Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-10-17
OUR NEXT DELEGATE.

John HALEY for his support Of Ainslie.
AS Mr.. Haley is Chairman of the
Democratic Territorial Committee, his
utterances may in measure be con-
sidered as official. The reasons given
by him for his preference for Ainslie
were two. Fist, because Ainsie is
Democrat. Secoud, because he has
lived in the Territory longer than
Singiser. These reasons may not, to an
voter, appear the most con-
lies record as politician, in his sub
|serviency to the interests of souIless
monopolles to say nothing Of his de-
votion to the poiitico-religious organ
lzation in our southeastern counties,
reflects the true principles Of Jefferso-
MAN Democracy is, we think, decidedly
questionable. The WORLD has always
been Democratic, and will always be
ready to champion the cause Of true
Democracy; but are far from believing
it to be true Democracy, or even the
shadow of it, to follow the dictates of
a convention controlled by disfran-
chised polygamists, and advocate the
sacrifice of the best interests of the
Territory or Of the Democratic party
to the INSCRIPTIONS ambition of a
single individual, who, under the guse
of so-called Democracy. would jeop-
ardize the best interests of the Terri
tory, its miners and its farmers siml ly
to further his own advancement. We
believe it to be the duty of Terrific
rial Delegate, shorn as he is of all POI
iitical power, to guard and promote
the welfare of t1e Territory he repre-
SCENTS, rather than that of his political
party in the States. Mr.. Haley fails
to show wherein the interests of Ida
no can be better subserved by Dem
ocrat than Republican Delegate un-
der Republican administration. Ou1
three years experience Of Ainslieisn
does not justify US in the belief that
the Territory is safer in Democratic
hands at Washington that it would be
in those of a Republican The attempt
to arouse prejudice against Mr.. Sin
giser because his residence does no
date back as far as our present so
J. called Delegates strikes us as beins
n the worst kind Of policy just at this
: stage of our history. We are willing
r to concede that Mr.. Singiser has beef
in the Territory hardly four years, tw,
J, years at Oxford and nearly two a
n Boise City. Yet, during that perio'
II he has visited nearly every county i
J. the Territory has shown his confdenc
o in Idaho and identified himself thor
d oughly with her interests; has invest
:. ed largely in her mines and has Undue
d ed others to come and invest also
/; His life in Washington, moreover, be
It fore he came to Idaho, was such as t
e, familiarize himself perfectly with a
e the ms and outs Of political life there
d and he numbers among his persona
10 friends many Of the leading member
y of both houses of Congress and {
1t both political parties. We ask in a
re candor, therefore, if such a man--on
1t who has so thoroughly identified hin
N self with us and ours, who has pei
It. suaded men of capital and influence
n invest their means here, and VIII
ne knows from personal observation th
ne requirements of the different section
to of the Territory is not better qualifie
70 to represent the interests of me-
tn and growing Territory than one VIII
c. has already proven himself unworth
d of the confidence Of the people in th
IT. capacity of Delegate.
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