Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-02
WOOD RIVERS RECORD.
THE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS OF THE
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS-.

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mon element, and Hon. T. F. Singh
ser the anti Mormon element. THIS
will probably be the main issue upon
which the voters will divide. But it
may be that the personal record Of
the candidates will cut some figure
In the campaign. It therefore be-
hooves voters to look into these rec.
oras. Mr.. Singiser served in the army,
and, enlisting as a private, was honor
ably discharged with the shoulder
straps Of Captain at the end Of the
war. He then engaged in journalism,
and after few years. successful work
in that field, came to Idaho as Regis.
ter of the Land Office at Oxford.
From there he was transferred to
Boise rs Territorial Secretary, and
while occupying that position was
elected Delegate in Congress. His
record Is perfectly clear, honorable,
and uni,npeachable.
Mr.. Haley, Mr.. Singiser's oppo.
nent, has lived in Idaho few wears
longer than Mr.. Singiser, and during
al that time has enjoyed fat contracts
for carrying mails through Utah, Ida
no and Montana. He served in some
Of the Legislatures, and had numer.
Gus opportunities to make himself
useful to his constituents; but his
course has always been remarkable
for his subserviency to the Mormons,
and for nothing else in particular. A
couple of sessions ago he engineered
the monstrosity known as the Road
Tax law through both houses of the
Legislature. This he denominated
his Pct measure, and he pressed it so
urgently that it finally passed, not
withstandins the strong feeling against
it. All property.holders know about
this law. Under ito provisions they
are taxed for road purposes a per
capita, besides " for every $1,000 Of
property which they own. II this is
not the most stupidly-unjust road law
in existence, we ere mnch mistaken.
Hon. John HALEY, shortly after his
appearance in the legislative halls,
also became the strongest supporter,
If not the actual Trainer, of the delec.
table bedrock aume bill. This iniqui.
tous measure was intended to despoil
of their claims large number of poor
placer miners in Boise county. The
bill was introduced in Congress by
Mr.. Alnslie, but it failed to pass be-
cause too revoltingly unjust; and
when this attempt Of Messrs. Aims
lie and HALEY was proved two
years ago, it had such an effect
on the miners that they refused to
even listen to Mr.. Ainslie's attempted
explanation of the matter. E. A.
Stevenson, Hon. john NJ. Cannadv,
w. b. Noble and other Democratic
leaders publicly denounced Mr.. Aims
lie and refused to support him, and
Mr.. Stevenson even went 50 far AS to
say that this bedrock Aume bill bust.
ness Should forever damn ANY MAN
connected with it. Hon. John HALEY
was one of these men.
Another measure which Mr.. Aims.
lie and Mr.. HALEY attempted to have
enacted was one giving to corpora.
ton, of which Hon. John HALEY was
the leader. the monopoly Of all the
waters flowing into the Snake from the
Lost, Little Wood, Big Wood, and
other rivers and streams. The object
Of this bill was to secure all the land |
embraced in the region of country
from Pocatello on the east to Noun.
tain Homo on the west. and from the
Snake river on the, south to the
Sawtoo:h range on the north, to
the Mormon Church. to the exclusion
Of all Gentle prospectors, miners and
ranchers. Ii this bill had passed the
Wood River, Lost River and Smoky
mines would still be undiscovered, the
placess along the Snake would either
be unworked or controlled BY Nor.
mons, and al of us in this great
Wood River region would either have
to Ego" or pay tribute to the Mormons.
This is . part of Mr.. Hailev's rec
ord. Other matters could be charged
against him-such. 70, instance, ~
sending to Utah aud Nebraska for