The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-29
NATURAL TlNcTuRE.

We think it was ADD who
said something like this: People
of dishonorable tendencies, Or Of
enrious, malignant tempers, what
ever kind Of life they are engaged
in, will discover their natural tit1ct-s
ure Of mind in all their thoughts,
words and actions: Probably
that shrewd observation. has no
application to the case in hand, but
when we read the last issue of the.
Caldwell Record, it flashed through.
Our mind, and we could not help
but reflect how much of exposure
some would escape if only they in
dulged more literally in the prac-
tice Of introspection. After read
ing what our esteemed contempor-
airy had to say respecting the culpa-
bility of various individuals IN, con-
nection with the ,invalidity of the
petition for the organization of the
Pioneer Irrigation District, one can
but be amazed at what appears to
be the discovery of such a vari-
ETY. of ill favored tinctures in one
small mind. The Record, clearly,
holds deep grudge against Mr..
Grifiths, which it proposes to feed
fat. That, however" is private
affair between Messrs. Griffiths and
the editor of the Record; and wheth-
er this cherished hatred was born
of deep and fostering wrongs, long
suffered: or Mr.. Grifith's failure to
hire several columns Of the Record
in which to exploit his political
inspirations, or his opposition to
buying outright the Records polit-
ical conscience, is matter of indiffer-
ence to the general public, and af-
fords nothing of interest except,
possibly, a subject for curious spec
ulation. We regret Our inability
to agree with the Records version
Of the duties and responsibilities Of
the. county commissioners, but as it
would be proftless to further pur-
sue this phase of the, controversy,
we shall dropit, with the consoling
reflection that the Record is never
right, even by accident. 1t may be
profitable, however, to consider
some other phases Of the subject
raised by our estimable contempt
ary. The Record makes an invid-
ious attack upon the Directors of
the Pioneer Irrigation District for
neglect of duty on their part in not
verifying the petition. Whether,
in this in this instance, the Record
was Inspired by ignorance or NAL
ice, or a combination of both, it is
difficult to determine; but we would
hesitate to insult its intel
ligenc by intimatign that
it did not know that there
was no such thing in existence as a
Board of Directors at the time
when the petition should have been
verified. The County Commission
ers had, by their order, fixed the
boundaries and declared the Dis
trict duly organized before the Dis
trict Board of Directors had a being,
and it was at all times beyond the
power of the, Directors to modify,
alter or nullify, in the least partic-
ular, any action of the County
Commissioners. The Board of Di-
rectors had nothing to do but &C.
cept the decree of the Commission
ers, that the District was legally
organized. The petition was never
before, nor in possession of, the
Board of Directors. 1t was under
the. exclusive jurisdiction of the
County Commissioners.
The Record, in concluding its
commentary, utters this contempti-
bic snarl: eve are inclined to the
belief that if the formation of the
District had been the only object
in view more care would have been
taken, and the law fully complied
with" Is that an exhibition of
natural tincture?" Possibly the
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