Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-01-28
Agents for the "Telier."
We Have Met the Enemy aud They are
Ours.

The signal triumph wi ich we record
to-day, achieved by the northern dele
CATION in the lower House of the Idaho
Assembly, over the Boise ring on the
annexation question, fully proves the
Importance of the action of our north
ern people in making the question of
annexation distinct issue in the cleo
ton Of members Of the legislature, and
in making that issue incorporating.
We had dallied too long with the Boise
ring, and suffered them to steal from
us our birth right and keep us en-
shaved at their will. AS we had for
years claimed, when the real merits of
our case could be distinctly brought
before the representatives of the peo-
pie of the territory untrammelled by
such specious considerations as the
RING men at Boise have heretofore been
able to blend with this question, the
justice of our cause must prevail even
among the representatives of the peo-
Pile of the southern portion of the ter,
ritory At this session our members
have made the question o speciality,
under their directinstructions from the
people of the north. The ring men
now charge that our members had no
other leading object in going Ito the
assembly, and that they have made
every thing bend to the accomplish
ment of that end, and by so doing have
triumphed. We don't deny this. 1t
was just what they we're instructed to
do by their constituents, and that was
publicly announced to the people OF
the south that we should do, because
the ring men, have, by their conduct
towards us heretofore, forced us to this
position to gain our rights, and if we
had not done so, they would have de-
feated us this time. Our men have
stood up nobly to the cause they es
poused, and against what has hereto
fore been a pc xerful combination
against the true interests of our north
ern people. We have been enabled tc
open the eyes of the southeastern por
tion of the territory to the justice OF
our cause and the real expressions
which the central ring have for fifteen
long years imposed upon us against oul
will, and adverse to our advancement
in material prosperity as the people o.
these northern counties. We hav,
had few sycophants here among III
who have always humbled themselves
to the ruling power at Boise, and beer
instruments in the hands of that power
to greatly retard us. But thank Goo
the people here at the late election
showed themselves determined to draw
the line and plummet in such manner
that their ubiquitous character coult
readily be known and read by all good
citizens of the north. The cloak they
wore no longer conceals their hypocra
cy, and their power and influence to dc
us harm has waned to very narrow
limits. When we first presented oul
programme to the southeastern coun
ties they seemed to suspect that VIZ
were not acting in good faith, ant
hence they hesitated to launch ou
with us on the choice of delegate i,
Congress, but they took good care t.
elect such representatives as would b'
ready to cooperate with our own dele
CATION when they met and could con
fer more freely and fully. Our sole
vote on the issue made, confirmed then
in the belief Of our sincerity, ant
when they met our delegation at Bois'
City, they found that We meant bust
ness, and that no small obstacles coule
deter US from pursuing our purpose to
the full extent of our legal rights. Tn,
southeast then lent us the helping hant
for which they are entitled to the graf
itudc of every good citizen of Ncrtl
Idaho. 1t may give to the Stdtesma,
and its blind followers, some consola
ton to imagine that Notwithstanding
that they are completely whipped il
the lower house of the assembly, ye