Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-01

and excoriate the administration schemes
and the tools employed to consummate
them. He said that in proportion to its
wealth, area and population, I.atah
county had paid more money into the
state treasury than any other county in
Idaho; that the only excuse for the
cowardly attack made upon the people of
that county was the fact that some peo-
who had purchased state lands had been
unable to pay for them; that the cause of
their inability and the cause of all their
financial misfortunes was the bunpling
and perhdious craftsmanship of Dem
ocratic national administration; that the
people when they purchased those lands
had paid 10 per cent of the appraised valu-
alton; that but for the blightng effects of
Democracy they could have paid every
cent; that now after paying what they
had and after, in many instances, hav-
ing put valuable improvements upon the
land, they were willing to give it back:
they were willing to confess their i'll
ability to pay through misfortune, but
they resent i'll every fiber of their being
the groundless and contemplate imputa-
tons of dishonesty Haunted i'll their
faces by those who helped to bring
about their misfortunes. Senator Brig
ham then paid his respects to the bill
under discussion. He explained that it
was another job for the benefit of some
political INDECENT one of those faithful
but reform creatures whose hungry
eyes beseeched from the gallery and
pleaded in cloak rooms and lobbies
He said the administration pleaded
of lack of money, and urged misery
economy where decent appropriations
were asked for worthy public institutions
which the state is as morally obliged to
support; but when it comes to creating
new and utterly needless offices for adj
Ininistration henchman, there was money
to burn, and there were no crocodile tears
for the overburdened taxpayers and
horny handed sons of toll. why"
said the senator, sit has been intimated
to me and insinuated to other members
of this legislature-it is being constantly
ding donged in our ears-that if we refuse
our support to these bills creating an
army of inspectors, examiners instruct
ors and commissioners, we shall have no
university appropriation or one so small
that that splendid institution will be
compelled to lock up its doors and nail up
its windows. l want to say here that
while l am most anxious for the
welfare Of our state univeraity, yet l will
not violate my oath, will not trade off
the interests of the whole state i'll its be-
half. 1t is not Latah county institution
it is not local concern. 1t belongs to
the whole state, gentlemen; as much to
your constituency as to my constituency.
1t rests as much with you as with me
what shall become of it. 1t is your priv
! ilege to close it as much as my desire and
hope to build it up and see it grow and
prosper until it shall become truly great
and complete educational institution
wherein the youth of Idaho may be fully
and grandly developed Senator Brig
ham closed by giving it to be emphati
cally understood that the administration
club could no longer be welded with any
effect over his head. His talk brought
the senate to a very clear realization of
its duty, and the state examiner bill was
promptly consigned to an early but we'll
| = II.
| A somewhat similar scene was enacted
in the house by Representative French,
republican from Latah county. The OBJ
| lection raised to his election by French's
political enemies was his youth If they
have any more youths of his quality i'll
North-Idaho, they could do no better
than continue sending them to the legis-
lature or filling other important positions
with them. On Tuesday, February 2Ist,
an effort was made to pass resolution to
the effect that no bill, except appropria-
ton and revenue bills, should be intro
duced after the 24th without unanimous
consent. 1t amounted to declaration
that all administration measures must be
disposed of, and the vote of every repub
lican recorded before the appropriation
should be presented. AT that time Rep
resentative French took occasion to place
himself and the other representatives of
his county, as we'll as the republican and
popnlist members of the house, upon
broad and dignifed plane. In opposing
the resolution he called attention to the
trade and barter system of legislation,
and particularly to the shame of attempt
ing to drag purely educational institu-
tions into the quagmire of party politics.
He pointed out that men, who, if they
do not speak for the administration au-
thoritatively, are at least in its confidence
and full sympathy, had repeatedly indicat-
ed that unless the Latah county delega-
ton voted Fright" on certain administra-
ton measures they would see to 1t that
the appropriation asked for the mainte-
nance of the state university would not
be granted, or would be reduced to the
minimum. After paying tribute to the
integrity of the members in general, he
said in conclusion, 81 now desire to give
notice that NO club can be held over my
head, no matter what appropriation is