Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-30
THE BEAST AND THE JlJNcl E

p THE BEAST AND THE JUNGLE
Judge Ben. Lindsay's widely bsr
aided story on Colorado politics. 9Th,
Beast and the Jungle" is now before
the American people in the install.
y ment form, a well known eastern
magazine having printed the first
chapter of what promises if the bal
ance Of the story keeps up with the
first chapter, of being some inter.
esting reading for not only the peo-
pie of the state of Colorado but of
many other states. The article de
tails briefly the early struggles of
Lindsey in Denver, how at one time
he attempted to commit suicide, his
1 Finding days of poverty and his
strance into the law and politics
{ Ffe details the story of the fight to
n obtain for Colorado a three-fourths
jury law and of the insidious. attempt
made by the public utility "fixers"
to side track the proposed Iegisla-
ton which was afterwards rejected
by the state supreme court on the
constitutional grounds.
Numerous prominent politicians in
both parties are treated with in Lind |
sey's article, among them being Ar |
chic Stevenson, Wilbur F. Cannon,
present pure food inspector, "Bill" |
Smith and Fred Parks, who was at
tme Lindsey's law partner
~ s--1enials of certain incidents
ref9sfed to in Lindseys story are
also printed from Stevenson and Can
non.
How the "beass" of the Jungle"
squirmed and screamed when the
first announcement of Lindsey's sto-
ry was made public by Everybody's
editors and in its way it is even
more interesting than the history
Lindsey relates. Emissaries from
Denver corporations came to Ev- {
erybody's Immediately upon receipt !
of the information. They declared i
that Lindsey was a well known
liar" without character and a man g
guilty of gross immortality. Every q
body's demanded proofs. A forty t
page type written document was the @
result. 1t repeated the charges but il
detailed no proof. Editor Cosgrove
then went then went to Denver. He v
again asked for specific charges and
this time received a paper a page 1
and a half long. This was then tax C
en- as a basis of investigation VIII G
liam G. Evans and others including | L
Mayor Speer were interviewed. The "
Investigators found that every charge II
III connection with the charges de- p
,laring that che did not fight in that
fShion." The reputation of Lindsey 81
1 a man of truth and honor was al III
jbOn these returns the magazine | 8;
publishes the series. 1t promises to pl
reate a political sensation in the il,
tate. Light on dark places is ever "
be desired. Let Lindsey turn on st
II the light he can. In many things CO
connection with the government te
every state the people have long I'll
oped for some illumination. al
Will Take Chances. ru
All breeders offer to take their m,
hances in the awards, but for Red
oils and Galloway no premiums had III
cen advertised and it was for this ini
JASON the owners of herds from Sc
lis stock wrote soliciting recogni- fal
on on the same basis as other cat tt
e. ra
The value of such an exhibit, it wa
stated, lies in the fact that it me
ould encourage the raising of bet pr,
r CATTLE in the state and the intro III,
lotion of breeds which are not rails in
extensively in Idaho. in
Wanted-A young COW, giving milk
quire at this office. ma
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Ia Oregon Short Line. Tickets on Ie
lie from Idaho, Wyoming and Ore 90,
IN points, October LIST to 9TH, in -
usive; limit, October 18th. See
ents for rates and further partic- o'i
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