The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-08

Inc feature of the day in the Gate
City of Idaho was the arrival of "The
Herald train" which made glad the
public--they wanted it. Immediately
on it's arrival, great bundles of Heralds
were started on their rounds and the
great Sunday Herald of twenty-four
pages. arriving the same day as pub
lished, caught the peoples hearts.
intermediate points also sent up
shouts of applause when the Herald
train pulled in.
POLITICS RULES THE HOUR.
Politics rules the hour up here in
Idaho, and let me whisper to you that
II rules the people as well. It's politics
in the morning with the first flush of
dawn, and it's politics somewhat
heightened at noon, and from that un--
Ill midnight it is at a white heat. The
time is near when [ shall attempt a
forecast of the political situation in
Idaho, and | shall attempt to tell all
the different parties just what they will
De able to cut out of the field on cleo
tion day. Some of them will get but a
chunk Of cold experience for their
pains, but this need not be barren of
results-neXt time.
Hon. James w. Fawley, the other
evening, handled the tariff question in
a manner that left no room for doubt
III the minds Of unbiased listeners. He
went beyond Democratic authorities,
end went down into the stronghold of
Republicanism to dig up cold facts.
From that eminent jurist, Judge Cody,
he quoted as follows:
"A bounty law of which this is the
real nature is void, whatever may be
the pretense on which it is enacted.
The discrimination by the state be-
tween different classes of occupations,
and the favoring of the one at the ex-
pense of the rest whether that one be
farming or banking, merchandising or
milling, printing or railroading, is not
legitimate legislation, and is an inva-
sion of that equality of right and priv
ilege which is a maxim liz state gov
eminent. When the door is once OPEN
ed to it, there is no line at which we
can stop and say with confidence that
thus far we may go with safety and
prop1iety but no further. Every hon
est employment is honorable, it is ben
eficial to the public; it deserves encour-
agement. The more successful we make
it, the more does it generally subserve
the public good. 1t is not the bus
1ness of the stat s1nake discrimina-
tions in favor of one class against an
. other, or in favor of one employment
Nagainst another. The state can have
no favorites. Its business is to protect
aahe industry of all, and to give all
IsllS DtItllI Oh equal laws. IL cannot
compel an unwilling minority to SUBJ
NIT to taxation in order that it may
keep upon its feet any business that
cannot stand alone. Moreover, it is not
weak interest only that can give
plausible reasons for public aid: when
the state once enters upon the business
of subsidies. we shall not fail to dis
cover that the strong and powerful in
terests are those most likely to control
legislation, and that the weaker will
be taxed to enhance the profits of the
stronger" go .s
Ex-Governor Stevenson will be the
next governor of Idaho-of that l am
what our 'Joe" Rawlins is to Utah.
His record in the past on taxation, la
DOR, immigration and the Mormon
question is spotless, and from his mes
sage to the legislature in 1889, and his
report to the secretary of the interior
We can now quote as follows:
THE LABOR QUESTION.
''The important questions involving
the relations between capital and labor.
the rate Of wages, and the proper dis
tribution of wealth by honest toll is
one Of tie great questions of the day.
1.-THE honest wage-workerS of Ameri-
ca do not wish to correct their wrongs
by violence, anarchy, or communism.
but by organization and unity of pur-
pose, they naturally and properly de-
sire to benefit their condition in life,
and it should be our aim to study their
wants and listen to their complaints.
and in kindly Spirit to intelligentiy
distinguish between their real and
imaginary wrongs. IT should be our
pride and pleasure to more generally I
recognize their claims to public offices
and public positions of honor and trust,
and not bestow these favored positions
upon wealthy men who obtain first
their nomination, and second, election,
by the lavish and improper use of
money, rather than any real merit of
their own.
There are hundreds of good, honest
men who are competent to fill any
county or territorial Office, and would
gladly take them and discharge all
the duties faithfully and honestly for
a Just and reasonable consideration. [
would recommend such reduction in
the salaries and fees of all elective Off
ces that men of wealth cannot afford
TO spend $1,000 or $1,000 in wire-pulling
and electioneering for a county Office.
STATEHOOD FOR IDAHO.
1.-THE territory is rapidly growing in
population and natural fyealth and
everything indicates that it will con-
tinue to advance, until, in the near
future it will equal, if not surpass,
many Of the older states Of the Union
in both these respects. while in the in
teligence and energy of its people it
is and viii be surpassed by none.
1.-The organic act organizing this ter
ritory was approved March 3, 1863. We
have thus been in a state of tutelage
for more than a quarter Of a century,
and deprived of all voice in the CON-
duct of the federal government. That
American citizens on American soil
Should be so long deprived Of political
rights inestimable to freemen, could
never have been contemplated by the
trainers of the constitution.
THAT the territorial form Of govern
ment is an anomaly under our insti-
tutions is admitted by all. necessary for
a time, Sltt never to be prolonged after
the population, intelligence and wealth
TO support a state government have
followed in the Steps of the pioneer,
and established a commonwealth abun-
dainty able to assume and discharge
all the responsibilities and demanding
the rights and acknowledgment of a
state in the Union. In my judgment,
the time has come for Idaho. I would
Therefore, recommend that the legisla-
ture make provision for the election
and holding of a convention to form
a constitution for the state of Idaho,
to be convened at an early day, and
that the constitution SO formed be sub
n1itted to the people for their ratifica-
ton at the next general election, or al
q special election to be held before
that time and that when ratified it be
laid before congress by our delegate
with the request that Idaho be adj
united a state of the Union. on an
equality with the original thirteen;