The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
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movement was started to accom-
plish his political downfall. There
was nothing extraordinary about
that. Such things always happen
to successful men in every walk of
life. We all envy the man who
rises above us and hate him to
destruction if we happen to want to
go upward ourselves and his going
up doesn't give lis a lift, Mr.. Hey
burns success sounded the doom of
q good many noble aspirations.
We had one of them ourself, and as
we brooded over its haggard remains
our soul yearned for revenge. But
time, the healer, is gradually patch
ing up that old sore and it is com"
ing to be with US that we can look
upon that-mangled aspiration with a
degree of complaceucy. Some of
the other boys. though, got hit
harder than we did or else they are
endowed with less of Christian
grace than we are. Figuratively
speaking those are still after Sena-
tor Heyburn's scalp. r
Now they haven't anything in the
world against Hepburn, except that
they did not play him to win.
These boys are all right, they had
a substantial grievance. The heal"
er will cure them in due time. But
there Is another class of Hepburn
haters who are striving against him
because they cannot use him. On
account of these, we will bury
the last vestige of Our own disap-
pointmeut in order that we may tell
our readers just exactly what is the
matter with Senator Hepburn.
In the frst place, he is a big,
brainy, independent man. He alb"
hors cant and demagogy. What
he believes, he believes, and is
always able to justify in reason and
ready to advocate in public. He
may rarely form wrong conclusions,
but never from improper motives.
But whatever his conclusion, he is
never wanting in argument for the
faith that is In him, nor in ability
to expound it. Being physically
large and always a Jealous and
powerful advocate, 1t is quite nat
ural that his very earnestness
should Be taken for arrogancy. In
his way, he is an aristocrat, but
before condemniug him for that,
you should know his way. He is
the kind of aristocrat who would
scOrn to belittle you by playing the
demagogue to you. He is the kind
of aristocrat who believes that
every man who is good for anything
is good enough to be treated like a
man. Whomsoever he meets at all,
he meets face to face, shoulder to
shoulder. asking for nothing but
what Is mans right, giving every
thing that is mans due.
They seek to prejudice you by
charging that Hepburn Is a corpor-
alton lawyer, the enemy of the
common people and all that kind
of Bryanistic stuff. AS a lawyer,
Mr.. Hepburn will take care of the
interest of his client whether cor
poration or individual, but acting
In any public capacity he will be for
the right and justice which be-
longs to the people. We have
known Senator Hepburn. pretty
well for 20 years, and often met
him where the Interests of the
classes and the well-being of the
masses clashed: and notwithstand-
ing that we are yet in half mourn
Ing over a murdered aspiration,
truth compels US to admit that
nearly always, he was on the side
of the masses. We recall partic-
ular case. The sheep question was
raging before the. committee on
resolutions. Some of the sheep
kings were expatiating on the pro-
digious importance of the sheep
raising industry and explaining
what . clamitous mistake it would
be to permit anything to hinder or
hamper it. When Mr.. Hepburn