Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
Sovereign on Corcoran Case.

The state press had great deal TO say about the
pardon Of Paul Corconn Naturally the democratic
papers have sustained the action Of the board while
the attacks upon it of the republican papers have
heen unusually and reeking with vtuperation
and ADJUST, These comments on either side have
usually been mountaineering, because they not
unexpected. Now comes the Idaho State Tribune
published at Wallace and edited by the brilliant
James r. Sovereign, with counter attack on the re-
publieans that puts the subject before the public in
new light Since the Tribune is the organ Of the
miners union, ii is presumed that Editor Sovereign
knows what he rs writing, when he speaks OF the al
legged overtures made by the republican party leaders
lin fact ll-posted politicians have since the
meeting of the late legislature maintained that Rep
resentatve Tom Heney Of Shoshone, was actually
harassed by republican emisares who attempted TO
control his vote and influence on the basis OF Corco
rams pardon.
Editor Soverogns article is therefore reprinted as
the most interesting chapter Of the corcoran tera.
ture now in circulation.
THE TRIBuNE EDITORIAL.
The opposition to the pardon of Paul Corcomn is
centralized in the republican party 1t the repub
lican press of shoshone county and the state that is
accusing Governor Hunt with granting the pardon of
of Wallace, and all the lingo organs of the state are
denouncng Governor Hunt, and charging that
he prostituted the high office of governor TO give
convicted of murder his liberty for pledges Of
political support. The charge is untrue But it
comes with mighty poor grace for the republicans to
make any such charge, There was not an hour du,
ring the last campaign that they did not stand
around like hungry coyotes, begging for the priv.
~ fia
labor vote. "Corcoran is innocent If you vote our
ticket and he is guilty If you do not was the conf
dental platform Of the republican party of Idaho last
year The leaders anxious to pledge their nom
inee for governor to pardon Corcorn II the aborng
people would only pledge him their support Nor is
this ALL During the senatorial contest in the legsla.
ture last winter and as an indueement TO the demo-
cratic representatives from this county to vote for
shoup they offered to pledge the pardon of Corco.
ran, and deposit cash forfeiture of S25 900 to make
the pledge good. 1t is true they did possess the
pardoning power at that time, but the argument was
made that with the republican party of the state con
centrated in favor Of his pardon IL would carry with
1t the judge, jury and all other parties connected
with his prosecution and conviction and would make
the demand for his pardon SO unanimous that no ad
ministration would dare refuse H. Their whole stock
in trade to swap pardons for public office an DO
ltcal power and for days they kept their emissares
at Boise TO, If possible corrupt the legislators and
eonsumate the deal, We heartily glad that the
republican press of Idaho is making political charges
against Governor Hunt in connection with the par.
don Of Coreoran. II affords an opportunity TO ac
quaint the public with the disgracetul record of the
republican party in the case. They were wilt
ing topni pardons the auction block and sell them
for power and Office. They made it a jackpot on the
poker board OF Idaho politics in the last campaign
and the guilt or innocence of Paul c0rroran de.
pended entirely ON how much political support they
could squeeze out Of 1t. 1t is not so much the guilt
or innocence of Corcoran that concerns republican
leaders and editors Of Idaho as it is the loss az AN on
portunity They were hoping that by opposing the
pardon they could hang mp the case until the next
campaign when they could flaunt it in the faces Of
the working people evidence of democratic in
gratitude aud contract to grant 1t themselves il re-
turned to power in the government Of the state
But now the issue is dead ana their opportunity
to use 1t as bride for the votes Of the working peo
pie to further their own political ambitions is gone
forever and they are all mad about it, Six thous
and peopessgned the petition for pardon and among
them were the names Of many good republicans
whose love for justice and purity Of Character nrad
any compromise Of duty to conserve party ambition
and this TRADE OF abuse against the good name ag
Governor Hunt is much SANDER on the members
OF the Jury and all the republicans who signed III,
petition as II IS the members OF the board Of mar
dons who voted to give Coreoran his liberty So LET
the republican press continue its howl about political
influence in this and they will be accommodated
to their hearts content