Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-29

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tana, Dakota and Washington. Tha
would have saved our governors from
going outside their legal duties tC
issue proclamations upon the subject
Probably the last attempt at an otticia
act of Governor Stevenson was his
proclamation calling a convention tc
meet at Boise City on the 4th day Of
July. to form q constitution; naming
a day upon which to hold the election
apportioning the delegates for the
different counties, and fixing qualifi
cations for voters. He had just
as much legal authority to declare
war against China.
Amongst the first official acts Of
Governor Shoup was to issue proc,
lamation indorsing the action of Gov
Stevenson, and suggesting that if the
members were elected in any other
manner than by vote of the people,
it would be satisfactory, If he had
reserved his proclamation until the
convention meets and then issued il
commanding it, the convention, 10
disperse as an unlawful assembly, it
would have come at least as near an
official duty.
The governors had a perfect right
to use their influence and names in
favor of statehood; to try to get con-
gress to grant the right to choose
delegates to make constitution and
then submit it to the people legally.
But we are told if we make a good
constitution that congress will accept
it. Congress can accept it So con-
gress could accept and adopt a con-
stitution made by a convention called
by Bishop Bulge. who has as much
legal authority as any man in Idaho
to call one, and | suppose if one call
ed by Bishop Bulge was to make the
better of the two Congress would take
it in preference. Why did the cen
trail committees select the members
of said convention? 1t is answered
by saying to save expense, so it did.
So it would be great labor saving
machine to elect all of officers, and
hang all criminals by central or Wig
lance committees. The members of
the constitutional convention being
each in favor OF party conventions
and central committees to furnish the
candidates for whom the people vote,
if they vote at all, it is but reason
able to suppose that they will favor
the labor, saving arrangement of hav-
ing candidates furnished for the
people by conventions or central COM
mittees as an article in the constitu-
tioR. And as they have been elected.
or selected by central committees
would it be unreasonable to suppose
that they would prefer that all officers
be selected by the self appointed few.
1t certainly would be cheaper. Since
the men who propose to make the
fundamental law for Idaho have
made no canvass. What measures
are they for? Will they prohibit the
liquor traffic, or say the sale of liquor
is an inherent right of man?
Will they provide for female suf-
ferage, or continue taxation without
representation Will they adopt an
article prohibiting gaming, or gamb-
ling, or will they still permit gamb-
ling in the public offices in the Ter
litory2 These are questions in which
the people are interested.
But we are told that the constitu-
tion when made will be submitted to
vote of the peoplel Without author
Ity from congress no power on earth |
can legally submit it. Montana made |
TWO constitutions and congress paid |
no attention to them and when an
enabling act was lately passed for
Montana they were required to call
IN other convention make a constitu-
ion and submit it to the people for
or rejection. That conven-
ion will be legal body and not rev
And whether the people
n congress adopt the constitution
when made congress will foot the bill
'ut In this case our delegates will be
cry likely to work tor nothing and
'oard themselves. SAMPLE ORR