The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-18

The Tribune has not much SYM
pathy with those citizens of our
Territory who, in their extreme OPP
position to Statehood, point to
Nevada as an example of what
Statehood will do for us. You
might as well attempt to compare
heaven to hell as Idaho to Nevada !
If the fair Territory of Idaho was
worth saving from the envious
grasp of her neighbors she is worth
the necessary steps and expense to
place her into the Union. The
doors are open.
The celebrated Long Valley Of
Idaho alone will in a few years be
able to support state government.
What of the wonderful resources of
country adjacent to Snake River, TO
the Salmon River, the Clearwater,
the Weiser, the Boise, and Wood
Rivers ,? Their development will
be the glory of the present and
coming generations. If any of the
objectors to Statehood can point to
any similar regions in Nevada
that will stand comparison with
these we will at once acknowledge
that there are some drawbacks to
the movement. Don't all speak at
once.
The delegates to the Republican
county convention which met at
Caldwell last September are called
to re-convene at Boise City on Sat-
urday, May 25th, 1889, at 10 o'cloc
a. M, for the purpose of nominal
ing delegates to represent Ada
county in the constitutional con-
vention to be held in Boise City,
July 4th. The delegates from
Caldwell precinctare: w. c. Max
ey, L. d. Potter, Chas. H. Reed,
and vacancy caused by the death
of Hon. J. S. Negley, Jr.
The democrats will hold primar-
les throughout the county today to
elect delegates to a convention to
be held at Boise City on May 25th
for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the constitutional conven-
ton.
Allowing liberal increase in
cost for State government, over a
Territorial government Statehood
for Idaho will cost about forty cents
per capita annually. Or, for - a
year a man can vote (why not let
the women vote and reduce it to$1)
for President and Vice President of
the United States; can vote for a
Representative in Congress who
will be real, live, voting and
working member instead of a non
entity as at present; he can also as
sist in electing two United States
Senators; in short, he would enjoy
the full benefits of AMERICAN CIrI-
zENsHIp. If that is not worth 80 a
year it is not worth anything-when
the question is reduced to one of
dollars and cents.
Read Gov. Shoup's proclamation
in another column.
At the meeting of the democratic
and republican county central COM
mittees in Boise last Saturday, the
republicans, in direct violation of
the agreement of the Territorial
committees, attempted to gobble
up five of the delegates to the con-
stitutional convention, without CIV
ing the democrats a chance at the
ninth man. Ada county has nine
delegates in the constitutional con-
vention, the democratic committee
very fairly offered to give each
party four, and determine by lot
who should name the fifth. The
matter was postponed until the 25th.
Jud. Boyakin, of the Idaho Dem
ocrat, is making stubborn fight
against the Statehood movement
on the grounds of politics and in
creased taxation. To our mind
politics cut no figure in the case.
If the democrats of Idaho cannot
hold their own with the republicans
today, when will they be stronger !?
IF through pandering to the repub-
licans for the last four years (dem-
ocrats holding high territorial posi-
tons dividing the spells with re-
publican deputies and appointtees)
they have disorganized their own
party and turned the affairs of the
Territory over to dubois, Willis
Sweet & Co.," is Statehood to be
postponed until success once more
perches itself on the democratic
banner +? The Tribune believes
that with decent organization the
democrats can win the next gen.
eral election in Idaho and stay win.
ners-providing they do not Gas in
the past) waste their substance on
pap-suckers in the opposing party.
Incidental to the transfer of the