The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-10-06
SHOUP AND DUBOIS.

Chairman of the Democratic Com
mittee, which is designed to bolster
up the sinking political fortunes Of
Mr.. Dubois-can anyone who reads
that pitiable epistle help but COM
pare in his own mind the careers of
two men who have been prominent
in the politics ofsthis State for the
last ten or fifteen years? It is not
too much to say that ten years ago
Mr.. Dubois was the most popular
man in Idaho. He held the effec-
lions of the people and could COM
mand a larger personal following
than any other man who occupied
a position in the public affairs of
the then territory. z He was young,
attractive, and credited with having
unusual abilities He. was looked
upon, not only as consummate
politician, but as the making of a
statesman of the first order. At
that time, in the background 5po1iti-
cally, stood George L, Shoup,
man who had been comparatively
little before the public in political
affairs. He was known more es-
pecially as a wealthy. merchant and
trader of Lemhi county; however,
he was generally recognized as a
man of great public spirit and
of great public enterprise.
These two men came together and
for number of years their political
careers were linked together. At
the start all the advantage in pub
lie life was with the younger man,
and ten years ago if anyone had
predicted that George L. Shoup
would outstrip the gallant Du
bois in the political race, such
an one would have been accounted
a very poor political prophet. But
now look at the changed conditions.
Mr.. Dubois realizes that he has lost
nearly all his strength and support
among the citizens of his own State
and is grasping wildly for helping
hand from any and every outside
source. He invokes the National
Committee of an alien organization
and calls upon even candidate for
the Presidency of the United States
to give him help lest he sink for
ever. On the other hand is George
L. Shoup, strong in the affections
and confdenceyof the people Of his
own State, relying absolutely upon
them and them alone for any pre-
terment he may seek or that they
may desire to give. Who can i'm
aglne Col. Shoup crying aloud to
Chairman Hanna or candidate Nc
Nnley, "help me lest I perish?
Now there is some reason for this
changed condition and without cen
surlng the one or praising the other
1t may be profitable to inquire, as
nearly as may be, into what this
reason is. We think such an in
qulry would be particularly pro-
ntable to young men already en-
gagged in public life or who may
contemplate entering therein. We
suspect the reason is not hard to
nnd' Mr.. Dubois, after progress
ing to a certain point in his career,
became possessed Of the idea that
MS party depended on him. That
was one serious mistake. The next
Was Cnat Mr. DUBOIS, lnStedu
'Of depending ON those things which
20 to lngratiate amaninto the hearts
ana affections of the people, made
up MS mind that he was so much
smarter than the average of his fel-
low men that he could, by political
u'ckery and manipulation, mold
'nelr actions to suit his own pur-
poses in other words, he became a
aeVotee Of machine politics, depend
ing upon political ingenuity rather
man integrity. His manipu1ations
"ete successful just SO long as his
Party sustained him in them, but
Nnen he attempted to pull himself
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