The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-08-19
BRADY AND HAMER.


drawing to close the Tribune has
felt inclined to support Governor
Brady for denomination. We be-
lieve that he has made a good gov.
ernor and on the whole given the
people of this fair state of ours, -
a clean, honest administration. We
do not believe that he has done bet
ter than half a dozen other men we
might mention would have done If
in his position. But being in we
felt him entitled to an endorsement.
But there are things happening right
now that should and will drive hun
dreds of voters to Mr.. O'Neil, Nj.
Clagstone or Mr.. Fletcher. Governor
Brady has taken it upon himself,
not only to renominate himself, but
also to nominate the balance of the
ticket. With the idea of naming the
entire ticket not only now but In the
future as WELL Governor Brady pos
sessed himself of the Capital News.
He proposes to use that paper to
terrorize men already in, or about
to seek public office. The Capital
News is devoid of principle, pres
tige or influence; maugre this like
the skunk in the bush, it has ways
of making itself felt. 1t can worry
and harass a man. Pretending to be
Independent, many persons may be
deceived into thinking it's disparage-
ments of men in public office, to be
INSPIRED by motives of honesty. Those
unfamiliar with the devious paths
1. has trod in the past may think it
sincere in its attacks on men now
in public Office. A warning to
comparative strangers this editorial
is printed. Men and women who
have been in Idaho a few years need
no warning at our hands.
Some months ago the Capital News
selected, undoubtedly with the full
knowledge and consent of Governor
James H. Brady, he being the chief
stakeholder and editor in fact, Hon.
Thomas R. Hamer as a man upon
whom it could vent it's spleen. There
are three reasons why Mr.. Hamer
was selected for the slaughter, viz:
in the first place a rumor gained cur
rency that Messrs. Hamer and o.
Neil had formed an alliance of Of
fence and defence; in the second
place Mr.. Hamer had always cheer
fully awarded the Capital News the
contempt its past so richly merited !;
and in the third becasse the Idaho
| Congressman was a comparatively
poor man and there was no chance
OF bleeding him for $4,000 or $50,
900. The time will never come when
the counting room of the Capital
News will have occasion to inform
the editorial room that now Mr..
Hamer is a leading stakeholder and
must be treated with respect An
understanding of the reasons of the
attacks the Capital News is making
or Col Hamer, robs them of their
venom. An understanding of the
cause frequently elucidates the case.
In its issue of March 9Th of this
year the Capital News came out with
two column announcement that
once again it had negotiated a deal
whereby the paper could become in
dependent. 1t plead guilty to all
the indictments of the past and
promised decency in the future. It
was not long before the information
transpired that the deal was made
with James H. Brady. Governor
Brady put up the money that secured
the Independence" of the Capital
News. Since he became possessed OF
the paper he has inspired If not die
tsted its every utteranee. When the
people learned the true condition OF
sfiairs in the ONCE of the Capital
News they began to look with sus-
Picion upon James H. Brady. He Is
not fighting in the open. His dirty
work is done by the cur that an
sWers TO his call. The people will
rot long respect the man when they
have reason to despise his methods.
The Governor cannot long escape the
Cpprobrium that attaches to his
creaturs.
There could be no ground for OBJ
jeciing TO an alliance between Gov
ernOr Brady and former Congress
man French. II these two gentlemen
thought il mutually advantageous to
get together and work together. no
ono could object They have that
right But in the case in question
The Governor is extensively cordially
friendly with Congressman Hamer
aad secretly. through the Capital
News ALTERNATING IN kngFa AEr, -