Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-11
BOISE STATESMAN ARRAICNED
BY A COMMITTEE MEMBER
Mr.. Thompson Replies to the Statesman Editorial
and Gives the True Statement
of the Interview

BY request the following article was
prepared by Mr. G. W Thompson.
member Of the republican state central
committee and a prominent man in the
political affairs of the state. lie speaks
from personal knowledge and in a
calm fearless manner arraigns the
Statesman in its false position. To
corroborate his statement he names as
witnesses the remaining members of
the state committee. Mr., Thompson
says:
In the Boise Daily statesman of re-
cent date, the following editorial APP
peared:
Many people are still wondering
what those assuming to control the re-
publican state committee were trying
TO accomplish, at their recent meeting.
in Connection with the Statesman. The
whole matter Is very easily explained,
The Statesman does not agree with
some of those men, and II could never
agree with certain policies for when
they stand and remain true to its read
ers. II has not hesitated to condemn
things they have done which have been
detrimental to the state and to the
marty. This has all been trying to
those persons, and for some weeks be-
fore the meeting Of the committee they
were going up and down through the
state proclaiming that they intended to
discipline the Statesman. Chairman
Cooling was particularly conspicuous
in that program,
when the committee met they pro-
ceeded with the program, passing some
foolish resolutions and appointing
committee to wait on the Statesman.
The only result of all was that the
committee before it concluded, repudi-
ated it's chairman and left him stuck
in the mud 1t turned him down and
then jumped on him.
ITO be sure it was something of an
honor to have the state committee APP
point committee to consult with the
Statesman for the purpose of learning
what its position was, but the disci-
plinng was all reserved for the chair
man. who had been proclaning his in
tention Of having the paper disci-
plined.
'But. why have these people desired
to discipline the Statesman? 1t is be-
cause the paper interferes with their
plan to reduce the management of the
party to the same low plane that has
characterized some of the movements
made by the federal brigade. These
same men. chatting under clean, hon
est energetic effective administration
OF state affairs are plotting to over
throw that administration and substi-
tute something more to their own Xix
ing.
THE Statesman does not believe in
such politics. II believes good adj
ministration should be upheld and thar
the gray wolves seeking to secure con-
troll should be beaten back. The ad-
ministration of state affairs is, after
all. of far more Importance to the gen.
eral public than anything connected
with the work Of the federal delega-
ton and it is necessary 10 secure ana
istration we can get The Statesman
holds that. both as a matter of justice
and for the advancement of public in
interests, a good administration should
be supported, just as IL believes that
bad one should be repudiated. 1t be-
iiefies this so strongly that It will use
all the influence II possesses to prevent
"a AtaN a. AtaFsA
ton such as we now have.
Thus the class of leaders referred
to are given double cause of griev-
ance against the Statesman-they are
offended because the paper has de-
nounced offenses committed by the fed
eral brigade and because 1t will not
turn against the state administration
Therefore they propose to discipline Il
and compel II to do their will
"B1t the Statesman Is not built on
that principle. Ii opposes that which
Il believes TO be wrong and supports
that which it believes 20 be good. and
the public has learned that il never
deviates from that platform. Whatever
influence IL has rests upon that record:
some Importance is fully demonstrated
by this lilipltian effort on the part OF
certain so-caled leaders To whip the
paper into line for their dangerous poll
icies."
The statements therein regarding the
actions and motives of the committee
are false and misleading. Mr.. Cobb
the editor and proprietor of the States
man knows this to be fact. but per-
haps the public is not so well informed:
therefore, short statement by on.
who knows may not be out of place,
Mr.. Cobb, as Is well known, is a sick
man. His stomach is out of order.
He Is troubled with dyspepsia and a
person in this state OF health can not
see or thing clearly, and therefore prob
ably much of his hillingsgate. expressed
through the columns of his paper
should he excused.
He alleges that the action of the