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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27
THE POST RUNS AMUCK.

The Paris Post quotes Con-
gresham Miers of the Roberts
investigation committee as fol-
lows:
"The g ommittee may not be unit
on the question of his ri ght to be sworn,
but will vote in the affirmative. 1t
may be that the House will agree that
he is not entitled to seat, but do not
believe he is in all honesty guilty of
polygamy in all the term implies. If
Roberts is ousted it will be due to pub
lie sentiment which, were q member of
congress to heed in all cases, he would
only be violating the oath he has taken
to support the Constitution The re.
port of the committee will be presented
in few days, and no, doubt it will
agree as to the facts and that he should
not retain a seat but possibly disagree
as to his right to be sworn in.
"The committee is charged with the
duty of inyesLig gating and to report
the facts with any recommendation
as to Mr.. Roberts right to be sworn in
as member and, if sworn, his right to
retain such seat, The right 10 be
sworn as member, and the right TO
maintain his seat as such are very diff
ferent propositions &. The Constit u ion
defines the requirements necessary to
be eligible as a male person, 25 years of
age, a resident of the State aud seven
years resident of the United States
None of these requirements seem to bs
disputed in the case of Mr. Roberts. :"
And then the Post screams:
"Will Rees Davis say Congress-
man Miers is not in his right
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27

New York refuse to entertain
him in the name Of Democracy
and give it out cold that they do
not preros4 to have any rs TO I
business mixed with their politics.
1t is beginning to look as though
Mr.. Bryan will either have to
give up silver or the Democratic
In New Jersey they
are willing for him to talk if he
will remain silent on the para
mount issue. The enemy's coun-
try is becoming more unreason-
able every day.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27
FORT HALL RESERVE.

Senator shoup has succeeded
in getting through the Senate his
bill to ratlfy the treaty with the
Baunock and Shoshoinss Indians
for cpening the Fort Hall reser-
walton. It is understood that
Senator Heitfeld is cooperating
with Senator Shoup and Repre-
sentative Wilson is doing all he
can to pass the bill in the House.
We believe that It is in the House
the principal difficulty has been
met with. It is to be hoped,
however, that success viii crown
the efforts Of our Congressional
delegation. Probably no one
thing has operated more forcibly
to retard the progress Of South
eastern Idaho than the existence
OF that immense reserve, cover
ing portions of Bingham, Ban
mock and Fremont counties.
For 80 or 40 years the Indians
have had possession Of those
lands, and in that time have dem
ons'rated nothing mere. clearly
than the fact that nine tenths Of
it is of no practical value to them.
AS a matter of fact they do not
want it. They would be much
better off if allotted so much Of ii
as they could actually7cultiyate
and were paid reasonable price
for the balance. When the re-
serve is thrown open there win
be a mighty lively time in the VII
cinity of PocatelIo.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27

way, but they have devil Of a
way. THE TRIBUNE stands by
its assertion that 40 man in his
right mind will pretend to say
Congress did not proceed accord
ing toits authority under the Con-
stitution of the United States.
And TO this writing nobody ex-
cept the Post has said it, which
proves the proposition.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27

Washington. That was thd
whole business, and when Repre-
sentative Sibley Of pennsylvania
"a good silver Democrat
laughed at Representative sSulzer.
Of New York, the latter waxed
wroth and would not be COM
forted.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27

~ the issue and unless decided
according 70 their views universal
ruin viii be the inevitable result.
These are reformers and do much
good in their way, especially
when they get hold Of the right
end ofa question. he trouble
with them is that their zeal is too
often exerted in attempts to ac-.
scomplish impossibilities. They
are struck more by novelties than
substantial good. However, we
cannot clearly see why it is not
as feasible to work out real re-
forms within party lines as on the
outside. If seems to us that any
individual would Be more inAuent-
lal in the councils of his friends
than in the bosom Of the opposi-
ton. If a Methodist should DIFF
fer from his congregation on
whether the communion service.
should be gold or silver, he would
hardly be justified in joining the
Presbyterian church because he
was overruled. He would though
be justified in using all his power
with his congregation to induce
the purchase of silver set if that
was what he wanted. And even
after the gold set was secured
there would be no wrong in his
continuing to believe that silver
would have been better; and he
might go on doing his utmost to
effect a change and eventually
succeed, still no one would say
he was not a good Methodist.
But if he went over to the Pres
byterians, and began to inveigh
against the Methodist church in
general, and announced himself
as the mortal enemy Of that church
with a mission to destroy it or
die in the attempt, it would be
different; and it is very likely that
even the Presbyterians would
not think much of him. How
ever, it is not quite the same in
politics. A man may get out
quite a long ways and be perfectly
honest about it, and then he can
be quite as honest about gettiug
back in. The dishonest man is
he one who persists in staying
out because he got out, and be-
cause he kind Of holds a grudge
against those who did not follow
1im. We once knew a man who
eft the church. He wanted to
get back in ever so much, and
said, "darn it, I will go back if all
he other members will apostatize
ike I did,"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27
CAGES REPLY.

Senator Allen and Representa-
tive Sultzer, who thought they
had Secretary Gage on the hip,
do not feel that way any more.
With a mighty flourish they in
troduced in the Senate and House
resolution directing the Secre-
tar!y Of the Treasury to transmit
information respecting the depos-
1t of government funds in Ma
tional banks. They felt that the
Secretary had been engaged in
criminal TRANSACTIONS on a large
scale and that of all the men in
the United States they were the
only ones to find it out. When
the Secretary supplied the infor-
nation, the inquisitors were para
lyzed and even Democrats from
Georgia laughed at them. It ap-
peared that Secretary Gage had
simply been following the prac-
tice of his predecessors during
the last 20 years, which practice
was authorized by law passed
in 1864. The idea is that when
the governments receipts are
largely in excess of its expenses,
great sums Of money accumulate
in the treasury. This money if
not put in bank must lie idle. It
is just like such money being
temporarily dead. Under the
prosperous conditions induced by
the Republican policy, the gov
ernment began to do a rushing
business, receiving millions of
dollars more than was needed for
current expenses. The Secre-
tary then sought to use the mon
ey for reducing the National
debt by offering to buy United
States bonds at market price
which were not yet due. But
the people did not care to part
with their bonds, and the more
Mr.. Gage tried to buy them the
higher they went. The money
kept on accumulating in the treas
ury at an enormous rate. The
situation became dangerous be-
cause too much money was being
taken out of general circulation.
Then Secretary Gage, in accord
ance with law, notified national
banks all ever the country that he
would deposit this money with
them if they would put up Unit
ed States bonds as security. A
great many of them did so, some
did not. Now, understand, that
money was deposited subject to
check, just the same as any indi-
vidual would deposit in bank.
The only difference was that
Secretary Gage demanded secur-
ity in government bonds while in
divlduals get no security except
the good name of the bank. The
money was just as available for
all purposes of government as if
it had been lying in the vaults at
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27
CLARK INVESTIGATION.

ne tnVesIgatlon OF bribery
charges in connection with. the
election of William A. Clark Of
Montana to the United States is
developing the fact that politics
in Montana is in a most deplora-
bic condition. There are two
men in that State who absolutely
dominate it, socially, financially
and Democratically. They arc
Marcus Daily and w. A. Clark,
Eney are both immensely rich
and, it would seem, equally COR
upt. We are at a loss to under
stand how this can be when they
are also both first class silver mu-
sicians. There never were better
10 to men than Daily and Clark;
yet, when it comes to prostituting
a Legislature the most rabid gold
bug on record could not hold
candle to either of them. The
Democratic papers, however, are
not giving much attention to this
feature of the case, SO, out of re-
gard to their feelings, we will
hurry over it. If the newspaper
reports of the testimony given be-
fore the Senate committee tell
the truth, approximately, VIM.
A. Clark ought never to be al
lowed within a million miles of
the Senate chamber and Marcus
DAILY should have been his close
neighbor. 1t seems that those
men have reached that stage of
commercialism where they con-
slider the purchase Of anything
that money can buy a legitimate
business. Those men would buv
a Woman's virtue or a mans hon
or on exactly the same principle
that they would deal in mining
stocks, and their moral sensibilit1es
are so deadened that they would
regard the woman's ruin and the
mans disgrace as amply compen-
sated for by the dollars each
received. Mr.. Clark seems to
have sent his agents among the
Montana Legislators to buy votes
on the same principle as he might
have bought hogs, A legislator
was cody asked how much he
would take, and the money
was paid if the price was salts
factory. It was done in the
most matter Of fact way ilnagina-
bic. Then came a remarkable
development. While Clark,
through his agents, was buying
the legislators, DAILY was following
up buying these same agents and
now Clark's own agents are in
Washington testifying against him.
Altogether it is the rottenest af-
tair in the political history OF the
country. We do not know what
the Senate will do with Mr.. Clark
but we think it will give him such
a jolt as will shatter his political
hopes forever. II is a great pity
that the Senate did not pursue the
same course with respect to Clark
that the House did with respect
to Roberts. Such man as he
should not be permitted 10 defile
the Senate chamber, lei alone be-
ing sworn in as Senator.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27
CAPTAIN MILLS ACQUITTED.

The trial of Captain F. J.s Mills,
for the killing of J. c. O'Melveny,
closed last Saturday, and in less
than fifteen minutes the jury re-.
turned a verdict of not guilty.,
The result of the trial will be verv
gratifying to a great manytIdaho
people who know and highly re-
spect Mr.. Mills. He is regarded
in this State as man of .unbIem-
ished honor, and he would be re-
ceived here with as much cordial
lty as though the terrible tragedy
had never come into his life. to
which would be added the most
profound sympathy. What his
future plans are is not known,
but he will probably spend some
time in Salt Lake city for rest
and health.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27
WITH THE ENEMY,

W. J. Bryan finds that the en-
emy's country is just about as
hostile as it was in 1896. Mem
bers of the Democratic club of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27
REUNITING.

tribune, the Republicans and
Silver Republicans Of Fremont
county have concluded to come
together and bury the Silver Re-
publican organization. The eel
ebration Of the consummation Of
the event will be held at Rexburg,
) February s. 1t is understood
that the same thing has been done
in Blaine county. There is really
noreason why it should not be
done in every part Of the State.
where there remains a vestige Of
Silver Republican organization.
1t has been rumored that Willis
Sweet and w. E. Borab, together
with others of the ablest and most
prominent Silver Republicans,
have indicated an intention of re-
uniting with the straight Repub-
licans. The new issues which
have arisen and the wonderful
prosperity which has come, have
demonstrated 70 those gentlemen
the futility of trying to maintain,
even if they wished to, factional
organization. The Republican
party, we believe, will heartily
welcome the realignment. The
party invites the assistance and
counsel of good and able men at
all times. There is one point in
connection with the unifcation of
the Republican party upon WHICH
we think there is degree of
misapprehension. 1t is the idea
that because a man works within
the Republican organization, he is
estopped from holding any view
upon any subject which does not
strictly accord with the prevailing
sentiment of the organization at
every moment of time. There
are certain fundamental differences
between the two great lines of
political thought in this country.
Those differences grow out of
the structure of our government.
They have always existed and al
ways will exist. They never
have been settled and in the ma
ture of things never can be settled
except by the destruction Of the
government itself. These differ
ences are represented by the two
great parties of which the Repub-
ican party is the positive, con-
structive and progressive force,
and Democracy is the negative,
destructive and retrogressive
force. These fundamental differ
ences do not grow out of platform
declarations. They have their
root in human nature, and in pop
ular government serve a most use
full purpose. All other differences
are transitory-.all other questions
are capable of settlement. On
all other questions as they arise
there may be and justly is wide diff
ferences of opinion in the parties
themselves. Sometimes those
differences are of such a nature
as to lead individuals 70 tempor-
arily change their allegiance from
one party to another, but it gen
orally happens that circumstances
force them back within original
and natural lines. The individual
who makes an excursion into the
opposition party to accomplish a
given purpose, soon finds himself
out of harmony with his new
alignment, and, in obedience to
natural inclinations, drifts back to
his old party. There are great
many without the faculty of form
ing deep convictions who are con-
stantly swinging backwards and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-27

Down in the village of Matad
City where they have Just about
completed the erection of a mag
nltlcent new school house at a
cost of fifteen Or twenty thousand
dollars, there lives an old Eng
lish gentleman who prrdes him
self on never in all his life having
been worsted in an argument.
Upon being asked the true secret
OF his success, he ingenuously re-
Piled: "lt is this way, you see,
whenever | find that the other
fellow has got the right of it, I
jump over on 10 that side and
hammer away for dear life never
letting on that I shifted" We
suspect that this old gentleman
came from the same shire as the
editor of the Paris Posi-. ANY
how their tactics are identical.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-03
LOCAL Personal.

Or Ralph Morris OF vidama IS CUES,
OF the Pulaski.
AIR. W. L. Morris Of Collins Is registered
at the Screven.
Mr.. T. A. Mcmillan OF Rhine a. n p,,est
OF the Pulaski
MIR. George r. Fuller OF Lyons IL a
guest Of the sereyen.
Mr.. A. II. Stewart OF Lexington is q
guest OF the Desoto.
Mr. r. J. Bacon Of Jacksonville Is a
guest OF the Pulaski
Mr.. c. J. Joseph of Columbus is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
MIR. +. Paul shun OF Lexington Is reg
istered az the DE SOTO
Mr.. H. IA. Butter OF Young's Island is
a guest OF the Pulaski
Mr.. Charles Galloway returned yester-
day from Portsmouth.
Mr.. $. NJ Gibson OF Young's Island Is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr.. r. +. Register left via the seaboard
Air Line yesterday for Saratoga
Miss Maggie Lovett has returned from
Ashevllle. after a stay OF three weeks.
Mr.. f. y. Montfort OF Americus was
among the guests of the Pulaski yester-
day.
nj. james sullivan cashier OF the
Southern Bank, left yesterday for the
North.
Mr. J. W. Parish OF Pembroke wac
among tho arrivals az the Pulaski yes
tefday.
MIR. J. Reid Sweat returned 20 the city
yesterday after a pleasant visit TO the re-
sorts OF North Carolina.
MIR. r. v. Peterson, travelling passcn.
ger agent of the seahoard Air Line. with
headquarters at Jacksonville, was In the
city yesterday.
MIR. ~. w. Bestley. state manager for
Alabama OF the Anvil. r. IN the city on
business connected with the order, and
Is stopping at the De Soto
Messrs. Il. G.. Gresham w s. Gresham.
c. W. Foster. J. r. Henderson and q. O.
johnson OF Waresboro were among the
guests Of the Screven yesterday.
AIR and Mrs. Marion Erwin and daugh-
ters. were among the passengers on che
Central train for Macon last night Before
leaving. MIR Eywin stated that he would
return 20 New York before Sept q. on
which date the investigation on the april.
cation for a warrant OF removal for
Greene and the Gaynors will be continued
before Commissioner Shields.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-03
WILL PERMIT rmE CHANGES.
Council te Act On street Railways
Petition THIS Week.

At the meeting Of city Council wednes-
day night q = expected that report Will
be submitted by DE Stree, aud Lane Com
mitteo recommending favorable action in
the matter OF the petition OF the street
railway company for permission 10 rear
range It's tracks on Barnard and Whitaker
streets 80 a. 20 permit Of the operation Of
a double belt on Barnard and Abercorn
streets and the operation q cars both
ways on Whitaker street
No report was made BY the street and
Lane Committee az the previcds meeting Of
Council because the street railway COM
pany had not submitted the required data
and other Information outlining its plans
IN the matter. This data has since been
submitted ana as there T. no opposition to
the proposed changes o. g. understood that
favorable report will be made az the
meeting this week. In fact the proposed
alteration IN the street railway system ap-
pears 40 meet with general approval the
public readily apprecioting the fact that
the changes are ln the line Of increased Ia
cilities and improved service.
The suggestion made in yesterday
Morning News that Il spur track be cN-
tended from AbercOrn on McDonough
street to the Theater for the benefit Of the
theater patrons appears 20 meet with gem
eral approval and IL De- possible that the
street railway people win adopt the sug-
gestton along with the alterations for
which u has already petltioned Council.
Tsese alterations Il will be remembered.
are sought for By the railway company
In response to a general public demand TO
which the company has found Il wise to
accede. a similar pressure IN the matter
Of the Theater spur track would. doubt
less. be equally effective.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-03
WIMBLEDON cur GONE.
Lieut.. q. 9. Wilson sent II on 60 The
Association

The Wimbledon cup has been sent on
10 the New Jersey State Rifle Association
hy Lieut.. r. G. WILSON who won IL itst
year IN. the contest at Sea Girt The
dispatches 60 the Morning News stated
yesterday tina, the trophy had been won
by W ID. Fouike Of Philadelphia. on q
score % no Que OF possible 80.
II WIS on the score 81 ilo that Lieut..
Wilson won the cup last year lie won 20
also IN the contest In iss7. holding % until
De sent Il 20 New jersey few days
ago The cup o familiar 90 the mcmhcrs
of the savannah Noluntccr Guards in
whose armory b stood for four years.
Col. George 4. Cam having won % IN
isss
Before II was sent away the cup was
engnved with the name 81 Col Cam ami
Lieut. Wilson the Inscription showing the
latter had won che trophy IN 1877 ana IN
1899. ana that there was no contest in
1885. the volunteer service being pretty
wei broken up then hy the Spanish-Amer-
lean war Lieut. Wilson's score Of TO was
engraved on the cup and d is believed IL
o f. the highest with that Of Mr. Foulke.
me latest winner. ever made. uotwith-
standing the report Of i45 as the record
in the l.@D-yard shooting When Lieut..
wilson won on his 100 score. ne was
written up IN the New York papers az
holding the record In the contest for the
esp.
Il was rather surprise to the Savan-
nahians who used 90 go 10 the Sea Girt
contests 10 see that Mr.. Foulke had won
the cup lie was not regarded a. a very
good shot. so IL D. clear that he must
have greatly improved in his shooting
When the Guards had their club the
wimbledon cup stood as an ornament in
one OF the club rooms. II was an object
Of attention when visitors werc present.
as IL bore the following inscription.
Received from the hands Of Her Royal
Highncss. the Princess Louise q Eng
land. by Mai Henry Fulton. the first win
ner. 1873 II was won an Wimbledon In
that year the team from the National
Rifle Association Of the United States be-
ing abroad. and in the contests held ~
Wimbledon by the National Rifle Asso-
citation OF Great Britain Since i675 with
the exception Of lssS. the cup has been
contested Tor annually.
The story goes that an Englishman
happened 10 h, the guest Of the Guards
club on one occosion when the cup was
brought out for inspection The visitor
delighted in spending his money and sur
missed that h. had good opportunity 10
show his patriotism and pride Of race by
drinking champagne from cup won on
his native heath. He had the great ves-
sci filled with wine. and he and his com
paniens succeeded IN cmptyipg a.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-03

To use Johnson's chm and Fever Tonic.
II you wish to remain at your post Of
duty and pass through September and
October without the loss Of a single hour
of time. take course OF Johnson's Chill
and Fever Tonic.
Neither the mountains nor the seashore
can guarantee such absolute immunity
from sickness as Johnsons Tonic Sc
cures 10 you.
The wise man insures his life and the
wiser man insures his health. A bottle
Of Johnsons Tonic Is guarantee OF
health IL saves enormous waste Of
time. saves vast expenditures OF money
In doctors bills and saves human life
when endangered by fever. Use IL and use
nothing else.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-03
WILL rIcNIc NEAR THuNDERnoLr.
Army aud Navy Union VIII Have
baseball and sports To-day.

Baseball and sports To-day.
William T. Schenck Garrison No. is6. Of
he Regular ard Volunteer Army and
Navy Union OF America, will picnic At
The grounds just north Of Thundernol to-
day. The garrison OF the Army and Navy
Union Is made up OF selected and picked
men from the batteries at Fort screven.
II Is expected that about forty men will
make up the party from the fort. bu,
there viii be friends from che city to Join
in the sports Of the day There will be
baseball game and athletic sports Of
various ~" j. to pass duIl time away,
according 20 the prescribed formula of
the army and navy. which Is emDalmei
IN the well known song on the subject
The men OF the garrison will leave Fore
screven ut ? O'Clock ln the morning and
return about in the evening The In
iervening time viii be spent on the train
60 and from the city. and at the picn,c
grounds AZ Thunderbot.
The garrison is named after Lieut.
William T. Schenck. OF the Tenth Infan-
try, who was killed In acton in the Phil
ippines. Lieut.. Schenck was che son ~
Capt. A. ID. Schenck. the present COM
mander OF the post at Fort Screven. -