Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-02-26
THE MIDDLE AT noIsD.

We have since the adjournment OF
the legislature great amount OF quar-
relling between the officers OF the gov
eminent and citizens in relation to the
course pursued by the legislature tow
a-ls its cl, it is very difficult from
our standpoint to exactly tell whore the
right belongs; there seems to be siren
uous effort to charge blame upon certain
men connected with acts that
were passed, and efforts that were made
to pass other acts affecting the rights OF
the people. 1t is very evident that blame
lies somewhere and the remarkable eager
ness with when some desire to forestall
public opinion in relation to what has
been done through the press is enough to
satisfy any candid md reflected nind
that something has been done hastily
and without proper deliberation among
the people. There is one thing
which is patent that when the
legislature convened, no man unless he
was in plot ever contemplated that at
.thi, session Of the legislature any effort
would be made to saddle on the territory
q debt Of 100000 for capitol buildings
and an insane asylum. The people no
where ever demanded that any such
legislation should be enacted at the pres
cnt session. The financial condition of
the people at the present time, forbade
any such kind Of legislation; no such
questions as an appropriation of money
for building capitol buildings and an IL
sane asylum had ben expected among the
people before the election nor after the
election up to the time the members as
.ssmbled at Boise, and for weeks after
they had assembled. The agitation
Of the question wa' sprung when the
members had no chance to confer with
their constituents at home, when the thor
oughfarcs were blockaded, the mails in
terrupted, and there was no opportunity
for the individual representative to con
fer with his constituents upon the ques-
ton Of appropriation for any such objects
"a we have named. Hence in that con-
dition Of things the first duty Of the rep
reeentive was to have let such. questions
.all have the goby until they could have
heard the sentiment Of their constituent
cics. The honest representative should
not rush hastily into making appropria
.tions Of the peoples money, Tor objects
which have not had the sanction Of tn,
people. No man can claim that the PEG
Iplo demanded that the late legislator
should make IN appropriation Of the peo
pies money for a capitol building or al
insane asylum to the extent Of 100000
and to bond the territory for that amour
There cannot be any apology for an.
such hasty step, and particularly whe'
the necessities Of the territory did not dc
mand it. The general government itscl
supplying all our present need so far a
relates to capitol buildings. We do no
like to charge this strange Legislation, 6
entirely unexpected az the result Of con
binatiou to forestall the people in crde
% accomplish an appropriation Of none
entirely against their will. But we mus
confess tho more VIC consider the hast
with which it was done, and the shol
notice which was given Of the intent I
do this, the more we suspect that thcr
was some fraudulent intent to prcjudg
Ahe majority Of the people by the enac
mcnt Of law in relation to capitol bulk
ings which was unwalranted, and out I
this species Of enactment will be likely
grow litigation that will be bitter an
unpleasant, and that can forbode no goo
10 the people Of the territory. It ma
BE- that our northern delegation may ha,
been Innocent Of doing wrong in Il
premises BY voting for such bill.
may be that they were ignorant Of 4
resnltof such legislation at this time, b.
il viii take long time to convince Il
majority Of the common voters and Ia
payers that the majority Of the men wi
supported that act that they did not a
With their eyes open, and il viii take
long time to eradicate the belief from ii
mlnds Of the average voter, that Il
members did not support that law witt
out warrant Of authority from the peop
who elected them, and as consequent
the result will be that the law will be 7
sisted bitterly.
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