The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-27
SWEET TO SHoUP
An Open Letter on the Idaho
Senate al Fight.
NOT IN A SPIRIT OF ANGER
The Moscow Congressman Reviews the
Contest From Its Inception Mt
Washington


Sweet, representative from Idaho and
candidate for the United States senate
has addressed the following omen letter
TO Senator Shoup
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Geol Sc - onoup' " asiiii s'on' - NY
LEA, Soionei. ,ou nave anilouneeu youi
cahuiuucy ior ehe SENATE III uoihs 50,
you sta.e tnat no person was authorlzeu
" say uullns .iie oaihpaisn ma. you were
hot cahuiu"'e' haue mat ahlouhce-
hieht III the north' anu iurtner' stated
,hat you Woulu support me. IN your III,
terView you lmpeached my uttefahce ana
presented me 10 ,he stale as having ihaue
statement that was not true. AS Oh
course you are aware my opponents are
making Tree use OF the inference. But
TINS letter Is not called lorth by your an
houhcemeht alone having great respect
Tor you personally, recognizing your MANY
eXcelleht TRAITS Oh character anu appre-
clatlns the valuable services rendered
10y you - me Inie a - t,,,a a,,rIna 800
,,,,,i,o,r,ants r could have nassad Tho an.
nonncement without comment. But your
friends are ,rpine vour candidacy unon
.tatanoants which co Far &c an, con
earned arc NOT true T would NOT he true
~ nv, friends nor vet to nvself If 7 failed
80 ,.c,,ia,,- 81 langfh tho sanatoriaI ouee
tio,, and &c reiations 70 Won ana me
f,o,, tha haeinninp
r. is ,,,ged nv some of vour friends that
TWO dasionine y,o,,ne mon either nv work
;,sr mo-, ,,o,,, s,,nonatbv, or crednltv ner
.,re AZ, ,, ;,,to oal-i,,c, ,,tterances which
80 e., eat oontrar,, 70 Won. real wishes.
80 +tat +h,,s Nv, sor,e ;,teIlactual hocue
-, o,, a. vo,,rsalf IN a condition
n,hIoh y,;n,o facie Leaves vo,, in danger
of haing accused Of personal actions I'M
U,orthv Of yor,, character and fame. In
savine this vour friends do not stop to
I'LL t,,at ,,,,,a, tba,, acc,,sa ,ou of beinp
-, - ,s.1 -, o, Ira,,Ia+ sovs at Ike
80 ;; +,,, ,,ttal, ,toet,o, the s,,hse-
80 ,,o,,,,tatio,, the,, er,,,e vo, for saeac
- ,1sS;,,,-,ss r., ~, afroi,s of mon
rrda,to,,e 10 sew. first thar no one
No.. 5aoai,,ad ,,o,, ~, a tternnted ia deceive
,,"n eooo,,d that the na,ties named could
800 ,,a,,o deceiyad Won mad they wished
NJ nov e., 80 adroit t1,a,
pecause YOU "i9 i' III 80, ~
80. ,',s+tf,, this conclusion
i"0'S 'U90 -
THE BEGINNING Ot' Ia II CANT AIN
The first word or thought IN connection
with the senatorial contest now at hano
came to me in the following letter
Salmon CITY, ldaho' Juiy " 1870
MY Dear Sweet: When / wrote you
few days ago, 1t was my intention 10 mee'
you at Moscow next month"; since Wri'ihs
the president has disarranged all my
plans by calling an extra session Oh CON
gress. Now, friend Wills, the OBJECT ol
writing this letter is TO ADVISE you tha'
[ will be very much disappointed II 40
not see you before we leave Idaho Wheh
| wrote you last, my plans, so lar as theS
effect me in the next campaign in Idaho,
were fully matured. l did not care to
place myself on record, however, prefer
ring to meet you and inform you III d
personal interview. Letters are Some
times mislaid or go astray and ran lhte
the wrong hands. Now believe IL Is mo-
only due you but also me that you shoulo
know my position before you leave the
state for Washington. I will leave fol
Boise in twelve TO iourteeh uays' We
we could meet provided what l nay
written interests you. Will remain IL
Boise from three to five days. With re
CARDS to your family. am
Very Sincerely aours,
GEORGs Il. en- -
1 did not meet you in Boise at the INN
indicated, but did drop you a line iron
Pocatello, statihs pIlehS me let,soi' s 49,
Within month from the date OF you
letter, we were in Washington III ,r az
tendance upon the special session. II
bill to repeal the purchasing clause Vi W
Sherman act was hurried TO the sena y
and that body began the long and excltii
consideration of the silver questioh'
which we were all so deeply intereste.
The struggle in the senate had pfopapi
lasted a month before any reference wa
made by you to the letter apoVe quote'
You Will remember that you ana Wer
at work in your room upon various "
casions, and that upon certain ouhus'
morning-I have forgotten me CUE ~
deed made no note or it-our 'asN wa
over ! had taken my nat TO go, anu :"
were just passing through pheasant =, ~ W
mality before parting, torhah.y VIM
your generous hospitality SO oI.sn s's !,
gests, when you called my atlei,lon
the above letter. we linneu,aee'y ~,
ceeded to discussion OF II. iou 90 a.
that what you intended TO say was ''''
you would
NOT BE a CANDIDATE fOh M
ELECTION.
to the senate, and that any I'm ~
you could do, or anything you cvuiu ~ ~,
suade your friends TO 90 III my ~,
at my disposal. You sAiu tiia' o,,,,r
desire in politics was 10 see ~ sa
your seat IN inc se'''''e
.sSaIonel n Won wish to return to Il
senate 7 will give Won my cordial supper
o. dalegation Is working nicely togethe
mo in tbe nosition 1 now occupy. The r
Iations Of our delegation, and our succe
=, yyorlxine together. have been such tn
+ would be the last one to break that dc