Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-11-01
THE SITUATION.

"You can fool all the people some
times, aud you can fool some people all
the time, but you cant fool all the peo-
pie all the time. "-President Lincoln.
The people Of Southern Idaho, es-
pecially the slate makers of the two
political parties 10 aud about Boise City,
who have been over studious in making
platforms containing some principle that
they thought would captivatc the
.sn.jority of the people Of the North,
both political parties have put forward
0Aose among them whom they supposed
70 be the shrewdest in devising plan to
entrap the Northern voter. 1t mattered
but little to them whether the principle
was honest or sincere, provided they
could make it believed as the true prin.
ciple and to subserve the people. 1t
mattered not whether it violated former
pledged principles, or whether there had
ever been any good reason for abandon.
ing one principle and substituting another
iu its stead, so long as they could
whecdle the unsuspecting voter to vote
for their candidate This kind of game
has been played upon us often, quite too
often for the best interests of our people,
either financially or politically. We
have trusted their sincerity till we have
found out that their spocious promises
Of good will towards us were wholly
insincere and only designed to deceive
and then betray US. AS in the language
Of tho lamented Lincoln ave could
al be fooled sometimes, and some could
be fooled all the time, by change of
programme, but they can't fool all the
people all the time" We arc beginning
to think there are enough Of our people
left for seed, who comprehend our vital
interests and are ready to maintain them
in their integrity, and can, siin. due time,
rally strength from the havoc our BE-.
<rayers have caused to make inroads
upon our ranks. We have never sought
70 play upon tho credulity Of our
Southern brethren in either party. But
~ have been frank, open and sincere in
ear plans and purposes. We have not
been covert in our efforts to achieve what we
deemed to be our rights and the interests
Of our people, which was an alliance with
Washington, either as state or territory.
We have not sought to have South
Idaho form an alliance with Nevada, if
her people do not desire to do 80, and
they all know this to be the fact. We
never suggested or urged the measure.
All the suggestion and all the urging was
from people Of South Idaho. We never
had the welcome Of Washington to our
desire till VIC had long sought the alliance
and then with great reluctance till We
had shown to them the disadvantages of
our alliance with South Idaho, politically,
socially, commercially and financially,
and even then we did not ask it uulsss
We could bring to them quid pro quo of
benefits We were to receive from the
alliance. To South Idaho we could
bring nothing but cur money and receive
nothing in return but GOODNESS, neglect
and insult, and Misrepresentation of our
motives which have and still SO moves
% to this desire. The South have not
shown and cannot show that We ever
have had malice toward them even for
their Misrepresentation of our integrity
and honor. We have some men who, as
public men 10 our midst, can solemnly
resolve that the interest of our people
which is Of the greatest importance is
annexation, aud 10 the same breath can
and will resolve that they will support
the men for delegate who declare that
they will do oil they can to hold North
Idaho from going to Washington. They
cannot be annexatiouists in principle.
They are mere subterfuges for the term,
and hereafter they should be SO regarded |
Partisan advantage weighs heavier with
them than principle. Such men are not
the men to be depended upon in close
quarters nor even when the ship is
sailing in smooth water.