The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-17
lSneciaI 10 The FIeraId.N

Boise. Ida, Jan. 16.-The legislature
met at noon today ia joint session and
canvassed the vote cast YESTERDAY for
United States senator. Fred T. Dubois
being declared elected. Mr.. Dubois was
called before the session and made a
speech, in which he declared himself a
Democrat, announcing he would go into
the Democratic caucus in Washington.
He announced that Senator Heitfcld
would also so into the Democratic eau
Gus. Mr.. Dubois denounced the permit
system that was in force in the Occur
dAlenes, and declared that it would De
a cause Of rejoicing when martial law
should be revoked.
He said:
Mr.. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Members of the Legislature: -Four
years ago 1 was invited to address the
joint members after the election of Mr.
Heitfeld as United States senator over
myself, and l recall now with great
pleasure that [ said to Shem. ! nope
the people Of Idaho viii stand behind
Senator Heitfeld and uphold his hand
in the great fight whiC, he Will nave
to make there rOr their interests
And ! am glad to be able to say
today that Senator Heitfeld has not
cast any vote in the senate which
myself would not have cast
Seat Not Bought.
''Of course 1 am very proud at this
moment. / am looking into the Idceo on
men who have conferred upon me the
highest distinction which can be gwen
TO an American citizen. There IS no po-
sition 50 lofty. if it comes TO one non
estfv. as a seat in the senate OF the
United States. AMI every one OF you
know that neither directly nor 1nd1fet'--
~ did you receive one dollar from me-
and not one OF you eXacted any prom
Uses or pledges from me- applause
Then why should I not stand before
the people of my state and feel proud
1t comes to me. this great honor. not
through any merit of mine, not through
any superior ability but II comes as d
reward for services performed IN " ASH
ington during the ten years 1 was there
and the only thing I can do to snow my
appreciation is to represent the people
of this state fairly. and TO be IalLnIui
to their interests, and / hope that dur
ing the coming six y>ars ] VIII De as
true as l was during the ten
Opposes Martial Law.
1t pleased the people of Idaho. when
Governor Hunt at the .Nely start OF has
administra ton, revoked that pernicIous,
outiage.us. un-AmeriLau permit system
i'm thu Occur d'AIenes- tApplause) And
IL VIII please the people of the state
.tfII more When he removes martial law
Great AppIause) 1t is not good in any
anywhere II have soldiers
stationed there as guards. nor to have
continued martial law. As the gov
ernor says tersely in mis- message: 'Sno-
Shoue county is rs peaceful and quiet
as any county Of the state Where
there is continued martial law the cIti-
zcns become sullen and resentiul
against the law officers. and if the state
cannot pre~erve the law without the
continued presence of the soldiers, We
had better quit being a state
1t is my judgment that there VIII
he continued quiet in The Occur
d'AIenes. and I believe The feeling all
over the state viii be better than II
has been for years
Il am not going to make any speech
at all. because il is not a fitting time or
gccas sion. but 1 will read to You a tele-
gram which I received last night from
Washington. which reads as follows,
- Fred T. Dubois, Boise. Ida;
Four of the old guard salute you.
Your election IS not only q personal
qualification. but sign of hope for the
new Democracy.
''tSigned.)
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