The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-03

ior his ueputy. Inat is silly charge
of about "gimlet creased" mag
nitude. Mrs. Tucker is a very COM
petent woman. Had the whole coun-
ty been narrowed with a fine tooth
comb more splendid woman could
not have been found. For years she
had been employed as a teacher in a
business college, and has few equals
as a stenographer, typewritist, and as
bookkeeper and writer OF good
English. She came to the Office we'll
| equipped In every respect. and the
people of Canyon County can con-
graduate themselves on securing
such accomplished help at the small
stipend OF SIS per month. Mrs
Tucker receives no more for her SER
vices than former deputies, and no
accusations lie against her Sinking
her work, or not giving the full time
that the law requires.
When good man has faithfully
served In any Office, custom has es-
tablished the rule, where the law per-
mits. of keeping him there. In this,
custom does not err The position
OF county clerk Is a clerical one, and
when good service Is rendered 1t is
the part of wisdom to keep a faith
full person In that position. Mr..
Tucker is fully competent; his wife
Is more than competent. So | will
leave this matter. fully believe the
people Of Canyon County will endorse
these statements by their votes.
will now turn my attention to Mr..
Bailey. You say: I'VE had made up
our minds to tell folks who you were,
but since our mother was a woman,
and since we have the greatest re-
spect on earth for womankind." Let
us stop at this point for a breathing
spell. You should have said: 1--WE
made up our minds to tell folks who
you are; but as our mother Is wo-
man, and we have the greatest re-
spect for womankind" Now that
sounds better. AS you state 1t, you
cast an uncalled for SANDER upon
your mother, whom / know to be a
perfect lady, and one for whom
have the greatest respect, and have
not the least desire to ring her in on
this controversy. To continue: And
since you have become so masculine
and unladylike as to endeavor to
emphasize your article with vulgarity
we beg of, as we have been taught
to respect and revere womanhood toe
much to ever mention the name of
woman in connection with any
thought or word Especially word)
that had not the purity of the driven
snow for it's mantle, and the sacred
ness of an angel for its shield" Very
good. Mr.. Bailey; especially that
part which you appropriated without
credit. But that came nearer to sug-
costing vulgarity than anything We
ever wrote in our life.
Your statement saying, 81 belong
to all parties, from Socialist down."
did not say anything of the kind.
said: To Republicans you are a
Republican; to Democrats, a Demo-
crat; to Prohibitionists, a Prohibi-
tonist; to Socialists, a Socialist; to
Independents, an Independent, and
anything for Office. That Is entirely
different. ! never accused you of be-
longing to anything. And that !
was pledged to vote another ticket
before / got the nomination on the
Democratic ticket" Seems to me,
Mr.. Bailey, I read in the Boise
Statesman last June that you were
in attendance at the State Prohibit
ton convention, and that you were
offered the position of State Chair
man of that party. and in that same
paper there appeared list of names,
each one named there. pledging him.
self to vote and work for the Prohi-
bition party, and the name of o. v.
Bailey was one of the names in that
list. Is that some other 20. v. Bad
ICY ffhu thCh yOu 81 oh
II have never pledged myself to
stand by any ticket in my life. and
! do not expect to-" File! File! Mr..
Bailey! And you one of the pillars
of the church, too? Does that state
ment sound anything like that little
speech you made before the Demo
cratic convention at Nampa?
fear to continue. as | am now
taxing the patience of the editor of
the Tribune. have met everything
you said In the last issue of the News.
There wasn't muct there.
I. accused MFR. BadIey Of ac
cepting a bride. Following is a def
milton of bribe as taken from the
Standard Dictionary: Amy gift, al.
vantage, or emOlument used corrupt
ly to influence public officer in his
official action. or a private person in
the discharge of n DubIic duty. anv