The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-13
POLITICAL NOTES.
Phoenix Discusses the Situation..JndpA
Beatty's Free Opinion, Etc.

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of Camas, Clay and DR.. Wheeler o
Bellevue, Won Schoick of Rock,
Bar; completely ostracized by tn
Haley brains of the republican
party, they are political wanderer'
in hopeless campaign. Six taffy
nominees.
Haley couldn't take the entire
loaf; these six crumbs were broker
off and christened "taffy." 1t took
"taffy" to induce fellow to accept
nomination, when the big pay
jobs were all apportioned to HALEY
There was method in this politi-
cal madness. The Ring gave two
nominations to Shoshone, expect
ing to capture the labor organiza.
ton; they parceled out one to
Camas, intending this as treat to
the grangers; made a present OF
one to Rocky Bar, as a pacifcator
to Western Alturas; and two to
their arch-enemy, Bellevue, as an
olive branch.
HALEY RINGS MoDEsrY.
HALEY Attorney, Haley Sheriff,
HALEY Recorder, HALEY Judge,
Haley Treasurer, HALEY Assessor,
Haley Surveyor, Haley Assembly
man, Haley C Commissioners. Haley
Doodle Ticket Truly, Haley is all
there is of Alturas county, accord
ing to the Ring. 1t is predicted
that the six ostracized taffy candi-
dates will resign and have their
places filled by Haileyites.
HALEY BRAINS OF THE REPUBLICAN
RING.
General Riley, COMMANDMENTS
Chief; Senior Major General Wa
ters. chief manipulor, close adviser
of the Chief and in immediate COM
mand of Kansas relatives and the
Methodist wing; Major General
Price. chief schemer; Brigadier
General Beatty, chief of staff, and
very good looking; Colonel Picotte,
unreliable war correspondent and in
immediate command of the Sucker
wing; Senior Captain kingsbury,
great blotter Of records, ready for
any job that comes along, and too
patriotic to turn out on Decoration
Day for fear Of coming in contact
with Johnny Reb;' Captain
MCGOWAN, imbecile, but close adj
viser-if it doesn't cost anything;
Lieutenant Sullivan, aid to General
Waters in commanding the Metho-
dist wing; Sergeant Angel, great
captain Of pro- Chinese labor; High
Private "Guv." Black, the unim-
portant, non-inhuential nothing;
Low Private Burkhart, commander
of Washers and hypocrites, and
great fighter with ''the jawbonc of
an asa.
SETTING DOWN.
Tho Haley Ring captured all
county nominations excepting the
coroner-a $3.50 annual job. They
wanted this, too, and nominated
DR.. n. j. Brown, of Haley. Nom
inee Monroe, of Shoshone, the
American citizen of three weeks
growth, inquired: "Where is this
man, Brown, from?" Brigadier Gen
eral Beatty replied: He's from
Haley, and full-hedged American
citizen
Monroe's legs bent and the heav-
lest part Of him came down on the
bench with thud, that echoed
throughout the hall amid the laugh
ter Of the entire convention.
TO WESTERN ALTURAs.
The Wood River Times, the Ring
organ, in its issue of the Sd inst.
says:
"A point is endeavercd to be made, by
,ur democratic fellow citizens, because
The republican county platform does not
seem to be as OutspOken as the demo
cratic in its opposition to county division.
This attempt will fail, as it should, be-
cause the republican candidates for the
legislature are, one and all, opposed to
division. This may be surprising to some,
,ut it is nevertheless a fact, which will
DC generally admitted before the cam,
,aign is much older"
And here is the resolution adopted
,y the republican convention. Com
pare this buncombe resolution with
he Rings mouthpiece. The reso-
ution is taffy for Western Alturas
he quotation from the Times is
he true sentiment. The sentiment
If the Times and the resolution,
concerning division, in the demo
;ratic county platform is unani-
nously shared by the residents of
Wood River, but any fair minded
person objects to such hypocrisy,
Is is shown by the Ring manipu-
ators. The Ring advocates West
I'm Alturas' interest on paper, but
ives them a black eye on the street.
Without further remark, l quote
he resolution, so as to have it read
llong with the Rings street talk,
which appears in the Times:
with respect to the question Of the
|ivision of this county, we submit to
he people that such question is in no
ense party question. As convention