The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-04-15
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND
SATURDAY BY
r.. H. LOCK
sELF-CONFESsED DECEIvERs.

wing OF the republican party in con
troll now enjoys it, and it is quite
show in itself to note the apoloeiz
ing, and self condemnation and fawp
ing upon the public that is going o.
"a sycophancy that makes th
public sick. Attaining power by tn
most remarkable campaign of false
hood and deceit, and the infamy o
its campaign almost Immediately ex
posed to the scornful gaze of deludeC
voters and the wretched talsitv O
its utterly empty promises paten
reproach upon the people who were
deluded by them, it descends into
the very dust and crawl to the foot
of the throne bewailiDg that it should
have been so vile, admitting that its
own charges against the last admins
tration were groundless and delibe-
rate presentations, and promising,
as it grovels, with the next campaign
yet far off, that if it is but continued
In power it will be more faithful
next time and will not break the
promises made a second time. 1t
says to the laborers of the state:
eve have betrayed and spat upon
you; but trust us trust us once more
and we will not smash the eight
hour law again. We denounced the
insurance commissioner as a dem
ocratic graft but we have maintain
ed it and filed the place with good
republican. Likewise with game
waiden-and further, we have
abolished decent game law and en-
acted an outrage. We denounced
democratic economy as extravaganza,
and, when we had fooled you, we IN
creased salaries $21, 600 per term
and appropriated over 1920, 600 more
to run the state than was done two
years ago. But trust us. trust us !
W will reform if you will promise
us now that you will elect us two
years hence"
Now comes another of the mapv
humiliations of exposed villiany. A fter
Dr. Givens, superintendent of the
insane asylum, was charged, chiefly
by w. b. Hepburn, now senator
with gross Encouragement, brutality
and actual murder, an investigation
board exhonerated him (the lie
having served Its purpose) but it was
thought that he would be dismissed
to bolster up the party's late posi-
ton. Now the Boise Statesman saws
that Givens will be retained 'by his
1eiamers, and it proceeds with the
following specimen of the groveling
and fawning referred to above. and
by self condemnation of it's party
and denouncing and damnipg their
own methods, 1t is hoped to gain I
further confidence. Read their own !
story of their own shame:
The Statesman believes the people of
he state, with practical unanimiuy. will
applaud the determination to retain DR. /
divens as superintendent of the asylrm q
or the insane. He is very efficient :
nan. AS an alIenist he has no superior I
II the west, and, moreover, he has great
xecutlve and managerial ability These
onst,'ute combustion of qualifications II
ia' IL woulo every difficult to equal. If C
ne BOARD were TO send away for an
'nenist to take charge of the patients i c
n1ght become necessary to employ an +,
sslstant to look after the vast business of
hat institution. q
men The charge was made that the 8,
oc'or hau permitted great brutality to-
'ard patient, many people felt CON 81
erned, but when the report of the com r
nittee OF investigation appeared it be-
aHie apparent at once that the case WAS =
OF as mad been represented The only
'ithess protesting TO have seen an atten
ant maitreat patient was a former III
ia.e, ana ne was so plainly unbalanced al
nat sne committee, in its report stated :.
hat no weight was given to his testi. LII
lony. h,
ana 10 cap the climax it piously Il
oils It's eyes 10 heaven and saws: az
There should be no suspicion of parti- al
anshlp In the administration of The r.
liars OF such an institution and in this "
aspect an example has been set that will OF
welcomed by the people of the state. n,
They can assume the garb of holt :,
ess now, but nothing was too sacred =,
Or the bowling and hungry wolves .,
D attack six months ago andno deptb .;
representation and deception :
DO low to descend to in the effort to =
ain power, which, Lord help us