Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-12-03
JUD0E BUCK

than column of its paper to an attack
upon Judge Buck, charging that he was
.1unketed about North Idaho, making par
titan political speeches during the last
campaign, which is false, and upon this
charge he arraigns him for abusing Hal
ley, which is another falschood 1t has
been well known that Judge Buck, for a
long time, at the peril of being legisla-
ted out Of Office, has been unqualiiedly
in favor of the annexation Of the north
ern counties of Idaho, which constitute
his district, to Washington. With him
it was a measure all outside OF politics.
In the last canvass both democrats and
republicans of the territory, in their con
vensions took the question out Of all par
sizan politics, and left the Judge as free
to speak his views upon the question
without the charge of partizanship, as
much 80 as he would have the freedom
10 speak Of the advantages of a railroad
into this couatry, or any other enterprise
which was being discussed relating to the
growth and Development of the country.
Washington territory had also taken the
question out of partizan politics, and
there was no more improperly in Judge
Bucks discussing this question among
the people than there would be of his
discussing the methods Of blowing and
sowing mans farm, or Of raising fruit
trees, or stock. That Judge Buck did
discuss the advantages Of annexation to
Washington, no one who was familiar
with the last canvass will pretend to de.
ny; that he was pronounced republican
in sentiment was just as well known
when he was appointed judge, as it was
known that HALEY was democrat when
he was nominated for congress, and as
well rs it was known that some Of the
democratic speakers, both in Idaho aud
Washington, in the late canvass, were
democrats, when they advocated annexa-
tion. It was not party issue and both
democrats and republicans joined hands
In the discussion Of this question aud
seemed to rie with each other to see
which could do the most to further the
measure. The sentiment in favor of an
notation seemed to peryade all classes
and shades Of political faith alike, aud
Judge Buck did no more than his duty
to give his endorsement Of the movement
In public discussion. He did. on one oc,
casion tell his audience that he was a
republicans, and that as republican, he
was with the democrats in the support Of
annexation, and that was the magnitude
Of his partisan offsnsc, and according to
the Democrat, fer this, his head should
b. cut off and roll from the block. We
take It for granted that the President and
the Democrat differ in policy, that the
latter docs not believe in the policy Of
retaining any in Office, however faithful
and trustworthy and efficient as officers,
unless they ore Of the same political faith
with himself, but that they should forth
with be displaced, however much it might
injure the public service. We are no
such partisan, either as democrat or a
republican. We quote the following
from the Democrat:
*Whea Judge Buck, through his pc
litical ofgans, in presenting his apologies
makes this a pretext to assail the motives
Of old honest John Haley. We think
such roosters should be reminded gently
Of where they belong and of at .lcast
some Of their duties"
There may have been some apologies
for his course, but We have not seen them
neither do We know of his having any
s'political organs" neither do We know OF
his assailing ssold honest John Haley"
The Democrat must have been misin-
formed. II there be Judge in the ter.
ritory who attends to his own business
and does not intcrmeddle with that Of
others, SO far as our observation has been,
is Judge Buck, and that. generally, is
the light in which he has been regarded
N his district BY all parties, and we know
Of no man, who knows him, who las ever
charged him with not being honest in
his convictions Of right aud duty as
judge, however m~h he may differ with
him in his opinions upon questions Of
law or fact, asd in tina, respect the Dem
crat assails him without proper cause.
Attorneys and parties litigant who have
had business in his courts, of all political
parties, have been unqualified in praise
Of him in these respects. Ii the Dem
ocrat objects to him because lie is re.
publican, let it say SO, and not seek to
btacken bis character with charges which
re not true, and which it cannot sustain
except BY suborned and parjured testi-
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