Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-10-31

la challenge that the Democracy
would accept if it dared to: Now,
then, let some over-ardent Democratic
newspaper or orator undertake to ex-
lpain or defend this reekng piece of
political jobbery. The honest people
of this state charge the Democracy of
Idaho with rank political robbery. The
defense is up to them
There is no misinterpreting this Ian
guage. 1t means just what is says
The Democratic press may wall
scandal and ''lie" all they please,
but this is neither argument nor refu-
tation. 1t is the weapon of a beaten
man when driven into the last ditch
1t is not convincing. There has not
been a charge made against the pres
cent administration that has not been
proven amply-part of these by Demo-
Gratis themseives-and not one of these
charges has been even feebly defended
by the party press or the party ora
tors. They don't dare to for they know
them to be true.
And now in regard to Senator Du-
bois' present attitude in the Demo-
cratic party of Idaho. The Democrats
allege that the charge of "bossism" is
Republican nonsense. Let us see. Let
US invoke the record
Mr.. Joseph Hutchinson, a former |
Silver Republican, received his nomi- |
nation for congress on the Democratic |
ticket by. the direct Intervention of |
Senator Dubois.
c. j. Bassett, another ex-Silver Re- |
publican, obtained his denomination for
secretary of state by direct command
of Senator Dubois at the Pocatello con-
vention.
John Callahan. former Silver Re-
publican of Kootenai, owes his nomi-
nation to Dubois exclusively and to
the trade which downed that sincere
and clean Democrat of Owyhee, Mr.
Ballard
Mr.. Coltman of Bingham owes his
nomination to Senator Dubois because
Of strong personal friendship, both
gentlemen residing in the same county.
Mr.. Culver, ex-Silver Republican, is
entirely the creature of Dubois, as much
so in fact as Mr.. Bassett.
Governor Hunt owes all that he was
supposed to be in this campaign most
to Senator Dubois. for it was ]
10 save him that the various question ]
able trades were made. !
Frank E. Fogg. another ex-Silver ;
Republican, is Dubois own choice {
lust why has never been satisfactorily ]
decided, certainly not from any spe-
,ial merit or fitness for the place. '
Attorney General Martin owes his I
iefeat for gubernatorial hnners to the I
active efforts of Senator Dubois I'm
Iuestionably Mr.. Martin was the
,hoice of a majority of the Democracy,
Is was evinced in the election of Mr.
W. H. Watt as temporary chairman of
he convention. 6
Mr.. Nordquist may possibly claim T
hat Providence assisted him, yet 6
most people think it was Dubois, but c
his matters little, for no one knows {
Nordquist anyhow. There is never {
any telling where lightning is going to I
hit I
So this leaves only Mr.. Adams and
Miss French unaccounted for. They ]
are the only strays, and yet even they 4
owe their nominations to the combina-
tons engineered by Mr.. Dubois. \
Is this not an evidence of bossism?
Does not this show the hand of the /
Master? Is there much nonsense" c
lbout this? And how do the old-line 4
Democrats like it after all? Isn't it a , Il
act that Mr.. Dubois was the dictator f
# that Pocatello convention and that
he majority obeyed him to the letter? il
t there is single one of that majority G
he majority that nominated Hunt - d
rom 81. P. Donnelly down, who didn't c
hey the mandates of Senator Dubois c
n the matter of nominations at Poca- a
clio. let him come out and speak his p
title piece. 1t is not a Democratic a
icket. 1t is Dubois ticket from top Z
o bottom and Dubois today is boss p
f the Idaho Democracy.-Pocatello !, L
'ribune.
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