The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-04-29
IDAHO NEWS.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Reclamation Service-A Shocking
Incident-politics at the Capital
lis Parker It?
From Our Washington Correspondent.
April %, 1904.

M April 25, 1901.
Chief Engineer Newell, OF the
Reclaim ition Service, has received a
petition signed by numerous residents
residing IN the valley OF Big Lost
River, asking that the Reclamation
Service take such steps as may bc
deemed advisable to ascertain the
feasibility and practicabtlity OF con.
structlng irrigation works for tie
reclamation OF large tracts Of land
and for the conservation OF the water
supply ia that section.
Senator Hepburn and Congressman
French, have taken great deal OF
interest Ia this subject and have urged
the Department to send an engineer
ing party into tn Is region this summer
The Chief Engineer has directed
District Engineer D. w. Ross, Of
Boise, to make an examination early
this season and to furnish a definite
statement of the irrigation possibili-
ties. Mr.. Ross will also send party
to cxam,ue the Wood River district.
At the present time there
is very little definite information on
file In the Chief Engineers office con-
corning either OF these districts.
The egrave solcmnity Of the Senate
wasgreatly shocked, last week, by
the usually sedate senior Senator
from Minnesota. Nj. Knutc Nelson.
Que little word did it. The d.gnif,e,i
gentleman from the gopher state was
discussing the need Of roads IN Alaska
and, provoked beyond limit by the
seeming Indifference OF his fellow
members, he said with much emphasis
I've have taken all OF Alaska's
money and we haven't done a d.
and then he paused. For an instant
the Senate was shocked into silence,
and then 1t broke out into laughter.
Every eye was turned upon the
Minnesutan. He blushed clear to his
eyes. There are adjectivcs that
come from the heart" he said. "We
havcn't done thing for Alaska"
Just now natures of the national
capitol Of both parties are indulging
Ia political porotechnics in nianDer
to put Tammany politicians to blush.
When it is remembered that citizens
OF Washington, having no vote. are
about as valuable in campaign as
two tails on kangaroo, it Is certain
" surprising Ia note the monkey and
parrot sort OF a scrap they indulge In
at the beginning Of each campaign.
Last week, at a meeting Of Hearst
Democrats. somebody "butted ln''
with an Endorsement Of Judge Parker
and for a time it looked as il Fort
Myers reserves would be required t.
prcveut a riot. To be delegate from
the District OF Columbia is about all a
Washingtonian can get out OF poll
tics until after election. lie is not
slow ia picking up ripe pcrsimmon'
after that date, IL the nations 5lut
book is any criterion. Your native
Washingtonian has acquired know
ledge or getting into Office and stayi nl
there that would prove valuable to |
Philadelphia politician. ! am ASHAMED
to tell what percentage of the fa
offices under the Government the.
occupy. It is not fiattering to Con
grcssmcn aud might hurt their feel
iCgs. #s.
Judge o. w. Parker, a stalwar
Democrat Of Salt Lake City, who i
iu Tho city, yesterday said; -
although many people may con
slider that the action of the New Iorl
Democratic State Convention settle
the question of y, nominee ut ST
Louis IN favor. of Judge Parker, l
may tc doubted whcther This con
cluxicu Is inevitable, In fact, 1
seems TO me quite. pessibie that th
Democrats map decide ON some ma
who ayyet has MAD scaht potice,
any, in connection wstb the Psesidcu
tIal nomsuat&on.
,ThcFc Is One. criticism, hcwevcs
that can tru.hSully be made VI th
proceedings at Aibany. refer I
that meaningless, vapid. insne huncl
VI plstitudcs put forward as dccla,
at,oo pf party principles. There
not . sansle sinstng. straightforward
septspcc 10 1t, and altogether
saund. like sstiltcd essay Of a senoo!