Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-03-06
that BRIBERY CHARGE.

in rebuking the Press for "giviDe
away" the HALEY scheme of offering
Commissioner Wilton $1,000 to vot,
for the right man for the County Re
corder.
1t is very careful not to deny the
charge, but adds insult to injury by
saying that Commissioner Whittor
would not have been approached had
it not been deemed that he was sus
peotible to bribery.
Does the TIMES dare say that be
was bribed? Does it dare say that
the bride was not offered? Oh, no
1t simply pities the Press that it should
make such charges against Hailey's
honor
The Press repeats the charge that
Commissioner Whitton was offered
$1,000 in gold coin for his vote on Re
corder. At first he was given another
offer. He was offered $50 month
for two years as an inducement to
support the right man, but as this
kind of bribe seemed to string out
almost interminably, the second offer
was then made.
The Press knows what it is talking
about, and demands that the attention
of the next grand jury in New Altu-
ras county be directed to this matter.
Let the grand jury call Mr.. Wilton
to the stand.
In the mean time HALEY papers
will ring the changes on the $IS7.50-
story, and prate about the high sense
OF honor prevailing within its own
precincts, and throw out broad insiuu-
atoms about the "thousands" that
Commissioner Wilton and the citi-
zens of Bellevue have contributed to.
ward corruption in the late division
fght.-Bellevue Press.
The TINES did not rebuke the Press
for "giving away" anything.
The Tunes did not say, or intimate,
that Commissioner Wilton had been
approached. On the contrary, the
TsMEs stated that no such a thing oc-
cured. 1t was the Press that charged
it; the TIMES that denied it.
The TINES does say that the bride
was not offered, because, if for no
other reason, Me-. Whitton's vote
would not have availed any candidate.
4 candidate whom he favored would
doubtless have been opposed by the
other Commissioners. A nomination
by Mr.. Whitton seemed to damn a
candidate.
The first and last which we heard
about this business WAS in the Belle
vue Press. Ii the editor Of that shee
knows that bride was offered, and
knows who it was who offered it he |
should publish the persons name.
The TINES threw out no "broad in,
situations" about money contributed |
by any body for corruption purposes in
the recent division fight. 1t stated
that large sums had been contributed |
by residents of Bellevue for use in
Boise during the division fight. In
the article it mentioned MIR. Whitton.
The TINES violated no confidence in
doing SO. That gentleman himself
said, in open meeting OF the Board of
County Commissioners, that he had
given round sum for the purpose,
aud told his fellow-cltizens that he
would "give Is much as anybody" A
good, round dozen, probably, heard
him say so.
Now, tho Press man may not haye
known all this. If he had perhaps he
would not have been so "brash.'
There is much more to be made
known; and while we do not propose
to have the matter investigated at
present, or to take any part in bring
ing about such an investigation ex-
cept such as we will be compelled to
, a newspaper man, we do not doubt
but that the individual and collec-
tive actions OF few members of the
'rump" aud their conspirato-s will
soon become publicly known.
AARRlSON'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
The Salt Lake Tribune publishes
President Harrison's inaugural ai.
dress in full. Tie President paws a
glowing tribute to the Great West,
lauds the diffusion of popular educa-
ton, reafiirns his belief in the pro.
tective policy, empha.lcal!y declares
that the laws must be obeyed by all
alike, urges that greater safeguards
be placed on American citizenship
aud that applicants for tha. boon