The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-10
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
A few Ideas PefnIdte tbfMgh the Brain
Of the Editor while In a SomnaMbu-
nStk State.

country have special correspondents
In Washington during the session OF
congress. and many Of them are sta
TONED there permanently. Washing
ton Is most fertile field TO find out
what Is going on throughout the
world In diplomatic circles. The
which can not afford
this expense are furnished a weekly
letter from the seat or government
by a syndicate writer; the same
letter which is furnished various
papers IN different fields. These
writers are usually Eastern men who
have never been west Of the Missis-
sippi river and naturally have queer
ideas OF the West. They seem to
think that all the culture and intel
ligence In the nation Is centered
around Washington; and that the
masses OF the people In other parts Of
the country are made up OF fools and
Ignoramouses and not far removed
from the connecting link in the Oar
winian theory.
-.
The Statesman publishes each
week a syndicate letter giving the
happenings In congress, and proeno
ticatinR OF the future acts OF this
deliberate body. In last weeks let
ter the writer states that congress
had adjourned for the holidays, ant
then gives or attempts TO give few
comic incidents of the various de
partments, and gives one which hap
pened In the postal department
He states that the department hat
received a letter from u postmaste
In the mountainous district OF Ten
nessee, which stated that the post
master wanted to go hunting on
certain date and the Office would b
closed on that occasion. Ii the
wanted to fire him they we're at lib
erty to do so, but they would FIN
upon Investigation that be was tn
only man In his county who coul
read and write. In further com
mentlng the writer said, 1.-THE pee
pie In that part of Tennessee are a
ignorant as they are In the West.
This simply ilustra tes the genera
opinion of Western people by tn
efiete East.
~
We hardly think the Statesman &c
tied the letter before 1t went Int
print, or the odious comparison
would have been eliminated. IT
syndicate writer Is no doubt bette
informed upon Washington topi'
and more capable OF ingratiatir
himself into the heart OF congress
men, so as to learn their inmo
thoughts than he is In the STUDY
statistics. IL he was a man OF gene
! al information he would have know
that the percentage of illiteracy
, the West would not only average We
} favoiably with the states of the Eas
/ and many of them would make
, much better showing.
G 80
The democratic contingent OF I'll
: county owe the editor Of the 9th
paper a vote OF thanks. He viii |
sist that Senator Dubois is respo
:, sible for the forest reserve, which
: very complimentary to the senior sc
lator. The democratic party b
every reason TO congratulate its
that they have representative
congress who has more influence wi
. republican adm inistration than 81
ator Hepburn, a Scpublican. Unt
these circumstances MIR. Abb
Il shows lack OF patriotism In insist
lie that Mr.. DUBOIS should be retired
B. the end OF his term and Mr.. Boz
10 elected. IL he was patriotic
Is would naturally want a man In c.
gress, and especially in the sen
N who welded such an influence W
u the administration In place OF 4
OF man. lie confesses that Senator
n hois Is responsible for the forest
IL serves; and naturally man "
IN that amount OF influence can do
or most good for the state. IL Mr..
Ill bott was consistent and had the Y
An Of the people at heart, In view OF
T. fact that he acknowledges that
es ator Dubois has more influence "
'ly the administration than Sens
n Hepburn, he would lay aside his |
n tisanship aud come out openly
TO the republican members Of the le
In lature to vote for DUBOIS.
az -.
,e- There may be feeling In
ne minds Of the people, however,
mt for partisan reasons Mr.. Abb
mr.. would like To create the impress
In. that Roosevelt and his admins
an tiou Is responsible for all that Is !
NV and Senator Dubois Is accounts
Ia for all that Is bad, IL he tried &
NJ honest with his readers he WI
an say that Hon. Fred Dubois had
60. more to do with the establishmen
- tbe fnreSt rrSerye than UeyhurU