The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-04

O.let county In Idaho; that the only
excuse for the eowardly attack made
upon the people Of that county was the
fact that some people who had par.
chased 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 bungling
and perndious craftsmanship Of Dem.
ocratic national administration; that
the people when they purchased those
lands had paid 10 per cent ofthe ap-
praised valuation; that but for the
bltghting effects of Democracy they
would have paid every cent; that now
after paying what they had and after,
in many instances. having put valuable
improvements upon the land, they were
willing to give it back; they were will
ing to confess their inability to pay
through misfortune, but they resent in
every liber of their being the groundless
and contemplate imputations of dis
honesty TAINTED in their faces by those
who helped to bring about their mis-
fortunes. Senator Brigham then paid
his respects to the bill under discussion.
He explained that it was another Job
for the benefit of some political indi-
gent-one of those faithful but forlorn
creatures whose hungry eyes beseeched
from tie gallery and pleaded in cloak
rooms and Hobbies. lie said the adj.
II iaistTatioa pleaded lack OF money
and urged misery economy when de-
cent appropriations ere asked for
worthy public institutions which the
state was morally obliged to support,
but when it came TO creating new and
utterly needless Offices for administra-
ton henchmen, there was money to
burn and there were no crocodile tears
for the oyerburdened taxpayers and
horny-handed sons of toll. "Why,"
said the senator, lit has been intimated
to me and insinuated to other mem.
bers of this legislature-it is being con-
stantly ding donged in our ears-that
if we refuse our support to these bills
creating an army of inspectors, exam
liners, instructors and commissioners,
we shall have no university approprla-
tion or one so small that that splendid
Institution will be compelled to lock its
doors and nail up its windows. 1 want
to say here that while / am most anx-
ious for our state university, yet will
not violate my oath, will not trade off
the interests of the whole state in its
behalf. 1t is not Latah county insti-
tutioa-it is not a local concern. II
belongs to the whole state, gentlemen,
as much to your constituency as to my
constituency. 1t rests with you as
much as with me what shall become of
it. 1t is your privilege to close it as
much as it is my desire and hope to
build it mp and see it grow and prosper
until it shall become truly great and
Observation-Disclosures there
in the youth of Idaho may be fully and
graudly developed" Senator Brigham
closed by giving it to be emphatically
understood that the administration club
could no longer be welded with any.
effect over his head. His talk brought
the senate to very clear realization of
its duty and the state examiner bill
was promptly consigned to an early
but well merited hole in the ground.
A somewhat similar scene was en-
acted in the house by Representative
French, Republican from Latah coun.
ty The objection raised to his cleo.
ton by Frenchs political enemies was
his youth, If they have any more
youths of his quality in North Idaho
they could do no better than continue
sending them to the legislature or I'LL
ing Other important positions with