The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24

challenge that the Democracy
would accept if il dared 10: Now.
then. let some over-ardent Democratic
newspaper or orator undertake to ex-
plain or defend this reeking 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. It means just what is says
The Democratic press may wall
scandal and lie" all they please,
but this is neither argument nor refu-
tation. It is the weapon of a beaten
man when driven into the last ditch
It 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 themselves-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
to Senator Dubois because
of strong personal friendship, both
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
certainly to Senator Dubois, for it was
to save him that the various question
able trades were made.
Frank E. Fogg another ex-Silver
Republican, is Dubois own choice
Just why has never been satisfactorily
decided. certainly not from any spe-
cial merit or fitness for the place.
Attorney General Martin owes his
defeat for gubernatorial hnnors to the /
active efforts of Senator Dubois. In
IuestiOnably Mr. Martin was the |
choice of a majority Of the Democracy |
as was evinced in the election of Mr. !
w. H. Watt as temporary chairman of
the convention.
Mr. NOrdQuist may possibly claim !
that Providence assisted him. yet
most people think it was Dubois, but !
this matters little for no one knows
Nordquist anyhow. There is never :
any telling where lightning is going to
hit.
So this leaves only Mr.. Adams and
Miss French unaccounted for. They
are the only strays. and yet even they
owe their nominations to -e-,--rl+--ffr----
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"
about this? And how do the old-line
Democrats like it after all? Isn't it a
fact that Mr.. Dubois was the dictator ;
Of that POcatello convention and that
the majority obeyed him to the letter?
If there is a single one of that majority
the majority that nominated Hunt -
from 81. P. Donnelly down, who didn't !
obey the mandates of Senator Dubois !
in the matter of nominations at Poca- |
tello. let him come out and speak his
little piece. 1t is not a Democratic
ticket 1t is a Dubois ticket from top :
to bottom and Dubois today is boss ,
Of the Idaho emocracy.-Pocatello
Tribune.