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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16
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Silver Senator Mantle has taken
occasion to inform his Montana
constituency that the silver ques-
ton will be practically obscured''
in the fall campaign. Senator
Mantle is one of the few western
silver men who does not have to
be hit with a saw mill before
Earring loose. He virtually con-
fesses that silver is no longer the
paramount issue, and this in the
teeth of the fact that his political
existence depends on maintaining
the status of the silver question.
In his Baker City speech Mr..
Borah, perhaps unwittingly,
makes exactly the same admis-
sion. He says the policy of the
fathers is being reversed-a
mighty innovation is begun. And,
he even says, he fully endorses it.
Mantle intimates as much. Now
two years ago, both those gen
tlemen left the Republican party
because it did not agree with
them on the paramount issue. The
paramount issue is changed and
now they find themselves in &C
cord with the Republican party
on it. What do the gentlemen
propose to do about it? Consis-
tency demands that they adjust
their politics to the paramount
issue. They must return to the
Republican party or repudiate
their own political philosophy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16
MEDICINE TALK.

The editor of the Caldwell TRIBUNE
turned his spray pump loose again last
week and fairly deluged the ITdepend-
eTlt man with its filthy contents. Not.
understanding his assertion to the con-
trary 1t is evident that our shot of two
weeks ago penetrated his pelt in a very
tender place. He squirms like a Grip
pied coyote and scatters words over a
whole column of space like dried apples
strung on Cl0thesline. Well, It doesn't
matter much what the poor old dys
peptiC says about one, because he has
engaged in that sort of thing so long
that about everybody he has ever
known has been given a dose of his
"favOTite prescription" He Is one of
those self. OdOliZed creatures who have
q faculty of saying the meanest kind of
things on the slightest propagation,
never forgetting to assume an air of
aWe.tnspiring superiority that is fairly
bewildering in its intensity. Now, to
be serious with our great contemporary
published ct the county capital, where
for half dozen years, It has directed
from its cunning tower q constant
bombardment against friend and foe
alike, We want to be shown some Of
the glorious results of its mighty
efforts. How many Of those long
drawn editorials freighted with studied
phrases of doubtful originality aud I'm.
certain meaning have been filed away
in the archives of the state to be drawn
upon by future generations thirsting
for inspiring reflections from an age
Of journalistic gTeatnessp Ouresteem-
cd neighbor draws q long bow on
leading strings," doubtless forgetting
that even the colt that is trained to
Heading strings" is often Of more SER
vice TO the public than the long cared
animal that comes into the world kick
ing, lives without pride Of ancestry or
hope Of posterity and finally dies of
enlargement of the spleen. It is not
always what men are that makes them
great so much as it is the reflection Of
great big great men like the editor of
the TRIBUNE being permitted to en-
compass them about. We have some
times wished that we had been born to
become q great editor, so that we
might have gone to busting city like
the capital of Canyon county and have
there erected q sort Of an irrepreSsible
journalistic statue OF Liberty En-.
tightening the World instead OF having
to be cOntented with the lot of a coun-
try editor. Obi how nice IL must be to
edit a great newspaper and mould
public opinion and things where the
"fat" from an occasional encounter
with some editorial small fry" is
scarcely sufficient TO grease the moulds.
-Payette Independent.
We give space to the foregoing
because we always endeavor to
be perfectly fair to our contem-
poraries and wish our readers to
have both sides of the contro-
versy. From the tone of the IN
DEPENDENTS TRADE one would
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16

pSadem=4sbnt directly undertake
to indicate afew of the things re-
smiling from our modestefforts.
"Our bilious excavations" have
done more 10 change public SEN
timent on the water question than
any other single agency in this
locality; our long-drawn editor
ials are absolutely responsible for
the absence of two or three depu-
ties at the court house, drawing
salaries of three or four thousand
dollars a year from the taxpayers
of this county; our spray pump
has compelled the county COM
missioners to comply with law in
the matter of public contracts,
and thereby effect saving to the
people of sevsral thousand dollars
if the people have sense enough
to see it, and we believe they
have. Our style of journalism
has made the Omaha political
bunko scheme look sick; it has
let daylight into the Soldiers
Home, and will illuminate it some
more yet; it is puncturing a few
horticultural frauds, and has shed
a ray or two on political organ
izers brought out here in the name
of white pine, to be supported at
public expense. We cannot con-
tend with the independent though |
in point of experience or per-
fumed metaphor.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16
EMF RCE THE LAW.

We understand that two mem =
bers of this community engaged
in an alteration last Sunday over
a game of cards. 1t is unneces-
sary for us to mention names.
Neither is it any of our business
when other men fight, except as
they may violate law. If we are
correctly informed on this subject,
these men did violate ordinances
of this municipality, and the pen
atty should be imposed. The law
should deal with all offenders i'm
partially whether they be mer-
chants, newspaper men, sheep
herders or ranchers. If there be
an ordinance against gambling,
enforce it or repeal it. A gov
eminent that is unable or disin-
clined to enforce its laws is most
deplorable institution. The Off
GERS of this city are under oath to
execute the law. They should
not be permitted to either shirk
or evade their duty. The more
prominent and intelligent the law
breaker, the more severe should
be the penalty.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16
OUR VIEWS,

We notice that some of the
Republican papers in North Ida
no are urging Mr.. w. J. McCon-
nell for nomination as Republican
candidate for Congress. No one
questions Mr.. McCOnnelrs fitness
for the place. He is unquestion-
ably among the ablest men in the
state. Yet, it seems to us unwise
to put him forward at this time.
He already holds a lucrative
government Office. He has twice
been honored by election to the
highest Office in the state by the
Republican party. He is in po-
sition to render valuable service
to the party otherwise than as a
candidate. There are numbers of
men who have always been loyal
to the party, but who have never
received any consideration. There
is abundant ability in the party
without crowding too many hon
ors upon one individual. What
the Republican party needs at
this time S to afford opportunity
to as many as possible of its men
to come to the front. While we
regard it as unwise to urge Mr.,
Mcconnell at this time, we want
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16

t4oplace ourself on record, en-
11laatically, as having no sympathy
-,ritlsasentiment which broods in
some quarters, that certain mem
bers of the Republican party
ought to be squelched. That is
pure nonsense. The party needs
the active service and good will
of its every member. We are no
more opposed to MIR. McConnelPs
candidacy than we would be to
the candidacy of any Republican
already holding a Federal appoint
ment. These men have been re-
warded for their services and
their loyalty. They should be
generous enough to assist their
less fortunate brothers. The
Moscow mirror calls especial at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Nc
Cornell remained loyal to the
Republican party during the Sill
yer craze" and for that reason is
entitled to peculiar consideration.
It is true that Mr.. Mcconnell re-
manned loyal, but so did some
6ooo others, each and every one
of whom is entitled to exactly as
much credit as he. We appre-
bend that sinister motives will be
charged against us for taking this
position. But that doesn't matter
a fig. We propose to express
our honest views candidly. We
are opposed to placing a single
Federal appointee on the state
ticket. We believe it would be
best to leave them off. 1t will
give us an opportunity to test
their loyalty when there is nothing
in sight. And there are a good
many Republicans who are cur
lous to keep Stab" on them. The
time has been reached in the his
tory of the Republican party |
when mems motives can be close
y ascertained and when "loyalty"
Tor office only will easily be de-
.ected. The time has also come
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16

WE do not want to hurt fri.,l
Wheeler's, of the Idaho Fam,
Register, feelings, because w.
think a good deal of him, but V.
would like to ask him whether i.
still insists on standing with Du.
bois on the Hawaiian annexation
question?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16

when some men may reh,ss
sacrifice very much simply 4. !
other men may hold Office "
advise Republicans to be esD..;' -
ly circumspect. "
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16

If anybody wants a real. e..
class, noncombustible anti.FIaw,
instrumentation speech, we +
lieve that the Hon. Fredric II.
molie Dubois will dispose q /,
at a reasonable figure.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16

naturally think that we had been
guilty Of some viIiainous and UNI
provokcdattack on it; that its
editor had endured as long as en-
durance was tolerable, but, finally
overcome with righteous indig-
nation, determined to administer a
crushing rebuke. Now, the truth
of the case is, the kadebe4dent
made the first attack by falsely
asserting that our criticism of John
w. Jones appointment to posi-
ton in the army was inspired by
dislike of Governor Steunenberg.
That was not only false but ma
liciously false, Our criticism was
based on knowledge of facts
connected with Mr., Jones physi-
cal condition and when the oc-
casion demands it, we may pro-
duce the facts. To the LndePend-
ent's falsehood, we made play
full reply, in which no indecent Or
"flthy'' word was used, nor any
thing suggesting indecency. The
IndePendent retorted by character
izing the TRIBUNE as a most
noisesome sheet, reeking with
filth and stencil, and delicately re-
ferred to our editorials as ''bilious
excavations" OF course, we all
know what the editor of the In
dependent meant by "bilious evac-
uations." He could not have
used palmer words without being
obscene. But possibly such ex-
pressions are the distinguishing
characteristics of refined journal
ism, evolved from twenty years
of esthetic observation. In the
same article, the editor of the In
dependent, with some ostentation. !
called attention to the fact that
after twenty years of observation,
which necessarily included study
and experience, he had never seen
any good result from our style of
journalism. The inference was
unavoidable that only from his
style could goodness possibly en-
anate. He clearly made a COM
parison rejecting serious discredit
on us and, inferentially flattering
himself literally. To which we
yentured the suggestion that the
position in journal
ism did not seem to be common
surate with the self-accounted
ability of its editor. His reply is
given above. 1t opens thiswise:
'The editor of the Caldwell TRIB-
UNE turned his spray pump loose
again last week and fairly de-
uged the h"dePendem man with
is filthy contents" Will the
Independent man be
sind enough to point out one foul
'r indecent word applied to him
~ the TRIBUNE? He should do
t, or stahdconvicted of lying. If
here be any filth upon his per-
son, he got it by contact with his
own excretions, and we advise
aim to change his associations.
But enough of this. However
.oul we may be, we yet must en-
lure many years of assiduous OBJ
before acquiring as ro-
oust an appetite for unclean words
as the Independent enjoys. We
nave dwelled at length upon this
phase of the controversy because
It has become the fixed habit of
certain journals of the KndePend-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-16

careful attention to animals entrusted to assI
nest quality OF Hay and Grain always on hand New and
GAM Livery Rigs always kept in readiness All prices re
accommodations -''ANe
The sun., 1898-03-09
SELF DEFENCE,

II Young Fancll, Of this city. wants to
fight Joe Laughlin also OF this citv, all
lnc ha. to do is say the word.
George Russell is training hard for his
coming fight with Jim .Iancy. Russell
walks from Chester to this city every
day. If he wins he will be matched
with Joe Walcott or George Cole.
Peter Maher's efforts to fight any one
or all OF the heavyweights now before
the public are attracting attention.
Maher's honesty in desiring to fight has
never been questioned. Defeats have
not discouraged him. He is u better
boxer today than he has been at any
time in his career. Experience has OBJ
tained for him the qualities that he
lacked several years ago. Fitzsimmons
recognizes Mahers strength when lie
tells Mccoy, Corbc.t, Rubin and otEcrs
to go fight Maher before he will defend
the championship.
Dick Moore and Dick q Bricn are to
meet in an eight-round bout at Baltimore
on March q. Another fake.
Frank McIIngh, the Cincinnati boxer,
has posted Il forfeit OF $500 to meet any
leather weight in the ring. McfIugh has
not done any fighting for several years.
Joe Bernstein was at Athens, Pa, last
night and challenged any l22-pOund man
in the world. Why doesn't he take on
Elwood McClnskcy?'
Young Farrell, Of this city, wants
to meet any l22 or l2G-pound boxer in
the world in ten or tifteen-round bout
at Athens, Pa, or Trenton. n. J. This
is aimed at Fairburn, Mcmahon and the
"Kentuckv Rosebud
Harry Lemons, colorcd, OF Niagara
Falls, knocked out Mike" Leonard, OF
New York, in the last minute of the
twent X-round fight at Buffalo, \. Y,
last night.
The case Of Robert Patterson, the
cnachnan VINO sued Fitzsimmons for
assault, has gone over the term for the
third time.
New York boxing clubs are anXiously
awaiting the result Of the Police Com
missioners' decision on Judge Wood.
wards ruling. The latter decided that
under the Horton bill no admission fec
could be charged, and this may kill box
ing.
) Jack Ward. Of Newark, defeated Patsy
Corrigan, OF Trenton, in a tfteen.round
bout at Trenton, \. j., last night. Tho
latter was oUtc!asscd, and the decision
} was popular.
Professor Mclean will hold a boxing
entertainment at l34 Clifton street. on
Thursday evening.
Marty McCuc OF New Yonlers has re.
tur lcd from California. and tips jim
,Jcffrics as Il sure winner and a world
bcater.
George Dixon, who has been on a spar
ring tour through the West, is back
again in New York, and will in IA day or
two start to train for his match with
Tommy White at the opening Of the
Syracuse Athletic Club which takes
place on March u.
Ii is strange that Kid Mccoy is not
seeking Il match with Stanton Abbott.
MrC"y's methods out.t torbclt torbctt.
The sun., 1898-03-09
DIAMOND DUST.

The Yale baseball team will probably
play in this city on April :.
SockalrxiS, Cicve!anu'S noted Indian
player has disappeared and nothing
can be learned OF his whereabouts. lie
did not put in an appearance on SatnI,
day and the team had to start on it,
southern practice trip without him.
This makes it appear S"ckalcxis will bc
even more unreliable than ever this
year and that he probably will be OF
little service to the team.
The Orioles will leave for Macon, Ga,
March Il, and will stay there about
twelve days. Exhibition games will be
PLAYED in Savannah, Charleston, Rich
mond and Norfolk. The first game in
Baltimore will be played April 6 with
Rochester.
Four baseball teams will &" to Wer,
Baden, Ind, via Chicago, st. Louis,
Louisville and Cleveland. \ score OF
prize fighters have been at that health
resort, including Dixon, Barry, Tracey.
Kcrwin and others Of note.
Gil Hatfield, once with New York. and
later with Kansas City, VIII play with
Newark in the Atlantic League next sea.
son. Hatfield is almost as old rs Ansun.
The Pittsburg Baseball Clnb will travel
more than l4,OOO miles next seaSoll--
$500 miles more than any other club.
This is because OF the numerous single
trips it will make tu Cleveland. Pitts
burg gets eighteen Saturdays ut home,
nine abroad and also sixteen Sundays
abroad.
The schedule Meeting of the Eastern
League will br held in New York today.
Cleveland and Pittsburg have arrived
at Little Rock, Ark, and will play
several games there.
The Philics leave for Cape May next
Tuesday.
The first game at the Philadelphia ball
park will be played on April ., between
the Regulars and Yannigans.
Billy Nash is still in California.
Yale's University nine has been able
to get out on the field again, but the
freshmen are still using the cage. The
number of freshmen candidates has been
reduced, 30 that the squad now mum.
bers about thirty.
The sun., 1898-03-09

Report comes from Memphis that
Tommy" Burns is daily exercising the
Sch~r horses. lie remarked recently:
Il like to know the hor-, ride n, all
times and %ant him to know me. When
we are wei! acquainted know his weak
and strong points and know then the
best way to ride him. can judge ;,bort
mis- clip, and will ride the race t" sui,
him. 1t is this that tells me whether
the pace is too slow or too fast" Mr.
Schoor received ii letter from 4 Feather.
stone, asking terms for second call ON
BurDs; $IOa month, $40 for losing and
S25 for a winning mount were the terms
asked. and as Mr. SchUr will only race
eleven horses in the Fast, this is mod.
est sum for second call OH the jockey,
who is thought tn b. the best lightweight
in the country, in comparison to the
almost fabulous sums asked for call on
Tod" SIoan's services.
George {. Bennett will control the bet.
ting ring at Newport, with Ed Austin in
charge Of his interest. Captain TILES will
run his own books at Little Rock. and
advices from Nashville say that the bet
ting will be handled by the Southern
Turf Company, Marcus Cartwright and
! Ye Old Inn Company, which, is Henry
Brown and Hiram Stuhrfeld. This
will leave Memphis the only Southern
track where the free lance bnkmakcrS
can draw in.
The sun., 1898-03-09
AQUATICS.

The members Of last years Yale
freshman crow have presented Rodgers,
the ex-ioolball captain, with II hand
some silver cup IN recognition OF his
efforts in coaching them last year when
they defeated tn, Harvard ana Cornell
freshmen.
{. NJ. Steele, Eambriugr I'nivrrsity'S
stroke. has al, attack Of gastric influenza.
The Wachusctts Boat Club, nf W"r-
crStcr, Mass. yesterday voted to send
Edward IIanon Ten Eyrk to London to
compete for the Diamond StuIIs III the
Harley Regatta. Ills father Is I" ac-
company him as coach and trainer.
Yale will organize Il second Varsity
eight and will enter it in the Harlem
Regatta on May 50. She will meet
Columbia and Pennsylvania in that race.
Archibald Wright has been selected to
coach the Pennsylvania freshmen crew.
The sun., 1898-03-09
MISCELLANY.

Mauiu julian has posted $3.50 half Of
Nuusuuf's forfeit, for Rocbrr t" meet the
Turk, and the remainder is to b. posted
today. Both Wtestlrrs appear t" be
anxious for the match. and unless some
bubbles arise there will ls no dilicu ty
in bringing them together.
The athletic field AT Lhigh yesterday
afternoon was the scene nt unuslnl ac-
tivitv. The captains Of the baseball. Ia
crosse and track teams were taking at
vantage ui the perfect weather, and were
giving their men so," light work.
The Registration Connailtrr oi the
Amateur Athletic Union has decided
that all officials at IT," tic'd n'jd trarN
meets must br rgistcrd
4 cal. has been issued for candidates
ioi the Hill SrHooI trNvt, and 'i'Id team.
The winter work ON tive rowing ma
chimes at the Penn Charter Sthn'I shows
its good results in h" present rowing "i
the boys.
Ni cricket and crickctrrs It is said that
Bouner of Australia Is the hardest hitting
cricket PLAYER tha; country ever pro,
durcd: that the Australians won the final
test match against the visiting EngIiSl,
crckcters at sydney by siN wrkrIs, and
that an English team Of crickctrrs will
visit this country dming the summer,
sailing from England for New York on
Aug. -.
Thup hundred Cornell students
watched the first appearance OF the
Varsity crew candidates on Caynga Lake
Inlet.
Hill School athletes will ave the
advantage Of u new third OF a mile track
70 practice on this season.
The sun., 1898-03-09
LOCAL DOTS.

Leonard Oskins. Of this city, has been
visiting John {. Oskins at Newport.
Mrs. W. J. Richards, Of this city, is
the guest of Harrington friends.
Miss Derricksnn, Of Harmony, Del.
visited friends in this city yesterday.
Henry Fleming, of Harrington, has
been visiting friends in this city.
Fred Harrington, Of Harrington, spent
Sunday with Wilmington friends.
Mrs. Esther Springer, Of this city, is
visiting friends at Newport.
Miss Bessie Dcrickson. of Mermaid,
DEL, has been visiting friends i'll this
city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lloyd. Of this city, il.
visiting the family Of Rufus Gregg, OF
Newport.
The executive committee Of the W. {.
+. held its monthly meeting on Monday
night in West Presbyterian Church.
r, A. Whitnack, Of the United States
ship Essex, is visiting his parents at lIOS
Elm street, this city, on a ten days fur
lough.
Mrs. Alfred Heck will leave today for
! New York City to spend two weeks with
her son, Stanton Heck, OF the Castle
Square Opera Go.
| The new arc lights which have been
placed at Tenth and Harrison streets,
Seventh and Tatnall streets and Fifth
and Adams streets were used tor the tlrst
time last night.
DR.. Archie Mckinley who has been
visiting Dr. Harry W. Bryan has re-
turned to his home in Germantown.
BENJAMIN ID. Long Of PhMnixvilIe. is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Lewis Barlow Of Chester, is the
guest ot friends in this city.
Mrs. Frank O'IOomis Of West Chester
! has returned home after a visit to friends
in this city.
Julian Walker has recovered from al
attack Of the grip.
Joseph i. Carpenter, ''r. is in New
York.
Miss sue Crumbaugh expects to visit
friends in Germantown shortly.
Mrs. Wilhemina Warren of this city
is entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Artenas
Smith and daughter Helen, OF Bear Sta
ton
The condition of John Bulge, super
intcndent of the Pullman Palace Com
pany Of this city, is somewhat improved
! A movement OF agrcssiv We holiness vii
be formulated at the home of Jalnc'
WYATT. No. oO7 West Fourth street, thl'
evening.
Patrick FaIlcv commenced ycStcrda,
to drive stakes for the new school'ous,
at Tenth and MonrE streets.
The Rev. J. d. {. Hanna will delivc
lecture next Thursday evening, il
Brandvwine NJ. +. Church, entitled
"From the Mangcr to the Thone.'
Next Sunday morning the members i"
the several divisions of the 4. .. H.. o
this city, will attend mass at the Pro
athedinl and will receive holy com
munion.
The new tug Transit, No. II, building
at the yard Of the Pusey 4 Jones Com
pany, will be ready to leave for New
York in n few weeks.