The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-10-17
cENTERvILLE CORRESPONDENTS.
CENTERvILI.E, October 10, Il

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! CENrERvILIE. October 10, 1872
ED. WORLD:-An effort is being made to
create the impression among the voters Of this
county that the Republican nominees for Con-
gress, and for Assemblymen, are in every way
preferable and superior to the Democratic
nominees for the same Offices. Nothing could
be more erroneous. But let US compare and
see which is the better ticket. and let that
ticket be elected.
At the head of the Democratic ticket stands
the name Of John HALEY, one of the earliest
pioneers Of the Territory. and gentleman in
every way eminently fitted to fill, creditably
and honorably, the position for which he has
been nominated. Coming to the Territory
early in 1862, "broke," (ths high water in South
ern Oregon having deprived him of all he had
but his good name, his intellect, energy and
business tact), he went to work with will to
repair his shattered fortunes. and he is now
worth from one hundred to one hundred and
| fifty thousand dollars, all Of which he has in
vested in business enterprises in 1dahO there
by bene6tlng the Territory and all concerned
in it as well as himself Does anybody be-
lieve that man lacking both education and
common sense could have succeeded in busi-
ness beyond all of his neighbors? Impossible !!
But Mr.. HALEY is not lacking in either.
knew him in Southern Oregon when he was .
poor and obscure farmer, just beginning to
u r Al,
he was stage proprietor and have met him
since he ceased to be such; and have always
found him the same busiuess-like, plain. prac-
teal man of sense; and certainly every one
who knows my political meanness will do me
the credit to believe that now the Democratic
party is broken up and disbanded, l would
not support Mr.. HALEY nor any other man If
did not sincerely believe him better man
for the position than his opponent.
That Mr.. J. w. Huston. the Republican as
pirant for the Drlegateship, is better rheto-
rican than Mr. HALEY can readily believe, as
/ know Mr. Hailey's time to have been de-
voted to the rugged practicabilities of active
business life, while Mr.. Huston culled the flow
ers of rhetoric which grow only along the vel
vet-bordered paths of leisure and of ease; but
polished sentence, rounded period and rhetori-
cal flourish, although good enough things in
their place, do not so we'll fit man for Dele
gate in Congress as enlarged business capacity
and qualifications The former, Mr.. Huston,
possesses, to the exclusion of the latter; while
Mr. Haley possesses the latter in an eminent
degree, and to some extent the former. Again,
Delegate in Congress should have an actual
bona-fide interest in the country he represents,
and Mr. Huston has but little or no interest in
the Territory, is but little known here, and but
tor the breadan butter position which he
holds by presidential favor, would probably
never have been here And if he goes to Con-
cress, having no interests here to protect, will
very naturally look to his personal advance.
ment, regardless of the interests of his con-
stituents, he having no interests in common
with theirs; but Mr.. HALEY having large in-
terests, and being good business man as ne
| is, will have personal motive In being watch
full of the Territory's interests and welfare.
For Prosecuting Attorney the names OF Il.
r. Foote and Jonas w. Brown are presented.
Words of comparison were superfuous here.
Mr. Foote is lawyer of culture and ability.
Mr. Brown simply copyist, pettifogger and
reader of old and stale speeches and lectures
of other men; man of very little ability and
less originality sort of literary sOundvault
whence proceed echoes of vanishing sounds once
heard in the world of literature nothing more.
As the superior qualifications and fitness OF
the Democratic nominees for Councilmen are
universally conceded will pass on to COM
parison of two of the nominees for Assembly
men. aiming to select about the mean of each
ticket. And will take tor the purpose NJ. j.
Biddy and S. K Goldtrap. Messrs. Biddy and
Goldtrap are both miners; both possess
some property; both are in the enjoyment OF
the esteem and confidence of their neighb0rs /;
lboth as long as an old sea captains yarn, and
as vain as girl with her first beau; and both
incompatible improvements on most of our As
semblymen in past years. Yet incline to the
opinion that Mr. Biddy would make the better
legislator of the two. Mr.. Goldtrap, it is true,
has the advantage Of him in the matter Of ed
|ucation; but Mr.. Biddy, SO far from being an
ignorant man, as some persons OF more malice
than fairness charge, possesses fair common
school education, and in power and scope OF
intellect is immeasurably Mr.. GOldtrap's supe-
rior. In addition to this. Mr.. Biddy can. and
| if called upon to do so, doubt MT, will 60 on
the stump and vindfeate his claims and my as-
sertiuns before the people; and If any Of his
enemies doubt, or wiehat0 refute this, let them
trot Mr.. Goldtrap outs
Thus could continue down to the last name
on the ticket, for am personally acqilainee!
with most Of them; and show that instead q