Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-16

the remark-"they are dead" Well,
we'll have to admit that the first is
4sort Of dead" lying dormant, sleep
ing with one eye open, or is in some
such condition, but in the language
OF an ancient lnterrogation--.W Who
killed cock robin?' We answer en-
phatically, the Republican party,
with the aid Of q very, very few Dem
ocrats, who were thereafter outcasts
Of their party, until very recently.
A very few, like prodigal sons,
have been welcomed hack with open
arms. The Edmunds bill against
polygamy, and the Idaho test oath,
which knocks that reasonable organ
ization, MormoDism, out OF the po-
litical arena, were measures almost
solidly upheld by the Republican
party and as solidly opposed by the
Democratic party. The Democrats
will soon fall in and say: 1--WE fixed
Mormonism,'' as many of them now
say, I'VE are the boys who fought
under the stars and stripes to put
down the rebellion" Many of them
did, but as party they didn't. State
hood is dead, but is alive with Dem
ocrats making sorry apologies for the
action Of their party in Congress.
notwithstanding Democrats from
ldaho-staunch and true men If they
are Democrats went to their breth-
rem in Washington with tears in their
eyes and plead long and earnestly
for them to fall in aud grant Idaho's
petition for Statehood, very strange
to say, not solitary Dem fell in.
The Republicans in both Houses
voted unanimously for Statehood.
Yes, Statehood is dead, but the
memory of how Statehood was OBJ
tanned, and by whom it was opposed,
is not dead. It is too recent to be
forgotten. Charley dwelt long on
that many-sided, deep aud intricate
question, the tariff, aud on whieh, of
course, no new idea can be advanced
except by a statesman of the grand
est type. A genuine statesman Of
the free trade stamp will make it as
clear as mud that free trade is for the
best interests of the country, pro-
tectionist statesman will make it a
little clearer that high protective
tariff is necessary to prevent the de-
struction of manufacturing enterpris-
es in America, and ''tariff for reve-
nue. only" statesman will load you
with logic to the effect that tariff
for revenue only is exactly the cor
rect thing and will make us all rich
and respectable, and so it goes, but
all, when the issue comes near home,
fall in, regardless of former affilia-
tions, and say: ave must protect
this or that industry of our State
against foreign competition. We
can't compete with cheap foreign la
bor. We must build up manufact-
uring industries, which in turn build
up many other industries" And
thus it goes, the United States over,
and this fact is illustrated in Idaho
on the lead question. Anti-protec-
tionists are such when protection is
for some industry outside of their own
State. They are generally protection
lists for the industries of their own
State, but anti protectionists for the
industries of other States.
Charley referred to annexation,
and not very briefly, although that is
a dead issue the same as Statehood
and Mormonism. He apologized
first, for the reason that his fathers
name would have to be brought in,
and 1t was not exactly the correct
thing to speak of his fathers work in
behalf of Idaho, in political speech.
No apology was necessary, as the ex-
Governor played Il prominent part in
behalf of Idaho to save her from an
utilization, and to omit his work
would be to omit important facts in
the history of the fight for and against
annexation. Charley stated nothing
but the truth, but did not state all of
the truth that could have been stated.
To 60 further would have been to
throw more light on the annexation
fight. He stated that Gov. Steven
son telegraphed to President Cleve-
land to withhold his signature to the
annexation bill until the people of
Idaho could be heard from. The
President did so, and the bill did not
become law. He might nave gone
further and truthfully stated that
Gov. Stevenson, after this, circulat.
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