The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-07-08
THE BOISE PERIL.
Republican Degenerates Poi
sOning the State.
the SARATOGA HOTEL.
Site of Payette's Sugar Factory.
Royalty Not Respected--Tlne
Deadly Derrick. ~

Boise is in the agonies of another
municipal campaign. That of it.
self is matter of no particular inter-
est to the people of Idaho; but in
the course of this contest things are
brought to light which demand con-
slderation because of the bearing
they are liable to have on the States
name and welfare.
Boise, politically, is Republican
and Ada county is, we believe, the
banner Republican county of the
State, reckoned in votes and vices.
We use the word vices on the au-
thority of the Boise Statesman,
recognized by i:self as the foremost
Republican oracle of the country.
On the authority of the Statesman,
and its reliability is never questioned
we can say that Boise Republicans
dominate Ada county politics, and
Boise Republicans themselves are
drunkards, publicans, gamblers and
prostitutes or the blind and sodden
dupes and tools of drunkards, pub
licans. gamblers and prostitutes.
Such are the ruling elements in
Boise Republican politics.
It is fact, which may not be ig-
nored, that Boise Republicans, in
great measure, influence Republi-
can State politics; and, while they
are not always able to crafty all
theft immediate selfish desires, yet it
is historically true that no Republi-
can seeking important nomination
i'll Republican State convention is
ever able to secure it without a
combination with The Ada county
delegation. Therefore, as Boise
rules Ada, so Ada rules Idaho in
Republican councils. AS a natural
sequence, Boise Republicans will
exercise potent influence over State
officers if they happen to be Repub-
licans, and, having regard to the
character of Boise Republicans, we
I may readily infer the character of
that influence. Plainly stated, we
have a right to infer that any man
who owes his nomination to drunk
ards, publicans, gamblers and pros
titutes, or their tools. will liquidate
the obligation by catering to those
elements. So the corruption with
which Boise is saturated speedily
spreads over the entire State, taint-
ing the judiciary, injecting the, ,ex-
ecutiveand blighting the Legislature,
The Republicans of Idaho cannot
too soon be awakened to this de.
plorable condition. and it should
arouse them to vigorous protest
against the permanent location ol
the State capital in place where
such infamous elements dominate.
In the hope that Boise Republi.
cans had undergone some degree
of regeneration the Statesman was
led to favor the drawing of party
lines in this campaign, but the work
of the nominating convention dem
onstrated to it with disgusting force
that it's hope was without founda
ton and that Republicans. still wal.
lowed in lechery and villainy.
1t should be said to the Republi'
can State Administration, which
thus far has given strong evidence OF
an earnest desire to protect Idaho's
good name and promote its welfare
that as Republicans, they cannot
afford to take any step that will
strengthen or render permanent
Boise's influence on State politics
When the people come to appreciate
at its true value the character o
Boise Republicans and understand
: that those Republicans largel,
control nominations in Republican
State convention, they will, in self
vindication, refuse to support Re