The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-08-26
INDIVIDUAL OPINION.

INDIVIDUAL OPINION.
Under his head will be found expressions of
opinion which do not properly belong IN the ed
is0ri.l department.-EDIroR.l
Circumstances make strange bed
fellows. The defeat of the two old
political parties at the last election
in Alturas county is the circum-
stance, and the bedfellows are the
democrats and republicans. It is
an unholly alliance, lacking in
principle, except that of Office seek
ing. and will not find support in
the rank and file of either of the
old parties. It is good deal like
a white woman marrying a niger.
The woman must get pretty low
when she forms an alliance with
niger. It is good evidence that
no one else will have anything to
do with her.
1t was amusing at the late silver
convention to see that old demo-
cratic warrior, Col. E. B. True, as
sisting Governor Mcconnell to
boom himself for the U. S. Senate.
Why the Colonel should pick up
such bedfellow as the Governor
is hard to see. One all honesty.
straightforward and intelligent !;
the other political trickster and
pot-house politician. Indeed, there
is something that makes strange
bedfellows. If the Colonel will ac-
cept little gratuitous advice. and
leave Mcconnell and his fourth
party alone he may yet be able to
exhibit his manly form in the Halls
of Congress as the duly accredited
member from Idaho, for should his
party give us free silver at this
session, gratitude, if nothing more,
will demand its recognition in the
silver states. Never desert one sink
ing ship for another, especially
when terra frma is close at hand
*x*
Speaking of strange bedfellows
calls to mind the strangest case Of
the kind | have ever heard. The
extreme righteousness of this bed
fellowship is only apparent to those
who are personally acquainted with
Governor Mcconnell and bis hab-
its, and it is discovered in simple
press dispatch recently sent GU,
from Moscow, announcing that
Governor Mcconnell had just been
elected trustee Of the Presbyte-
rian Church. See!
In this connection / will give the
opinion Of q Shoshone correspon-
dent in Denver magizine-"The
Union Pacific Employees Magazine.
This correspondent says:
within the past few days dispatch
has gone over the state, notifying tie
public that our Governor had just been
elected trustee of a Presi'y church
u that part Of the state Moscow). No
ice what political acumen was displayed
u giving this Information tn reporter
o be sent over the state; it gives him q
standing with certain element of our
people. Now let us see how he obtained I
hat standing with another element OF
'ur community. We are informed that
le, with d reck iesSnesS born OF long habit
md good fellowship, entered one of our
aloous ii night Or two ago and in IL very
ew minutes. while holding up one side
# the bar, had spent $40, or what to a
abOring man would represent an entire
weeks earnings. The firm of which our
Governor is IA partner failed short time
ince. We wonder If they are all as reck
ess in their expenditures as he. Hear
i'm AS on the stump last fail: he urges
he people to vote tor Mr. Harrison aud
upport the republican ticket with all its
opposition to silver, and listen now, rs
tter the POpuists have forced the silver,
naucial questions to the front, he, in his
eemIng anxiety to repair tn damage done
at fall, issues call to the people Of
.iahO TO leet ut Ketchum, and regard
.ss of party application. make prepar-
lions to oppose the same republican
arty in their policy to destroy the use
ILLNESS Of the white metal Aud 80 it Is
nth those political acrobats, who arc
rst on one side of Il question, then on
nc other, and seldom sincere and honest
whatsoever position they take, but seek
. have the people believe otherwise"
The question naturally arises,
then such incongruous principles
ecome bedfellows, has the Presby-
prian church fallen TO the level Of
Governor Mcconnell, or has Gov
rnor Mcconnell risen to the level
f the Presbyterian church.
*x*
The question arose among sew
raj gentlemen who were discuss
1g the parliamentary rulings Of
Judge Sullivan, while he was tenn
orarily presiding over the state
liver convention, as to whether his
njustness came from ignorance or
las. There seemed to be divi
ion of opinion on this subject, but
Ii conceded that his rulings were
'rong Ii this be true, which the
,ost inexperienced parlimentarian
resent can hardly deny, believe
nat whether it was ignorance or
las on his part, cuts no figure, as
! either event it makes him emf
emily unfit for the high official
osition which he occupies on the
ench. A man who is SO ignorant
r biased in administering instice