Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
THE BOISE DEMOCRAT
Pays National Committeeman Frank W.
Beane a Nice Compliment.
IT RECOGNlzES HIS ACTIVITY.
And HOnOrs Him With a Title for Ser
Vices Like General Bee HOn0red
StOneWall Jackson.

Vices Like General Bee HOnOred
StOneWall Jackson.
The Boise Democrat is always orig
inal and purely good natured. An
assay of anyone of its unique edito-
rial paragraphs will show very high
grade and an almost exclusive per
cent of originality and good humor
For these reasons it is a general ia
vorite wherever read, and, if not, it
ought to be.
Its editor has been reviewing the
history of the last state campaign Of
late He has been reversing his in
struments and taking back sights. He
understands the science of the situa-
tion. He has great charity for the
members of the party who 'sulked in
their tents" or, better, who ioated on
the political Sargasso seattle waters
of the dead calm" In the goodness
Of his heart he has no word of re-
proach for them. He leaves them to
their own uncomfortable and gnawing
meditations.
Editor Boyakin has been doing more.
He has been studying the great natu-
raj elements, water, fire and wind. He
has learned that wind is one Of the
great motive powers. AS far back as
the organization Of the great political
parties of the country, Thomas Jeffer-
son, the father of Democracy, knew
the power Of the wind and built for
himself wind mill at Monticello.
Editor Boyakin, a disciple Of Jeffer-
son, has no less faith in its power
than that great embodiment Of our
first principles.
! As proof in point in recognizing
the inestimable services OF our gallant
young leader of the State Democracy,
National Committeeman Y. W. Beane,
he has been pleased to honor him as
"Wiudy Beane." This is a worthy
compliment and most worthlly be.
slowed.
The Democrat knows that those
men who floated on the "dead calm
sea could never bring victory to the
party; that it requires men of motion
of activity, push and pluck to do this
and recognizing these attributes in Mr.
Became, it calls him "Windy Beane
Mr.. BeaDe not only did good party
work a year ago but is doing noble
work in securing appointments fol
his party men in the state to-day. II
truth, sitter breeze IN this line has
been blowing ia Idaho than il
any other inter-mountain state. Al
the presidential appointments for thu
state, so far, have had the endorse
ment of Mr.. Beane except two, and i
|: is well understood their winning en-
dorsements came from outside infu
J ence. At any rate, Mr. Became die
not openly oppose either of them.
, It will not be exdggerating to.sal
that 80 per cent of the office seeking
Democrats of the state are asking tn
endorsement of Mr.. Beane, and thos,
, who get it, rest as comfortable as i
listening to the wind on the string
: Of an Aeolian harp
THE News is glad Editor BoyakiI
is lover Of tie winds. 1t has beer
told that every morning after heart,
breakfast and hot cakes, as he wend
his way to the Democrat office h
looks at the vane on rhe weather sta
ton to see which way the wind i
starting put for the day, and ther
when he reaches bis office he calls 81
his mail boy and asks for TnE NEwi
to see what new appointments "Wind,
Beane" has won for his party in tho
past ~ hours All Of these thing