The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-03-09
M1sREpREsENr1Na OUR DELEGATE.

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of the peopleof our Territory at the National
Capital; need of prnise to which he's Justly
entitled, not only from the party which elected
him, but from the people irrespective OF party
Judge Skaters term as Delegate has, however
expired; and upon the eve Of his retiring from
his office he is saluted with a blast from the
Radical bugle of Idaho. He is denominated
wooden man. because the members OF the
Legislature have not been favored with On IN
crease of compensation, when twas through The
representations and efforts Of the Statesmen
ring ''that their compensation was reduced" 1.
In his issue of March I'd, our neighbor either
willfally or through ignorance misquotes the
language used by Judge Shafer in the House,
upon the question of allowing the Judges to
district o Territory, and assign themselves 10
their respective districts.
We believe that the Congressional Globe Is
better authority for what actually took place IN
Congress, and better authority for what was
said by members than is the Statesman, and we
prefer to accept it as such. Our cotemporary'
in quoting, or rather misquoting, Judge Sha-
fers remarks, credits him with saying that
"lThere has been but one term of court for
any single county of the Territory in the year.
In some cases no court has been held at oil"
We do not attempt TO substantiate this state
menr, but simply say that no such language was
used by Judge Shafer. and in support of our
denial refer to the Globe, copy OF which Is
now before US. On the 4th day Of February
last, Mr.. Cullom, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported back a bill to amend the or
ganic Act of Wyoming, which proposed to ex-
tend over that Territory, as well as Utah, the
provisions of the Act applicable to Idaho. EN-
towering the Judges of the Supreme Court to
define the Judicial Districts, assign the Judges
and also fix the times and places of holding
courts in the several counties, &c. The de-
bate upon the measure was participated in by
Fitch of Nevada, Cavanaugh of Montana,
Hooper of Utah, and Shafer OF idaho. all of
whom opposed the bill, and we quote here the
exact language used by our Delegate upon
that occasion, and which is quite different from
that which our neighbor credits him with hay-
ing used:
wish TO be understood that this law has been ap
plicable for several years 10 the Territory Of Idaho
and that the people Of that Territory regard rs bad
in principle and worse in practice In many instances
inAs
the several Districts and in of the moro remote
counties from the capital Of the Territory but single
term Of the court has been held in each Every
lawyer knows that there ought to be two terms of the
court in every county In each year. II this thing is
allowed 10 60 in the other Territories IL Is in
Idaho. the courts will not be held they ought to
be. They have not been held regularly in that Ter
ritory, and have reason TO believe they win be
held more regularly in the other Territories.
Judge Shafer does not say that there has
been but one term for any single county of the
Territory in the year." but, on the contrary,
did say that 10 "some of the more remote
counties from the Capital of the Territory but
a single term of the court has been held in
each year" 1t does not appear from the Globe
report as above quoted, that he used any such
language rs I'm some cases no court has been
held at ALL" though it would have been true
had he have said it. .-.
The people of Idaho Territory are not ICON
tent that the Judges should regulate the terms,
districts and the assignments of the Judges"
as stated by our cotemporary, but, on the con-
trary, regard the action of Congress, in amend
ing our Organic Act so as to deprive the Leg
islature of that right, as an outrage and in
perfect keeping with the Infamous course of
legislation pursued by Congress towards Idaho
for several years past. The voice of our PEG.
pie is disregarded entirely. A Democratic
Delegate from Idaho. chosen as representa-
tive of all the people of the Territory, and
whose political sentiments are in accord with
those of over three-ffths of our population, Is
told that Congress, or the House Committee
on Territories, has "taken the sense of the
people of the Territories in reference to the
matter" How has the sense of the people of
Idaho ever been taken otherwise than through
the ballot box, resulting in the election of a
Democratic Delegate, at every election when
a Delegate was to be chosen, by overwhelming
majoritiesa If Congress desired to pay the
least regard to the wishes of the people,
they could easily do so by adopting the
suggestions of the Delegate whom they have
chosen to represent their interests and wishes
at the National Capital. The fact is, that
little coterie Of Radicals at Boise City, in which
the carpet.bag element preponderates, assumes
to represent the people Of Idaho, and parti.