Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-05-18
TO ELECT DELEGATES.

TO ELECT DELEG ATES.
In the report Of the meeting of
the Democratic Territorial Central
Committee at Boise City, which
was published in the BULLETIN last
week, there was the following reso-
luton, which had been passed by
both the Democratic and Republi-
can committees:
RESOLVED, That the Republican
and Democratic Territorial Central
Committees of Idaho Territory, now
in session at Boise City, heartily
and cheerfully endorse the procla~
nation issued by Governor Steven
son April 2, 1889, for the election Of
delegates to a constitutional con-
vention, and pledge the support Of
their respective parties in the terri
tory to the objects contemplated
therein, and recommend that
delegates from the respective
counties, as apportioned, be selected
with reference to fitness, regardless
Of party affiliations, and the county
central committees of the respective
counties are hereby Throughout the
Territory recommended to act
jointly in securing the nomination
and election of delegates to said
convention; and it is further rec
commended that in all cases where
practicable the representatives Sc
lected be divided equally between
the two political parties.
The subject matter in the above
is Of great Importance to Gilmore
county, and as we have previously
urged, so again we call upon the
representatives of the two parties at
Rocky Bar, the county seat, to take
immediate action. The election of
delegates should be held on Mon
day, June 3. Let steps be taken in
accordance with the above resolu-
ton. Gilmore is entitled to three
delegates in the constitutional con-
vention. 1t matters not which par.
ty receives the honor of having two
Of the delegates chosen from it
one democrat and two republicans
or two democrats and one republi
can. Let the best men be selected
who will assist in formulating ,
good constitution-one that viii
meet with the appreciation of Con
gress, in which the people Of tn
new State may take a just pride
and under whose broad and benefi
cent provisions it will be pleasure
for all law-abiding citizens to live
Idaho should emerge from he
chrysalis state. A few hours O
good hard work this summer MAY
he of more real benefit for the pros
perity of our beloved territory dur
ing the next ten years, than woul,
ten times the amount of labor ant
money if postponed until after Con
gress shall have passed upon on
case. Attend to the details an,
the constitutional convention a
Boise City, converting July 4, vii
certainly evolve a document tina
will adequately and grandly fill tn
bill for our state government. DC
casionally a wall is heard from
disgruntled pessimist that if we be
come state local ofiice-seekers will
rule and ruin. We might just a
well have constitution limitin,
the salaries of officers to a reason
able, fair and just figure as one tina
will raise the salaries to the highes
notch that will cause their paymen
to be an unjust burden to the tax
payers. This is no time to sit bacl
and growl because the constitution
al convention may in some inexpli
cable way get into the hands of tn
bad, designing and ravenous office
seekers, who will run the new stat
to q quick destruction under higl
taxes. If you think or imagin
such a thing you should work tn
more persistently to see to it that i
be not contaminated. And now il
the time to work. Send good, con
sentative, level-headed men to tn
convention to look after your inter
ests. and you will never regret tn
time or money it may cost you.
Advice IN NInfhAr0