The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-26

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PIE writer's In the State, OF strong and
Independent convictions. In the last
campaign be was a arm and consistent
opponent diffusion and free silver and
other fool policies which Democracy
adyand, and from bis opposition gained
Wide reputation, We are sorry to lose
Brother Moore from the ranks Of Ida
hos journalists. We extend TO Mlss
Horace Greedy Perry cordial welcome
and hope the great name she,wears win
not obscure her own good qualities.
a woman last week dFifted into the
sober city Of Nampa and fiIled up on
forty rod" to the surprise and con-
sternation of the Inhabitants. Still we
can't see that there is any more harm
in a woman taking an occasional bra.
Ger than in man taking one. Ifthere
is no crime In man sowing "Wild
oats" or taking a "high lonesome" there
IS certainly no crime in woman doing
SO. Ii mans mistakes are condoned 4
woman's mistakes ought to be con-
doned also, for it is said the woman Is
the weaker vessel" But, maybe, this
means she can't hold as much "forty.
rod" as man can. We suspect that
the reason why Nampa people were so
shocked and surprised was not because
1t was a greater crime for woman to
get drunk, but because they were not
accustomed to seeing decent, respecta.
bic women drunk. If decent, respect
able. women do not get drunk, what is
to be said of men who get drunkP
The HALEY Times has no sympathy
for sheepmen. 1t says that the sheep
men complain this year that the yalua.
alton on their sheep is too high. Then
it goes on to say that the sheepmen
have always been malcontents, evaders
of the law, litigious, destroyers of roads
AID that they drive all the game out OF
country. -. At the last meeting Of
the state board of equalization the val
uation of telephone and telegraph lines
was increased about 10 per cent, the
railroads was advanced q per cent and
general property 81 per cent while the
valuation on sheep was advanced 81
per cent, From the looks Of things
the sheepmeu got the worst end of the
deal and have just ground for COM
plant. 49,. The remedy to be applied
when sheepmen fail to turn in the full
amount of their sheep is for the asses
sor to go out and count them. The
blame, If there be any, rests on the as
SCISSOR if all the sheep are not assessed.
-. With respect to the charge that
sheepmen are given to Having" the
only case cited is one that occurred
about two years ago when the sheep
law was attaekedand the supreme court
declared it to be unconstitutional, thus
justifying the sheepmen's attack. We
Think the sheepmen for this action
should receive commentator instead
Of execration. There is no room on
our statute books for unconstitutional
laws, and if any person thinks he has
grievance, he should bring the matter
before the courts and have it adjusted.
That is what our courts are for :. The
matter of roads is to Insignificant for
consideration; as for the game being
driven out of the country, that is only
the penalty the wilderness must pay to
civilization and progress. 1t has al
ways been thus. Wherever farms are
cultivated, houses built, and cities laid
out, the deer, the bear and the wolf
must leave, and even the sheep and
cattle mustHyive up the range to tillers
of the soil and the bailders of cities.
Both, it seems, cannot occupy the same
place.