The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-16
THE IDAHO CANDIDATES.

received the Democratic nomination
for Delegate to Congress from our
sister. Idaho. II Jim promises you
anything he will stay with it," This
remark illustrates the popular opinion
in the north country of Mr.. Hawley,
and indirectly the estimate placed upon
his opponent in the Congressional race
now being made-Delega'e Dubois.
Everybody regards Mr.. Hawley as a
square man, faithful to his promises
and incapable of making pledges which
he does not propose to keep. Like all
American citizens he is pleased with
political preferment, but unlike some
ambitious Americans he will not stoop
to irregular bargains and crooked
trades for the purpose of advancement.
In this he seems to be radically unlike
the Repu blican candidate for the Dele
gateship. While the Idaho papers are
praising Mr.. HaWley's integrity and
speaking of him as man whose word
is as good in politics as in the other
walks of life, they are denouncing Mr..
Dubois for pledges violated and for his
tricky, unreliable character in political
matters. One of these violated pledges
is in reference to the division of
the Territory, and the annexation
of the northern part to Washing ton.
Two years ago Mr.. Dubois made q
personal campaign in the northern
counties, and to all promised that while
he did not personally favor annexation
he would not oppose it, leaving the
matter entirely with Congress and the
people. tits certain that he promised
in the south to do his utmost to pre-
vent the dism emberment of the Terri
tory, and it is also certain that he has
done all in his power to carry out this
latter pledge, to the utter disregard and
defiance of his word given to the north
ern residents. On the strength of his
promises the northern counties gave
him large vote, and really elected
him. There has since been general re-
gret Throughout the entire region, and
now that regret is expressing itself in
the form of popular denunciatien of the
man who is regarded as having sold
the people out.
As further illustrating the character
of the Democratic nominee, we quote
this from the Bellevue Herald:
Jim Hawley has shown by his record as
United States Attorney for Idaho that he
has no faVors for the Mormon element He
has sent many OF them TO the Pen. for il
legal cohabitation, and has obtained for
him self record that Repu blican deputy
is proud of, and has so published it. Mr.
Hawley goes beyond the platform and does
not endorse MormoniSm, will enforce the
law against and will not barter with them
for their vote.
The Star Of Idaho. Moscow, an indie
pendent paper, thus speaks of Dubois
and his broken promises:
AS was expected, the feeble protests of
North Idaho were utterly disregarded in the
Convention at HALEY last week,
and Dubois was nominated By the tricks
and power of the South, where he has given
very good satisfaction to his p trty, on &C
count of his strong efforts against anneXa-
GlOQ. we 10 uOG COnuemn DuD IOr not
favoring this measure that would be of
great benefit to this locality, or for having
his views on any other subject but we do |
condemn him for his traitorous treatment
of our people, whom he assured in his
speeches IN this city, and in other places in
North Idaho, that while he was personally |
opposed to annexation, he WOULD do nothing |
against it If G ected.'
The Murray Sun is one of the most
pronounced R ,pu olican newspapers in
the Territory, but it cannot accept |
the nominee of its party because it re-
CARDS him as untrustworthy and as
being an enemy to Idaho and its best
interests. The Sun says of him:
they may be willing. for t e sake of party, |
to overlook in a new campaign, short |
comings of a strictly political and local
nature, but the intelligent and thoughtful |
of party will not submit to |
mean Misrepresentation ald insult without !
resenting 1t at the polls on questions which |
affect their Judgment and character. He |
said he would represent every section of |
the Territory fairly and impartially. He |
did not do this. Immediately after cleo /
ton he became an intense partisan against
This does not show either
Va SOhoAosSANS OA GAS pdIt VI
Dubois.
The Moscow Star, above quoted, thus
comments on the above:
These views of the Sun. regarding Dubois
annexation record, are the views of a very
large mum Der of the members of his party in
North Idaho, especially In this county, and
If we mistake not human nature, they wilt
express their condemnation of their treat
ment by Dubois at the polls on November
9Th. We believe In giving the devil his
dues" however, and we must admit that
Dubois did great work for this city. by the
division of NeZ Perez county and
the organization of Latah County
with Moscow as county seat for, as
a matter of fact, this result could no
possibly have been accomplished had Du
bois not given it his most earnest support,
so we were informed by the late Hon
Charles Moore. Yet. while he did do this
work for US; If he did it with purely mer-
cenary motives, expecting US to forgive his
infidelity on the question of annexation,
we see no reason why our people can sup
port him, simply because he Gickled them
in deep wound he had previously made.
Besides Dubois acted traitor to Moscow in
this county seat matter, having promised
us to work for a removal measure, but
when the Lewiston representatives went to
Washington, he suddenly changed his mind
and told US that he would not favor the re-