The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-18
WHAT SAY YOU GENTLEMEN?

that It's opposition 70 James a.
ney, Republican candidate for
Mayor Of Boise, was provoked by
any motive other than profound re-
gard for the moral welfare of the
city and solicitude for the reputation
ofthe Republican party. In jisti-
fication OF it's position it broadly |
charges trickery and strongly init
mates something worse, and sum-
ming up, says:
1--WE thus have had Republican
candidate nominated for mayor who
enjoys the support Of every gam
bier, every dissol1te character,
every saloon man, every voter con-
trolled by such classes, and all who
live in close touch with those class
es. Republicans are told they
must support that candidate be-
cause he is the nominee of Repub-
lican convention.
"Some good Republicans, con-
trolled by reasons personal to them
selves, support the entire ticket.
The masses of good Republicans,
however, will not support the
mayoralty candidate because they
cannot join in making the party
responsible for such plans as are
afoot." ..
That is serious indictment, COM
ing, as it does, from the leading
Republican paper of the State, and,
as it involves some of the most
prominent Republicans in the State,
deserves much more than passing
notice. AS we gather it, such men
as Judge J. H, Richards, Hon. W.
E. Borah, Judge Huston, Judge
Kingsbury, and others of equal note
and reputed responsibility, are sup
porting Mr.. Pinney with all Their
strength and ability, which means.
according to the charge, that they
have entered into a compact with
gamblers, dunkards, pimps, whores
to accomplish the moral degrade
ton of Boise. These men who
have stood before the people O
Idaho, occupying positions of the
highest public trust and honor, ane
candidates for the most exalted
places within the gift of a great PEG
ple-these men who have arrogate'
to themselves no inconsiderabl
amount of moral virtue, and hav
been generously credited with 1t
possession, are now publicly charge'
with encouraging and abetting vic
in its most destestable forms. Gen
tlemen, if you may still be addresses
as such, what have you to say 70
yourselves? Are you fools, dupe
by the wiles OF gamblers and blind
ed by the lascivious graces of court
esans? Or brutes, insensible to tn
voice of common decency? Oh
may we still hope that you are th
victims of base and malicious slanC
er? The public have a right
know, because if you will conspil
with the lowest elements Of Bots
society to work its degradation, yo
will pause at no excess Of villain
to accomplish the decentralization
the State. Says your accuse
''Some good Republicans controlle
by reasons personal to themselves,
are supporting the nominee of
convention which was dominate
by the representatives of gambliu
dens, whisky bells and resorts
prostitution. 1t is proper to inqui
into the nature of those personal
considerations which commonly i
fluence men when they seek to {
bauch an entire community. II
first consideration and probably Il
only one of weight would be Il
opportunity for the indulgence
personal vices afforded by the pl
valence of wide spread depravit
No man will positively encoura
gambling unless he be more or Il
enamored of the game or gathe
tribute from its votaries: No m
win openly advocate enlargeme
of saloon privileges unless he
CARDS them as hene6cent instit
lions. and no man will public