Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-08-10
Boise CITY.

er the signature OF ---------------, set
ting forth the condition and prospects
of that city and its surroundings in
quite glowing colors. The writer es
says to c mere sojourner there, and
hence gathers his knowledge from
what he sees and hca from us. His
article contains the f Howl g under
the subdivision:
| NEWSPAPERS
| The city and county is well supplied
with weekly and tri-weekly papers.
The Republican, an ably edited repub-
liean paper, appears once a week pub
lished by d. Bacon. The Idaho tri
weekly Statesman, is edited hy Hon.
Milton Kelly, once jude of the su
preme court. The Boise Democrat is
a full bIooded democrat organ, and has
a good backing, for the politics Of the
county is six one, and half dozen the
other. Good anti Mormons, repuhi-
can especially, complain of the con
uuct VI ufl tilc ticUi oefS from NOTtIl
Idaho, or from those counties that are
trying to get into Washington Terri
ritory, that when they were here at
last session of tho legislature that they
made all sorts of overtures to the NOR
mons in the legislature PROMISING to
''s'and in" with them to move the cap
ital from Boise City, or do almost any
thing else if the mormon bishops in the
legislature would aid them 10 their
departure to Washington Territory.
The history of that session of the
legisturc so far as it has been pub
lished docs not place the northern
members in that light, and they them
selves deny that they ever made any
overtures or promises to the mormons
that could in any manner be reason
ably construed as fashionable either to
themselves or to any Of tho mormon
member of that body. They took this
position that their constituents desired
to be set off to Wa Arlington, therefore
worked for that end in securing the
passage Of q House memorial to con
gress for that object, but under 10
promises or pledges to remove the cap
ital from Boise City. They did adj
NIT which fact was patent to every in
tellisent man in that body, that, should
North Idaho go to Washington, some
point cast of Boise City would be
more central for the capital Of the re-
naming territory, not only geographi-
cally, but more central as to the popu
lation, both of which are considerations
that enter into the question Of select
ing the site for the permanent scat of
government. The question of NOR
monism or anti-mormonism, did not
enter into the making of such an ad-
mission, as to the members Of the
north had no interest either pro or con
in tn, controversy between mormons
and anti mormons, aud had not about
them any of that bug-a-boo scare about
the aggressons of that seat, in Idaho,
which seemed to occupy the mind of
some Of the politicians who live in and
about Boise City. This writer in the
Oregoaidn says "Good anti-mor-
mons, republican especially, complain
Of the conduct of all the members from
Northern Idaho &c. Now if these ov-
ertures and promises were made or
had been made as alleged, no doubt
they would have been accepted, or we
know that the desire of the eastern
delegation was to remove the capital to
a point east Of Boise, and with the
strength OF the northern men it could
have been done in spite Of all other
sections. 1t is evident then that no
such oyertures or promises were ever
made by the Northern members, and
hence good anti-mormons, republican
especially" have no cause to COM
plain of mort crn members on that
ground, and il any such complaints are
made they come from that class, who
feared they might consolidate with the
mormons and move the capital, con-
scious in their own currupt minds,
that they themselves if in the position
Of the north, would be ready to make
any bargain with mormons or even
with Cinnamon, provided they could
carry their point by SO doing. North
ern men are not made of that kind of
stuff. They have not been schooled
like those living in and around Boise
City, under the early teachings of the
stone jug politicians, to believe in the
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