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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-31

The usual caucuses were held last
night, and all kinds of schemes were
proposed, but the delegates felt like
leaving anything that savored Of an
organization rest until this morning.
It vas a good-natured and friendly
crowd that mixed and jostled around
throughout the afternoon and even.
ing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-31

There is a connection between child
labor and race suicide. Working
children under confinement weakenS
for life.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-31

Alex. LaFollette and Thos. Kay are
relics of the last legislature, but both
occupied seats in the inner circle. It
a a sign of the better days that are
in store for the Republican party in
Marion county, when the factionat
feuds will be healed over and forgot.
ten.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-31

They are booming a man named
Brownell in Washington for governor
Let no one throw a AZ now. It is not
Oregon's inimitable Geo. c.
If a wood chuck would chuck wood
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-31

Gus Book, the big Silverton dele
gate, who won out over Lew Adams,
made many friends, and seemed to be
on the inside pretty well from the
gong.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-31

It would be just as well to find our
how many people there are in Salem
before any money is spent numbering
and naming the streets. Our present
number, Officially declared, Is 425G
and Salem Is not on the map correct
ly at less than 1900.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09

be deemed felony That's what
the constitution says, and that's
about all it does say" We curled
up and died Of chagrin and mortifi-
cation, having always thought that
the constitution fixed it so the State
Treasurer could do whatever he
liked with the public money en-
trusted to him, if he managed to
pay it out as called for.
We didn't died dead. And were
quite revived when we heard that
the Depository law provided for the
investment of public funds in the
bonds of irrigation districts. Sh,
here's mares nest or wild cat
or something, we said. But the
hope in us was soon blasted, whe n
a long legged snipe from Poverty
Flat asked if we didn't think that it
would be better to loan public
money at s or 7 per cent to help
build up and develop our agricul-
tural resources, and let the interest
go to improving and maintaining
States institutions, than to turn it
over to the State Treasurer to build
up a private fortune with? We
gave it up.
General, it won't do for us to
gloat over the downfall of the De-
pository law. If we do it will, po
litically, kill us too dead to skin,
and we would deserve our fate.
That was. one of the best laws ever
enacted by the Idaho legislature
and it is too id bad for US that
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09

Morrison conceived il, stood spon-
for at lis birth and chief mourner
at its death. Why, oh, why, were
Mt we quicker in the head? Wen
tell you what's the matter with US
we are all the time fretting and
pecking ard bellyaching around
trying to down somebody instead
of using what brain the good God
has given us in trying to build up
the Republican party on broad,
wholesome lines. We mean 1t is
that way with us. We would not
want to charge It against you. But,
we are trying to reform and earn
estly beg you to help us. You are
a man of goud parts and large
parts. You are man of brains
and capable of doing great
amount of good in the world. Now
we wa mt you to help us be big
enough and broad enough to recog-
nize good principles and stand for
them regardless of where they
come from. Of course, we don't
have to like Governor Morrison.
We ha We right to jump on to him
and down him, but for Gods sake
let us have a little sense. You can
no more kill off Morrison by throw
ing that Depository law up to him
than you could damage the reputa-
tion Of Christ by abusing Him for
kicking the money changers Out of
the temple. We are not compar-
ing the men, but the principles in
volved in these two acts.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09
STILL DON'T
CATCH IDEA
Nothing In Gloating Over
Depository Law

ing. He doesn't know what the
Secretary of the Interior wants done.
The best he can do is make rough
guess at it. We know Mr.. Lowell
to be a shrewd guesser, and for that
reason endorse the steps he has
taken. But that don't alter our
mind with respect to the attitude of
the Reclamation Bureau.
Now, let us look at this business
in plain, commonsense way.
Down there at Washington we have
a Government composed ofthe ablest
men in the world-meu of pro-
found learning, of keen insight, of
splendid craftsmanship. They have
surrounded themselves with finished
experts whose lives are devoted to
the solution of intricate construct.
i've and administrative problems.
A fund of 16, 900, 600 of dollars is
at their disposal for solving the ir-
rigation problem of the arid west.
They have the absolute direction
and control of the business from
one end to the other. They have
taken the position that where no.
body lives they can proceed ON their
! own motion, but where anybody
does live they cannot proceed until
the people do something. Don't
you think those capable men and
finished experts ought to be able to
tell just exactly what that SOmethimg
is which they want people to do?
Don't you think, if they wanted to,
they could tell what it is in a par
ticular locality or community that
prevents them from putting the Re-
clamation Act into operation? Is it
reasonable to believe that a Govern.
ment, having the means to help its
i citizens and anxious to do it, is 60
ing to let those citizens stagger
around blindly until they happen
to stumble ON the way to secure
that help? ...s*
Mr.. Lowell told the writer some
months ago that he had reasons to
believe that the Government was on
the point of commencing actual
constructive work in this State un-
der the Reclamation Act; That
the Boise Valley was regarded
favorably as an initial point; that
he believed agitation would be OPP
perfume, and he outlined the idea
of making flood-water filings on be-
half of the people, the rights thus
secured to be rendered the Secretary
of the Interior on behalf of the peo-
pie. We thought Mr.. Lowell's
ideas good. And we thought that
when those filings were presented to
the Secretary, through our delega-
ton in Congress, it would be a
nudge to him that the people of the
Boise Valley were seeking Govern
ment aid and anxious to put them
selves in the way of receiving it.
Our idea was that the Secretary
would then give the people of the
Boise Valley hunch; that he would
say, if that were the case, I cannot
: now consider the Boise Valley,
: having decided to first take up
, Minidoka, or if the Boise Valley
} had right of way, he wauld say,
Well, now, 1 am pleased at this
manifestation of spirit. I really
j." want to do something in the Boise
S Valley. The Geological Survey
e has reported favorably on the en-
: gineering features, but there are
t some complications which must be
Il adjusted before can move. Then
S he would explain the nature of the
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09
DOUGH NEEDED

Boise, Dec. 3o-The IdahoSt
Louis and Lewis and Clarke Fair
Commission, appointed by Governor
Morrison to obtain and install the
State Exhibit at these Expositions,
find at this time, when necessary
expenses may be accurately deter
mined, that the appropriation made
by the State Legislature for the Ex-
hibit at St. Louis, is too small.
Unless it can be supplemented, as
has been done in other States, by
private subscriptions, the Exhibit
will be SO limited as to inadequa-
tely portray the States capabilities.
This, the Governor, other State
Officials, and the Commission, re-
gret SO keenly that they have de-
cided to make an appeal for addi-
tional funds by private subscrip-
ton.
Before the Commission was Of
ganized the individual members
thought that with the limited ap-
preparation, a State Building would
not b. polite. The announcement
Of this raised a storm of protest
throughout the State. 1t was said
that Idaho must not be the only
State in the Uuion not represented
by State Building. So vigorous
and unanimous was the sentiment
in favor of a building that the Com
mission could not ignore it. 1t was
thought that perhaps expenses in
other directions could be so reduced
as to admit of an expenditure
of $4,000 for building that would
be home for Idaho people. Plans
for what the Commission consider.
ed an ideal structure, modest, but
in keeping with the dignity of the
State, were drawn. The lowest
estimate made by Idaho builder:
was &c. The Executive Com
missioner and Superintendent ot
Structure found that they could no
let the contract in St. Louis for les
than $3.50 o, building material be
ing excessively high there. Thi
was So, 500 more than the amoun
originally contemplated for build
ing appropriation.
: The Idaho Commission is making
> special efforts to present creditabl
displays in mining, agricultural
/ horticultural and educational de
t partments. The first mentione'
: two are practically complete. Ida
hos Mining Exhibit will unques
r tionably be one of the best made b.
: any State. Her display in agricul
l ture will be source of wondermeu
Ii to people living in other States.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09

In the face of extreme difficulty
the Commission has obtained one
car load of apples, which has been
shipped to St. Louis and placed in
cold storage. While the apples
secured are of splendid quality, it
is feared that the quantity is not
sufficient to attract the attention
that the exhibit merits.
The commission is working
earnestly to make first-class e&-
hibit, but unless the funds at its
disposal can be increased to near
the amount of the cost Of the build
ing, The display will fall short of
the ideal and the expectations of
the people may not be realized.
Idaho is the only State, with a
small appropriation, which has not
increased it by private subscription.
Oregon has an appropriation of
$685. and private subscription
of $4,000. Washington has an
appropriation of $4,000 and a
private subscription of $4,000,
Nevada has an appropriation OF
$40, 900 and a private subscription
of $3.50 Colorado with an ap.
preparation of $4,000 did not con
siLer she could afford a building
and is now raising $4,000 for a
State building, which the women oi
the State will furnish.
Idaho women have come nobly
to the rescue and are now engaged
in raising 81 900 for the furnishing
of the women's rooms in the State
building.
The Commission makes an appea
to the citizens of the State for con
tributions, large or small, to the
Worlds Fair fund, in order tha
Idaho may not be in the rear of thu
great Western procession and enter
prise. All contributions should b.
sent to G. B. HURT, Executiv,
Commissioner, Boise, Idaho, wht
will turn them over to the Stat
Treasurer, and the same will b
acknowledged by him privately b,
receipt, and publicly by the Com
mission.
Very respectfully,
HENRIETTA MANSFIELD
Secretary
r G. B. HURT
: Executive Commissioner.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09

A few days ago, the writer of
this was asked if he really was op-
posed to Government aid in de-
veloping irrigation facilities, and if
it was really true that, having no
good reason for his opposition, he
was bushwhacking around, trying
to prevent anything being done, by
making false insinuations? We ask
the interrogation what he thought
about it. He said he hadn't done
any thinking on his own account,
bat he heard a Caldwell lawyer
make the charge and he didn't know
but like as not it might be, true.
We told him that if the strain would
not be too great he ought to do a
little thinking on>his own account,
and if he kept it up he would pres
emily form the habit Of thinking on
his own account, which would re-
lieve him from dependence on To-
quaclous young lawyers whose
thinkers were apt to stop when they
began to talk.
THE TRIBUNE mentions this incl
dent simply to show what queer
ideas sometimes find lodgmen in
the brains of men. We wouldn't t
for anything question the absolute
sincerity of the Caldwell lawyer.
We believe the idea was uncon-
sciously evolved in his system while
he was suffering from an attack OF
bilious imagination, and when he
got better and found it rafting
around in his head, he believed it
was an inspiration and straightway
went to prociaiming it on the high
ways and in the public places. II
is not an uncommon thing for young
lawyers to believe themselves in
spired. They are so superstitious
We have said respecting thu
movement in the Boise Valley t.
secure Government aid that we be
lieved that the men at the head O
it were honestly public spir tied ant
patriotic; that they were earnestly
striving to do good; that they de
served support and encouragement
that good might result from thei
efforts and harm could not result
but we could not understand the att
tude of the Reclamation Bureau
We repeat, we don't understand it
and haven't been able to find any
body who does.
We attended a meeting at Namp
because the handbills announcing
the meeting said that Government
engineers would be there to explain
D. w. Ross was there but he di'
not explain anything. He simpl,
reported that the engineers had beel
busy all summer examining tn
country, making surveys and drill
ing holes. After telling about tn
Dubois and Minidoka and the Bois
Valley engineering work, he said
. "it is now up to the people. The
, must do something" Mr.. Lowe
. said that he and others had mad
. applications for water filings an
, would turn the filings over to th
Secretary of the Interior when th
State Engineer had granted then
then he also urged the people to d
something, and indicated what, i
his opinion, might be good thin
to do, namely, petition the Cover
ment to prosecute further survey
and Investigations and back tt
petition by the pledge of the sigl
ers to do anything more that migl
n be required of them. Mr.. Lowe
If is working in good faith. He
y honestly seeking to do the prop
and effective thing, but he is gro
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09
LET US USE
C0MM0NSENSE
The Tribune is not 0ppos.
ed to Help

hire him to do a little clack-
ing. He hated the Governor, also.
We told him there was chance to
do the Governor up, and the infor-
nation caused smile of ineffable
| joy to suffuse his countenance. He
asked for plans and specifications.
We said the rotten, iniquitous, in-
famous depository law. He asked,
what's the argument? We said,
now there is the State Treasurer
just elected. He contributed pile
to the campaign fund. He helped
to redeem the State from Demo-
cratic misrule and corruption. 1t
is an outrage to rob him of the op-
portunity of making IS or 20 thou
sand by. manipulating the State
funds. 1t was understood, you
know, that-well that the old ar
rangement wouldn't be disturbed.
So, it isn't fair to go back ON him
now, after he paid the campaign
assessment. Of course, it is against
the law for the treasurer to manipu-
late the funds SO as to make IS or
20 thousand a year, OH the side,
and he probably wouldn't do it, bat
it isn't for US Republicans to rob
him of the chance. When we got
through, that old Republican was
forty times blacker than he ever
was before. He said with more
feeling than we ever suspected him
of possessing: "You-you-you
miserable, onery, contemplate, low
down yaller pup: You dare make
a proposition of that kind to me.
I've notion to lam the immortal
essence out of yon aud feed your
rotten carcass to the hogs. Oh-o
'-odamn you-you get" We went
away Immediately because we be-
lieved that old Republican implac-
able. We began to suspect that
thar argument would have to be
abandoned, and ON reflection be-
came a little ashamed of it ourself,
but it was the only one that seemed
to have particle of merit.
Presently somebody put it into
our head that the State Treasurer
was the constitutional custodian OF
the State funds. Hope returned.
We promptly began hammering
away on that theme. One day, we
were performing it in double F,
when a farmer from Dixie
slough asked, "What does the
Constitution say?" We went ali tc
pieces:on the spot. 1t had never oc
Cured to US to read the Constitution
In fact, we did not know as it was
any of the Constitutions business
= We tried to look wise and hoped tc
: squash the hayseed by a show 0
! learning so we said; It's the Lex no,
S scribta constitution. He said
E what the devil is that? We tried t,
D wither him with a look of contempt
E It was all we had to wither hin
! with. But he was perennial 0
E reprobate that nothing could wither
r so he said again: Young mar
S what is that thing? We didn'
know, but launched a venture
= "Uuited we stand, divided we fall,
s. said we. Then the old farmer wei
y into the whitening business. II
n just looked at US and smiled pity
y ingly. We began to scorch an
: shrivel. He said, "I'll tell yo
e what the constitution says.
:, says: The making of profit d
:, rectly or indirectly out of Stat
1t county, city, town, township, {
d school district money, or using tt
IS same for any purpose not authorize
o by law, by any public officers, sha
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09

We recently had the pleasure Of
reading an article from the mordant
pen of General George III. Parsons,
ex-Attorney General of Idaho. 1t
was provoked by some statements
made by Governor Morrison apro-
pos the decision of the Supreme
Court on the Depository Act. The
Governors remarks were probably
published in an obscure Boise paper
called the Statesman, copy OF
which we have been unable to find
after diligent search, 1t may be
out of print.
1t would seem from the comment
Of General Parsons that the Gov
ernor had expressed regret over the
failure of the Depository Act to sur
vive the judicial inquisition. The
Governors emotion excited the
General to scorn and contumely.
The Generals sarcasm is very bit
ing when his feelings are moved or
when he thinks the time is oppor-
tune for moving them. We always
enjoy reading the General because
we know that when he is through,
the worst that can possibly be said
on the subject has been said.
In the case in point, for instance.
we now know, because the Gen
: eral has fired the blast, that the
Depository Act was fundamentally
defective because Governor Morri-
son favored it and General Parsons,
therefore was morally bound TO dis
favor it. Had the Governor dis
favored it, the obligation upon the
General had been reversed.
Usually, we find ourself in strict
accord with the General and gener.
ally we are ready to 60 his lengths
in opposing anything proposed by
anybody we envy, but in this parti'
cular instance, we believe that both
of US ought to sacrifice, OF at least
hide, our personalfeelings. The mat
ter is of such grave public import
and, moreover, Governor Morrison
/ is so clearly and conspicuously II
the right. that to attack him is q
dangerous business. We might be
able, by kicking up dust, to OBJ
scure the question tor short time
but not for long; because the people
are not hopelessly idiotic. Inside
of three months, possibly in thre'
weeks, it will soak into them tina
the Depository Act was conceived
in a spirit of honesty and patriot
ism; that its purpose was to uproo
the biggest graft that has yet beef
fastened on to this State; that if i
had not been assassinated by
quibble it wonld have added thous
ands of honest dollars to the publ
exchequer every year. Now, whe
these truths soak into the people
systems, where will we be if W
have made record in opposition t
that measure? What will becom
of our chances to be Governors an
Congressman and Senators? w
have got to be careful, General. {
our names, politically, will pc PAM
with a rent in the basement.
When we discovered that Go,
ernor Morrison was earnestly pres
ing enactment of the Deposition
law, we felt that if he succeeded
making it go, it would powerful
and righteously add to his popula
ity, which, by so much, would injul
our prospect of becoming Governo
80 we began, quietly you know
trying to create sentiment again
Il. We tackled the blackest O.
Republican we could And, who WI
a consumate spokesman, ami tried
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09
Very respectfully,
HENRIETTA MANSFIELD
Card of Thanks.

TO the friends and ueighbors, who so
no bly, and generously came to our aid, n
work and otherwise in our recent loss of
our home by fire, we ender theml our
heartfelt thanks. Mr.. and Mrs. II. N.
Sutton.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-09

Concluded on Last Page
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-30

Il Is the climate that Nres.
seem % believe in an outdkQr NE
riding. walking, etc. And q majority
Of the natives tell you this Us the
thing 10 do. hut not 10 with Doctor
Bailey. who has proven himself very
successful In the treatment when thc
patient follows his instructions. Just
what bis treatment consists Of. the
l~neducated In medical skill viii not
undertake 10 say. but II Is observed
that All Of his patients are put to
bed. and when they are finally per-
mittei 70 leave their rooms II Is only
for . very mild exercise. Governor
JelkH. with a score OF others In the
Bailey ssaitsrium, seems thoroughly
pleased with the treatment received,
The governor has been here for two
months. and the improvement In bis
condition IL indeed most satisfactory.
II Is Idle. however. 10 entertain tho
thought that ne viii be back IN Ala.
bama within the next few weeks. He
has come here Tor the purpose Of Sc
curing . restoration 10 perfect health.
and X Is his declared purpose not 10
return home until this has been secur.
I'd. You ask when this may be? a.
question not easily answered, 10 be
sure. Judging from the time that
others have remained here for per.
feet cures, II might be asserted that
Governor Cunningham IN whom. Gos.I
ernor jerks has Itch perfect confi
ne'cs VIII hold The relns Of go7r
n.sut for SOM Twelve at iii.sna
mcnths. But re governors .sasc Is
- : serious ~ tbs y tie asefage
"snger." II is be- a s..Ltf tubercu.
lar ! frble. IN (. he ~p..sitl.p ,sss
VIII be wholly cured within d few
months.
While the governors surroundings
are pleasant now. when he Is permit.
ted to be out at will a royal time at
roughing It IL his. Fortunate, in.
deed. he g. 70 be near the splendid
ranch Of Jim Hand, an Albanian
veil known. who il here living an
f1oal lie. Mr.. Had b preparing al
soSis 81 conforts for he cove NOT
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-30

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