The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-28
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
A few Mels PefCuIdte tH@gh the Bran
Of the Editor while IN a SOmndmpu-
iStk State.

Monday OF last week TX President |
Cleveland passed the alloted life
three score and ten. He was born In
New Jersey In 1887, but removed
with bis parents to New York state
when but four years OF age. In 1855
he removed to Buffalo, New York,
where be was admitted to the bar.
In 1865 he received his first nomina-
tlon on the democratic ticket for
district attorney, but VAS defeated.
In 1870 he was elected sheriff OF the
county In which Buffalo Is located,
and WAS elected mayor OF Bueaio In
1881 10y the largest majority ever ac-
corded a candidate for that Office up
to that time From this position bis
rise to prominence was rapid. In
1882 he was elected governor Of New
York; elected president two years
from that time. At the end Of his
first tern he was defeated for the
presidency by Benjamin Harrison,
and retaliated by defeating President
Harrison In 1892. lIe retired to pri-
vate life In 1897 and located at
Princeton, New Jersey. There are
few native Americans who have had
as remarkable career as Cleveland
It Is said he received several bushels
Of mail and kilograms congratulating
him upon reaching his SEVENTEEN
birthday.
The republican editors over the
state who were members OF the house
OF representatives are now trying to
explain to their readers how it come
that none Of the republican campaign
pledges we're carried out. So far
the logic OF their explanation Is con-
cerned 1t will prove about as salts.
factory az II they had said 1t was be-
cause there was spots on the sun or
that the man In the moon had gone
on a strike. Representative Abbott,
OF the Rupert Record says In sui
stance that over half of the republic
can members Of the house joined the
democrats, and the senate blocked all
legislation passed by the republicans
with the assistance Of the democrats.
The chances are that the rest Of the
members who attempt 10 make
a satisfactory explanation to their
constituency will get as badly mud
died as Representative Abbott. They
had by far better come out and tel
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. They should say that the cor
poration members OF both the house
and senate, with the assistance OF
their allies, the Mormons, were plan
ming to ignore the pledges Of the
party from the opening OF the senate.
The independent republicans seeing
this made terms with the democrats
to assist them In passing needed leg
islation. The democrats carried on,
the compact, but they did not reckon
with the Mormon bishops OF the sen
ate.
The appointment of Il. S. Deitricl
to the federal bench OF Idaho will no
have a tendency to pour oil on TIT
troubled waters In the republican
party of the state. Ii we are to TAX,
the personality of the two men Diet
rich and Ailshie into consideration
we must give Roosevelt credit for be
ing well informed upon conditions II
the state. The latter has been to-
closely connected with the corpora
lions, and other practices whicl
might TO considered open to ques
tion. Ailshie was the candidate q
Senator Hepburn, while DietIicI
was evidently the candidate OF Brad
and the Mormon church. Borah wa
as badly left In his choice OF candi
dates as was Hepburn, but no doub
the latter will take his defeat wit
! less equanimity than the former
The appointee Is spoken OF as vel
informed lawyer, a man OF exemplar
! character and an impartial judge
For these reasons the people OF Idah
: can congratulate themselves that h
has received the appointment for a
, he may have been the choice OF th
Mormon church In place Of the regl
lar accredited senators from hi
state.
y
1t Is said that fools will 90 wher
angels fear TO tread. In sense TIN
may be true. 1t Is invariably III
case that where policeman intel
fers In quarrel between man an
+, wife that the latter will desist frol
belaboring her husband and turn ht
attention to the policeman. Thes
observations are only general, bl
were brought to mind by invidio,
comparisons which the Dillon Trll
une saw ut TO make relative to Il
controversy which has been going q
between the writer aud the editor I
the other paper. whv the editor t,
the Dillon Tribune should feel Gale
upon TO eriticise or commend Il
i, writer for his editorial utterances