Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-01
4 WORKER ron IDAHO.

/ OF Idaho when she was sought to be
disrupted and parceled out to Wash
ington and Nevada, and it looked as
If It would be impossible to prevent
her being blotted from the map, has
been extolled, and Idaho's defenders
who blocked the game have receiyed
their need of praise for their untiring
patriotic work, but the labors of one
OF the chief workers, ex- Governor
Stevenson, then chief executive of
Idaho, seem to have been overlooked
AT any rate have not been given
that publicity that the labors Of 9TH
ers have. Every Idahoan is familiar
with the unceasing efforts of Dele
gate Dubois in Idaho's behalf, but
only few remember, or know, the
important part performed by Cover
nor Stevenson. 1t will be remem-
bered that the segregation bill passed
both Houses Of Congress, and but for
the refusal of President Cleveland to
sign the bill Idaho would now have
no existence neither as State nor a
Territory. With the annexation of
the northern counties to Washington
consummated, the scheme of Nevada
and her Senator, Vim. M. Stewart,
for the annexation of the remainder
OF Idaho to that State would have
been an easy matter. Idahoans would
then have lost hope of ever becom-
ing State, and would have quickly
consented, under such condition of
affairs, to have become part of Ne
vada. The Idaho Legislature, many
years previous, had passed memori-
al asking Congress to annex the
northern counties to Washington, and
after that two Delegates, Singiser
and Haley, had been elected, and
both stood on the annexation plat
form. Southern and Central Idaho
never desired to see Northern Idaho
go, but the people there being so
strongly in favor of going to Wash
ington, they consented to let them
go, but with many regrets. Finally,
an opposition sentiment sprang up,
but had not been gi,e expression in
any form, and the way matters stood
It looked as if Idaho would be di-
vlded between Washington and Ne
gada. HALEY was Delegate in Con-
sress when the annexation bill passed.
The Democratic convention that nom
mated HALEY placed an annexation
plank in the platform, and HALEY
endorsed it, and of course the Dele
gate worked for annexation, which
would have been consummated with
he Presidents approval of the bill.
Jov. Stevenson telegraphed to Clevs-
and to await an expression of the
people of Idaho on the matter; that
hey were opposed to annexation. So /,
he President did not sign the bill. ;
Annexation, however, notwithstand-
ng tho failure of this bill to receive
he Presidents approval, was not
lead. Senator Stewart, and Dele
,ate Voorhees,, of Washington, were
till determined and unrelentinp.
fov. Stevenson prepared remon-
frances against both annexation
chemes, hired men to circulate them
all sections of Idaho, the expense
t which was paid out of his own
ocket. Eighteen thousand sigma
ares were attached, and the sigma :
nres of bona fde citizens of Idaho.
he Governor afterwards went to :
to labor with Dubois for
ne preservation of the Gem of the
and the two worked he
oioally, succeeding in quashing the
chemes of Stewart and VOORHEES,. The :
'overnor, on his return, highly com
limented Delegate Dubois on the
ood work he had done, but refrainsd i,
,om mentioning his own labors and d
ersonal influence before committees
nd with Senators and Representa- [
YES, in conjunction with Delegate
dubois. Now that Idaho has been
iloted safely into the harbor of .
tatehood, and has passed all dan !
ers of annexation or dismember-
Ientin any way, those who labored :
} earnestly in her behalf when dan Il
ers threatened her almost on all
des, must not be forgotten, and
rominent in the list of her preservers Il
Ex-Governor Stevenson. ii
Advice TO Mothers.
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