The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-10-06
TWO EVENTS

4M2o elA4nAA0t8hAAlz5t 4SOtII sA0htA0 ASNN
transpired. The first is the decis-
.,ionsbysthe Federal Court that the
men who had been convicted of in
.terrupting the United States mail
4dn the Occur D'A1enes during the
! riot Of May, 1899, could not be held
on the indictment upon which they
were originally convicted. This
means that out of the eleven men
convicted Of completely in that de-
plorable affair ten are to go free, so
that out of all the fuss and expense
connected with the prosecution of
the North Idaho dynamiters only
one man is to suffer. The second
event is the decision by the SUI
preme Court of this State confirm
ing theright of the dynamite ticket
Of Shoshone County to be known
as the regular Democratic ticket.
Here are two victories for the dy-
snamiters; the first is legal victory,
the second a political victory. The
people of this State are not much
concerned with the legal victory as
everybody knew that the men who
were convicted of interrupting the
United States mails were convicted
I of something of which they were
not morally guilty. The people,
however, are very much interested
in the second victory because it is
the result of Democracic and fusion
istic politics. At this time it may
be well to refresh our memories
with a little political history. A
few months ago the Democrats held
a convention. at Lewiston before
which. appeared two delegations
from Shoshone County, one known
las the law and order and the other
as the dynamiters., In that Con
svention the law and order delega-
ton was seated and the dynamiters
knocked completely out. It was
called a great victory for Steunep-
berg and the Democrats of the
State were loud in their professions
of.law. and order. Everyone who
:. CT criticised the management of affairs
o in the Occur D'A1enes was branded
las an anarchist and the abettor Of
crime. The people have not yet
forgottenthat situation, They have
not yet forgotten the anathemas
(which the. Democrats hurled al
everyone who dared to say one word
Z about Democratic methods in the
treatment of the dynamiters. Now
: we call attention to the changed
condition of affairs, At the Poca.
sztello convention the law and ordel
men were ousted and the dyna'
I1niters seated in their stead. Their
II in Shoshone County, for the pur'
pose of nominating county tickets
two conventions were held, one By
the law and order element and tht
other. by the so called dynamiters
The question arose as to which wa:
the regular convention and Chair
man Perky at once took sides witt
the. dynamiters, thus placing the
Democratic party through its ofhcia
organization in direct sympathy
with the anarchica1 elements of tht
party. The proceedings out O
which the present decision ha'
grown were instituted by the State
organization OF the Democratic
party and the decision is victory
not only for the dynamiters but fol
the Democrats of the State. Thi.
goes to show how utterly Governor
Steunenberg has been disgracet
and repudiated by his own party
and it also shows how insincere
were the Democratic professions O.
few months ago on thess question
of law and order. It has been re
ported several times that Governol
Steunenberg would take the stump
in the interest of the party which
has so utterly Inundated and re
pudiated him. Governor Steunen
berg may be so lost to all decency
as to assist in campaign, every
feature of which is a condemnation
If hssnSsIf He NOV feel thaf h.