Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-13

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american citizens Democrat
T Il : Whittier, chairman Of Bling.
ham county anti Mormon party ia a
letter oI sept 2lth propounded Ger,
tain questions 20 Judge Norman Buck.
Editor ~ Our Stars and Bars. touch.
ing his opposition to the reelection OF
Mr Dubois and We copy the follow.
I lng extracts from Judge Bucks reply
A. given ID his paper Of October Bird
You say shat We say that Dubois
iias dome just 81 be said tie would do
~ lis speech TWO years ago / beg
your pardon lie Is doing just what
lc said he would not do He said he
would not oppose our wishes officially
Oh annexation, lie now admits that
be lias opposed our wishes but quib.
ill,as and Says that what he said was
that be would not oppose the HALEY
Bill he did not say that at all aud
hp knows h. did not and everybody
else Mil sce that Ae ala mot raier to
tic HALEY Bill III all IL they viii read
his speech How could he officially
oppose ihr HALEY bin bsiore be VAS
in Office Tie Haley bill was passed
bvtop' he took his office aud ii Il
dishonest sub,eringe for him now 10
claim that hp meant the HALEY bin
H. did not say 80 and b. did mol cx.
peet the people 80 % understand him.
iDn sal that cut ~ ON own mouth
b. II stamped As AN honest man and
SCI We oppose him? II yon can g,t
ans one who heard o. read bis speech
70 oar people aud knows his course
sineo, "a stamp him q. al honest man
lor will iind man whose trade mark
will ~ ruined IN thirty days IN
speaking II honesty ! uow speak Of
political honesty. You SAY aWha, do
you expect 70 gain hy opposing Mr.
Dubois, whom you cUHccde honest,
aud who does mol light segregation OF
annexation. and never did except
wlru il comes NJ IN form that We
~ the South know means anniailation
~ Idaho aud turning rs all over 70
Mormon domination. aud support
llawley man not ut yonr own poll.
Tics and whom your 1wn utteaBces
cuncclc IL bc pomerlcss q Assist your
That is ! long question and We had
hc,icr SIT Il q little,
We don't couceie that Mr. nahois
Il honest ile seeks 20 deceive both
North and South. 10 this county two
wears ago IN tic Thorn Greek precinct
nc ,ui 4 an open taallot ostruiacipus.
i, Win crowd about him Tor annex
aliou He did that T. deceive the
people and get their vote,
But who first suggested this cry Of
anuihilatiou2 Who went 10 Nevada
Just after Nh Dubois WIS elected and \
returned with loud trumpcts adyocat-
ing the annexation Of South Idaho TO
Nevada The suggestion did not come
from North Idaho. Mr.. n W. Smith
and NIr Hughes. both Of Bingham
county the home Of Mr. Dubois and
hi. friends. were il first advocates rs
/ understand it. Mr. Smith stumped
the Territory for Dubois, though him
self a Democrat This Nevada move.
nent started at the home of MIR. Du-
bois with his own friends and sup
portcrs These gentlemen appeared
Il the Idaho legislature Immediately
lftcr Mr. Dubois was elected and adj
yoca,cd the Nevada scheme.
The reason why We cannot support
Dubois Is, llrst he does not run on the
Republican platform, and second, II
Ne vote for him he will claim in Con
tress II elected, that we endorse his :
.ecord and his course
His opposition to annexation has
been vcnimous. He has not contented
himself with saying that he and sonth
Idaho were opposed TO annexation,
md stating his reasons therefor But
yoing beyond all fair representations
Ne has used his power as delegate
% create a sentiment which he knows
i not the sentiment Of our people,
md he has even denied that we want
annexation and he now opposes the
,ill 10 submit this question to 2 vote
If our people. Now every man VINO
totes for him in Notrh Idaho says ny
AZ ballot, though some may not real,
ze i. that he approves his course ana
70 win state in congress, II elected
hat our voting for him is an endorse
mont of his course