The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-17
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
A few IDEAS PefUIdte tfrorgh the Brain
Of the Editor while IN q Somnamhu-
Ilstk State.

IL must be amusing to the readers
OF the other papers to see how siren
uous Mr.. Abbott is working TO make
the people believe that Hepburn Is
phenomenal wonder. But In order
To do this he tries TO detract from
the ability OF Senator Dubois. Ac-
cording 10 bis tale Of woe, on the re-
serve proposition, Hepburn has Bit
teriy fought the Idea and Dubois
has supported IL. Hepburn has lost
out and Dubois has been successful.
In substance he says Heybnrn has
no Influence With the administration,
but Dubois IL strictly sit" In the
estimation OF Roosevelt, his regular
and kitchen cabinet. Hepburn has
used an immense amount OF invec-
tiyes against the policy OF the gov
eminent. which has apparently
slipped ont OF RooseyelU's mind like
water runs OF from a ducks back.
Dubois, In the estimation Of the
grand potenate and knocker OF the
other weakly illusions, has estab-
lished all the forest reserves Of the
mountainous regions and Roosevelt
and Pinchot have merely been his
tools and dupes.
In the face of all this influence
which Dubois YIELDS with the ad-
ministration, according to Mr.. Alb
bolts averments, he tries to belittle
Senator Dubois ability and insists
that he shall be retired to innocuous
desuetude, and Borah, an untried
experiment elected to supercede him.
We can not help but think that Mr..
Abbott shows his lack OF patriotism
when he insists that Senator Dubois
should be retired when he so emphat-
icaIly controls the mind and acts OF
great and good man as Theodore
Roosevelt. We do not say this fof
Senator Dubois, nor do we give him
such great credit as to claim that
Teddy Roosevelt Is but the sycophan-
tic tool OF the Idaho senior senator.
but are quoting what MIR. Abbott
claims. We say again IL Senator Du-
bois has the influence to dictate til:
policies OF republican administra-
tion, where 1t relates to the West
and Idaho In particular, that the ed
itor of the other paper considers his
allegiance to the republican party
stronger than his fealty to his coun.
try. Hepburn, leading republican
OF bis state, In whose personality Is
embodied all the patriotism of his
party to be thus traduceo by an or j
binary country editor must surely be
humillating to the few readers OF the
other paper.
Last week The Recorder received
word that Senator Dubois would be
glad to do what he could to relieve
the people OF Lemhi county, from
the inconveniences put upon them by
the forest reserve, and he also re-
quested that he be sent map of the
reserve, one OF the petitions and all
the information procurable In rela-
tion to the matter and be would be
glad TO do all he could to afford re.
lief. lie stated that upon proper
presentation OF the facts that he
could render valuable assistance. Wei
mentioned the matter to q member
OF the committee, who was Instru-
mental In getting up the petitions,
and of course he stated the matter
and request of Senator Dubois to Mr.. |
Abbott. The other paper states In |
the last issue, In substance, that 1t |
would be better for the people OF |
Lemhi county to be imposed upon by |
the forest reserve rather than see |
them Afforded any relief by anything |
that Senator Dubois could do. We
do not anticipate now nor did we at |
the time when we mentioned the |
matter to a member of the commit |
tee that any attention would be paid |
to Senator Dubois request.
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The peculiar thing about this pro-
position Is that Mr.. Abbott gives |
Senator Dubois credit with more in
llueuce with the administration than |
he does Senator Hepburn, yet rather
than allow him to receive any credit |
he Is perfectly willing to allow the |
people OF this county to be imposed |
upon by the exactions of a forest re-
serve parasite So far as We are con-
cerned we wish to see the Lemhi for |
est reserve disestablished, aud we do
not care whether Senator Dubois or
senator Hepburn does 1t. From the
time a movement was started to ap.
peal 10 the powers that be, we sup
posed that our representatives In con-
eress were 10 be appealed to and not
make partisan question out Of Il.
Senator Dubois, no doubt, has some |
influence with the administration, so
does Senator Hepburn, so does Con-
gresham French; aud by united
effort We have believed something