Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-11-22
WHAT Is TEE MATTER WITH
TalTCHELL I?

had supposed that Senator Mitchell
was not man who would be influenced
to hope fur the admission of Idaho
among the new states at the present, not
but with Its $1,000 inhabitants it is jusi
Is much entitled to admission as Oregon
or Nevada was at the time of admission,
but the policy has been TO keep back
the western territories as long as possible,
and especially by the democratic party
under the domination Of the south, till
they could gain control of the govern
ment. The recent election has made
quite certain the fact that the solid
south has been broken, and the country
will be much better off when we can
know no South nor no North But |
see by the report in the Oregonian Of
the 14th inst, that Mitchell is reported
a. saying in speech, that che once
favored the annexation of the Idaho
Pan handle to Washington, but he had
now changed his niiud and would favor
the admission of Ilaho as n state, be-
cause this latter course would give the
Pacific coast political power to contend
with the power Of New England and
the South" MIR. Mitchell need not
think that Dubois election is evidence
that South Idaho il republican. The
South waged war against North Idaho
while North Idaho, late in the canvass
merely showed that she was able and that
she had enough annexation seed to PLAN
for another season and that the germ was
not yet dead. We made no exertior
and 70 effort to more than signify that
We knew what we were about, and
freighten the South and their candidates
Our people were as composed and
placid about the result of the election as
. community could possibly be. The
candidates opposed to us were sansuine
that they had all things their own way,
Their street paraacs, their torch lights
their illumidated mottos, their masic
their exhilerating speeches, their boom
ing Of anvils, all were indicative tina,
they were confident Of victory before the
election and that they counted upon the
defeat Of the annexationists, that they
were but handful. But when tbs
votes we're counted, they found that they
had counted without their host. The
silent ballot was against them. With
the little effort Of the annexa,ionists, the,
more than doubled the vote ia til,
counties Of Nez Perez aud La.ah Of botl
: wings Of the anti annexationists ant
taught them that the men Of this section
know their interests aud dare maintain
them, despite all the speech making an,
drumming Of the ants, and all tn
predictions made by the POLITICIANS Q
tho South that we had greatly change,
ou1 ground. Mitchell must hav,
been made to believe, by Dubois an,
Gov. Stevenson, that We Ind great,
changed IN sentiment upon the question
OF annexation or be would have beer
more cautious about believing that we il
Idaho were ready to become state with
out going to Washington. l for one gu
sorry that Mitchell was so easily gullet
into this belief that we in the Nor,i
were willing to sustain the burdens of i
state government for the benefit Of tbs
South. If we 60 into state we wan,
to 60 where We can have a, propor,iouats
chance with the balance of THE territory
or state with which we are united. We
like Mitchell, but he has sl4nosu I'd TIL
change Of ground That he will not do t,
tie to IN lght place, unless he dis
covers lat he has been imposed upol
hy false statements in regard to our rea
condition THE TRUTH.
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