Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-10-28
THE TELLER AND HALEY.

line U"~eue very respectfully re
quests the Lewiston TELLER to publi,!
the following ques,ionsanl the TELLER
answers thereto:
LIST. In the TELLER Of the 14th, at
the head Of the editorial column, appear
the following legend: "Annexation can
didate, delegate to congress, Hon. John
Haley" On the local page Of the
same paper appears this device:
democratic ticket, Nez Perez county,
delegate to congress, Hon. John HALEY
Question-Is Democratic John and An
nexation John the same John?
I'd. If yes, has John Haley, ei,hc,
in public or in private, orally or in writ.
ing, since his nomination, uttered any
declaration in favor of annexation?
! Sd. In the same issue of the TELLER
is an article quoted from the Boise
Republican, wherein i. is stated that IN
public speech Mr.. Hail y said that h.
asked that action on The annexation bill
be postponed in the senate, because it did
not suit the people Of the north in lts
then form, and that the question was
now forever settled. Quos,ion--IIas
Mr.. Dubois ever, at any time, done so
much against annexation as this, and If
90, when, how and where?
In this connection VIC also desire to
ask the republicans of Neg Perez County
ono question, to-wit: How long before
you intend to have republican news.
paper in your county?"
The above questions arc easily an.
swered:
We publish and Independent paper
and are not hidc-bound republican or
democrat, and have published such a
paper as We thought proper. We adj
vocate the election of such men as VIC
think will best serve the interests of
North Idaho without distinction of part
isan politics. We advertise for both
parties, provided they pay for the adver
tisement, whether it be ticket or other
respectable matter. If the Gazette
don't know whether the two Johns are
synonymous, it would not know by our
telling the editor.
2nd. We have not seen or heard John
HALEY since hio nomination, and you
have had the same opportunities Of
knowing what he said as we have and We
call upon you to answer your own
question.
Bird. We are not responsible for what
the Boise Republican reports Of Hal
lcy's speech, even though we do quote it
and do not know that Mr.. HALEY is re-
pponsible for that report. As to Mr..
Dubois we know that he is opposed to
annexation, as We heard him say so
publicly; and more than that we have
his written statement to that effect and
the TELLER published it last week.
As to the question proposed to the
Of Neg Perez county, they
can answer that We never have inter.
posed any objections to their having n
republican partisan paper, and while we
publish, VIC reserve the same right to
comment upon its articles as we deem
right and appropriate as We do in case OF
any public print. Can't you ask us some
hard questions?
Questions proposed to the Gazette and
IL editor.
Why did you have circumstances cir
culated 10 Coliax and vicinity against
annexation and forward to Washington,
and sign one yourself at tho same time
protesting to your patrons that you wer,
10 favor OF annexation? Why do you
Row advocate the election Of man who
declares openly and unqulifedly that he
Q opposed to annexation and attempt to
the man who has worked in
congress openly for the measure, aud to-
yether with his colleague from Washing
on Territory, whom yoa also condemn.
ucceeded in securing tue passage, in the
House, Of the annexation bill? We
hink you will have as much as you can
ropcrly attend to in maintaining your
w tight in Washington Territory and
ermit us to sustain our own fight in
daho.