The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-27

pressive enough to describe the
time they had at Silver. They all
recite long and enthusiastic &C
count of parties, balls, banquets,
etc., until they run out of breath,
and then wind up with rapturous
whoop and faint away. They must
have had an awful time.
SHORT TALKS ON POLITICS.
pERSONAL-To Idaho Statesman--Y Your
= esteemed contemporary has ''caught on"
For Gods sake say nothing more.
TRIBUNE.
Judge Beatty is gaining grounds
every day, and will make compe-
tent official if elected.
There is a silly story going the
rounds that last year the assessed
value of merchandise in Ada
county was 100000 and this year
$4,000. The matter is purported
to have originated from the Gov
ernor's Forthcoming report. How
this is we know not, but we do
know the story is false. True the
assessed value this year is about
$4,000, but it was only a little
over 100000 last year instead of
100000, as the records will show.
Mr.. Pettengill has made a good
officer.
AS between Wright, Costin and
Martin for the Legislature, THE
TRIBUNE has no choice, other than
personal friendship. They are all
good men, and as far as we know,
able men. But it does seem to US
that the people ought to be able to
pick out legislative ticket in
Idaho, without sending to Pennsyl-
vania for it. We have plenty good
men in Idaho who have been tried
in the balance and not found want
ing, and it seems to us a dangerous
experiment to send men to make
our laws, who have no higher
claims on Idaho citizenship than a
poll tax receipt and a pedigree.
What DO the people of Idaho know
about Mr.. Kurtz or Mr.. Negley, and
what do these gentleman know
about the people of Idaho? They
may both be well qualified to legis-
late in Pennsylvania, but we fancy
that Idaho can furnish better quail
flied men for her own peculiar legis-
lation. Idaho has reached that
point in her history where she can
not afford to make experiments.
The democratic meeting at Nampa
the other evening was a failure.
The whole system of sending out
candidates for county offices to
spout on national issues is worn
out chestnut. What does the
corpse care whether the coroner
that sits on him believes in free
wool or not? And what does any
intelligent man care for the political
views of any county officer provid-
ed he is honest, intelligent, capable,
and does his duty? The sheriff
don't stop to explain his position on
the tariff before arresting an offend
er; the tax collector takes your
money and don't even say 'thank
you" let alone explaining his views
ON the surplus; the recorder enters
your transfers just as though his
opinions did not sway the powers
that be at Washington; and the
treasurer holds the empty cash box,
tries to look corpulent, and ut
terly refuses to use the power that
came with his election and protect
"home industries against the pau
per labor of Europe!" The candi-
date that 'gets there" in a county
contest arms himself with demi-
John and an auger, sallies out
the people and talks about
the weather and old times, and al
lows his foolish opponent to go
around in band wagon and make
;ariff speeches.
The Democratic party in Ada
county is not half organized. 1t
has never yet shown it's full
strength and never will go long as
hey put in a figure-head instead of
N active politician to manage its |