Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04

1aiT az stateh III Ine now notorious ami
davit is "A populi,t retorner elected TO
root out aud expose the Iottenness
that was alleged to exist in republ-
can administrations. The people who
elected the honorable gentlemen niei-
toned must certainly have intended
to make practical application Of the
maxim ''s-t IA thief to catch IL thlef' /
and what is more they must have
known the men in the different com
munities who were qualified TO act the !
part Of detectives. immediately after =.
the reading of the journal of the house
on Friday Perkins, rising to IA question
of personal privilege, stated what had !
been publi- ed in the papers aud de-
manded a thorough investigations A
committee was promptly appointed
and then came II resolution from Il
democratic source demanding that
JONES be suspended pending the pro-
posed Investigation. Then were the
Walls Of demo-popuIlstic wrath opened.
Righteous indignation found express
sion in words far more forcible than
elegant. typical democratic and popu-
istic language, and thereupon the
previously gloved hand of the leper
Was shown, every orator amO & the
Duboisites on the floor came to the res
cue Of the selfconfessed hribe -taker,
and they were 80 powerful rs to lay
the resolution on the table and by so
dong cause Mr.. JONES to be their
debtor for life, or at ltas, until demo-
p"puii-ts .hould be abe to make a
higher bid for his gratitude.
DUBOIS FIGURES IN THE DEAL.
1t i, shrewdly suspected by many
well Informed persons that the whole
bribery proposition is II scheme con.
cOcted in the interest of Dubois, the
idea being that, If two or three men,
bers can be debauched into making
such atfidavts AS the one signed by
JONES, then such cloud will be
thrown upon Heitfeld's election as
may cause the U. :. Senate to refuse
that gentleman II seat in that body.
a significant fact, too, is that every
person, not u member of the Legislature,
who was instrumental in causing the
sensation is II Dnbnisite McElroy the
notary public befor,. whom the atfida-
Wit was executed; John COndron, (the
man who attempted to buy Joe Rich
with $3.50 before e,ection) who was in
trusted with the custody of the aflida-
Wit; and Fremont Wood who made
copies of the affidavit for the lnformu-
ten and editioation of sundry demo-
Gratis aud popnists, are all members of
the inner circles of Dubois advisers,
nus far the Investigating committee
have come to no conclusion. kumor
has 1t that evidence has been adduced
10y the committee, tending to show
that part at least of the $4,000 re-.
ceiv d by Dubois the day before Heit-
field was elected was not spent
IN paying Frehdy's board bin:
numerous letters ola damaging charac.
to from the silver champion are limited
ut: Fuller who left with Heitleld as the
lattcr'- private secretary. is returning
1t is said, loaded for bear Of the ii YER
tip variety. Everything Is in confu-
sion at this time and it is Impossible to
tell how high the waves of reform may
run before the storm is oyer.
OF COURSE HANNA DID TT.
One withdrawing com promise that
| has been suggested AS Il means of escap.
for all reform elements, since affairs
have become complicated, is for the
committee to lind thai the overflow
from Mark Hanna's sack found its
way through devious channels into the
the sink holes of Idaho populism. The
>ugg. stion has been traced to silverltes
and affords relief IN several directions:
iit>i 1t enables all reformers except
JONES: and Perkins to tie washed
| winter than snow; second, it will prove
that gold.bups are responsible for every
thing, evil and corrupt, and third
| would Ut two populists out of the ley
Ia ure and render easier Dubois
| scheme of getting control of the leyjs-
lature and bringing about another
joint meeting Of the senate and house
10 elect L. s. Senator in place of
Hcltteld whose election according to
the silver versien is sO tainted with
fraud aud bribery as to be invalid.
Great il the name of Reform great are
the apostles OF reform, democracy, and
Enpuilsm; great Is the patron stint of
reform, Dubois. How long, Oh! Lord.
How long will the peon'e of Idaho be
humbugged 10y the frauds and m0unte.
banks who ask confidence merely to
btrayit
HARMONY AND REFORM.
The situation among the three great
reform parties in Idaho ut present is
about this: Democracy and populism
l,.s, 4.
have, through treachery II ID infidelity
to each other, become so estranyed
that each now seeks To cover it's own
sins by heaping ob'oquy upon its com
paniOns in inipuity aud at the same
time courts the favors of the silver her
marhrolite in the hope of still further
gratifying its political lusts. For the
good name of ldah" it is hevoutly to
he wished that these political charla-
tans may soon be exposed and their
pretensions Condemned AS they lie.