Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-08
IDAHO HAS DONE WELL.


Without any personal Interest what
ever In the respective candidates for
tho U. &. senat )rshfp from Idaho, and
with no interest Of any kind save such
as grows out Of deaire 10 soc each
state In the Union well represented
Ia the national upper house,
tho NEWS feels sincerely to
congratulate tho legislature OF
our neighborlng state on tho ter.
mination Of tho deadlock which has
existed for several weeks, and on the
reelection Of Senator George l.. Bhoup.
40 repeated solicitations that this
paper express Ia preference Tor one or
the other Of tho two leading candidates
In the struggle, aud use Ia influence to
bring about his election, We have
over turned deaf car. The NEWS
has not been and Is not sin politics;"
and In the case IA point we have
especially felt thai the chosen
Representatives Of the people OF Idaho
knew iar better the feelings OF their
constituents and the needs OF their
state than any newspaper adviser
at this dl,tAnco from tho scene.
Such references no have been made TO
the matter. therefore, have been Of hn
impersonal aud general character; and
they have chiefly dwelt upon tho TACT
that partisan stories as 10 "church in-
nuenos" from this city for or against
either candidate were malicious and
untrue.
We arc now pleased, however, 10
chronicle the fact that n selection
hiss been made and that the
tedious and stubborn contest Ia ended.
We applaud this patriotism Of those
memben-be they whom thoy may
who at last recognized the duty Of
eleoting senator, even n they had 10
abandon their own fAvorlte candidate.
We believe their courage In thus ria
ing 10 the duty OF the occasion will be
generally commended, Tor we presume
no fault has been or will DO foand with
the fitness and capacity Of the
man whose election thoy have
made possible. Whatever their
own preferences or pledges may
have been, we think they have given
oil the evidence Of fidelity aud stead.
fattnoss that any reasonable person
could have demanded; 10 have At.
tempted more In this direction would
have exposed them 10 suspicion aud
possible shame. 70 prevent tho election
OF a senator because oue's own man
cannot be chosen, 70 leave sovereign
state only half represented IN the upper
house-this Is a grave responsibility
for any halhIo1su men 10 assume
responsibility whloh their constituents
and friends both At h1mo aud al a die.
taneo would DO very slow to acquit
them Of, no matter what their explain.
atoms might have been. They
have chosen the Drawer and tue
higher part, ami In 10 doing they
havo given proof 10 tho state aud the
automatically tired 10 death with the
loolshness and Disgrace Of legislative
ieadlooks--.hat the seem OF the Noun.
laius" has Legislators whose conception
Of duty Is lar above the 6Ort OF person.
ulily aud layorltism tina, could not be-
carried further without p0sluye injury
to tho whole state.
Now that the contest IL over, Il will
not take great while for all parties TO
harmonizu for tho general gOou. The
supporters Of the unsuccessful oandi-
dates are as patriotic as mo those WHO
voted ior tue winner, and Ia q fair ANA
open political tug'Ol.war there 10 no
sooasiOn for reCriminatiou whoa the
End 10 reached, Had the victory gone
In another direction, Idaho would have
been ably represented In the Senate
chamber. Going as It has done, she
aus senator Of no less sterling worth,