tenor OF Its way
in defending the rights Of the people, SO lar as
possible, against the encroachments Of cor
rupt set of carpetbaggers and political juggers
who seemed to think that the people had no
rights which o certain corrupt ring at the Cap
ital were bound to respect. In doing SO we
have found it necessary to expose the rascality
and corruption Of few individuals holding
Federal positions and Offices of public trust;
and however distasteful it may be to those VINO
have received such attention at our hands, we
are not disposed to agree to any cessation Oh
hostilities so long as we believe that the public
interests require an aggressive, and offensive
it may be, war upon our part against puoiic
officials who endeavor to trample under foot
the rights of the people of our Territory. we
have never refrained from awarding the due
need of praise to all public officials who have
shown disposition to Ego quietly about their
duties" and to give credit where credit was
due. We have frequently had occasion to
compliment the course of different Federal
officers in this Territory, and have never hesl-
tated to do so, but we scarcely think that we
have ever thrown ourself open to the imputa-
ton of fattery. We candidly acknowledge
that we are not in the habit of bestowing CON-
p,iments upon Federal officials who "evince
disposition to stand by their party and their
friends" in the discharge Of their official du-
ties, as against all others An officer in the
discharge of his official duties should know
neither party nor friends. A Judge who allows
his party affiliations to influence his judicial
decisions, is not fit to occupy the position
Such person should be denounced by all hon.
est men and should be kicked out of any re-
spectacle community. The Statesman ring"
however, take q different view of the matter,
and the more subservient Judge becomes,
and the more willingly he prostitutes his official
position in furthering the schemes of the Radl-
cal ring, OF which the Statesman is the mouth
piece, the higher he is held in their estimation.
Lewis evinces, Enthusiastically, disposition
to stand by his party and his friends, under
any and all circumstances On the bench or
of, it is all the same to him, and his course is
invariably endorsed by the Statesman
The abominable political decision of Lewis,
that the Territorial Courts were United States
Courts; that the United States Marshal should
summon all juries, and the u. S. Attorney
prosecute all offenders against the laws of the
Territory, as well as the laws of Congress-
virtually abolshing the Offices of Sheriffs and
District Attorneys,-was heartily endorsed
and commended by the Statesman This de.
cision, which was but the echo Of similar
one rendered by legal donkey in Utah named
Mexican, was reversed by the Supreme Court
of our Territory, and we are Informed that
the Attorney General of tho United States has
not only disallowed the accounts of the Mar.
shall and District Attorney for Utah, under
McKean's decision, but has also written
sharp letter to the Federal usurpers in that
Territory.
We never professed any admiration of the
honesty or ability of Judge Noggle but, on the
contrary, have expressed our opinion of that
individual pretty freely-an opinion which, as
our neighbor knows, was anything but compli.
mentary. AS much as we dislike Noggle, aad
as low as he stands in our estimation, there is
yet one step lower in which we hold Lewis,
and few other INSCRIPTIONS conspirators
against the rights of the people We admit
that there are some subjects upon which we
certainly ought to pull together" and if there
is any subject more important than that OF hav.
ing honest and capable men as Federal officials
in our Territory, we are unaware of the fact
If Judge is ignorant, or corrupt, or both, we
propose to leave no stone unturned in order to
secure his removal; and if exposing his ignor-
ance and corruption savors Of an indulgence in
personalities we shall not shrink from the per-
Torrance of what We conceive to be our duty,
however distasteful it may be to the ring"
which, sitting in solemn conclave at the Terri
torial capital, breeds all the corruption which
we have recently exposed and denounced.
THE "GoLDEN AGE."-Theodore Tilton's
new paper. the Golden Age, came to hand