Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-31
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Since the return of editor Ailshie
and editor Fogg from Boise City
the tactics of the Grangeville ring
have been revealed through the
ring organ. They are conducting
their defense on the principle that
a lie well stuck to is better than
the truth. But they shall not be
allowed to get away from the truth
in this case.
Editor Ailshie, in the last issue
of the ring organ, denies in toto
that he wrote the now famous
Republican Friend letter. Editor
Fogg springs madly to the defense
of editor Ailshie and pronounces
the Republican Friend letter a
forgery. To cap the climax, Gov.
Mcconnell is introduced to the
public with the startling announc-
ment that he sent the bogus telc-
gram which Commissioner Meyer
received.
We have tried to keep Gov. Nc
Conncll's name out of this whole
disreputable business, but if Gov.
Mcconnell chooses to sustain and
uphold the dirty actions of this
dirty Grangeville gang, SO much
the worse for Gov. Mcconnell.
We stand prepared to prove that
the telegram which Commissioner
Meyer received never saw the in
side of telegraph office!
We demanded that the grand
jury subpoena Gov. Mcconnell and
the telegraph operators at Lewis
ton and Moscow to prove that very
fact. The ring and the district
attorney did not want their testi-
mony at that time and our demand
was ignored. They dared not let
the case be ventilated in open
court before a trial jury.
But at this late date, after ALL
: SHE and Fogg have gone to Boise
; to confer and map out defense
with the other ringsters at the
State capitol, they come back and
further insult an injured and out
; ragged community with cock-and'
bull fairy story that the bogus
telegram is genuine and Mcconnell
) sent it, and that the genuine Re
publican Friend letter (Which j. F
Ailshie wrote) is forgery!
: The facts in the case are simple
The telegram received by Com
: missioner Meyer was a bogus tele
gram it never was inside telc
graph Office ! and Gov. Mcconnell
never sent it'll!
The Republican Friend lette
+ was written by j. T. Ailshie, AM
II the late grand jury indicted hin
on the evidence presented.
is The charge is further made b.
= the ringsters in the ring organ tina
the bogus telegram business wa
concocted and sprung by the wick
ed democrats for the purpose {
making political capital in tn
Of pending campaign.
TO The democratic party had notf
a. ing whatever to do with it. M
= Meyer, good republican, had IL
st bogus telegram A. +. Parker,
IN good democrat, had the Republica
Y. Friend letter. Upon oomparir
ne notes and after reading the statu
I'll both arrived at the conclusiC
ed that it was grand jury matte
rt When the jury convened Park
presented the letter and Mey
ed produced the telegram. The ju1
did the rest. My impression W
at that an Indictment would be four
}. and that the case would go ov
= until the November term-aft
the election. If this had been do
the matter would have been und
N the protection of the court, al
'te therefore not proper subject t
10, political or newspaper discussiC
by But the gang, very naturally, d
~. not want Ailshie indicted at a
M and while they We're able to pl
ell vent the indictment they were L
able to prevent the exposure in t
ing FREE Press. Therefore, if the 81
TIL ject attains to the dignity of a f;
Oh. tor in the coming election, it is 1
OF our fault. The ring, and the ri
po- organ, which is also the offic
re. organ of the republicans of Ida
county, are frantically engaged
condoning the crime and justify
the criminal. The other side "
on. make political capital out of il
on. and they are justified in doing Sc
ell. just as long as the decent men
lis. the republican party are represe
ms. ed by such an organ.