Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-10-31
POINTS FOR DEMOCRATS.
A Contributor Offers Some Nuts for
Them to Crack.

A Contributor Offers Some Nuts for
Them to Crack.
Editor Statesman-The Democratic
state central committee of Idaho has
written itself 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 unsoled 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,
lis really creditable from a literary
stand point. But it answers nothing. 1t
Idoes not attempt even the fainieSt oe-
Tense of anything that he's been
charged and proven against Governor
Hunt and the present state q 9mrisrra-
ton 1t denies nothing at all and en-
plains nothing. 1t contains about half
a column of 1T is alleged and so it
lis alleged" sit is said" and according
to" stun. notifications that are taken
advantage of by every off-coiored
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 it's 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
1T is your very own. 1t is your excu-
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. 1t 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 we'll say, Republicans are not sue
cessful." Republicans are at least de-
cent
And now, gentlemen in regard to
Warden Arney and the allegations
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 record7
The Scandal" did not come from a Re-
publican source; 1t is within your own
party. You know it. 1t is another
Democratic scandal" which was not
at any time fostered by Republican.
1t is your own dirty linen and you must
wash it. You state that everything
that the warden was accused of taxi
ing wrongfully was accounted for and
the scandal fell of it's 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-
honest Democrats, and occu-
pying 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 it's own
weight" as you allege. You, your
selves, have resurrected it,
You declare that the Idaho Statesman
10
'ould be censured for was the allow
ng of the TRUSTEES to work outside.
md the summary action of Governor
Hunt in asking for his reignation left
10 room for attacking the governor on
hat account"
Gentlemen of the Democratic commit
ee you are really fiattering. You are
living the Statesman more credit for
otent influence with Democratic ex-
cutive than Its most ardent support
rs ever dreamed of.
So. Governor Hunt summarily asked
or Arney's resignation on a very triv-
ii charge, and one not at all under in
estigation, in order that "this left no
pom for attacking the governor on that
ccount!" In short, Hunt didn't want
} be attacked and sacrificed Arney to
rotect himself. That is your plain
isn't 1t? Your scribe has
ouched his language in very plain
lough painful words. You should CEN
DR. 1t better.
You state that the Republican CEN
al committee will attack the state
on the pardon of Paul
orcoran. You are entirely right about
lis and 1t is the only thing you are
ght about. You are essentially wrong
hen you say the Republicans of Idaho
e lodging any issue and that they
e conducting a campaign Of scandal.
ne scandal Is wholly within your own
lrty. 1t is your party which lodges
OF single Democratic speaker, not a
ngle Democratic newspaper In this
ate has had the hardihood to defend
e proven charges against Governor
units incompetent and untrustwor-
y administration.
A REPUBLICAN,.
Idaho Statesman.
(Grangeville Standard.)