The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
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necessity, considering that the chic
duty will be the election of a repub
lican U. S. senator. All the powe
in the state and all the required
power outside the state was concen
trated for the purpose Of making this
possible. To this end the Jonathan
and David like affection and devotion
to the common cause of the promi
nent candidates for the position
was beautiful to behold. Nothins
like it was ever witnessed before
Even when they were all apparent,
asleep in their little political beds,
very careful observer would motto,
that each had one eye open. Til,
SIGNAL has as yet expressed no de
clded preference for any one of The
candidates, but reserves the right tc
do so whenever it pleases. But il
questioning the policy of electina
Judge Hepburn, we are called into
court by our very able contemporary
the Caldwell Tribune, and asked,
'what right the SIGNAL has to as
sumo that because Judge Hey burn
sells his services to railway com
pany he necessarily becomes cor
rupted thereby?" A very proper
question indeed! Our right to do SO
requires no explanation; our reason
for so doing may First of all, the
gentleman in question, as attorney
for the Northern Pacific company, re-
ceivcs a salary double that he would
receive simply as U. s. senator so
legitimate pecuniary motives cannot
prompt him; and unless it would be
for the interests of his corporation
he would not seek the position at this
time. When the question of reorgan-
izing Pacific railways and extending
the time of payment of their honest
debts to the government comes up, a
senator whose sympathy and educa-
ton was in accord with railway cor
porations would be very desirable and
an end most devoutly to be wished
for by these same corporations. At
the present time Judge Hepburn is
known to be a supporter of railways
and fully in their interests. If he
is not he must surely be too dshon-
est man for any position, even rail
way attorney A common sense view
can lead to no other conclusion As
to railroad passes, they are very com
monty bestowed and very seldom
refused by public men or any other
fortunate enough to receive them.
Lawyers have an undoubted right to
sell their services to wnom they
please, but when it comes to employ
ing them as representatives in the
highest branch of the government the
people have perfect right to take
into consideration who their last en-
ployer was and how far reserved
opinion or future retainer might in
nuence future actions, and the argu-
ment that they have not is extremely
THIN indeed.
The Tribune does not, we presume,
imngine that if a majority of sable
lawyers who have simply sold part
OF their services to a railway corpo-
ration had been IN the last congress
that the 81, 600, 600 acres taken away
from the Northern Pacific would
have ever been declared forfeited?
However, it is not our wish to enter
into controversy with our Caldwell
contemporary over the senatorial sub
lect and these remarks are only called
forth 10y the Tribunes raising cues
ton of our right to urge Mr.. Hey
burns connection with railway cor
poratlon as throwing possible
shadow over the holy and sanctifed
senatorial attributes that enfold its
candidate like a halo of glory. And
Is the senatorial NATTER for the SIG
NAL, contains no financial placation,
t cannot be expected of it to pursue
he subject with the same ardor as
he Tribune. The Tribune is in error
II CHASING the SIGNAL MS a confirmed
of Mr.. Sweet. We have
lot given cause to be so considered.
We admit that we have felt very
favorable to him and admired his
alents little more than any of the
'ther candidates outside of Mr..
'houp, but we have advocated Mr..
sweet no further than to say that we
believed the majority of Washington
Ounty republicans were i'm favor of
i'm. and if certain run,ors ,.ox,,l