The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
POINTS FOR DEMOCRATS.
A Contributor Offers Some Nuts for
Them to Crack

! Editor tatesman-The Democratic
state central committee of Idaho has
written itself a letter which was sent
over by the stage to Silver City, printed
by the Avalanche. returned to Boise
and reprinted under large headlines by
that pure exponent of unsOiled DEM
Ocracy and code CRAFTS the Boise Cap
ital News, with the keen avidity char
acteristic of the unpathed woods. The
article so carefully prepared by Chair
man DOnnelly and Secretary Lockwood
is really creditabe from a literary
standpoint But it answers nothing. 1t
does not attempt even the faintest de
Tense of anything that he's been
charged and proven against Governor
Hunt and the present state mir ;stra-
ton 1t denies nothing at all and ex-
plains nothing. 1t contains about half
a column of 1T is alleged" and so it
is alleged, - 1T is said" and according
to" stuff, notifications that are taken
advantage of by every off-colored
newspaper writer when he wants to say
something and yet keep out Of the pen
itentiary
This silly portion of the Democratic
committees letter to itself is in refer
ence to an alleged" letter from Sens-
tor Hanna on the tariff question to the
Republican state committee It is
wholly unnecessary and a waste of time
to discuss this, because no such letter
came from Senator Hanna or anyone
else. This portion of the Democratic
committees letter to itself is made of
whole cloth and therefore unworthy of
notice.
and then" says the Democratic
committee in its letter to itself 'the
Republican committee began to turn it's
attention to scandals" By that it is
presumed that the recently ventilated
penitentiary scandals are referred to.
But Mr. Donnelly and Mr.. lockwood
and gentlemen of the Democratic state
committee, these were Democratic
scandals originated within your own
party and prosecuted within your own
party. Not a single Republican in this
state had a thing to do with the prose-
cutiOn of these Investigations The dir
ty Kensler case is yours, gentlemen
it is your very own. 1t is your exclu-
sive heritage and you must take it, The
dose is nauseating, no doubt but it is
your medicine. and though it gag you,
you shall swallow it, No Republican
meddled in this abominable case. It is
yours, Mr.. Donnelly and you. Mr.. Lock-
wood. Bury it, privately if possible,
but bury it. Do not, however, accuse
the Republican party of having aught
to do with this affair On scandals. as
you well say. Republicans are not sue
cessful." Republicans are at least de-
cent
And now, gentlemen. in regard to
against his administration which are so
familiar to the public as to require no
explanation. Do you really want to go
{ before the people of the state as de-
Tending Mr. Arney's official record?
/ The scandal" did not come from a Re-
publican source it is within your own
party. You knQW it. 1t is another
1 Democratic "scandal'' which was not
at any time fostered by a Republican.
1t is your own dirty linen and you must
wash it. You state that Everything
that the warden was accused of TAX
ing wrongfully was accounted for, and
the scandal fell of its own weight"
but when you make the declaration
that everything has been accounted
for" that assertion is challenged by
the sworn testimony of competent wit
nesses who are not convicts, but pre-
sumably honest Democrats. and occu-
plying positions under your Democrat
&c administration. You can't get
around this, gentlemen, and you place
your candidate for governor in a most
questionable position when you try it.
The scandal did not fall of its own
weight" as you allege. You, your
, selves, have resurrected it,
You declare that the Idaho Statesman
foud that "the only thing the wadren
could be censured for was the allow
ing of the TRUSTEES to work outside.
and the summary action of Governor
Hunt in asking for his reignation left
no room for attacking the governor on
that account"
Gentlemen of the Democratic commit
tee, you are really flattering. You are
giving the Statesman more credit for
potent influence with a Democratic ex-
ecutive than its most ardent support
ers ever dreamed of.
So, Governor Hunt summariIy asked
for Arney's resignation on a very triv-
ial charge, and one not at all under in
Vestgation, in order that this left no
room for attacking the governor on that
account" In short, Hunt didn't want
to be attacked and sacrificed Arney to
protect himself. That is your plain
meaning, isn't 1t? Your scribe has
couched his language in very plain
though painful words. You should cen
sor it better.
You state that the Republican CEN
trail committee will attack the state
administration on the pardon of Paul
Corcoran. You are entirely right about
this and 1t is the only thing you are
right about. You are essentially wrong
when you say the Republicans of Idaho
are lodging any issue and that thew
are conducting campaign of scandal.
The scandal is wholly within your own
party. 1t is your party which dodpes
Not single Democratic speaker. not q
single Democratic newspaper in this
state has had the hardihood to defend
the proven charges against Governor
Hunts incompetent and untrustwor-
thy administration
A REPUBLICAN,
Idaho Statesman.