Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-09-24
Agents tor the "Ielter.'
The status OF the People Of -a.t.tc.n
idaho.

We 81 tn n'!lhr"N CJlLItrS OF /
Idaho haze long ought - obtain
some ler.-piti"" .,nong the powers I.
that h,, il ..iop"rt.on - the character
and 81 outa9es Of our l-..ural re
sources. L wa, through the irstru-
mentality II he people of tnis part Of
the territory tha Congress mad, a
government ion the tern tory of Idaho.
The action Of our people gave birth to
Idaho, when not n dozen men had .
hahtaEcy IN all IT, counties Of tin
present territory south If the Salmon !
chain of mount .ils The s"eatc-t as
ricultural wealth # t'.o terri; Dry which
goes to NAL, up tie pornlncncS Of -. /
county, lies north Of the Salmon river
mountains, and Il very larg" share Of
the mineral wealth winch first gave
Idaho a standing among the territories
of tn" Pacific vas produced in and dis
covered in tne northern counties after
which rich discoveries were ,ua1r IN
the Boise basin and attracted immi
grafton, and nosooner had popu.ot.on
gathered there than politicians from
that section set to work to rob the
north Of their political power and in
fluence and deprive them of their pc.
liticol brthright, aud to make them
mere vassals, and force them to con
tribute to the support of q government
hierarchy assembled in and about Boise
City to which place they had, unbe
known TO the people, induced Con
gress to remove tho capital, bya special
act, having been defeated in every 9th
er attcmpl to change the same from
Lewiston. They could not wait till
the permanent population of the Terri
tory had distributed itself and become
permanently fixed. In and around
Boise City have centered class OF
political .iusglers, men Of both Of the
great political parties, between whom
there was mutual pledge to support
any men or any measures that would
tend to strengthen the power Of Boise
City and the district around it against
any and all other portions of the terri
tory and further pledge to oppose
any and all men and measures, which
should attempt to dispute the suprem
acy of their locality over any and al
other localities in the territory. The,
had the capital there, and the chief o
the Federal officers, and the legislator
and the Supreme Court assemblies
there, and by the influence of the de
partment at Washington, and the con
troll which their strikers could gai
over the Federal officers resident Their
and the weak kneed members of tn
legislature, they for many years coul
procure any order required from tn
departments at Washington, or tn
passage of any act Of the legislator,
that would strengthen their stron
hold to the great disadvantage of til
people of the remote localities. Not
break was made in this power of th
hierarchy, nor an occasion let slip
WELD this power to the disadvanta2
Of remote sections of the territory, Ii
the advent of Gov Mason Braymar
and even after he came here and &
the outbreak of the Nez Perce wa
by Misrepresentation of the facts
him they induced him to ignore til
people OF Northern Idaho in :he di
tribution Of arms to our people. Bl
they soon showed to him their treacl
crous teeth and snapped at him b
cause he would not succumb to the
infamous policy and the war betwee
him and them commenced, the resu
of which was that the head of near
every federal officer belonging to IL
ring has been cut off by the authorize
at Washington, and Brayman he
his term out despite the malicious e
forts of the said ring, and Brayma
left for Wisconsin enjoying the con-
dence and the gratitude IF the Peep
of Idaho to greater extent than h,
any governor who ever preceded hi
in the Office. II is said that he wi
soon return to Idaho to make it h
permanent home. We hope the pc
pie will do him the honor to send hi
to Washington, for he can do US goo'