Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-06

"Si' as VI Iuaho. It's headed, ssIn
Memorlam," and will be found in an
other column. Thos. Daley possess
sea talents OF high order. He was
born orator, although like MANY
another, never filed the notch the
Creator intended him for. In him
were found the trio of talents that
make the finished orator-logic, wit
and sentiment-and a voice deem.
1ull OF expression and full and round.
1t was favorite amusement of Dali
ey's to take any side of a political.
religious, scientific, or other subject.
convert his opponent to the side on
which he would array himself, get his
opponent to say-"Well, Tom, you'r
right, after ALL" and then take the
other side and win his opponent back
to his "frst love-" No matter how
many were on the other side, nor
what side Daley championed, he al
ways came out the victor in the de-
bate. We knew him, on one occa
sion, to champion the cause of one of
the great political parties and after
making arguments seemingly unan-
swerable, and getting those of that
party worked up to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm, turn around
and champion the principles of the
other party, tear down the structure
he had reared, and build handsomer
and more stable one on the ruins.
After he had accomplished this by
the force of his logic, very intelli-
gent man in the crowd remarked: !:
ats useless to argue with Tom
Daley. He can take either side of
the question and wipe out the whole
housefull of u.s." Daley started out
to rustic for himself when very
young, and with limited education.
yet he was acknowledged to be one
of the best informed men in this
section. What he acquired was by
his own unaided efforts. He was not
possessed of self or egotism,
and didn't seem to be aware that he
possessed 'intellectual gifts" as the
California correspondent expresses
1t, switch fitted him for stations, the
highest in life"
New POSTAL ORDER.-We have no
desire to be captious in remarking
upon the acts of the administration at
| Washington, but in reference to the
affairs of the postoffice department it
really seems as if it could not do
much worse if it had a revenge to
crafty in dealing with our people,
and was busying itself in inventing
ways and means to give US annoy
ance. 1t has recently issued an order
that postal clerks on trains will no
| longer be allowed to cancel stamps
and that all letters deposited with
such clerks be dropped at the next of
fce-thus delaying them at least one
day We have IN mind great many
points in Idaho where the right here
tofore exercised has proved great
convenience, especially where short
intervals occur between passing and
repassing trains and the only posi-
BILE alternative of answering a letter
was through the favor of cranky
postmaster-and the more inslgnlt-
cant the office, the more cranky the
postmaster will generally be found
The only possible motive we can see
for this change is the complaint oi
postmasters that they are deprived
by the old usage of some little re-
muneration they might otherwise
have obtained for cancelling stamps
which is very small matter to offset
against public convenience. And
now the cranky postmaster can be
more cranky still. Having lassoed
two hundred dollar government office
he can put on as many airs as tom
turkey and spread himself amazingly
in the little hamlet where he ''vege-
tates," for through his office alone
can his fellow citizens communicate
with the outside world in any reason
able length of time and unless his
importance be duly acknowledged
no favors need be asked. If the de
partment continues cutting down the
|, service, however, the time will soor
come when no order it can make vii
cause us trouble Statesman.
/ CHARLEY CURTIS, Geo. Stuck, Chas
, Cooper, Ed Stanley and Fred Hem
r ingwav will start to-day for Silve
,-;lIn will iOII