Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-08-14
FROM PALOUSE.
PALoUsZ, Aug. 10. 1884.

whotn have conversed. If Mr. Singiser
wants to run again, We think he ought to
be supported by both democrats and re-
publcars, without any party bias He
certainly did all any reasonable man could
expect Of him oI even ask Of him uDi.r
his pledges made to us as delegates to a
northern convention. when We endorsed
him instead of making an Independent
nomination of rthe,n man, as We in
tended when the convention was called.
We trusted his fidelity to Us then under
the greatest occasion for doubt. when We
take into consideration the section OF
the territory from which he came, and
what We had experienced from southern
men in other cases. II. was successful
here. and he was successful with the peo-
pie south, much to the disappointment Of
some Of the politicians, who, after his
election. boa-ted that he would not dare
to prove true to his pledges to the north.
lest they in the south fJreve. Afterwards
opposed him in case ne should Offer to
run again as a candidate for Office in the
territory. and now ona of the best evil
dences of his good faith toward the peo-
pie of the north while in congress, is the
men of the south who are opposed to our
annexation to Washington, are earnestly
making efforts against the denomination Of
Singiscr, and suggesting some straw man
for the republicans to nominate, and the
democrats nominate John Haley, an
avowed opponent Of annexation, but a
man who is supposed to be very popular
with thu people, and the republicans of
the south ignore their own nominee and
support Haley. They have done the
ike of this before in the case Of Smith
aud Ans!ie. The fact is they found aft
SiDeiser beat Prick EFT in the convention,
that they had to support him or bolt out
right. They concluded to support him,
trusting to their power to control his acts
in congress They did not expect then
that he would receive the endorsement
Of the north, and that by that means OBJ
obtain so strong hold upon the
people, and give to annexation so
nuch strength in the south. In
fact, they did not expect his election, till
near the day of election. They were
,orcly disappoint d in the result and
cursed themselves that they had no, bolt
ed his nomination at the start Of the can
vass. This'was plainly made manifest by
the disposition shown at Boise by repub-
licans, on the occasion Of the sitting Of
the legislature following the election of
Singiscr TLey did succeed in fatter-
ing our weak members from the
north so that they failed to get an
annexation memorial through the legisla-
ture to aid the delegate in his work OF
annexation in congress, and they did in
luce Governor Neil to ignore entirely an
nexation in his message, which was one
IF the issues in the canvass which elect d
Singiser, while he dealt with great stress
upon the Mormon issue But they did
not, as they hoped, succeed in swerving
Singiscr from his pledges to the north,
while be was in congress, tn ugh they
gave him no support in that measure,
Singiser had tho record of his unprcce-
deuted vote and the issues formed at his
election, and they could not resist these,
But Senator Dolph and other Senators,
and Delegate Brepts and others in the
house, came to Singser aid, and he was
able to get provisions ,hrou h both house
and senate Incorporating annexation in
the bill for the admission bill of Wash.
inston, which is to come up in congr IS
the next scssion.
| Now, as you said in your article on the
duty of the people Of the north in the
coming election, it seems to me that We OF
the north, whether democrats or publ
cans cannot charge bad 'ai,h to Singser,
but on the contrary ought to commend
him for his fidelity to US, in the face of
the Influences Which have been brought
to bear to induce him to swerve from our
faith. We as democrats were the first to
endorse Mr.. Singiser at the independent
convention two years ago We did this
for the purpose Of having a man in favor
Of annexation. Singiser has kr't his
pledges in good faith and done all that
could be done in our hehil'. New, we
as democrats, have as much to gain at this
election by annexatien us We had then,