The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-19
erroneous in premise, that fills the
world with scandal and distrust,
hatred and heartburning.

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hatred and heartburning.
Whether or not we are too confd-
ing, the future alone can reveal;
but, in any event, we are unable to
share in the this suspicion. We
talked the matter over with Mr..
Steunenberg, and he was so entire
ly candid and earnest, that we feel
sure there is no purpose behind this
movement except a sincere desire |
to promote the general good. I'll
this were political matter, we
might be less trustful; but Mr..
Steunenberg stands among us today,
a private citizen, and should not be
subjected to that vigilant distrust
which prudence may legitimately
inspire towards men in public life.
AS much may we'll be said of Mr..
Lowell, Mr.. Kirkpatrick, Mr..
Coughanour, Mr.. Partridge, Mr..
Allen, Mr.. Hayes and others.
If we are fallen upon times when
such men as these, our neighbors
and friends, cannot display in af-
fairs of this kind, a commendable
public spirit without falling under
the blight of evil report, then, in
deed, it were foolish and dangerous
to undertake anything for the pub
lie good. We believe those men
are earnest and sincere and aim to
promote the general veal. We are
sorry to say, however, that the at
titude of the Department of the In
terror, as we understand it to be
represented by Mr.. D. w. Ross,
strikes us as either ridiculous or
insincere.
In June, 1902, at the urgent de-
mand of the people of the arid
States, Congress enacted law by
which monies derived from the sale
ofpublic lands in those States should
constitute fund to be loaned to
the people for the construction of
irrigation systems. We are now
. told that fund of millions of dol
lars has accumulated, and that in
; this State three projects have been
examined and reported on; that
they are, in a sense, rivals for Gov
ernment favor; that two of them
: appeal to Government with peculiar
| force because nobody lives near
: them; that, the other, is hampered
( by settlers, and unless those settlers
t do something they must not expect
: in their locality any benefit from
D the law which was enacted at theil
S solicitation. Those settlers are now
r told that their interests conflict
S with and prevent the execution o.
t the law, when, heretofore, they al
: understood that the object of the
t law was to promote their interests
r It is insisted that they must dt
e something. What? Get up ane
leave the country, so that the Boise
: Valley may be untrammelled BY
# obstacle and stand equal with Du
4 bois and Minidoka? Hardly that
a we presume. But, we are told, tina
+ people who want their irrigation
+ facilities imroved, must indicat
" their Willingness to have it done 70
i them; that Government will 20
"a force itself upon anybody. Go
r. save Government modesty. Th
N people have been laboring unde
ar the de1usion that the enactment c
II the NSC1dmdLlOu Aa" "oS AONA~>
is petition and appeal to all the power
ID of Government to, as quickly a
possible, proceed with the work {
80 improving and perfecting irrlgatlo
systems in those States at who's
solicitation and for whose benet
- the law was passed. Who is thel
connected with the Reclamation Sc
% vice that does not know that tt
- people of the Boise Valley Wal
- Government aid? Is it D. w. Ros
~ who knows every acre of LAM
every canal and the flow of evel
% stream in the Valley? Is 1t M
~ Newell, who has been upon al
49, over the ground dozen timesF
- it Mr.. Hitchcock, who ordered
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