The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-10
A New Democratic Paper at Boise.

A New Democratic Paper at Boise.
A Colorado man named Hull is
about to start a new democratic
paper at the Capital. The enter
prise is being fostered by ex-Gov-
ernor and c. c. Stevenson, George
Ainslie and others. This is an
event not unlocked for by US, as the
city is growing into q place of con.
siderable Importance, and should
support two democratic papers
especially as it does support three
republican papers. But there IS
reason to doubt Mr.. Hull's success,
in spite Of seeming suspicious con-
ditions. The Idaho Democrat is a
good paper. Its democracy is good.
It has faithfully championed de-
mocracy for nearly half life time,
and that under most discouraging
circumstances. Yet it does not
seem to have been very literally
sustained in its long and unequal
combat for principle and right.
This is discouraging. Added to
this, facts stated by the Democrat
last week are enough to cause Mr..
Hull to reflect before investing his
money in a newspaper upon the
advice of men who do little or moth
ing to support the paper they have.
Particularly should he be chary of
the advice of Mr.. Ainslie in the
matter. Honored by the democracy
of Idaho far beyond his deserts,
neither he nor any other man can
point to one single act of his where
by the party has been strengthened
and it now appears, as Chairman
of the State Central Committee, his
unfilness and incompetency have
resulted in failure. to pay demo
cratic papers for party printing.
Not very encouraging to men start
ing a new democratic paper.
But doubtless Mr.. Ainslie wants
paper to boom his senatorial or
congressional aspirations. Or pos
sibly he has covetous eye on the
gubernatorial chair; and failing to
find democratic paper in the state
willing to take the responsibility,
and bear the odium of singing his
political praises, would dupe Mr..
Hull into attempting that unenvia-
bic task. If this is his game, the
new paper thought had best be
abandoned. There was n time when
Mr. Ainslie could and did WELD an
influence over Idaho democrats. but
that time has gone by forever. His
last campaign for Delegate in Con-
gress defined his future political
status with democrats SO fully and
clearly that neither time nor cir
cumstance can change, alter or
modify it. II he ever again occu-
pies an elective position in Idaho
he will OIL so by virtue Of republican
and not of democratic votes; and
the newspaper that puts money
into booming him politically will
have it's labor for its pains.
Neither one newspaper nor fifty
could give him political promi-
nence, merit or virtue, or reinstate
him in any degree in the confidence
by him SO weakly and wantonly and
foolishly thrown away. He is po-
litically dead, and stinks. To him
more than to any other individual
democrat in the state does the party
owe its present deep humiliation
and damnation.-
For Ex-Governor Stevenson we
have only words of kindness and
cheer. But if he would retain and
deserve the esteem in which we be-
lieve he is held by his partisans,
our judgment is that he will have
to do SO by avoiding political affili-
alton with George Ainslie. There
are political leprosy and death in
his touch.