Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-03-10
Agents for the "Eeller.'
what Kelly has to say About the FL
deity ofthe Northern Delegation
Towards their Constituents.

Towards their Constituents.
'The people inhabiting the three
northern counties of the territory must
be very easy to satisfy if they are CON
tented with the little that was accom-
plished by their representatives at the
late session in behalf of their scheme
for division and annexation. 1t is
true that they have less cause to com
plain of their representatives in the
House where memorial was passed
by the aid of their Mormon allies; but
this was only a House memorial when
it should have been, to be at all eff
fective, joint memorial of both
branches of the Legislature. Failing
in this, their representatives in the
Council should have insisted upon the
passage by that body of a similar me-
mortal. The northern members in the
Council were equally bound in their
pledges to theirconstituents with those
of the House, yet they allowed the
session to pass without even introdnc-
ing the memorial; so that all that the
entire northern delegation received for
all the Mormon dirt that Hart IL Com
pany forced them to eat, was simply
the passage Of the House memorial.
This was certainly not the result antic-
ipated by the people who voted for
these northern Councilmen. 1t GER
tainly would he very natural enquiry
xho IS thoiy OF ,t,,n
they to desire to be informed as to the
reasons why no effort was made in the
Council in the direction of getting a
measure before that body which they
so generally considered so indispensa-
bic to their happiness. There were
several caucuses which contributed to
the failure, the most prominent among
which was the total lack CT ability
and courage on the part of the North
Idaho Councilman. Of the three, Poe
of Nez Perce was the only one who
could talk on his feet, or who knew
the effect of the simplest motion, and
he was so completely under the domi
nation of Hailev that he did not dare
TO say or even think his soul was his
own; besides, there wasnothing of Poe
anyway but little pompous intermit
tent wind, which would let itself out
from time to time in frenzied attempts
to resent the unmistakeable contempt
with which he was regarded both in
the Council and outside of that body
With such representative force as
this it would have been folly to expect
anything under the most favorable
circumstances.
The Mormon members of both
branches of the legislature were SO in
censed at the failure to make Hart, Of
Bear Lake, Speaker of the House, that
they determined to resent the atfront
by giving nothing Of value in return
for the favors they received at thu
hands Of their subservient allies Thi
little House memorial, which all knew
to be perfectly ineffective and harmless
was all they would consent to give
Had the entire northern delegation il
both branches stood squarely by Har
and done their hest to make him speak
or, while it might not have had the de
sired effect, it would, at least, hav
made permanent friends of the Nor
mons. In doing this the northern
members would have only been actin
in compliance with their pledges t.
give the Mormons anything and every
thing they asked; but in the very star
they committed the mistake, at leas
in appearance, Of going back on thei
Mormon allies in allowing one of thei
number to stand for and get away wit
the Speakership. This vas kind 0
antagonism which Leland h Company
of Lewiston, would never have advise
or tolerated, and it was a course whic
tie Mormons regarded as a primo
breach of the log heralded alliance
The Mormons, however, kept thel
own counsels and bided their time, an
finally had what they could get in til
way Of revenge by throwing obstecls
in the way of the memorial in tn
Council, and by the insult which the
managed to throw through their tips
medium, 10. Rich, at the close of Il
session.
Thus, if the people of Northel
idaho find themselves compelled
suffer for the relief which the gre
memorial business was relied upon
bring, they can easily see and unde
stand the cause which contributed
their failure"
Coming as the above does, from
journal which has heretofore persi
emily opposed every effort made
the people If the northern counties
become annexed to Washington,
interest which. the above arti