Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-10-02

HALEY AND ANNEXATION.

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Ed. LEWISTON TELLER-In my last
| referred to the fierce opposition of John
HALEY and his followers to the wishes OF
the North during the last campaign.
How he stumped the country on that one
issue, and bent all his energies to that
one point. 1t was in allusion to this,
when Mr.. Singiser was rode ,ming his
pledges at Washington, that the Idaho
Democrat, published by the Democratic
Central Committee Of which Mr.. Haley
was chairman, and under his supervision,
printed the following:
"Hon. John Haley, in his never to be
forgotten speeches made in this town and
county during the last campaign warned
the people Of the very move now being
made by the Singiser enemies Of South
ern Idaho. Told them what disastrous
results might and possibly would follow
the election of an unprincipled man like
Singiser, So also did Hon. Geo. Ainslie
sound the note Of warning and tell of
Singiser's pledges to dismenber tho Ter.
ritory. '-Idaho Democrat, Jan. ~,
1884.
As an instance Of the campaign thun-
der used by Mr.. Hailey's committee dur
ing that campaign, We refer to another
interesting item appearing in that paper.
Abiding to Mr.. .Singiser's letter publish
ed in the TELLER Oct. 26, 1882, which
is copied in full, the article proceeds as
folows:'
"And yet this man Singiser, the lock
er-on, the passer-hy, after written pledge
to do all in his power to disrupt and ruin
our proud and rapidly growing young
Territory has the appalling presumption,
the paralyzing cheek, to ask the people to
support him in his vilc schemes, to aid
him to fulfill his disreputable promises
by voting for himl In the politics of the
country, can you find parallel? Was
there ever before such an exhibition Of
effrontery2
Boise county can you vote for such
mani
Washington county, large portion Of
whose domain he wishes to take from
you, can you possibly aid him by single
vote?
Owyhee county, can you afford to throw
away your vote on the man who has made
SO many disgraceful pledges to subserve
his own personal interests?
Ada county, who knows something Of
his true character, can you vote for him
who has pledged himself, who has already
taken the first great step towards remov-
ing the capital from Boise City, the beau
tiful little town you have reared?
Can any citizen having the welfare Of
the Territory at heart consistently support
Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser. p
Idaho Democrat. Nov. l, 1882.
On Nov. 5, 1882, the same paper,
still under Mr.. Hailey's supervision sent
forth the following wall.
"Boise City and Ada county what is
your opinion Of the carpet-bag tramp,
who after pledging himself to take, if he
could, 10000 square miles Of our richest
territory, supplements it with no less in
famous pledge to wrest from US the CAPT
tai, thereby running our beautiful little
city"
We re-publish these squibs simply to
illustrate the spirit which animates the
Idaho Democracy in its opposition to the
North and expose the hypocrisy and hol-
lowness of their professions regarding
annexation. 1t is idle for Mr. HALEY to
disclaim responsibility, As chairman of
the Central Committee which owns and
controls the paper, !. is impossible that
they could have been published without
his countenance. If he has the slightest
claims to honesty, he cannot deny his
own course IN the matter,
JrsrfeE.