The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-07


The following touching appeal 70
! the Idaho democrats emAnAtes from
the pen of III A. Bates and appears
IN the Parma Herald There IL SONS
excuse for this outburst on the part
~ Editor Bates, when It L. remem
bered that be was not permitted to
sit In the councils Of the unwashed
at the recent meeting Of the dem
Ocratic central committee, altho the
holder Of PROXY. Bates IL from
Missouri and Dubois knew 1t, con-
sequently the Parma man was shown.
The climax OF the appeal Is contain
ed In the last paragraph.
II Is now the appointed time for
democrats OF Idaho to lay aside all
personal differences. and bury for
ever Fred T. Dubois and the politi-
cal heresies he represents. His man
iDulation Of party policies and Drinci-
Dles have all but destroyed the de-
mocratic party OF this State, and I'M
less the true democrats assert their
birthrigbt and take out OF his hands
the power which he has grossly abus-
ed, the democratic party OF Idaho will
soon be- total wreck. Thruout
three campaigns he has dictated par
ty policy, and led the democratic
hosts to ignominious defeat. And
this was not done for principal In
stead, II was the opposite: and Mr..
Dubois has succeeded In wheedling
or bulldozing weakened party sup
porters into assisting him TO subyert
almost every democratic tenet to his
political ambition and inordinate de-
sire for personal political dictator
ship Mr.. Dubois doesn't know the
meaning OF the word democracy. He
never drew a democratic breath. His
early political instincts were stunted
In the fetid air OF carpet-bag repub-
licanism. and II Is impossible for him
to conceive OF democratic principle
that makes every citizen equal be-
fore the law. and responsible only
to his God for his religious belief.
by his attractive personality and
superb politicx ability, Senator Du-
bots has SUCCEEDED In obtaining com
plete control OF the machinery OF the
democratic organization and has not
hesitated to use every means In his
power to substitute for true democ-
rattle principles the policies and sub
terfuges OF his own Imagination,
which policy has led the democratic
party to defeat In three costly cam
paigns. and brought II TO the verge
OF oblivion. II Ia HIS desire and his
aim to found upon the ruins OF the
glorious old democracy OF Idaho an
American party. subseryient to his |
every within. and responsible only to |
In proof OF this we submit |
the fact that In the last cempaign,
when the democratic party OF Bing-
ham and Fremont Counties refused |
his bidding. he organised an Amer
lean party In those counties, whose
only tenet was the demand that tho
political privileges or the followers
or the Mormon religion be taken
away from them, In further proof,
witness the resolution adopted at the
meeting of the State democratic CEN
raj committee at Boise Thursday
4 committee whose members. with
,ne exception. ara owned body and
soul by him: Resolved further, that
Nmerican parties. wherever they are
July organized In any of the coun-
les Of Idaho. are hereby invited to
iold primaries and send delegates to
he democratic State conventions"
Democrats. what do you think OF
hat resolution! II was adopted by
IN alleged democratic committee
SIS. Of whom Is have been
appointed by Senator Dubois since