Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-06-28
DoUBLE TOUNaED OLD FRAUD

Old Kelly of the Boise Statesman
having been reminded that the good peo
pie Of Nez Perce county would be likely
to compensate him for his aid he gave t.
Mcconnell in fostering the relocation bill
upon the tax payers of Nez Perez, agains,
their will aud that that compensation
might come up in disturbing the capital
at Boise City, now wants to soft soap
lewiston 50 as to keep her quiet by call
ing her the victorious queen of the North
and then goes oh to say:
Moscow must now rebuild the crumbled
walls of her Kremin as best she may.
Her Napoleon and his shivering hosts are
all out in the deep snow, where the flower
Of their chivaly must perish in groups
around their bivouacs before the shattered
army can be marshalcd for another battle
But Lewiston will not, cannot be satisfied
with a single victory.
He then predicts that Lewiston will
always retain her alienation from the
North in the following:
She will never be able to cultivate even
safe truce with her northern foe Di-
verse interest and incompatibility of tenn
per will always keep the two at opposite
poles.
Lewiston up to the time Mcconnell
and Kelly and the few Moscow land spec
ulators inaugerated a war of bitter local
strife, was almost at peace with the north
ern section of tho county, and the result
Of the late election shows that the great
majority retain their friendly relations
with Lewiston despite Mcconnell and
Kelly. But Kelly is not yet content, so
he gives the following as his advice to the
malcontents of the county;
What is the best to do next? We
modestly suggest that the division qucs-
ton be revived Ncs Perce has amrlc
territory for two counties of convenient
size, each containing all the elements nee
essary to the formation and growth of
rich and healthy political community.
II the bclligercnts fail to agree on a line
of division, the Idaho Legislature can fix
that for them. Everybody here will help.
For the present let the two armies have
free range over the disputed belt. Thi.
will keep Moscow on the alert, and give
heart to rally. "What though one field
be lost; all is not lost victory may be
yet possible for Moscow; while the strength
and prestige gained by Lewiston in the
late struggle will keep her forces up to
the highest morale
The above is direct counsel to keep
up the war and that division shall be the
watchword and in case the two sections
agree upon line then the Idaho
Legislature will arbitrarily fix the boun-
Diary line That is all that Kelly wants
is to keep the North at loggerheads among
themselves, so as to lose sight of annexa-
ton and reorganization of county boun-
darics afterwards. He goes further and
as though he was friend to annexation
(though we all know him to be one of its
bitterest enemies) he suggests the follow
Ing hope to lull our people to sleep on
the question, to wit:
If the signs Of the times are rightly
read, before the smoke of this next bat
tie shall have rolled away, annexation
will be an accomplished fact.
This will not be an accomplished fact
if Kelly can prevent it, for he is the most
hypocritical old sinner that ever occupied
an editorial chair, and his writings are
never the expression of his own honest
views and purposes. He winds up his
article in the following derisivc and iron
ical paragraph and couplet;
Let none be so timid and despondent
as to sing:
"W hen young. life's journey began.
The glitteriDg prospect charmed my eyes,
etc.
We may all be happy yet.
Enough is disclosed in his article to
establish the fact that he desires a dis