The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-25

Of political operator. Most of you
have met him, and you will contirne
to meet him daily and hourly from
now until the closing of the polls on
the sixth of November. He is to poll
tics what the insidious scandalmonger
is to society; he is to the character of
men what the midnight blight is to
He goes about brea. hing
miasn,a and melting strifes and ha-
treds and contentious. He is the busy
propagation OF baseless slanders-a con-
fden; ial dissemination of innuendOes
and libels. He comes to you with soft
insinuations and glib tongue. He
pledges your confidence and makes you
the sole repository of his venomous Sc
crets. BY hints and suggestions and
disjointed lies, he seeks to pour the
virus of his own hatreds and jealousies
into your soul. He is with you now,
perhaps, Or has but just departed. II
you have fallen victim to his wiles, in
your bosom he left the wreck of a
ruined character. Sometimes he is the
feed agent-the hired assassin-or the
cowardly tool of a more abominable
principal. Look out for him. Be con.
SANITY on your guard. Do not believe
one word of the private political scan
dalmonger. Whenever he approaches
you with secret and confidential stories
about the wickedness and depravity Of
political opponents; when he comes
protesting friendship and breathing
defamation, be assured he is deceivinq
and lying. We will give you rule fol
corking the political scandalmongel
which never fails. Tell him you will
60 at once to the MAJ whose character
is being assailed and inquire whether
or not he is guilty as charged. Tel
the libeller that politics is public mat
ter and that you believe in open war
fare; tell the assassin that he must con
front his victim in your presence unde
the broad sunlight. Take the traduce
by the coat collar and bring him before
the traduced. Make him substantial
every count or ram the indictment
down his throat. Do it in a calm
christian spirit, but do it.
Our Nampa correspondent Furnishes
TRIBUNE readers with some interest
ing political gossip, this week. W.
are pleased to learn that the junction
City does not want the earth, and com
mend her modesty. There seems to b'
quite a warm feeling up there TO
Messrs. HORN, RICHARDS, CAMPBELL
and KEEeAN, and those gentlemen
should take it as a favorable omen. |
has been said that Nampa hated tn
whole world, except Nampa. Tha1
was ground]ess libel. We believe wit
Nampa, that HORN, CAMPBELL an,
RICHARDS are strong men, and tina
and that Mr.. KEEaAN has made an OK
callent official record In fact, Canyon
county has been extremely fortunat
in the character of her first officers, an,
the Republican party might do wors
than reflect the whole complement.
NEBRASKA Republicans held thei
convention on the 22nd, but they didn'
flaunt the free silver flag in the face o
Wall Street gold sharks to any grea
extent. Of them it may be said as o
Texas Democrats, they rode over fire.
silver rough shod with heel and to
calks But western Republicans ar
not Growing over it severely.
If ALL the women should get int
politics and create as much disturbanc
according to their numbers as Mrs. j
ELLEN FOSTER and Mrs. MARY :
PEAsE do, what a row there will be!
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