Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-12-04
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When Governor Stevenson's Thanks.
giving proclamation was issued we
noticed the incongruousness Of the
political allusion quoted below, but
rsfrsinea from saying anything about
it out Of regard for the feelings Of our
''home" Governor. The New York
Tribune was not, however, actuated
by any such motives; so it proceeded
to inform our Chief Executive Of a
fact that probably escaped him, to-
wit: that Thanksgiving being = ma
tional holiday it is not the thing Tor
State or Territorial Governors to
either laud or denounce the national
administration for the time being, in
their proclamstions inviting the PEG.
pie TO render thanks unto Him who
doeth I'll things well. Here is the
Tribuns's article: ~g rr a ,
The Governor o. the fair Territory
OF Idaho would seem to be aware on
which side of his daily bread the but.
ter fingers, and to have determined to
make himself unusually solid with
President Cleveland. A perussl of
the Thanksgiving proclamation put
forth BY tho Governor irresistibly leads
to these conclusions touching his atti.
tude toward bread and butter and the
President. For, not to put too fine q
point upon it, this is Thanksgiving
proclamation with . Cleveland cam.
paign document in it, bellyl Listen
to the Governor of Idaho while he 70
counts the merciss which all the peo.
pie Of the Territory are gratefully to
remember a. they pass their plates for
some Of the annual turkey:
The steady progress and develop.
ment Of our. great national resources,
the high aud elevated purpose Of the
Administration to give the people the
best possible government in the full
reooe milton of honest labor, and in
protecting the honor, credit, -aud in.
tegrity Of the country, while seeking
to .dimimish the burden Of taxation,
are matters for just discrimination, &C.
acknowledgements and thanks. A free
aud Christian people. wall not fat 70
invoke continuance vi the same
blessing in the future. a.p-., ,,s +,
Nov, it is respectfully but firmly
submitted to Idaho's Chief Executive
that this will never do-not in q
Thanksgiving proclamation. If he
himself il in love with his Admins.
tration, by al means let him in his in
dividual capacity return thanks for
Cleveland and the rest. But it really
is not the thing, Governor, to ask ali
the rest Of the good people 81 IDAHO
those, for instance, who sympathize
with John Roach and his worknen--
to devote . portion Of Thanksgiving
Day to contemplating Cleveland a. =
great uaescy aud aWhitney As an I'M.
spesksLle blessiag And then there
is vilaA Goysraor. Your personal
heart may swell with gratitude as you
ponder on what Villas has done dur
ing the year, but the ho,on, OF the
business men of tho cointry--includ.
ing doubtless the business men of
Idahs-camnot be induced to glow ut
the mention Of his name. Not . GLOW.
OF course, all the people Of your Ter.
ritory, Governor, would like to be
thankful for the present Administra.
ton; but owing to circumstances not
under their control, but under the con.
troll of the Administration, they can.
not-frankly they cannot. To com
pei them to, would result in their eat.
ing crow, and not turkey, ON Thanks.
giving Day.
The serious mistake into which YOU
fell, Governor, in pennine your proc.
lamation, could never have occurred
if you had realized what WAS the char
acter Of the patron bird of to-day's
festival. The Thanksgiving Turkey.
like the Chrisimas Goose and the
Fourth Of July Eagle is, and ever in.
tends to be, ! mop spsstisan bird. Hs
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