Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-10-16
THE DIFFERENCE.

could In favor Of snnexiag these nortberE
COUNTIES to Washington, hu, be woad n1a
promise sha. he couli scoosnpli.h tia,
measure, leaving the irnFreasion uEssn she
minds Of his hearers that he hai no;
much firth in iss being accomplished, aud
that be- had not much heart In The meas
ure. He did net give to anyone here, in
writing, eren ~ much Is the above weak
promise, 50 that if he should go back on
this premise if be got to Congre=-, bis
written record could Rot be brought
agzinst him. Hi. record Of opposition to
the measure made 10 1874 Is still In the
archives Of Congress, and to have another
and different written record 90 there
would hurt him. Again the Moscow
Mirrors report Of Haley speech in thst
town be is reported IS saying that, IF
elected to Ccngrcss he would Do shat he
could, under the circumstances, to secure
the annexation Of North Idaho 70 the
Territory Of Washington and the adsnis-
sion Of that Territory in the union Of
States" The Mirror man thought the
expression, ''under the circumstances
had an ambiguous meaning H. further
nyE
When Haley arrived in Moscow On
Thursday Of last week we wrote in sub
stance the following to him, and request
ed that he would sign il for publication,
TO wit.
II am ia favor Of annexation, and. If
elected Delegate to Congress ! will use
my best endeayor to accomplish thai
object"
Dr.. Blake took this note to HALEY.
but returned again with it saying that
Haley did not wish to sign it,
Il Is evident he intends that no doe,,-
ment signed BY him shall be ex,an, that
can Be used in the South against him,
when canva@ing there among those who
are opposed to annexation, as written
pledges arc stubborn things to get over,
while the language used in an extenpore
speech without being taken down in short
hand, msy often be evaded or construed
70 suit the disposition Of him who uitcrs
II, and in accordance with the temper OF his
audit0rs Now 10 marked contrast with
HaiIeys lodging the direct question, as
propounded 10 him 10 writing, and de-
nanding thst he should answer in writing,
ws find that Mr.. SiDgiscr when he first
came to the north made his pledges in
writing and thousands OF them we're print
I'd and sent al over the Territory, aud to
members Of Congress, 20 that all could
readily snow his pledges both North and
6sath aDd.in Congress, and when in Lew
hton on "Wednesday evening he, during
hi speech presented to the chairman in
writing, publicly, who read the same to
The audience the following renewal Of
biz pledges, and asked that they be pub
lished. He did this voluntarily and with
ont the knowledge that Haley had refus-
Cd % make such pledge in writing:
LEWISTON, Idaho, Oct. 8, 1854. |
10 the people of Northern Idaho.
Two years ago ! made certain puhli.
promises in reference to the question of |
asnexatioa. These promises | have full. |
Sled, and they are now part Of the
political history Of the Territory.
ln meeting with you again to-day as |
candidate for reelection to Congress, and |
liking the sadrages Of the people Of |
Northern Idaho, l beg to renew my prom |
ises Of two years ago, and to say that if |
excited BY the aid Of the suifrages OF my |
fellow cisizens Of Northern Idaho i, shall |
be my aim to cnleavor to complete the
labon 70 auspiciously began BY doing all |
g ny power to obtain the passage Of the |
Brents bill now before Congress and ia |
vorably reported BY its committees.
/. +. SiSGisER.
We have heard il said by some Demo.
crats that they we're willing to acknowl
edge that Singiser had kept his pledges
70 the North made two years ago and that
having fulfilled them be was no longer
obligated to aid the cause Of the North,
without ! renewal Of them in this can. |
vas& Well you now have the renewal
over his own signature in writing. Can
you ask any more? or can you show any |
written personal pledge of Haley to the
same import? What assurance then have |
You that be will keep those he has pre-
tended to make on the stump and what
can you give to others that he will not
throw the question Of annexation to the
dogs when he gets into Congress (should
he get there by hook or crook and tell
you to whistle dirge On the death of
the question after Washington is admit
led without North Idaho. But YOU say