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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
"A DusoIs TICKET.
(Pocatello Tribune.l

H4N
There II something surprising In the
position Senator Dubois occupies in
the Democratic party Of this state to-
day. He has been an alleged Demo-
crat less than two years and made his
Av0wal Of . change Of political heart
only after he had secured his election
% the United States senate by COM
bination Of all the forces antasonistic
70 Republicanism. Yet in less than
two, years service as a novice he has
become q potent factor In that party
and Its boss" just as readily as he
became the boss" Of the defunct Sill
yer Republican party. Men grown
gray In the service Of the Democracy
ALI it, old leaders-have been igno-
niniously thrust aside for this new
recruit.
-His mandate Is and MUST be res
pected and every candidate on the
state ticket from Governor Hunt down
b virtually his creature. The ticket
- more than two-thirds Silver Repub-
Acan. and. except the governor. the
Democrats have representation Of
trtning importance. It 10 not Q DEM
ocratic ticket; It IL a Dubois ticket.
There 10 small wonder that the real,
almon-pure article Of Democracy ex-
Aibits alarming symptoms OF kicking
over the traces and the candidates on
ne Pocatello hybrid ticket indulge in
nttle but pessimistic dreams. The
docket 10 doomed to utter defeat be.
cause It IL lacking in the confidence of
tie people and because the people will
refuse to vote for 1t.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
A FEW QUESTIONS
TO GOVERNOR HUNT
Haley. Oct. 1. 1902.

0duSys OCk. h A0V<s
Sir: You come here seeking an In
dorsement of your administration. In
quiries into your Official acts are there
fore nanifestly proper.
Why, sir, did you oppose any ir-
quiry into the official acts of your crea .
ture and friend. Charles Arney. the
warden of the state penitentiary?
Why. at the investigation to which
you were finally compelled to assent.
did you suppress. or refuse to hear,
much evidence that. 1t was alleged,
would incriminate the warden?
Why did you suppress. by pocketins
1t. the long list Of ARTICLES OF state
property sworn to have been sent to
the ranch of the warden's brother by
the warden's order or consent?
Why did you exculpate the warden
yet remove him from office?
Why did you fix the assessable valu-
alton at even lower figures than their
agents suggested would be fair?
Why did you make an arrange
ment" with the Bank Of Commerce to
give 1t the use Of the state money re-
ceived by the insurance department?
Why did you refuse to annul that
ARA ngement for months and until the
state auditor felt compelled to threat
en- you, our chief executive, with pros
ecution?
Why did you permit the best tim
Der lands, devoted to the support Of
our schools, to be culled for the ben.
EFT Of monopolies and sold for ridic.
ulously low prices-which was like sell
ing diamonds for pennies?
why did you allow $4,000 Of Albion
normal school moneys to be spent
without single voucher?
Why did you veto the bill giving tc
women equaf rights to their separate
property?
Yours truly.
T. e. PICOrTE.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
GOVERNORS EXPENSES.

The recklessness and decentralization
Of the present state administration Il
well illustrated by the drafts made
upon the appropriation for travelling ex.
penses of the governor.
The constitution provides that 1.-THE
Legislature may provide for the nay.
ment Of the actual and necessary ex-
penses of the governor. lieutenant
governor, secretary Of state, attorney
general and the superintendent Of pub
lie instruction. while travelling within
the state In the performance of off,
cial duty"
In pursuance Of this authority the
last legislature appropriated 5000 to pay
the travelling expenses Of the governor.
He had the entire appropriation ex-
hausted in 10 months. That apple was
just large enough for him to take in
four bites.
! On April 8, 1901. he drew a warrant
for 800 for expenses In going to Lew
iston and the Clearwater country. In
May and June he drew $500 In three
separate warrants to pay part of his
expenses incurred on a trip to Buffalo
September rs the fund wis further de-
pleted by draft upon It for 500 in
payment Of the expenses of q trip to
the asylum for the insane and to SAL
mon river. On October 10 1t was wiped
out by another warrant for 500 to set
tie the expenses Of q trip to the Lewis
ton normal school.
1t Is a somewhat interesting fact
that one OF the other state oficials who
accompanied him on one Of those 100
dollar trips expended only some $40.
Another interesting fact IL that the
governor was not satisfied with getting
$500 out Of the travel expense fund
provided for him on account of his
visit to Buffalo. but sought to have
$200 more paid himself out Of the Buff
falo expedition fund. That he did not
get because the money was needed for
the purposes for which It was appro.
priated, and because others would not
assent to his graft"
But he did get $3.50 OF state money
toward paying the expenses of his east
ern trip. BY what right he drew 1t no
one knows. There was no necessity
FOR his going to Buffalo oflicially. More
over, the appropriations was only for
the actual and necessary expenses Of
travel within the state. The travel
was not within the state. Again, none
II his other expense bills, a. turned In.
we're for actual expenses. That IL per-
ectly apparent from the fact that he
Jumped them on at 800 each.
These may be small matters. Per-
laps they are; but this record is Inn
'ortant because 1t throws light upon
he spirit that has prevailed in the
Of state affairs under the l
Of Governor Hunt,
When one looks 1t over he can UNDER
tand how It Is that there have been
o many Observation-Disclosures States
nan.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
THE DEMOCRATIC
oERRYMANpER

Probably very few people in Idaho
understand the ubiquitous gerryman.
der Of the Fusion legislature Of 1901
known as Senate Bill No. e." and
cordially approved by Governor Hunt
on March 8, 1901. This act practically,
disfranchises large number Of the
Republican voters of Idaho for the
legislative ticket. and renders 1t quite
possible for that party to carry the
state by 1000 to $500. and yet lose the
legislature and United States sena-
tor. 1t was an infamous piece Of pol
itics. yet worthy Of the source from
which 1t sprung 1t was conceived in
iniquity and born Of robbery. No
sincerely honest executive would have
placed his signature to such an act,
and 1t Is a notable fact that not one
single Democratic newspaper attempts
to defend 1t. Nor do the Democratic
stump orators refer even remotely to
1t. There IL no defense and well they
know 1t. Those counties believed to
be safely Democratic or Fusion were
given an outrageously large propor-
tional representation when COMPARED
to that given Republican or doubtful
counties. The element of voting
strength never entered into the calcu-
iations of Governor Hunt and his SER
vie legislature. It was q job, pure
ana simple. to which all yielded ready
assent.
II u, impossible. In limited space. to
snow TIE entire miserable scope OF this
Democrats serrymanAes., but the ef-
rect ON few counties 10 given. e an
illustration OF the whole. The fol.
lowing 10 statement Of the votes ana
'fepreeentatson Of certain counties,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
EVIDENTLY NOT a
SQUARE MAN,"

1t IL well known that Governor Hunt
has the Enforcement Of large part of
organised labor In the state and this
70 big thing. but 10 must also be
admitted that there are hundreds of
Democrats who may not vote the tick
1t. ana here II a weakness -Montepl-
Ser Examiner (Dem).
The nrst part Of this IL entirely mis-.
leading. Organised labor has not en-
loeeed Governor Hunt nor his present
lendadacy. That Il false. And whet
= more. organized labor 10 not goins
70 endorse the candidacy OF Cover
mr. Hunt. Organised labor 10 not IN
Sex1stence for that purpose. II the Ell.
41ee - the Examiner were Q member
- oeUanl1sd labor he could the mors
eAeely approcaAts the absurdity Of hi
Qtlves City Nuogst.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24

We notice that all newspapers In
Idaho. edited by hand ONCE onicials,
are supporting the Republican ticket.
Timber land notices at SO per some-
times outweigh political convictions.
Boise Capital News.
That would be . real cute saying II
y wasn't for the fact that the Capital
News owes its ewn existence to the
state printing. A paper with . little
incident IKE the state code sraft ARM
" hxed In its career ought, II II 80
IL particle OF common sense. 10 De ere
ful In making criticisms.,-ot. Anthonv
Chronicle. ~ =
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
pEmocRAcv,s RECORD.

Simon p. Donnelly, chairman OF
the Democratic state central commit
tee. has issued a pamphlet entitled
THE Grand Record Of Democracy"
The purpose Of this paper Is to indi-
cate the wonderful financial ability
of the present and preceding Demo-
cratic and Fusion administrations in
this state. It shows that since Janu-
AIRY, 1897. the state debt has been
reduced $292, 70l.01. It also shows that
during Republican administrations
from 1890 to 1896, the state debt was
increased $50, 9S391. Upon its face
this Is certainly a very excellent show
ing. but there are some things which
Mr.. Donnelly failed to explain. For
example. his statement makes no men
ton of the fact that during Republic
can administrations hundreds of thous-
ands Of dollars were expended in the
enlargement, improvement and con-
struction of public buildings. In order
to be fair the statement should have
shown just what sums were expend-
ed from 1890 to 1896 on the state uni
versity. the normal school at Lewis
ton. the normal school at Albion. the
soldiers home and the asylum at
otANAAOVSs hG 6t0tCSiCht OO6DAC AhoO
to show how much OF the money APP
piled to the reduction of the states in
debtedness was derived from the sale
OF public lands. This is very impor-
tant. To illustrate: Suppose 100000
acres of public lands have been sold
at the average price of SO per acre.
that would yield $4,000 900 and enable
the Democratic administrations to pay
$292. 70A.01 and still have plenty over
to pay for all the legislative jobs in
connection with the code commission
and the creation Of half a hundred
new of1ices for the faithful. 1t would
also enable the administration to make
good the deficit in connection with Mr..
Arney's benevolent assimilation Of the
penitentiary. and do a great many
things along the same lines without
drawing one cent from the fiscal rev.
enues derived from taxatiop. Mr.. Dom
nelly makes strong point Of the fact
that the annual levy under Republi-
can rule was SO cents on the 500, while
under Democratic 1t was reduced to l5
cents on the 800. This statement Is
made for the purpose OF leading the
people to believe that It does not re.
quire a. much money to run the state
under . Democratic administration a. |
under . Republican administration. |
In fact the statement 10 only q sinis- |
Ter truth; for under the Republican adj |
Of valuation Of state !
~ only about 81. 900 while !
low Il IL about $eo. 0oo. 900 Eighty-six |
'ents on the one hundred dollars with |
valuation OF 2e,00o. 900 amounts to |
'22S. 600. while ls cents on the one hum
ired dollars with valuation Of &c.,.
700. 900 amounts to $4,000. therefore
he revenue Of the state according
o Mr.. Donnelly's own showing Is up
ward Of $4,000 more now than 1t was
n 1S96.-Caldwell Tribune.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24

CeUW sVpVV N I0S0 Sue VuSsou MSJoV'
~ Has owindisd Down to 1000 in
~,eSoo-rhis Year Republicans Ought
10 Win BY a Big Majority.
(Pocatello Tribune, Sept. 20. 1902
IN 1896 the Republican party in Ida
no only cast 1854 votes. That was the
year OF the great silver agitation. In
1eoe that vote was increased to 1874.
In 1900 the Republican vote was 27.1oS
On the electoral ticket. In other words
The Republican party Of Idaho gained
9o.SA votes in four years. These are
Interesting figures and should the
came percentage Of gain continue the
state would be carried by the Republic
can party this year by about 1900.
On the other hand, the figures on the
decline Of the Democratic and Fusion
strength for the same period are
equally interesting. In studying these
1gures the increase In voting popu!a-
tlon must always be taken into consid-
Grafton. This increase from 1896 TO
1o9e was considerably over 5000. From
11oe to 1900 there was a further In
crease OF about 5000. It must be re-
unembered that none of these statistics
1nclude the Prohibition vote Of the diff
terent years.
In 1888, with fusion Of the DEM
ocrats and Populists. vote Of 23.1.s
was cast. In 1898 the Democratic-sil-
Yer Republican candidate received a
vote of 1s.4o7. The Populists went 1t
alone that year and cast 1911 votes.
1f all three parties had fused their
sotal strength would have been PATS.
In 1900 there was another complete
Fusion Of all three parties. On the
electoral ticket the Fusionists carried
the state by vote Of 2s.414, but this
was considerably larger than that Of
any candidate for state once. Thus
The F>usionists apparently increased
their vote In the four years but 6279
~ against Republican increase Of
9o.s64. while the state increased its
voting population q little over 1900
for the same period. The following ia
Die Of the last three elections In the
state will require no explanation:
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
THE WEALTH or THE WORLD.

(Extract from Mining and Scienttnc
Press, Nov. 1s. 1901, Page 203l
The wealth Of the world r. created.
not by labor. a. political economisss
and all superficial thinkers have false
" taught. but by ideas that save la'
Dor. that multiply the laborer's ca
pacity. That ell wealth 10 che ere,
ation ct labor ID . fundamental tat
lacy. which can only retain the SEM
blance Of truth to such e are incapa-
BILE or indisposed to think to the bot.
tom Of things. labess unasseeissss
With tabsr. savtns Idsas, kas nsvsr'
any~hers In che hislsu - usankind'
eesW abb e prsdues . mwsh % sas
neesesary ter its svvn -ee.sesNamss, but
nes 60 draw on the bountiss q naturs
for the balance" 81
(eioned.l
I0nnnm - .~~~,<xrxx1runnSf
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
based on the vote for congressman in

moments glance AT THESE ngureS
will show to what extent this Demo-
cratic legislature was lost to all sense
of fairness and honesty. In the suppos-
eddy safeDemocratic county of Lemhi
the representation IL placed on a basis
Of one to 800 votes: in Boise at 7el
votes. while in the Republican county
of Canyon 1t requires 1880 votes for a
member of the house. Accepting
Lemhi as a basis. Canyon is entitled to
four members of the house, for the
vote Of that county lacks but two Of
being twice that Of Lemhi. Yet II IL
accorded just the same representation.
In Ada county. also Republican. 1t re-
quires 1881 votes and IN Bannock 1885
votes for each member Of the lower
house. or more than the entire voting
strength OF Lemhi or Boise. This is
r. striking evidence Of Democratic
honesty" isn't It?
In the reduction Of the apportion-
ment, from 10 to 46. the actual loss to
the Republican party was Ave. This
II shown by the following compila-
ton:
Nee PIERCE (R) gain ...... -. 49,. 1
Idaho CD gain y. =. -. -. -. :.
Ada (R) loss. -. -. -. :. -. -.
Bannock (R) loss -. ...... ........ !
Latah (R) loss -. -. 80. .......
Canyon (R) loss ........ ...... 49,. 1
5
RESULT.
Republican loss a.. -. -. ...... -.
Republican gain ...... - -. ... >.
Net Republican loss ..... -. -. 4
Democratic gain 49,. -. -. -. -.
Republican loss ............ :. 4
But this IL not ALL Under fair and
honest apportiQnment the presumably
Democratic counties of Blaine, Boise,
Custer and Owyhee should each have
lost one, had such superintendent been
based on their actual voting strength
but they did not. and the actual loss
to Republican representation by this
piece Of political chicanery Is nine
members of the house. The percentage
of loss to the Republican party by
this gerrymandera Is 2.27: the Demo-
cratic gain q 3.97, or ga percentage
Of the entire vote of this state.
Now, then, let some over-ardent
Democratic newspaper or orator un-
dertake to explain or defend this reek-
ing piece Of political jobbery. The
gage IL thrown down. The figures speak
for themselves. The honest people of
this state charge the Democracy of
Idaho with rank political jobbery. The
defense Is up to them.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
FALSE CLAIMS OF
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY

Under date Of September Bird of this
year Governor Hunts exponent Of
Democracy at Boise published the fol-
lowing table to show the economy Of
his administration and said:
Now. We have some figures that will
no doubt interest the taxpayer OF
this state. and we take pleasure in
submitting the following for the con-
sideration of our readers. 1t speaks
volumes for the Democracy, and es-
pecially the present state administra-
tion."
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24

1t should be remembered that the
rate IL always computed on the total
valuation Of the previous year In order
to ascertain the revenue for the cur
rent year in order to secure the gross
levy authorized by the legislature.
! Governor McConnelrs term 1s96-e)
closed with q deficiency OF apparent
~ $51. 63s17. OF this amount 325.l20.2s
was represented by permanent Inn
provements at the penitentiary.
$7,9S5O6 were old claims Incurred be-
fore his time and presented by the Or
egon Short Line Railway company.
which sought to make the state nay
transportation Of its troops at the
to protect railroad property, and So
O33.21 spent in preparing for the fusion
legislature Of the next Administered ton.
time when the states aid was invoed
so that the real deficiency was less than
$l4,OoOOO. and this sum was small when
there was the niggardly appropriation
OF only N620oO.o0 made by the legis-
lature for his entire term.
During the next two years {lss7-s)
Democracy was In the saddle. The
levy was sos 100000. or ~, 10000 more
than that allowed Governor Mcconnell,
yet when the Democracy closed its
books 1t had overdrawn its account
and had incurred debts for which no
provision had been made as follows: :
Departments Of state govern
ment (P. 4S3. Laws 1899 -. SO. 404. ~ |
International exposition Up.
466. Laws 1897 -. -. -. ;. 1900. 90 |
Supreme court clerk Up. 362,
Laws 1890 .... $500. 1.400. 90
Idaho volunteers (P. SOL, Laws
$780,. $500. -. -. 1859. g |
$37.ee4.l2 |
Democracy succeeded itself and the |
next TORN. 1Sss-1so0. was given 49,
oo0.0o to carry on the government Of |
tzS.0oo more than was allowed Cover l
nor AcConnell-hut 1T the end Of that |
term It was found that there were
debts for whose payment no provision
nad been made. and % . gonerous /
Dsmocratic lsgisla4ure came to the res
oua and oeAAed the state - sake an l
Ne eeflc1encaeo q. q. sixth oasston /
Lawn - enc Iuanp Of 4lea,ooaoa
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24

JULY /, 1897.
tl0attng debit. ...... 80. ..$3O8 900 90
BONDED debt...... $3.50. :. ;. 3S3, 0O0. 90
Total. -. ..... ..s70l 200. 90
Tax levy, 1sss-1ss7. per
year,. ....-. ...... 1880. 1921 600. 90
Interest paid on warrants,
ASSV...... ..... ...... .. =. 20,73716
MARCH /. 1901.
Floating debit. $3.50. -. 500. 900 90
Bonded debit. -. ....... 100
Aosai.'... $500. -. ....$5l6. 10000
Tax levy 1sse-190o per year. SEAS, 0o0. 90
Interest paid on warrants,
1900 ...... 80. ..... 80. :. A26l. 90
JULY l. 1902.
"eeuS ue0s''' ....'. None
b0nded debit. ....>. -. ...$526, 500. 90
Tax levy ls0i-1s02, per year.. 2l5, o0o. 90
Interest paid on warrants, 1907. :. None
The bonded debt bears sand 6 DER
sent interest
1t will be observed that the floating
1ebt = has been wiped out entirely.
therefore the state 10 not now paying
interest on warrants - II had to do for
many years past. There 10 q surplus
md all warrants are paid when pre.
seated. While the treasury has 4 SUR
PLUS there has been no increase In the |
Eax IVY TOR the past two years. not.
wtthstanding the tact that state hus-
leaneeo - tncneasing ana the demands
IN the Nae ~ incidentale and the cur
rsnt sxpsnses are hsoosnlng greater.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24
FIGURES FOR VOTERS.
THE FUSION wANE.

Prom $1,000 in 1896 the Fusion Major.
ny Has Dwindisd Down to 1000 in
JeSo0-This Year Republicans Ought
eo Win bv 4 Bio Majority.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-10
Ont of One CIay,

Many years ago before the days Of
railroads a nObleman and his wife,
with their infant, were travelling
across Salisbury plain. AS the story is
told in Mr. A. p Russell's Character
istics," they were overtaken by a Sc
we're storm and took refuge in lone
shepherds hut.
The child had taken cold before they
could find shelter and the nurse began
at once to undress it by the warm
cottage fire. AS she pulled off one
rich siiken garment after another the
shepherd and his wife looked on in
awed silence.
At last the process Of undressing was
completed anu the little naked baby
was being warmed by the fire. There
It sat, with all its splendid outer husks
peeled off, it's little body beginning to
glow in the hut by the fire. The shep-
herd drew long breath and exclaimed,
''Why, It's just like one Of 0ursv'
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-10

John Fuller, Mrs. Margaret McAuley,
John Fuller, Stephen Rickard, Mrs.
Annie Anderson, Mrs Mary V. Fuller,
John Henry McFeeters and Mrs. Grace
Heron, that Mrs. Grace Heron, of De-
rora, Brumbolloge, in the county of
Donegal, ireland, a married woman,
having heretofore, towit on June Sd,
1902, by her attorney, Hon. Rochester
Ford, filed in this court her petition
in the above entitled estate, praying
the court to ascertain and declare the
rights of all persons to the estate and
all interests therein. and to whom dis
tribution thereof should be made, and
That all persons interested in said
estate appear and show cause on
) Thursday the 10Th day Of October,
1902, at 10 a. m. of said day, at the
court room of said court, at the county
court house in the city of Tucson, Pi-
ma county, Territory OF Arizona, and
requiring all said persons and all per-
sons named or not named, having or
claiming any interest in the estate Of
said deceased, to appear at the time
and place last above stated and ex-
hibit their respective claims Of heir
ship, ownership or interest in said
estate to said court for determination.
The property and assets of the estate
now in the hands of the administrator
amount to $1,749.55.
S. w. PURCELL,
E-Officio Clerk of the Probate Court OF
| Pima County, Territory of Arizona.
Dated July 30th 1902. 7-31 9-1O
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-10
WHY We Shake Hands.

To shake hands with person is
rightly regarded as a, token Of amity,
but very few know how this custom
arose.
According to French ethnologist,
whenever two men met in former times
they were accustomed to hold up their
right hands in front Of them as a sign
that they had no intention Of attack
ing each other. This mark Of conf
dence, however, Gid not prove sufficient
in all cases. sJf a man may hold up his
right nand and yet, if he keeps it
closed, may have weapon concealed
In it, and therefore it became the Gus
tom for the two right hands to grasp
each other, as only thus could full as
surance be given that no weapon was
concealed in either Of them. Formerly.
therefore. this gesture, now the token
of loyalty and friendship was one of
reciprocal distrust-New York Herald