The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-06
Choose Wisely.

Soon now two United States Sen
.. ators will be elected to represell
our state at the Federal Capitol
These men, whoever they may be
should be capable and reliable
They should also be fully identified
J with the interests of the state anc
intimately acquainted with the con
dltions and people of the widely
discovered sections thereof. The
former of these qualifications prob
ably belong in about an equal de-
gree to each Of the prominent can.
didates in the field. But that Hon.
w. J. Mcconnell is better acquaint-
ed with the northern part of the
state, its needs and people than
either of the others is indisputable.
Believing, therefore, in efficient as
well as capable representation, and
paying respectful heed to the wishes
of the people in political matters /;
and, further, believing as we do that
the people of the northern part of
the state desire the election of a
citizen of their section to the U. S.
Senate, that that citizen is w. J..
Mcconnell, and, further, believing
that they are entitled in all fairness
to have their desire gratiied, we
have hoped and still hope to see him
chosen U. S. Senator from Idaho.
Certainly it would be better to
please the people than the politi-
clans in the matter of electing a
United States Senator, as in all
other matters and we admit that
we can see nothing in the PROPOSE
ton to elect two Senators from the
southern part of the state, except
weakness to cater to the vanity and
ambition of aspirants to position
to which, whatever just claims they
may have, will be as valid two, four
or six years hence as they are now
And, viewing the matter from the
standpoint Of q disinterested spec
tator, it seems to US that McCon-
nelPs claims upon the people, if the
theory of such claims be admitted,
are at least equal to those of either
of his opponents. He was pioneer
of Idaho. He came here not as
Federal appointee, not as an office
holder, but as private citizen seek
ing to better his condition in life. |
Finding Idaho suited to his wishes
and his purpose, he remained, and,
through all of the period of her
early struggles ind failures, during
which she was almost depopulated,
le has been her friend, identified
With her interests and the interests
If her people, and has acquired
nome here, adding his mite to her
On the other hand, Mr.. Dubois,
whose pretended claims upon the
people of this state are SO persist
nifty paraded by his friends, came
lere with a Federal commission in
lis pocket and has been from the
lay of his arrival, as he is now, a
office holder and Office
ecker. 1t should not be difficult
or an elective body to choose be-
ween such man and Mr.. Neon
ell, nor should there, under all of
be circumstances, be any doubt but
hat Mcconnell would be chosen.
md this is not derogatory to Mr..
dubois. He has an undoubted right )
D seek office and to live on the :
'uits of public place and prefer ;
lent; but on the other hand the ,
eorle have the same right to avoid 9
abitual office-seekers, and a wise :
eople will generally do so. Let !,
lr. Mcconnell be chosen, and let !
s enter, tremendously, upon our !,
ew and glorious career as state :