The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-06
How Pig Caused q War

st. Nicholas.
1t all happened in this wise: Two
citizens of Providence, R. l., fell intoa
most unseemly discussion on account
of the lawless trespassings OF a pig
owned by one of them. The ag-
grieved party possessed a very fine
garden, in which it was his custom to
spend his hours of leisure, wedding,
grating and transplanting the
flowers and vegetables in which he
delighted. But often, as he entered
his garden in the evening, his ears
would be saluted with a grunt and
rustic, and the fat form of his neigh
boris pig might be seen making a has
ty fight from the garden in which it
had been placidly roofing ali day.
In high dudgeon the gardener
sought his neighbor and complained
of the pigs frequent visits, declaring
| that little time spent in repairing
the pig-sty would restrain the ami
mails rowing propensities. But to
this the owner Of the pig responded
that if his neighbor would keep his
rickety fences in proper repair the
! pig might take it's daily airing with
out temptation, and thegarden would
not be endangered.
Repeated misdeeds on the part OF
the pig famed the smoldering fires of
dissension into the flames of open
hostility. At last the crisis came.
The owner of the garden, rising I'M
usally early one morning, discovered
the pig contentedly munching the last
of fine bed of tulip bulbs. Flesh
and blood could stand it no longer.
Seizing a pitchfork which lay near at
hand, the outraged gardner plunged
it's sharp tines into the hapless pig,
and bore the body, thus fatally i'm
paled, to the sty, where it met the
gaze of it's owner an hour or two lat
er. Thereafter it was war to the
knife between the two neighbors.
| Now what had all this to do with
the war of 1912? The answer is
simple. The two neighbors belonged
to the political party known as the
Federalists.
Through all the outrages that
Great Britain inflicted upon the
United States; while seamen were be.
ing impressed, American vessels stop
ped on the high seas, and while every
possible indignity was being commit.
ted against the flags of the United
States, the Federalists remained
friendly to Great Britain and con-
tested every proposition for the de
claration of war.
But the Democratic party was eager
for war, and as British oppression
because more unbearable the strength
of the Democrats increased. 1t sc
happened that the election district ii
which the two neighbors lived haC
| UocA dDOuC NuclJ d1NAuCu DOo"OOh
Democratic and Federalists, but thu
latter party had always succeeded il
carrying the election. But in 1911
the owner of the garden was candi
date for the Legislature on the Fed
eralist ticket; but now, with his mine
filed with the bitter recollection q
the death of his pig, he cast his ball0
for the Democrat. When the ballot:
were counted the Democrat was foun(
!, to be elected by majority of one.
When the newly-elected legislator
took his seat his first duty was tt
!, vote for a United States Senator
,, He cast his vote for the candidate O
the Democrats, who was also electe'
by majority of one. When thi
Senator took his place in the Unite'
States Senate he found the question
Z of war with Great Britain pending
+ and after long and bitter discus
sion it came to a vote. The Demo
Gratis voted for war and the Federal
lists against it. AS a result of tn
= voting war was declared-again by
| majority of one vote.