Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-24
Condemn II or Reward II.

uphold the S.euneut-rE pe!1lt
system. In Outlining The opera
ton Of the system ,hese apoi2gists
beg the question n thes= Ps?@Ts
were hone, IN h4i- dete1se they
would not co=cea! the worst f=a-
lures OF this extraordinary exccu.
tive regulation. The statement j.
made that ONLY confirmed old dyra-
miiers are re.1s-i The rjgh; 70
labor aor a 'isiaB IN Idaho These
papers % not account aoT the fact
that permits are daily E.lhGTaEB
from Dez wbo we're not confirmed
dynami,eE. z i@w moths ago It
IS fzcs That the political agents
81 the administration hold in their
hands The Ges'!ay Of every .aboTiDg
man in Idaho. TIE papers seem 10
grant 10 these agents only pure
motives. There 5, however, 10
safeguard other than the honor OF
these agents for any iaoorer ID
Idaho. The authority 10 refuse 4
man the right TO work IS only ex-
ercised in the C1u. d Alene dis
trict. but what power that SleuDea-
berg is obliged TO respect confines
this authority 10 one district more
than another in the same State !!
What tribunal says the men who
are refused permits are dynamiters?
What process OF trial has cJnvicted
hundreds Of men Of being dyna.
miters after they were once judged
to be good citizens, and justified
the revocation of their permits to
earn living in Idaho,
If Steunenberg is worthy Of the
trust he assumes-of holding in
his hands the destiny OF thousands
of men without trial-he is the
most conspicuous figure in contem-
porary government. All people,
regardless Of party, should bow to
him. If the precedent he has es-
tablished is a principle of modern
constitutional government, Steuu-
enberg will stand as the great man
in the galaxy of American heroes.
If the right of an executive to CON
denim working man to idleness
without process Of trial is not to
be recognized in the future as a
principle of civil government,
Steunenberg should be condemned
at home by all men who resent in.
roads upon personal liberty.
Steunenbe 6 $ permit system is
an innovation. It's institution aud
maintenance was and is very
radical executive assumption oil
power. II is therefore logical
to contend tat the author is a
hero or a tyrant. If Idaho has
given to the world a hero who has
invented a principle Of progressive
government all honor is due him
In that event he should be given
the Office he asks without oppos..
ton. He should be made senator
by universal reclamation
But, If that permit system is a
dangerous innovation he is an en-
envy of liberty. II 1t is a correc,
principle that a laborer even
should not be condemned without
a form oil trial the Occur d. Alene
innovation should be universally
condemned. If Steunenberg per-
init system is not to be condemned,
then 1t must be applauded. If its
institution was not the act of a
tyrant II was the boldest act of a
patriot ever recorded. In other
words, Steunenberg is very right
or he is very wrong If republi
can papers can even coudone the
permit system they should reward
him for his original scheme OF gov
eminent. L the permit system is
> new and good principle OF con,
stitutional liberty, S,eunenbere
should be made dictator, absolute
for the state of Idaho. There
would be no use OF legislatures,
judges or Jurors, just a few ex Gu
tive officers to promulgate execu.
tive orders. If the permit system
is not an eternal new principle of
liberty il should be just as univer
sally condemned and its author
should be consigned to the fate of
other tyrants.
The Snake river mining district
now has one SHINING nina III.