Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-09-16
COMM MIC ATEp.
Westbrook, Me-, Sept. 4, 1886.

FRIEND TELLER:
Am glad to see your smiling fact
every week, and note the varioas mat
tiers occurring in your midst with interest
and concern-especially that Of anuexa
tion-while it may be thrcadbare sub
icct, its enemies have made it so, and if
they don't let up and allow it to be &C.
complished, we'll wet it through to the
skin.
view with pain and alarm the un-
eteadiness of sentiment upon that ques
ticn 10 the North. While its enemies
are constantly devising methods to de-
feat it, its friends are too passive and I'M
organized Now its defeat in the past
has been effected by well organized op-
position; then its success can be accom-
plishcd only by organized support, events
teach this, plainly, uuequivocally.
Why is it that the people Of North
Idaho, when it comes to sending dele
gate to congress, divide up into parties,
split their ranks asunder upon some side
issue, some trivial matter that enter not
infor their interests or welfare. What
have we to do, or what can we do with
Mormonism? Nothing. 1t the great
congress Of sixty million people. cannot
successfully deal with it, the Boise Rings,
even with the assistance of North Idaho,
would have pretty big job. Now, We
have tried several experiments, as you
know, to gain our object. l admit that
the last came nearest to success, and
why, was it not because the measure had
the pledged support of our dele ate!
Most assuredly His own language in.
dictated that were he not pledged, biz
inclinations would lead him to oppose it
Hear him 10 the convention "Gentle
men if you nominate. me on that plat
form shall stand squarely upon it, ant
annexation was one Of its planks, ant
though it's intended rottenncss Nigh
have engulfed him 10 oblivion, he la,
the manhood, tho hardness, to keep hi
word, though the hopes Of his supporter
were scattered among the sage sands 0
tho South, and if he is defeated for re
nomination it will be for the fact Of hi
loyalty to honor. But now, here's th
rub, if he's nominated, look out, it vii
be upon platform, without any annexa
ton plank in it, backed up with Ii
promise to make no pledges. They vii
say to HIM you have executed one cor
tract you arc discharged; make no ne,
ones. Now here is another dangerou
symptom. What is Mr.. Dubois gyratin
around in the North for, what do "
want Of him? We've got q new ma
ahal; most Of the girls are married Of
he's clean gone on the Mormon bushes,
Why was il that soon after his visit [
Shoshone county, the slippcry-tongue
orator, from Montana, was chosen del
gate to the Territorial Convention
What kind Of trade did they NAL
about swopping the congressional cand
dacy for slice Of North Idaho to fec
tho mining sharks Of Montana. AS
Mr.. Dubois what his conduct was Ia
winter, while in Washington, towards u
Why, If he is friend, did he bring i,
huence to bear upon the senate CON-,
smother the bill, perhaps also, NJ
Clagget could tell us something about
After oil this, they now thrust thcmsclv
forward for political preferment, at Il
hands Of the people they have SO rut
lessly injured. No! my friend, it "
mot do. We know We have the abidiu
enmity Of the South, and it will bcAo
hopeless to expect good to come up fro
that plague spot than j. was for Israel
expect savior from Nazareth. Eve
if their candidates come to US pledy,
and are accepted, It will be with the Co
slant fear Of q betrayal. Now, OF
question, why don't one party or Il
other give North Idaho q cand,dat
Yes, why. don't they? We're o
enough and we know enough. "
hav'nt had one for long time, and y
are in justice entitled to one. tn te
You, politics have become trade dow
there, good government is sacrifice
for personal advancement, and W. are n,
quite big enough to break it up, and Ii
WORT Of it, at present, is tina. we apes
to be afraid to measure with them.
tell you we're fools, we're towards
allow them to spread their slime over q
and swallow US as they do. Why, oil
Jonah's condition was as nothing con
paled with ours, for when the tire
whale found he could not digest hin
. friendly vomit left him on the shore
but with us, if those Boise fellows get u
we'll down, veil never see daylight any
more