The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-13
THE CRIME OF 's7.

The Times Democrat, a severely
righteous and conscientious middle Of
thoroad Populist paper, published at
Moscow, expresses its opinion in the
following vigorous terms:
"Of all the plg-headed, puSllanlmOus, dirty
and damnable outfits that ever got together, the
present Legislature of Idaho takes the cake"
That is the POpulist estimation
The Genesee News, a liberal Silver
Republican paper, looks at it this way:
''As will be seen from our dispatches else
where, Idaho, too, has been dlsgraced by its
legislature, The most active men of the pop.
ulist party have been summoned to appear be-
fore an investigating committee and answer
charges Of bribery In the senatorial contest. Az
hdavits have been made by men who received
money for their vote. This is enough to forever
condemn the party. No party ever dsgraced
the state of Idaho more than the party now In
power Whether anything comes from the in
vestigation or not, ldahO's good name has been
Injured"
The Ketchum Keystone, a radical
Dubois organ talks like this:
"It is the sheep mems turn now to give the
SOlOns free ride. 1t would be q good thing to
take the gang who waxed fat on brides to the
big fight at Carson and let Corbett practice on
them while.'
The Gilmore Republican which dur
ing the campaign was a political du-
ality, gets down on its knees and sup
plicates high heaven in this wise:
"How long, o Lord how long are the people
OF Elmore county going to continue electlng
men to office who will betray the confidence i'm
posed upon them and bring everlasting shame
and disgrace upon themselves
The Blackfoot News which is the
middle.Of the.road Demo-Dubois or
gan philosophers in this fashion:
1.-THE investigation being made at Boise touch.
Ing the bribery of certain members may not re-
suit In the expulsion Of those under charge OF
giving and accepting brides, but there seems to
be enough in the charges to warn the people
against eleCtlng that class Of legislators in any
years to come.
The Boise Sentinel, which is the Pop
ulist Bible, admonishes thusly:
We would suggest to two or three popullst
members of the legislature, that when a silver
republican sets trapfO you, 1t would be Just
as well to walk around 1t MS to fall headlong In
to 1t, and by so doing would lessen the sadness
Of your constituents when they gather together
your political remains and proceed to label them
dead" after writing the following epltaph:
''DIed Of vain effort to assmllate the doctrines
of pOpullsm with railroads. rivers, wool and
Wood ."
The Montpelier Examiner which is n
sincere but melancholy People Demo
cratic relict puts on another weed and
mOurns afresh:
The recent investigations by the legislature
show that the last senatorial contest was about
as rottOn as 1t is possible to imagine All kinds
of money seem to have been available for DIFF
ferent candidates We are sorry for 1t bodies
evil for Idaho. 1t gives outside people chance
to point the finger of scorn at this young state.
But why continue these narrowing
details. The natural offspring of the
Reform Union is without a friend or
apologist. Aud the issue of that union
will go down into Idaho history As the
crime of 81,