New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-26

TIE TURKEY Il NON-PARTIS4N Bird
The Governor of the fair Territory of Idaho
would seem to be aware on which side of his
daily bread the butter fingers, and to have
determined to make himself unusually solid
with President Cleveland. a perusal OF the
Thanksgiving proclamation put forth by the
Governor irresstibly leads to these conclusions
touching his attitude toward bread and butter
and the President. For not to put too fine
point upon it, this is Thanksgiving prOclama-
ton with Cleveland campaign document IN Its
belly Listen to the Governor of Idaho while
he recounts the morces which all the people OF
the Territory are gratefully to remember as
they pass their plates for some of the annual
turkey;
The steady progress and development OF our great
national resources the high aud elevated purpose OF the
Administration to give to the people the best possible
government IN the full recognition OF honest labor and
In protecting honor credit and integrity Of the coun-
try while seeking to diminish the burden OF taxation
are matters for just discrimination, acknON Judgement
and thanks Christian people will not fai. TO
invoke a cjutinuluce OF the blessing in the future
Now. it il respectfully but firmly submitted
TO IdahO's chief Executive that this will never
do-not in a Thanksgiving proclamation. ii he
himself is in love with this Administration, by
all means let him in his individual capacity re-
turn thanks for Cleveland and the rest. But 1t
really is not the thing. Governor, to ask all the
rest of the good people of ldahO-thosc, for
instance who sympathiLc with John Roach ana
his w0Ikmcn-to devote a portion OF Thanks
giving Day to contemplating Cleveland as
great mercy and Whitney as an unspeakable
blessing. And then there is Villas, Governor.
lour personal heart may swell with gratitude
rs You ponder on what Villas has done during
the year. but the bosom of the business men of
the cOunuy-incudng dnnhtl"ss the husinosS
men of Idaho-cannot be induced to glow at the
mention of his name. Not glow. OF course,
all the people of your Territory, Governor,
would like to be thankful for the present Adj
mnistration but owing to circumstances not
under their own control, but under the control
of the Administration, they cannot-frankly
they cannot TO compel them to, would result
in their eating Crow, and not Turkey, on
Thanksgiving Day.
The serious mistake into which yOu fell, Gov
rrnor, in pcrning your proclamation, could
never have occurred if you had realized what
was the character of the patron bird Of to-day's
festival. The Thanksgiving Turkey, like the
Christmas Goose aud the Fourth of July Eagle,
is, and ever intends to be- 4 non partisan bird.
lie is neither Republican, Democrat, Green
hacker, Labor. RcfOrmcr, Old-Line Wing nor
Prohibtionist. lie is simply an ardent patriot
whose bcnchcent Thanksgiving mission is to
draw the American people so lovingly together
that it shall be beyond the power of partisan
ship seriously to divide them. He knows no
North, South East nor West, does the Turkey,
and olthnuph an enthusiastic believer in mani
fest destiny. he will allow no politics to be
served up mt the dinner table to which he con-
tributes his presence or in the prOclamatiQns
which are his fOrcrunncrs
A moments reflection would have convinced
the Governor of Idaho that he was hurting the
feelings of the Turkey. 1t only remains for
him as a chivalric gentleman to tender the bird
a handsome apology.