Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-11-11
n. Why AND wHnRproRn.

r8n WHY AND WHEREFORE.
Every man who has been q reader o.
she TELLER knows iu:l well that tn
TELLER esrouscd tho cause ii Johr
!, HALEY because VIC had the record evi
dsuce that he was favorable 10 our an.
ne1ation to Washington either with o.
without statehood, and alter Mr.. Dubois
publicly defined his position, We for us
sogeul reasons, opposed Mr.. Dubois, who
told us . strongly as language could CT.
press il, that be was opposed to any scS.
errgasion Of Idaho, whether with Of
without statehood for Washington !.
Our position was not 10 the least equivo.
cal, aud no man who could read The
TkLLER and did read it, could have apy
doubt ~ to our position. Our health
would NOT permit Us TO personally canvass
any portion Of the North, and it was
with difficulty that We wero able to write
for our paper. We had had no advice
from Mr.. HALEY sincs bis letter to n.
from Washington Of April, wherein he
defines bic position fully upon the an.
nsxation question, and knowing the man
" gave credit to his statement, and
heard nothing moro directly from him
I'm he morning Of the election, when We
received ! telegram from him, dated
6hoshens, denying that be had opposed
aanexatioa IL speech or in any other
manner, q his enemies had charged.
This We publnhed 20 asto be circulated 10
this sity; but the poison Of the charge
had bssa widely circulated 10 Mes Perce
and Idaho counties days before this. and
ccuM no b met with his denial before
~ voting commenced 10 tho rural
pEecinela and the fals,hood which had
- ssps North BY the telegram Of H.
i. Bepnett the chairman Of Dubois
central committee, had gained q wide
sircahtiou long before HALEY knew Of
4, ard ~ late 10 b. denied before the
1noeninR Of the election. The vote on
annsxation to Washington embracing
Over nine tenlhs Of al the
voess u the county, shows fully that not
oae II twenty but what desired annsxa.
aioa 70 Wsshington, and We have every
Tsason 70 believe fully nine.tenths Of III
~ votes 10 this county would have
volsd for John HALEY for delegate at the
IT. election, had not BENEFITS dispatch
besn elaadestinly circulated il the Diff
fsrsst precincts, to the effect that HALEY
~ oppoaing annexation 10 the South
I'D had made : speech against the
nsasure, which Dispatch was entirely
ustrue. Had not this fAlsehood been
promulgated By man % high in the
Dsbois organisation, Haley would have
ssssived y lsast 1900 ont Of the 100
votss polled IL this county, an boon elect.
g bsyond : doubt. There are = few
hi1ebouud partisans who would not have
vstsd for Z democrat il his vote would
havs annexed rs to Washington and
admitted Warrington u . state, within
q honss Afterwards however much he
night have desired both admission and
asnsxatioa. This wss in keeping with
~ position Of lev hide-bound demo.
essts Who would not throw OF Aiuslie 10
1882. Who wss an opponent Of snnexa.
lioa and vote for Singissr, because he
- . republican pominee. But the
gpsat majority Of the democrats then
epiAsws4 partisan politics and voted for
- saasxstion candidate. We think
~ gspablieans did pos DO y well At the
- s3sssisa else HALEY would have had
anseA larger majority 10 the North and
ussM doubtlsn have ben. elected.
Lfths Noeth suffers 10 it, deGiFe for an
Iszaiioa By rcason Of this ~ vote il
ejll be due to Inconsistency Of tho
vusers who voted for Dubois
80 ~ op.oly opposed 70 annexation,
WbiIs q the S-ms time voting for auney.
lioa. Consr = will - this ineons:s-
lepey = veil Us any man among Us Who
= RID, and i ~ had nothing else to
= N bat the vote on the delegateship,
l1ehisly eonsress would have great rea-
ID - think and ny that tho North
Hoas back o. annexation and the
M 80 xotsfs Who stuck 10 Dubois
a = yelponsible party. On this
r., y " hive always done since
80 haa bern aeitsted; We have
drove 70 nrRs tie voters Of the North
; ssoain = near ! unit upon this ques
~ = psnclieabla. nnless where voters
- eheneed i their desire for annexa.
~. Bit vhsa they vote for annexa-
- - ~ nms tick.t With 4 candidate
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