Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-05-30

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s0sG1 InsIDE FACTS.
Rhplyin9 to the question N 70 .'IIow
msny republicans filed charges with
~ senate committee which reported
ia favor Of John r. Yost for the POSI-.
tlon ~ register Of the land once at
oosnr 4 Aisnc. = asked b. the Repub-
lican two weeks ago, the Occur d.
Alene Press says:
ssWo must confcss our ignorance Of
the number. but We understand they
Eofa numerous. ard since TIE senate
III executive teaa10n ignored tho re-
port 1t tbs committee and turned MI.
YOeth nomination down by unanl-
NOUS vctN, We have yet 10 hear . re-
publican disappF0ve Of its action"
This reply II here repubijshed be-
cause II can do ua M harm and might
poaaihly do the Press some good. Tho
Press continues:
= ~ the senate il largely republican
Mr.. Y0at might justly cry, Why am
] crucIdcd In tho camp of my
frienda9'
~ 10 that part OF Mr. Scott's reply
which refers 70 mi. YostA nominal
ttcn hs:na turned down By s,nans-
NOUS vote, = 10 havc to ray 1t II ahso-
lutely untrue, and MI. Scott has no
authoritative information to that cf-
feet whatever. The Republican In In
pCaeeaat0n Of the facts and knows
WheFasf u speaks. But that n ri no
interest tn the public Ut this time.
The Press Ii not al0ne In tho scheme
of attempting 10 shift Tho responsible
ny In this matter aud to create the
impression that Mr.. Yost was s'be-
trxyed In tho hOuso Of his friends, /"
and II that should fall then 70 cite
the case a Indicating the powerful
influence" Of the junior senator from
this stats at Washington. These sen
timenta ara being indnstriously circu-
latsd BY the customers IN this county,
and not 4 few Of the fusion state pa
pers haze offered commcut& In limo
with the utteranccs Of tho Press.
The twoiold object Of this il To drive
tho element In tho republican party
fromsw hich the customers have NEST to
fear hack into the tent In sulk, and
ii casc Of failure 10 do this, then To
cite the Yoat case m an object lesson
"a ambitious young republicans with =
view to curling their aggressiveness
In party work. thus cripplinR the re-
publican organization and pave the
way for another corrupt fusion admin
lstratlon In Idaho.
II u needless 10 say that this scheme
viii fall miserahly. Mr.. Vests disap-
pointmcntswill not In the least Inn
pair his services In Tho ranks Of repub-
llcnnism. and since the blow fell heav-
lest upon him. other ambitious young
republicans ARE very apt Ia give him
nm audience.
Ii h tho height Of folly for the ~.
aloncH 70 attempt 10 deceive them.
selves In this matter. Tho Republic
can n well acquainted With every de-
tall of the campaign inangnratcd
against NJ. Yeats confirmation IN
register. II has full knowledge Of
every mose made by his.enemies. who
they are. what IL cAt them and who
US sssd for al ofthh dirty work. all
~ which did NOT amount to n row of
pins. which the devNirr resort to
which Dubols was finally driven
proves beyond FEASIBILITY Of contra.
sliction.
Dubois and his heuchmcn In Koote.
nal county have robbed John y. Vest
uut Of 4 prixc that was well earned
and fairly won. II WAS a cold blonied
and nas~t ccntclnptllc actien. and II Il
susll wonder that xn attempt should
b. made 70 SHIFT tho responsibility.
u MA mot Intended to say anything
more about a matter In which the
public can not BE- deeply interested.
hut aince tho hiaioncrs have shown
tlaeis hand. brief history Of the case
vii DO no harm.
~. Ycat had no sooner been recon-
mendc<i by National Committeeman
seAnigea and ex-senator Shonp fur
the ps~ition ~ resistcr. when there
came frOm Washington piaintivc
vail fpr assistance IL prevent tho rec
usnition ri the aggressive" young
republican. whose ''ciogged persist
cssces had become household word
u funkon cA,npM Tho wall bare fruit
III thu form Of assurances that any
number II character MsSaxxius could be
secured from thr rank and ille 81 the
fusion army who would NOT hesitate
70 tio anything in their line. soon NJ.
terward voice with peculiar, but