Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-11-09
THE ELECTION Is OVER.

THE ELECTION IS OVER.
Now the election is over and :ht
numerous candidates for Office from the
lowest to the highest will have breath
ing time. In the one case they will
rejoice in their triumph over their com
peditors and Legin to consider the
duties and rcspons bilitiss of the respec-
tive Offices they have been elected to
GIL. II they are really honest men they
will make the best Of their means and
opportunities to fully acqusint them
selves with the duties that are imposed
on them and be diligent in their full.
6llment. If they are dishonest and
mere time servers, they will study to
zee how little they can do and how
much they can avoid doing and still
retain their positions till the end Of
their terms Of office without much cen
sure from the public. On the other
hand the defeated men will naturally
review the past history Of the canvass
and see where they made blunders
either In seeking nominations or in
making the canvass for the SURFACES
of the people They will in some in.
stances go further and with critical eye
watch the course of their successful
competitors and work the deficiencies
in the ful6lment of their duties and
contrast them with the manner in which
they themselves would have filed the
Offices had they bern elected, and per-
haps look forward to the period of an.
other election, when they may again
seek N office at the hands of the peo-
pie. But the parties most intereste
arc the people themselves. who are to
be served by those chosen. The sup.
porters Of those elected, in many cases,
may arrogate to themselves The right
to dictate the policy Of those in office
because they have contributed to place
them there, forgetting that an officer
10 to b the servant Of The whole peo-
pie and not The servant Of the faction
Who have been the must influential in
bis election. Such is our system Of
government. We divide into parties
and make great strife 10 elect our par.
tisan candidate, but if defeated va end
To strife and eheerfally acquisce intho
choice made, and feel bound 10 support
and maintain the dignity and character
Of the person chosen, because he is then
. part and parcel Of our government,
and that government is obligated to
dispense its benefits alike 10 al. Doubt.
leas It will be come days hence before
smoke OF The battle of tho 7th Of No
vember will 30 entirely swept away 20
- 70 $50 clearly who arc the elected in
AL cases. To the people Of North Idaho
it il matter Of much consequences to
know have strong . ths vote for an
nsxation il tie whole Territory. We
hops b the asxt issue Of tho 1'EALER
70 Be- abe 10 give this vote approximate
y At least II tho people Of the Nor.h
themselves have not been recreaat to
tAsir trust they must have voted for
the annexation candidate and kept their
record good upon the question. How
far the Southern portion Of the Terri.
tssy have ssea Ct TO conocds our claims
to annexation will BE- shown when the
returns eonss in. We hope they have
su6sjsasly rsleatsd their former op-
tosiaioa TO make it much easier for W
to induce Congress to grant our request
and allow rs to 50 into the Union ~ =
part Of Washington. The tone Of the
Southern press Of late has been in our
favor and private letters and kilograms
have said that . large part Of the
Southern people were willing that We