The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-02-03

in per cent of deposits per capita at
the banks for the past two years has
been: Caldwell, II per cent, Nampa,
75.2 per cent. To enumerate the i'm
provements, the money invested, and
the general advancement of this city
and compare it with that of Caldwell
would be long and tedious task, but
we leave it to the reader as to who
would be embarrassed.
The statement that the territory tri-
butary to Caldwell is three times as
large as that tributary to Nampa is
merely a pIatitude 1t merely sub
stimulates the inconsistency of the
author and displays the extreme effort
in search for argument. 1t needs no
refutation, as anyone with common
sense and a slight acquaintance of the
country can readily understand.
The whole sum and substance of
| the Tribune's article amounts to moth
ing but an attempt to slip one over"
on Nampa. 1t realizes that Caldwell
is up against it, and it would like to
keep Nampa in the same boat. But
what's the use, Nampa is not afraid
to investigate herself, she is not afraid
to turn on the light. She knows there
is something wrong just at present
and che e 70 al ,v,ryaeEt
cation regardless of results.
The foregoing is from the Nampa
Record, which is preceded by portion
of an article in the last issue of The
| Tribune. The answer of the Record
is entirely aside from the points at
issue. We simply accepted the state
ments made by Mr.. E. H. Dewey to be
correct, in as far as they applied to
conditions at Nampa. We then pro-
ceeded to show that Mr. Rewey had not
investigated very thoroughly or he
would not have ascribed the causes
for the condition to the fact that Can
yon county is dry. Conditions were not
brought about by the fact that couple
of dozen saloons were put out of bust
ness. If Nampas future is founded
upon the saloon business its outlook
is certainly darker than we thought
Even though it is, if we were resident
Nampa feels that that is the cause she
ing such humiliating confession. We
would prefer to ascrbe the cause for
the condition to most anything except
the fact that the town was dry. But if
Nampa feels tina that is the cause she
is welcome to the delusion. Let her
get what comfort she can out of her
whimsical decisions.
The Record proceeds to ask some
pertinent questions as it calls them.
We shall attempt to answer these per-
tinent questions. Why did the Tribune
ridicule the Canyon county legislative
delegation if it were satisfied with
dry town, is the first pertinent ques-
ton. We would like to have the Record
explain what ridicule of the Canyon
delegation has to do with our satisfac-
tion with dry town? or our dissatis-
faction with it? If we remember cor
rectly the Tribune felt called upon to |
reprove the Canyon delegation because |
two members of that delegation were |
inclined to cut off appropriations from
the Pocatello Academy and the Lewis
ton Normal. Does a paper have to be
with a dry county because
1t Is in favor of the state supporting
its own educational institutions? as
1t consistent to believe that the Tri-
bune is voicing the sentiment of the
people?" is the second pertinent ques-
ton. Now that question is indeed
pertinent. We assure the Record that
the Tribune is voicing the sentiment
Of IS per cent of the people of Canyon
county. Question No. is just as per-
Linent as some of the others. 1t is why
are the newspapers complaining of
lack of support? We did not know they
were. But we have heard the same
complaint when Caldwell had four or
I've saloons. Newspapers like other
business concerns complain many
lines in order to be complaining. The
ourth question is why have several
BUSINESS houses gone broker" AS these
business houses We're located in Nampa
lie Record should know why they went
'roke. Mr.. Dewey thinks they went
roke because Nampa is dry. We think
hey went broke because there were
co many of them in Nampa for the
mount of business there. Again the
iecords asks why are banks refusing
make loans to their best customers.
hey are not in Caldwell. In Nampa
hey may doing it because they havn't
he money. They havn't the money