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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

1t begins to look as though the
bottom would fall out of the pros
ecutiOn proceedings against the
Occur d'Alene miners. On the
goth of last month some 80 of the
men against whom the federal
authorities had preferred charges
were turned loose by Judge Beat
ty; and judging from the gait at
which the State Court has been
going during the last six months,
the dynamiters will all be figures
IN ancient history before they
come to trial. 1t would seem
that hundreds of men were ar
rested and incarcerated by the inn
petuouS Sinclair, at the instigation
OF Governor Steunenberg, against
whom no discriminating evidence
can be procured; and that the adj
ministration, Micawber like, is
hanging on to them in the dismal
hope that something will turn up.
We imagine that it would be a
graf relief to the State authorities
If a few more guards would for
get themselves and fall into a deem
sleep at an Opportune moment.
1t must be trying in the extreme
to have a feyp--hundred men ON
ones hands who can net be-co
victed and, yet, who, if put at lib
erty, would be menace to ones
very life. 1t is, of course, posi-
bic that some of those criminals.
II any there be left, will be brought
to justice. 1t is to be hoped. at
least, that they will; but after six
long months of the best effort of
which the State administration is
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04

Mr.. Wilson's orchard will afford
him all the inspiration necessary
to the elevation Of winter ap pies
Messrs. HeitfelPs and Wilson's
horizon is rather circumscribed
but it may be well defined which
is, at any rate, something to the
purpose.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04

one million dollars per day, acc
cording TO the rule Of multiplica-
ton, it would require three thous-
and days to bring the sum total
up to three billions. There are.
if our recollection of enumeration
serves US Alright, one Thousand
millions in each billion. Ever
since the time of julius Cesar,
the greatest number of days al
loted to any one year is 900, and
three fourths of them have only
been given 36s, but the year Of
the Record has dragged its slow
length through 5000 days or
about nine ordinary years. But
the Secretary of the United States
Treasury has had something to
say on the subject of internal rev.
enue in his official report bearing
date October 81. Hsreports the
receipts from internal revenue,
from all sources, since last October,
as less than three hundred millions,
or some two thousand seven hum
dred millions less than calculated
by the Record. The old saying
that figures don't lie is deceptivd
in the extreme.
10" Subscribe for the TRIRuNE
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04

forests should be thrown open
free to all who might desire to
enter them and partake of their
products. The Boise .StGtesma"
thinks that Heyburn's views are
rather too liberal and that certain,
unnamed restrictions should be
placed upon the cutting down and
removal of the timber. In view
of all the facts, it seems to us that
Mr.. Hepburn has got exactly
the right of the matter. The tim
Der of Idaho, whether upon gov
eminent land or not, should be as
free to the people of Idaho as is
the air and the water. They
should no more be obliged to ask
the consent of the commissioner
of the general land Office for per-
mission to cut down a tree than
to take a drink of water. More
over. this is known of our forests:
They are actually dying from old
age and between the ravages of
time and fire more good timber
is being destroyed every year
than is used in, or shipped out of,
the State. There are millions
and millions of trees in our for
ests which if cut down now would
be valuable for every purpose to
which soft woods can be put, but
which if reserved for 10 or-I5
years would rot and become
worthless. AS a matter of fact,
government might about as well
try to reserve the waters of the
Snake river until remote posterity
should need it as try to reserve
immense forests of soft wood for
that purpose. The forests are
passing away and renewing them
selves constantly. The vigorous,
full grown tree of this year be-
gins to decay next year. Soon
the sap is gone out of its veins
and it falls to the ground to an
swer no purpose except to choke
out the young growths or assist
in the spread of forest fires. The
time for government to step in is
after the present crop Of timber
has been harvested. There will
be business for forestry officers
in protecting the young trees
which will spring up around the
stumpS of the old ones. The
governments forest reserve ideas
may be iikened to a farmer who
would attempt to reserve a field
of yellow ripe corn. He might
reserve it, but he never could pre-
serve it. So with the forests.
They can be reserved until they
rot and die, but there is not pow
er enough in all this great natl on
to preS erVe them.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04

capable the only real accomplish
mcnt was the conviction OF one
man and the ousting OF a few
Populist county officers and re-
placing them by good Democrats
Certainly that is something. II
fills want long felt in some loyal
Democratic breasts, but it will not
60 to any great length in sup
pressing murder and ARISEN il
North Idaho.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
FOREST REsgRvEs.

w. B. Hepburn Esq. is now in
Washington trying to enlighten
the Department of the Interior on
the question of forest reserves in
Idaho, and the defects of the
United States, timber laws, in
general, as applicable to this State.
Mr.. Heyburn's idea is that the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
The Bargain Store.
ELLIS AsKEY, PROP.

convince the people that sell at the right prices
would ask to and price my goods guarantee my
prices.
Ginghams, Gents per yard. spoos thread 10 cents
Outing Flannel, 5 12 cents per yard.
Overas 40 cents per pair Wire clothes lines 40 cts each
Manila clothes lines, 10 cents each. ,.
Gentlemen and Ladies Underwear.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
WELL, WELL


CONSIDERABLY sent THE Tribune
some good Democratic literature
and, in expressing our thanks,
we wish to inform the league
that we have derived much in
struction and degree of conso-
lation from the perusal of its pro-
duction. On the third page, next
following pure reading matter, we
find this interesting announce
ment; "The Chicago platform
made the silver question the par
amount issue of the campaign,
but with the gold standard de-
Ginning in value instead of appre-
eating, the fact which made that
issue so prominent is wanting"
Well, WELT And so after all,
money is actually getting cheap
er, and, of course, if money is
falling in price everything which
money buys must be rising.
Again, if money is getting cheap
or it must be growing more plen-
tiful. Well, well! And this sort
of a confession comes to us
through the instrumentality and
with the endorsement of the Ma
tional Jeffersonian (Jeffersonian
mind you) Democratic League.
Well, well! Then the literary
production in question proceeds
to tell us that silver "cannot be
made the paramount issue in an
other campaign until the people
have had another object lesson"
That means until the country suf-
fers another Democratic admins
tration. Democracy has always
been prolific, prodigal in fact, in
the matter of supplying the peo-
pie with object lessons-objects
and lessons that throw the nation
into spasms. On page six of the
literature we are discussing this
statement appears, "it would be
folly for Democracy to attempt to
make the campaign of 1900 turn
upon the issue of 70 to I. The
attempt to do so would prove dis
astrous." Well, we'll! So 16 to
is to be shelved. Through the
National Jefersonian League, a
chairman of a Democratic COM
mittee in Wisconsin is permitted
to herald abroad this heresy:
"The question is, however, so
largely a theoretical one when we
come to a discussion of the ratio,
that l incline to the view of its
being wisdom to refrain from
committing the party to 16 to
in 1900. 1t is certain that Wis
consin can never be carried for
the Democracy with a 10 to I
plank. / think the most of the
friends of the Chicago
platform are Inclined to believe
that it Is not wise to drive from
US, BY I6 to I, that large wing Of
the party which will never act
with it while this is in the plat
FORM" Well, well! And is the
sacred white metal finally to be
cruci6ed on the altar of political
But worse and
worser and even worsest, the Ma
tional Jeffersonian Democratic |
League gives currency and en-
dorsement TO such blasphemOus
atteFances as this, ga repetition of
the Chicago platform would lead
Us again to the slaughter" and
]. Btyan cannot be elect
ID eff the 10 to I idea prevails in
he next National Democratic
convention" Well, we'll! 1t is
10 wonder that the voice of De-
nocracy has grown weak and
on the silver question,
Even in Idaho. It is not strange
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
The DIFFERENCE.

attend to his official duties, Sena-
tor Shoup is wisely engaged in
doing that which every represen-
tative Of the people ought to do.
He is travelling over the State,
visiting the people and inquiring
into their needs and desires. He
has even extended his tour
through a greater portion of the
North West, going as far as Alas
ka in order that he might familia-
rize himself with the conditions
there and thereby be able to act
inteIligently upon the grave ques-
tiona Of government and bounda-
nv which must soon come before
Congress for solution. So when
Congress "Opens in December,
Idaho will have one representative
in the upper house of that body
who, knowing the wishes Of his
constituency, will be fully equip
ped to competently represent
them, not only in their local State
interests, but in those broader in
terests which concern the nation
atlarge. The Senator, this year,
is devoting himself more particu-
larly to the northern part of the
State with which he is no doubt
less familiar than with the south
ern part. Indeed, there is no
man in the State better acquainted
with south and south eastern
Ida no than is Senator ShOup, and
it is questionable if any one else
kno ws it as well. Upon his re-
turn to Washington he will have
a comprehensive knowledge of
his State and its people; he will
know their wants and sentiments,
and, while laboring assiduously to
secure the former, be able to rep
resent with fidelity the latter. 1t
is tp the detriment Of the State
that Senator Heitfelt has not pur-
sued the same course in so nth
Idaho that Senator Shoup has in
the north. 1t is unfortunate that
he has not deemed ii wise, or at
least expedient, to make himself,
in some measure, acquainted with
the people and country south and
east of Latah county, There is
quite strip of territory outside
of Latah in the State Of Idaho and
a number of people. In fact
there are thousands Of people
who never saw the junior Senator
and other thousands who never
hea I'd him, besides a considerable
who never heard of him.
1t would humiliate the Senator,
perhaps, to know that sometimes
when his name is mentioned one
Of his own constituents is obliged
to interrupt the conversation to
inquire what State Heitfelt halls
from, but such is the fact. The
Junior Senator is altogether too
unDbtrusive. He should, at least,
be known of. We do not know
what Congressman Wilson is do
Ing. Indeed Connot surmise.
W. hope though he is arming
himself to protect the prune, hop
and lead interests to the last ditch. |
We expect that Immediately up
on the opening of Congress, our
Representative will ask Speaker |
Henderson for "leave to print"
and by early post we may receive
A four page disquisition showing
The advantages which will accrue
from increasing the duty on those
products. On after thought, |
We expect to be disap.
pointed in so far as lead hops and
prhnes are concerned. We recall
hat the honorable representative
those old time friends of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-04
brate the obsequies. Poor De.
moCracyi Wei, WELT
HOPELESS,

the boot straps. He seems to
believe that there is yet such an
organization in this State ne the
Silver Republican party and that
he is the head and the front of it.
His dream is to Unite that myth
cal party with the Democracy and
thus re-established himself. His
self -infatuation blinds him to the
fact that today he is sort pOliti-
cal insulator. He stands alone,
isolated, grand in his own esteem,
but pitiable in his lonesomeness.
The political world has moved
away from him and his influence
upon it is no greater than that of
a Polar iceberg upon the Gulf
stream. For his hopeless and pa
thetic condition Mr.. Dubois has
none to blame but himself. It
may be that the disaster resulted
from a mistake of the head rath-
er than a perversion of heart.
Perhaps his honest judgment told
him that it was right and patriot
ic to devote himself to the de-
struction of the political party
that took him out of a clerkship
in an Indian reservation grist mill
and made him a member of the
most august legislative body in
this world. Perhaps, his head
told him that was the noblest and
best way in which he could show
his his gratitude. His honest
judgment probably said to him,
"Senator, you have now grown
greater and wiser than the party
which made you, therefore that
party must follow you WHITTIER
soever you list; it must unques-
tioningly obey your behests or it
will become your sacred duty to
suash it." We must believe that
Mr., Dubois understanding play
ed such prRnks with him, else
how can his supreme folly be &C
counted for? The result of it is
that with the exception of a few
personal frieRds, such as Julie
Bassett, Arney and Sinclair, Mr..
Dubois has in all the State no po-
litical following whatever. The
Democrats will have none of him.
They do not need him and if they
did dare not trust him. They do
not know how soon his con-
science and reason might prompt
him to lay destructive hands upon
Democracy itself. The ex-Sen-
ator is peculiarly unhappy in the
development of his conscience
and reason. These faculties
took a twist a few years ago that
put the statesman and politician
out of joint with everybody. It
may be said to his credit, If such
a thing be creditable, that he sue
ceeded in rupturing the Republi-
can party, but in the same mo-
ment he destroyed himself. 1t
may be to his honor and glory
that he has sworn eternal enmity
towards the party that exalted
him, but he should know that
his enmity is impotent to blast it,
and that while it exists his politi-
cal future in this State is as hope
less as death without absolution,
as rayless as the grave. Mr.. Du-
bOis' melancholy ending will no
doubt impart a valuable lesson to |
Idaho politicians for all future time. |
1t will teach them that a man is |
comparatively safe while he be- |
longs to a political party,bu ruined
the moment he assumes that the
party belongs to him. The ex-
Senator is lost beyond hope OF |
-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The letter of Mrs. Stanton and Miss
Anthony TO Speaker Read on the sub
ject OF woman suffrage in Hawaii, ap-
pears in another column.
The great success of the right of
women to vote in New Zealand. is
now assured. But the average intelli-
geMe OF the women of that Island is
higher than it is here. While the maj
GRITTY of educated women here are
willing and anxious to discharge their
political duties, the majority Of all OF
the women confess themselves TO be
too ignorant about their duties to the
STATE to care about assuming any res
possibilities.
Speaker Read has always favored
the granting of the elective franchise
10 women. But over and against his
influence and vote, is the influence
and vote of the great majority who
fear that women will make mischief
In the political parties.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27

cssfagemeni ~ any hope IN the ".
visal u that oausc. any more Than
the thoughtful care NJ Den. Grant IN
securing = public once Zoe the great
confeiera,e General doe johnson.
was on approval Of his course. or the
presence of a Confederate General as
a pail boarer NJ the funeral ~ Gen.
sherman. At the request IT sherman's
friend. vas an approval Of the rebel
lion. The wearing Of the badge by the
President was merely the measure Of
his chivalrous politeness, and stood
as the recognition of the yalor Of men
who had carried down into ruins their
own social fabric, In the defense of
that which they believed to be right.
u was. at best, trivial incident, but
in the hands Of professional patriots
the most trivial incidents will be dis
torted into acts Of treason, and hatred
OF the Flag.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27

ltisf. In hefoism viil placs gpon thsl
shefed article. n " Il % rood repair
|lnnumerable queues. AZ a coyenani uiit
he nation. thai they ase prepared "a
bake any sacrifice To the AnEo
ssson. "llberty in Ne last analysis d
th. blood 81 the brave" 20 the Chi.
aeto. "a strong nationality is-the loss
Of the queue"
Travellers said many years ago, that
the Chinese factions. when contendine
In battle. always suspended combat
during the hour for luncheon VIII
the English officers persuade them "a
forego this excellent hygienic rule, and
permit their digestive organs TO be
ruined simply in order to win a vic
tory
act Ms hope that the Chinese will
cling to the queues and the wholesome
luncheon hour in time OF battle other
wise We may be confronted with a vast
army OF disciplined men in the army
and navy OF China that may make IT
very dlsagreeable to us some day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27
ENGLISH AND GERMAN COLONIES

Mr. L. 7. Stoepel, German and a
special student of political science, in
reviewing the colonizing schemes of
his countrymen in the Orient, says:
The German race differs from our
Anglo-Saxon cousins in that, with the
English. business and patriotism &c
hand in hand, while with us business
comes before patriotism" He believes
that the Germans look to profit for
the individual and do not care TO waste
their time in the philanthropic work
of building up colonies for the benefit
of the nation, or for the benefit of
other nations. He forgets. 1t seems,
that the colonial policy of Great Brit
ain is founded on a deep foundation
of the broken and well packed stones
of blunders. II she has learned TO
build up a colonial empire wisely, she
has paid enormous sums for the in
structiOn.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27
THE QUEu rs.

The Chinese government has now
ordered the formation of Chinese reg
iment, 10 be commanded entirely by
English officers. The men will be en-
listed from the province of Shangtung.
Heretofore, the Chinese troops en-
listed and serving under European Of
ficers have refused to cut OFF their
queues, or adopt the European hat, or
military dress.
The first move in the expansion OF
China Is the removal OF the queue, as
a military measure. Is it to be, or not
to be? To the Chinese 1t seems as alb
surd to remove this article, as it would
be for the American war department
TO order that every enlisted man should
wear a ring in his nose, or TO require
all commissioned officers to appear in
petticoats. Let us not laugh at this
reverence for the pig tail. II took near
ly fifty years of protest by sensible
soldiers in the British army to secure
the abolition Of the heavy bear skin
cap, and as many years TO abolish the
use of the queue by the British tar.
Perhaps the Only Candidate here will
loan his "altar OF devotion" to the
Chinese government, II he is not using
It, and the Chinese, In solemnity, In
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
TERRITORIES.

In the great debate on the policy of
expansion, and the relation of the Fed
aral government to the new territories.
Senator Allen. of Nebraska, asked and
received permission from the Senate,
to print in the Congressional Record,
| An article on the Constitutional AS
poets of Annexation" by Carmen +.
Randolph, law writer of reputation.
SO far IL is the clearest and most ex-
haustiye statement of the Constitution
al Aspects OF the case, that has APP
peared In the debate.
MIR. Randolph discusses among other
points, the status of the inhabitants of
an annexed territory. He believes that
Ia transfer of territory carries with
it transfer of allegiance, and that the
inhabitants of the annexed territory
become citizens of the United States.
The Supreme Court has not passed up
on this question, but il has declared
that Congress may withhold political
privileges from the inhabitants of the
| territories.
He also cites the authorities which
hold that the personal and civil rights
OF the residents of the territories are
secured to them by the Constitution
which covers State and Territory alike
But political rights are privileges
which Congress may grant or with
hold
The most important conclusion that
is expressed in this opinion is that ter
ritories acquired by agreement or con-
quest, become a part of the United
States, and that Congress must impose
uniform duties within the political
limits of the nation. This opinion Is
founded mainly on the decision of
Chief Justice Marshall in ) Wheaton
81. In this case 1t Is declared that all
territory within the jurisdiction Of
Congress Is one.
II this Is the correct view of the
case. although 1t Is not the expansion
list view of II, the present tariff laws
must be extended to all territories.
The policy of expansion may make
some 100000 900 OF Filipinos citizens Of
the United States, but not voters. AS
such they will be free to travel and re-
side in any part of the United States,
and compete with American labor IL
this doctrine Is correct.
One thing is certain. The Republican
lawyers in the Senate are divided on
the question. Will they, as party men,
ratify the treaty Of Paris, and dispose
Of the conquered territory afterwards?
or will any large number Of them re-
fuse to ratify until they know what
the outcome will be-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27
DIVIDENDS.

"A list of dividends paid by the mills
at Fall River during the past year has
been compiled by +. NJ. Haffards & Co.
Of that city, and the result shows an
average of 2.22 per cent on a capital OF
soS, 493. 900. The year OF 1898 was a
hard one, Notwithstanding the reduc-
ton in wages in the first of the year,
and the curtailment later. The present
outlook is, however, bright.
Several years ago, when the price
OF sugar was less than 1t is at present,
the average dividends Of the dividend
paying plantations was IA per cent.
The average dividends OF the cotton
mills OF the New England States is
not above seven per cent. II the real
happiness OF a community Is to be
measured by the size of the dividends
1t receives, this community should
proclaim itself to be about the hap
piest one on earth.
The standing menance TO happiness
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-27
THE REBEL BADGE.

The National Tribune, the organ OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic in
dulges in some OF the professional pa
triotism that strikes wildly in every
direction. 1t is the kind OF bogus pa
triotism that attacked Washington in
his day, and Lincoln in his day, and
now strikes at President Mckinley be-
cause he wore rebel badge" at q
public reception in Milledgeville, Ga.
What place" it asks, has that
memento OF the hideous part which
they 1.-THE Coufederates), OF all others
should be most eager to forget, upon
the breast of the President of the
United States.
very sensible man knows that
neither the President or the ex-Con.
fcderate, construed the wearing OF ths
badge to mean recognition direc,
Or Indirect OF the justice of the los,
Confederate cause. They know mora
over, that VI gave not the slightest en-