Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-18

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asked this because the inmates of the
house, mostly pensioners suffering
from incurable wounds received. or
lingering disease contracted in activs
service, are In constant need of medi
cal attendance. a doctor is liable to
he wanted for an urgent case at any
moment. Their appeal fell upon deaf
ears. and the reformers insisted on the
original provision of the bill which
assures to some favorite OF the board
Lying in Boise City the right To ciaw
the salary allowed ior Il physician
fifty dollars a month. Tine friends at
retrenchment couldn't grant the one
request of the "Old boys III blue but
they could figure out IA sinecure for
policy of modern Idaho reformers
They reform old methods aud add as
many oppressive and expensive fea-
lures as their pnpuistic ingenuity can
| devise.
THE DUBOIS ORGANIZATIONS.
Dubois republicans 81 in the legis-
lature are pursuing Il very polite course
They tlirt first with the democrats and
then with the pops, always keeping
| in mind the necessity of making friends
with the peculiar people who dominate
| the affairs Of our southeastern coun-
, ties. Several members who came to
the legislature calling themselves "sil-
yer republicans, have declared they
| intend 10 act wi tn the democrats here
| after. The actions of these men would
seem to fore shadow IA ''silver deInOcra-
cy" two years hence, and it is believed
| by many of the best informed politi-
clans of the state that the present leg
| islatlve policy is the result of Dubois
| suggestions, made at the Indignation
| meeting OF silverites Immediately after
the silver champion caught the knock
out blow in the senatorial fight. On
every point that in any way can ue
consider ed political, the silverites act
as II unit, and AS a consequence exert Il
marked influence on legislation ard at
the same time are able, occasionally,
to exact promises that they hope may
he used to advantage in the future
| The democrats are without effective or
ganzatlon, the pops cannot agree ON
anything, hence it Is easy to see the
| advantage which Dubois. and his
| shrewd leutenants have i'm the polit-
zeal game they are now playing.
HUNGRY CLAIMANTS WANT MONEY
Many appropriation measures are
bobbing up aud unless all signs fail
nothing but the executive veto will be
able to withstand the onslaught that
will be made. The State wagon road
ghost is up again asking $50 600 as the
price # its retirement from the public
gaze. Relief bills, for the benefit of
men who We're contractors on various
urrin . OF the old State Wagon Road
ana 'Eose claims were rejected by re-
pa ican legislators, are appearing and
the claimants are all prepared to fur
n!sh Legislators substa ntial arguments
in favor of the relief asked. People
who at this late day have discovered
that they lost money aud other valua-
bles at the Worlds Fair are'extending
the mendicant's hand to the leglsla-
ture asking relief, To an outside OBJ
server such as your correspondent,
there appears to be much method in
he madness of these claimants for re-
lief and of the people who call for APP
preparations for local or special pur-
poses. 1t looks like case of a certain
class ofmen standing together. Unless
the ueggars find veto fear the peo-
tlc will he made to suffer.
FUSION HARMONY (?)
he populists take fiendish de light
IL killing off democratic admin stra-
ton measures. Governor Steunenbery
in his message to the Legislature, made
numerous suggestions relative to pos
sible Improvements in our laws and
recommendations looking to an in.
crease Of state revenues. Whenever
one Of these pet suggestions "r recon-
mendatiOns, through the eyes of bill,
peeps out ON the world, it is petrified
by the sight of the populistic Medusa
Whether Perseus can be found for
this GOrgOn, Is very doubtful.
No ROLAND FOR THIS OLIVER.
MIR. Blake, the chairman Of the pop
ulist state central committee, is a con-
slant visitor at the state house and
takes the position of confidential adj
visor of the pop members, and it is ob-
servable that many of them, when any
matter of importance Is ur, leave their
seats to ask the oracle how they should
vcte. As a pointer to people who want
to get measure favorablv considered