The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

NOTHING has come of the threat
put forth some days ago to arrest
members of the Legislature for un-
lawfully conspiring to elect Fred.
Dubois to the United States Senate.
Nor is it probable that anything
will come of it. That it was con-
trary to constitutional provision
seems clear enough; but our State
is new, and it is not likely that any
but Dubois and two or three of his
prominent henchmen, knew of the
unlawful nature OF their act, and 1t
would be manifest injustice to pun
ish men for not knowing a thing
they had had little or no opportu-
nifty to learn, besides Mr.. Dubois
was. almost beyond peradven-
ture, assured by U. S. Senators in
advance that his credentials to that
body, no matter how procured,
would be held to be genuine and
it has already been reported from
Washington that the committee
on elections will report Dubois
election entirely regular" which
settles the whole thing. But Mr..
Dubois and his coadjutors in the
rascality of stealing the Senator
ship are not resting so easy as
they pretend. Their repeated as
surances that Dubois is not alarmed
and their continual abuse of De
Lamar and Clagett, prove that they
wish the wrong were completed In
such way as to close the eyes OF
the people against the pertidious-
ness and treachery of the transac.
ton, not very easy task.
The legislature should pass a
law requiring corporations doing
business in this state to pay their
men off Immediately on their dis
charge; and further enabling dis
charged men to collect wages, as il
they were at work, from the day o.
their discharge until they are paid
in full. Day laborers as rule have
only their daily earnings to subsis'
upon, and when discharged without
being paid their wages frequently
become public charge, as was the
case with the late employees OF the
Portland and Seattle railroad. Theil
wages if paid them, would have
saved them from the humiliation
of begging for bread, and woulc
also have saved the city of Portland
the money and worry expened II
keeping them from starvation unit
they could procure other employ
Lment. BY the enactment of a Law
: protecting laborers in this state
from discharge without being paie
their wages, a needed protection
will be afforded the laborers ant
,, the public; and by enabling th'
laborer to collect wages until he il
paid in full corportions will be de
TERED from such acts of wholesaf
injustice as that which recent,
brought so many to starvation II
Oregon.
4 The days are growing longer, tn
8 cold is growing stronger, the snow,
/. hills grow whittier, the moony night
grow brighter. The mountain, broo
and void in Winters frozen mol
!. are cast. And Jack Frost grim an
boar, stalks all the country o'e
2 crushing with icy feet each tende
: bud and sweet which Dove tn
! ground appears: but winter swl
out-wears. The river-lovely streal
more noiseless than a dream
: smooth glides our village b,
L Above the bright blue sky bend
) lovingly and mild as mother OF
# her child, breathing promise to eac
one that when Winters reign
e done, sweet Spring shall come agall
j. with her flower wreathed train; an
! thus is hope renewed, as we swee
. adowu life's flood: till, ambition
J. dreams all past, we oblivion find I
last.