The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-07-15
PLEASE, PLEASE,

The callow young man of Pay
cite who, a Short time ago, severe.
ly rebuked Mr.. w. E. Dor al for
furnishing his reputation by con-
sortion with politicians and indul-
gence in peanut politics, has since,
in loftier strain, arraigned and be-
moaned, The Tribune's political
depravity, while, at the same time,
with great candor and particularly,
pointing out that the callow young
man aforesaid had already winged
his fight to the topmost peaks and
battlements of political rectitude.
We hope the aedgeling will have
himself securely glued to his lofty
perch, for there is the danger that
some day his exquisite political
sensibilities will become ,asphyxi-
ated by exhAlations of ef1uvium
from the ancestral files ofthe "Iude-
pent," causing him to tumble.
In extenuation of the foregoing,
it may be said that we. in common
with Mr.. Borah and other unre-
generate political reprobates, smart
under the rod of moral discipline:
yet, we are eager and grateful for
information. We would be glad
to know what peanut" politics is
and at what particular stage OF his
career Mr.. Borah INDUCED it to his
own uudoing. If Mr.. Borah could
be given some knowledge of the ap-
pearance and habits of this blight,
1t would not only enable him to
"scorn" it, but put him in way
to exterminate it. We don't know
how many varieties Of politics are
produced at Payette or whether the
peanut" variety fourishes there,
but we saw some samples of Pay
cites politics on exhibition at EN-
NETT last fall that were sure "nutty."
We hope the callow young man
is not going to insist that Mr.. b.
rah should use Payettenut politics
in his senatorial campaign. That
would be worse than the blow which
killed father. But it seems as
though he is going to do it, for he
admonishes Mr.. Borah to keep out
of Politics. and nothing we know of
can keep man out as effectually
as a dose of the Payette article.
But the matter of first import
ance Is to learn what this thing
called peanut politics is. We
know that a comic paper has de-
scribed David B. Hill of New York
as peanut politician, but the Pay
cite Independent is very grave
and very dignifed institution, and
aforetime its admiration Of David
B. Hills character was exceeded
by nothing but its reverence of his
politics. Possibly Mr.. Borah was
guilty of peanut politics when
he submitted his fortunes to Re-
publican legislative caucus. 1t
would come natural to the indie
pendent to think so perhaps. But
there are those of respectable au-
thority who, while thinking that it
was not sharp politics, stoutly
maintain that it was manly. can
did, straightforward and honorable
politics. Mr.. Borah lost nothing
in the esteem ofhis political friends
or the respect Of his opponents by
that act. The only unfortunate
thing about it was the attempt of
his over-zealous friends to induce
him to violate the caucus agree.
ment, which Mr.. Dor ali to his ever
lasting credit refused to do. Now,
please, tell US what ''those ar"
peanut politics is, and don't 60 to
soaring around in the ethereal
clouds, among the. ideals. We
can't grasp Them things" at all. |
They are away off and above our
We don't get |