Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-11-11
a CANDIDATE FOR Tms SEW.



EpTon ST4rEsMAs:--I hereby an
nounce myself a candidate for the
United States Senate, subject 10 tho
vote of the FIRST Legislature Of the
State Of Idaho, and base my claims
to recognition on the following facts:
came to Idaho in 1887 behind FIVE
yoke Of cattle, hauling small steam
saw mill all the way from Corinne.
Utah, and settled in the foothills east
Iof what Is now the beautiful city OF
Moscow. Campsd nndsr 3 pine tree
until ] could build log cabin to live
IN. Sawed the first lumber ever
| used in the great city Of Moscow IL
say great because it is the home OF
two Of the foremost candidates for
the Senate, me and 'sBiIln McConnelD.
received $50 per thousand for it.
Have been Identified with Idaho ever
since, trying to build up the country
SO could make more money, because
one cannot sell anything for two pri-
ces unless the people make the mon
sy to pay for it. | have also kept
hotel and livery stable. Now | sub
nit is not this good record 10 go to
the Senate on? When in those early
days | stood on the mountain tops
and drank in the beautiful panorama
of nature often wondered if should
ever go to the Senate and now my
most ardent wish is almost accom-
plished; the only thing l lack is
enough votes. Now gentlemen of
the Legislature give me your votes
aud ! will tell my fellow Senators
how to make lumber, keep hotel and
livery stable very important things
| for Senators to know. OF course /
do not claim to have as many accom-
| plishments nor as strong competitors
as some Senatorial aspirants of Idaho.
In the first place l did not como to
Idaho in 1862. Something which
every patriotic American citizen of a
! Northern State should nave done,
hus somehow or another went South,
where it was less dangerous. Anoth-
er advantage / cannot claim is that
never raised potatoes for the Boise
market at big profit, but then
raised potatoes out of the ground in
Georgia. | also realize that states.
man must either be iliustrious or IL
lustrated, and not being the former
and having no ability of becoming so
have concluded to be the latter a.
; soon as can borrow the FIVE hundred
dollars to pay the West Shore mar
. for the Job. Then in that respect
shall be as we'll off as some of m,
competitors. But first how to over
come the difficulty of getting puffet
IN the Spokane Spokesman is some
what of a puzzle, as | have no bait
l and don't know how to raise the SOC
! per line to satisfy the publishers O
that paper, as | am told that is thei
> price. Now, gentlemen, do not thinl
$ am too much of Moscow man, TO
E haven't / opposed every measure tina
: was calculated to build up the town
}, Haven't opposed her street grades
J. Haven't | opposed her system Q
= waterworks because | thought
), would cost me few dollars? Did
!, not oppose the proposition to locat
the University here, and after 1t wa
e located did l not try to cripple if no
a defeat its completion, because thos
o who were instrumental in getting
" located here happened to stand IN m
Il way? Of course cannot claim ths
le | went to Washington in the intere:
N of Statehood, and after working for
v, mouths for the bill and after comm
ID home told an audience of 160 th'
never saw the admission bill an
or did not know its provisions until aft'
n | got home, and then | telegrapbe
lis to one of the best lawyers of the Sci
of ate to know if the University had n
a been swindled out of part of tt
n. LANDS it should have had. Now, ge
lp tIemen of the Legislature, | take
So that it is gall and cheek that ldal
So wants in the Senate, aud in my Jud
er. ment this case should not be owe
wv looked. r. H. BARTON.
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