The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-04-25

Chairman Patrie, of the Republican
state committee, has changed the 'lme
for holding the Pocatello convention
from the goth to the 10Th of May. me
Statesman gives as q reason for 'il,'
that the national committee has al
vised Patrie that the state convention
should be held at least 30 days in adj
vance of the national convention. me
Statesman says further that this actloh
on the part of the national committee
is presumably for the purpose Of guard
ing against controversies arising over
conventions held at such a late DAY
that there would be no opportunity 10
prepare contests.
The business of dividing and re'cre'
ating counties is rather costly. Inc
Wood River Times in an article enti-
tied, Comparisons are Odious," WINDS
up with this paragraph: "Both coan-
ties employed able attorneys who ap-
peared at the same cases, and IN the
same courts, and made arguments in
support of the sIE.o propositions. And
for these similar services Lincoln coun-
ty has paid $4,000, and Blaine county
$4,75O." And we are not advised as to
whether this includes expert fees or
not. But we suspect not.
Senator Butler, of n. c., has intro
duced a joint resolution in the Senate
which many think ought to be put
through. 1t provides for constitute,
OnaI amendment to limit the veto power
of the President by giving Congress the
right to pass measures over a veto by
majority vote, instead of the two thirds
vote now required, We wonder the SEN
ators does not plainly come out and de-
prlYe the president of his veto power
altogether, and thus save time. Any
measure may pass congress by majority
vote, if the President veto the measure
what will prevent that majority from
repassing it. Such an amendment
would be simply silly piece of red
tape.
Mrs. Graham, the accomplished
editress of the Bellevue Herald, is out
i'll the last issue of her paper advocating
the pensioning of widows of noted
editors. That is pretty good idea; an
original one at least But it wouldn't
work worth a cent. 1t would work
into sort of a political system where
each party when i'll power would re-
ward the widows of those editors who
have been valiant in the propagation
of the principles of their party. Bat
we do not see any more justice in pen
sioning the widow of a great general
than the widow of an editor or the
widow of private soldier The gen
eral is educated at his country's ex.
pense, is paid good salary for services
rendered his country and retires on half
pay. The private soldier receives no
education at the expense of his country,
gets small salary for his services. and
leaves the service of his country and
receives no pay after his retirement.
The farmers residing in and near
Soldier, Blaine county, have passed pre-
ambles and resolutions against sheen
pasturing in the vicinity of their prop
critics for these reasons: Vast fiocks of
sheep driven from the lower counties.
as early as possible in spring and held
and grazed here as long as it is safe to
avoid the snow storms of winter. and
in numerous instances grazed all
around and close I'D to our fences
driving and herding over irrigation
bitches, breaking down their banks
causing great annoyance and damage,
and by herding them down on the
banks OF the streams communicating our
water supply, making it impossible for
us to hold our cattle and horses unon
the range so contaminated, eaten ont
ana trodden down by sheep" They
have effected an organization lin order
to resist by all lawful means any further
encroachments of such nocks upon our
premises and ranges"
There are always those who recIine
upon the mountain slopes of ideal viz
tue, and refuse to concede that com
promise is even necessary or advisable
But these superior beings are not sin
1t, as we say. They are alienated from
the actual world, and incapable of com.
pretending the conditions of political
success. The lessons of history are lost
out OF their philosophy. They are obIvi.
ious to the fact that our government
was founded upon compromise that
our constitution is a series of conceq
sions and qualifications, and that onr
craftsmanship has almost uniformIv
sought the line Ofleast resistance rather
than that of firm and arbitrary fidelity
to abstract precepts and priueinIes
Inc Willingness to yield something for
The sake of harmony and victory bos
lone more than anything else to place
our country in its present splendid re.
n NaN