The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-06-25
WANTS TO KNOW
REASON WHY
Idaho Writer TO Tribune Breaks
Loose.
THE BRADY.BORAH AGGREGATION
ROASTED.
Correspondent Makes Unpleasant Com.
ment Upon Borah's Training With
Timber Thieves Linkenpelter's Ap.
pOintment Discussed.

The shake up In the Federal offices
in this state will not have ten
dency to help Timber Bill Borah and
Jim Brady in carrying the state at
the November election. Both United
States Marshal Rounds and United
States Attorney Ruick were the per-
sonal friends of Senator Hepburn.
These two gentlemen, as is well
known, were in office when the tim
Der land thieves were prosecuted.
United States Attorney Ruick was
Jealous in his prosecution OF these
looters of the magnificent pine for
ests of the State.
Among those who were indicted
was William E. Borah, otherwise
known as Timber Bill, and William
the Promiser, now, through his deal
with the Salt Lake hierarchy, United
States Senator from the Gem State.
Timber Bill faced the courts. Ruick
prosecuted him. Rounds served the
papers upon him. He was acquitted.
But not so with some of his friends
Several OF them were prosecuted to
conviction. Ruick did it. Rounds
served the papers. Both have been
decapitated. Does Timber Bill want
prosecution of the timber land thieves
to stop? The removal of these eff
cient officers would so indicate
Why Sympathy Of Roosevelt.
In connection with the removal of
these two officers it has become cur
rent that President Roosevelt sympa-
thizes with Borah, with Timber Bill,
with William the Promiser, in his
trouble CD with these two officers,
and was therefore only too glad to
set them aside when requested. Now
Republicans of Idaho are asking the
question, "Why should the man with
the big stick sympathize with Borah
any more than with any other man
who was indicted for timber land
frauds?"
Hester and Kettenbach were indict-
ed for timber land thefts. They we're
prosecuted to conviction. They have
friends as well as Borah and they are
asking the question why Presidential
sympathy is not shown toward these
two men. United States Attorney
Ruick did his duty toward these two
convicted men and toward BOrah, who
was acquitted.
VIII Prosecution Stop?
Many Idahoans have come to be-
lieve that there will be no more prose-
cutiOns OF the timber land pirates;
believe that the indictments pending
against number will be allowed to
drift along and finally be nolled.
Boilers from the Democracy of the
State in Ada, Canyon and Nez Perez,
feel that the indictment against Frank
Martin, one of the leaders of the bolt
ing faction, and who is being groomed
as the real leader, will never be prose-
cuted. Hundreds of voters believe
that this is part of the deal made
by which failure to prosecute is the
price he is to receive for his action
thus far, for it has long been known
that he is the Judas of the Democracy
in Idaho. He betrayed his party, and
common talk is that he has been vot-
ing the Republican ticket for several
years past, although posing as a DEM
Ocrat.
Demand Explanation.
There are great many voters in
the Republican party who would like
to have Timber Bill explain why he
appointed c. H. Lingenfelter to sue
coed Mr.. Ruick when he knew that
Lingenfelter was an attorney for tim
Der land thieves.
/ Judge Lingenfelter comes from
Lewiston. His fellow townsmen and
Republicans oppose his confirmation.
G. w. Thompson, one of the wheel
horses of the Republicans of north
Idaho, an old resident of Lewiston
and Nez Perez county, is out in the
open against Lingenfelter, declaring
that he will furnish direct and posi-
tive proof that Lingenfelter was re-
tanned as an attorney by Kester and
Kettenbach Thompson turns on
Senator Borah, whom he supported in
his fight for Senatorial honors, de-
claring that he is determined that
President Roosevelt shall be told
what Thompson claims to know, no
matter how much Senatorial opposi-
ton he may meet with Here Is
what Mr. Thompson says:
| do not, as usual thing, care to
discuss matters OF this kind in the
public press, but it seems to me that
it is well to make statement of the
facts. made protest against Mr..
Lingenfelter's appointment because
believe him to be unfit for the Office
and disqualified by reason of the fact
that he accepted fee in defense Of
Kester and Kettenbach. have alb
solute and positive proof of this, In
writing, and will see that 1t reaches
the authorities at Washington. l do
not know who has Endorsed Mr.. Lin
genfelter, but l take 1t from new dis
patches that Senator Borah is re-
sponsible for the appointment.
1t caused some surprise when
Borah named this man and I believe
Borah is in no position to name a
district attorney for Idaho, as many Of
his friends and former clients are UNI
der indictment or conviction, and In
naming their prosecutor he immedi-
ately lays himself open to censure,
especially by appointing Mr.. Lingen-
felter, who at one time was retained
as counsel TO defend Kester and Ket-
tenbach. l take this position:
"ComprOmise the Administration"
The government has been prosecut-
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