Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-07-18
EXIT BENNETT

The Statesman says that Coz. Bennett
has packed his kit and skipped out for In
diana: and that after tarrying awhile in
Hoosierdom he will proceed to Washing
ton and study the chances Of "beating" his
way into Congress as Delegate from Idaho;
and that if there will be even an approx
innate number of rascals at the Capitol the
coming session that have disgraced the
American people during the past ten years,
Gov. Tom will probably draw his mileage
and never come back ofcourse, say we; ana
failing to defraud Hon. S. S. Fem out OF
the position to which the people OF this
Territory honestly elected him, His Ex-
ceilency will return as Governor again.
There is nothing surprising in this sudden
departure Of Governor Benefit has
been looked for several months past; and
that he will ever return again to this Ter
ritory no one for moment believes. He
has filled his mission out here-carpet-
mission-and destiny leads him to grecner
fields elsewhere. His fund Of vulgar an
ccdotes picked up while failing on to the
army and hanging about Washington, has
ut last been expended. and he no longer
proves bright particular star in bawdy-
house and bar-room, and he now goes 10
repeat himself before new audiences, to
again move on somewhere else after ex-
hausting his budget. 1t has always been a
matter of wonder to some why Bennett,
who claims to be big Statesman and a
bosom friend of the President-it is his
boast that he used to make Grant drunk,
borrow grcenbacks and clean linen from
him-should consent to accept position
at salary that would not cover his whisky
BILL let alone meet his gambling debts.
when men of his calibre Ito hear him tell
it, ought to have been Minister or receiv-
ed Consulship at eight or ten thousand
year But the fact is, Bennett was a bro
ken down, third rate political carbuncle on
the body polite with no influence what
ever, and was appointed Governor OF Ida
no just to get rid of him, and he was just
as glad to receive it, because unable to get
anything else. Since his first appearance
here his sole object has been to be return
ed Delegate to Congress, and to effect
which he has labored increasingly, and
brought to bear all the schcming trickery
that he and his keepers and his tools were
masters Of But his every move has been
handsomely stopped, because the people
here will not tolerate rascality in any man
ner, and the willy Governor, after having
thrown his last card, now sinks back to
lick Grants shoes and whine for another
bone to be tossed to him in some other To-
cality.
Why, he had the effrontery to say, time
and again, that had it not been for his in
fuence at Washington, and his indorsc
ment of him, the Hon John HALEY would
not have had the ghost Of chance, and
could never have accomplished anything
in Congress for the Territory What pre-
sumption!.
Bennett will never return-unleSs he fails
in his efforts to secure some other little 20
sition, and has to come back to live. His
record as Governor is extremely poor; and
if he has ever accomplished anything in an
official way for Idaho except draw his sal
ary, drink whisky and play poker, no one
is aware Of it. If he has gone for good,
which we do not doubt, he has not left any
too soon to suit the people.