The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-02-11
Letter From the Capital.
BOISE CITY. Feb. 9. 1893,

BOISE ClTY, TeD. ., 1850.
EDITOR KEYSTONE: Your cores
pondent at the Capital city has been
somewhat laggard in this particu-
lar capacity owing to the demands
made upon him by friends needing
assistance in the legislature, where,
unfortunately, the Populists are SO
few that they must needs stand
shoulder to shoulder and back to
back in battle array against an un-
scrupulous majority, leaving but
little opportunity to break ranks.
without the danger of losing some
advantage.
It gives me great pleasure to be
able to say that the Populists have
scrupulously adhered to 1.-The mid
die of the road with one single
exceptions literal xangression,
however-and that when the afore-
said interruptions majority 1aPPro-
priated" Ian abused word } $3.50 600
Of the peoples money to build a
few little stretches of highway in
few of the interior counties which
have never had nerve enough to
build a mile of road themselves
owing to general debility" result
ing from the Estate road fever"
which struck in upon them as early
as the tenth session of the terrific
rial legislature.
We are PROUD of Alturas! Her
representatives were proud to stand
upon the floor of the House and
disclaim ANY allegiance to ANY COM
pact to rob the state, or to even ASK
the state to build one inch Of road
within her borders. They were
proud to say that Alturas county
and her citizens have sufficient en-
terprise to expend as much as
$135, 900 on roads within and lead
ing from her borders, and asked NO
assistance from the state.
The bill for the adjustment and
apportionment of the common debt
I of Alturas, Logan, Gilmore and
Bingham counties still hangs fire
in the respective judiciary COM
mittees of the Senate and House,
Senator Ruick and Representative
Lewis having both introduced the
measure. Logan and Gilmore coun.
ties are both represented in the lob
bies, but we have yet to hear by
what legerdemain they expect to
produce any arguments against the
proposition, although they have
already done great deal Of blow
| ing. It is "take all you can get
and give up nothing" Judging
from the attitude Of the aforesaid
lobbyists, one or two gentlemen ex-
cepted, justice is not in it.
Representative Lewis made q
strong argument on the floor of the
House yesterday on the public
printing bill, holding the attention
of the House and galleries for some
time in support of the measure.
Senator Ruick also made a hit
yesterday and perceptibly altered
the sentiments Of Senators on the
Bannock county bill. This is one
of the political schemes piloted by
his "royal highness, the Governor
for the purpose of establishing a
greater number of his lleutenants
throughout the state where they
can boom Mcconnell for the U. 5
Senate two years hence and draw
their slime" from the taxpayers.
| It is gratifying to note that the
Populists are alive and awake tc
all these tricks and that more thar
one of the schemes Matched out in
the House of Mcconnell" will &C
down to its death by a passing blow
from the Populists.
| The Third House has been in ses
sion but it is not in any way asso
ciated with the "Third party" j. e.
the Populists. They are not in the
Third House.
| The republican contingent OF the
legislature, you will remember, triec
to defeat a plain free coinage me
mortal early in the session. Now
Cleveland is urging the repeal O
the Sherman act. Thank God W.
are Populists It does not nov
seem to transpire so freely that re-
publicans are friends to silver, OF
that Cleveland is so anxious to pro
tect the white metal. notwithstand
ing the assurances offered US before
election.
A petition against taxing patented
mining claims was read before the
House this morning. 1t came from
HALEY and contained about two
hundred names. The bill it refers
to is House Bill No. Is, by McCar'
thy. The chances are good for it,
passage. !.
In conclusion, your correspond
ent will say that ALL of the Popu
lists are doing their full duty. AL
turas, especially, has no reason te
be dissatisfied with her representa-
ton. Col. Ballantine, among the
rest, is loyal to Alturas and ar
untiring advocate of her best in
terests. F. G.
A Spirit Of Enterprise.
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