The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-13

ances of the Republican State Com
nittee. The M jority Of the boys
on the committee had put up job,
all right enough, to- blister the Boise
Statesman and blacken the eye OF
the State administration. They
got to the Statesman's collar in ele-
giant style on the first round, and
should have had sense enough to
to quit right there. But they
didn't; and, in the second round,
were done to ridicule themselves.
In the first instance, by resolution,
they broke off diplomatic relations,
and Immediately after appointed a
peace commission which was spurp-
ed. Then instead Of declaring war,
they dropped their tails and left the
Statesman in possession of the field.
That's what comes of a lot of raw
hands trying to do fine job of work.
They never know when the thing
is done.
1t was in attempting to do the
State administration, though, that
they made the most striking dis
play Of awkwardness. Shrewder
men would have exhausted a die
tionary of adjeotives in paying
glowing tributes to the State admin
istration for things it had not done,
and everybody knew it hadn't.
Then the public would say, isn't
that an elegant job of whitewashing?
but it is spread on too thick. What
is the committee trying to cover up?
And the opposition would take it
up, and prove that the State COM
mittee, in order to uphold the State
administration, had been obliged
to resort to subterfuge; and the
State committee would reluctantly
and sorrowfully, but completely
yield the point. Everybody would
say what loyal committee! How
it has striven to preserve the good
name of the Republican party!
What a tremendous effort it has
made to MAINTAIN that harmony so
essential to party success and pub
lie well-being! But the boys went
at it like Observation-Disclosures
and tongs. They smashed the
State administration square in the
face and skedaddled without a word
of explanation. Now everybody is
asking what they did it for? and no |
answer is waited back to listening |
ears. But, instead, charges of sim
lister motive are floating about. |
Some say that Mr.. Gooding was
moved by personal and unworthy
splteulnesS; that he is filled with
envy and vindictiveness, and per-
United himself to be made the tool
Of Francis Jenkins and Thompson
Of Lewiston and O'Neal of Wallace
They are saying that this shrewd
trio, composed of Welshman, Irish
man and Yankee, schemed to put
Gooding in the front, in order to
have his head smashed at the same
time he was butting into Governor
Morrison. The idea, ii is said, was
to have them slam each other to
desperation. Then jenkins would
bob up as a harmony proposition,
pouring large gobs of oil on the
troubled waters. He would get the
nomination for Governor, and that
would insure the Clear Water fran
>hise, worth half a dozen millions.
1t was fine game the boys were
playing, but they were amateurs,
and, we are afraid, spoiled every
hing. Now, the State committee
IS on the defensive and on the run.
They have gone to explaining.
Pickett filed half page of the
Moscow Mirror with explanations
hat had the flavor of small beer.
Boys it was an awkward piece of
work. and if you can't do any better
ZONE join us in putting up job on
sage ticks and jackrabbits.