Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-09-18

Boise Cirr, Idaho. SEPT. 9. 1884.

wonderful production in your issue Of tn
9Th inst, apparently from kaehum ana
signed Sincere Anti Mormon. woult
be amusing if the underlying spirit di,
no, truly bc,ray its contemplate origin
|, has not been NY custom to descend Il
notice every caIumny inspired by chagr,n
envy or defeat, but when = Representa-
tive anti Mormon newspaper like the Sail
Lake Tribune publishes snch stuff y
that referred to l deem il but ju-t Ia tbs
Republican party Of Idaho, Is well As I,
my friends and myself, to reply to tn.
same.
| The letter, 50 far as it relates To duplic
ity in my Congressional career, I do no,
hesitate to deooance as false from begin.
ming to end have nothing to conceal
aud nothing to Apologize for 10 my course
thus far as Delegate to Congress, and l
defy anyone ,ru,bislly to charge tina, l
have not faithfully stood BY my pledges.
III Southern Idaho my majority wa.
due in = great degree to my position on
the anti Mormon issue, and i, has been
my aim to prove myself worthy Of the
confidence bestowed upon me BY the Re
publican anti Mormon party. challenge
any one to produce the slightest evidence
that have directly or indirectly catered
10 Mormon support The assertion Of
any understanding ever existing between
Geo. Q. Cannon or any other Mormon
and myself is false and absurd. If the
author Of such 4 sl.oderuus accusation
has half the spirit Of MAJ let him come
out over his ewn signature, instead Of
skulking behind deceptive alias. Ire
peat, challenge him to produce single
10, Of evidence Of any such completely.
How far be may be in the confidence Of
Geo. Q. Cannon and other Mormon frauds.
| do not know but he is at perfect liberty
to produce any letter ever written by My
self concerning my course as Delegate.
The whole composition bears the ear.
marks Of disappointed and disgrun.led
politicians, who. failing in the prospect
Of securing the nomination fox q member
Of their own select co<erie, seem determ.
ined to follow the example Of their New
York models-Messrs. Beecher, Sehurz
aud Curtis.
As to the apportlonment business, have
only to say that it was not AZ issue in
the last Congressional campaign, for the
simple reason that j. was expected that
the Territorial Legislature would remedy
the defect. Those really responsible for
Alturas present unfair representation are
her own representatives in the las, Leg
islature. The Territorial Legislature Of
fered To increase their present representa-
ton hree-fold, but whether from iudif:
ference or iucapacity Of the Al.uras DEL
ega,ion or any other cause the measure
failed. Owing to such failure it was
hoped that Congress might come to her
relief. As representa- Of the Terri
tory left not a stone unturned to secure
justice to Alturas county. That the
measure was not successful is due 10 grea.
degree to the opposition of the Mormon
Democrats, who, through Delegate Game
and Senator Slater, used al their infu.
ence with the Democratic side Of each
House against it. This opposition 10
itself, even with . Democratic House,
might not have been fatal, had it d..
been backed BY the lesders Of the Nor
mos Democracy Of Idaho, (whose power
my assailans seems endeavoring Sc, r.tly
to strengthen) writing to Washington
that it was . political measure.
With regard to the settlement Of the
indifference with which was treated
when last on Wood nver = few weeks
ago, have only to add that met with
the same cordially aud friendship which
has always characterized the people of
that section 10 their treatment of me.
The iusinuatiou that l had proved
false because in the first session failed
to secure an appropriation for Capitol
buildings in this city, is simply the trick
Of the demagogce. How much truth
there is in it may be inferred from the
fact that the Adr county (in which Boise
City is situated) Republican convention
not only unanimously endorsed my course
hut sent delegates to the territorial con.
vention instructed in my favor. The
''true invardoess" Of the Synonymous COM
munication is further evidenced BY its
cowardly attempt to procure its publica-
ton just on the eve. Of the meeting Of