The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-10-20

A few days ago the people d enc
country read with horror III the at.
tempt made in southern California tc
4rreck the train carrying President
TAFT and party. Owing 20 ine vigi-
Hence of the Waterman the attempted
ASSASSINATION was foiled. The people
Iof Caldwell will appreciate the follow
Inc editorial taken from the Salt Lake
Tribune.
The discovery of an apparent plot
10 dynamite the train on which Presi-
bent Taft was journeying in southern
california, by blowing up the concrete
bridge near Santa Barbara. Cal, must
ktrike the American public with gen
hine horror. 1t is inconceivable tina,
khere should rest in the heart of any
man, however depraved, or any set Of
nen, however misguided, the idea that
khey ought to commit a crime like
khs. President Taft is no tyrant, he
hoes injustice to no one; he is great
aurist, a great administrator, a great
diplomat The idea that any one could
harbor such bitterness against him as
would suggest his assassination, ard
Especially his assassination through
such a horrible means as this, is So
lnhuman as to be inconceivable to the
lane mind. The horror that would
snsue upon the blowing up of bridge
Ind the wrecking of train wherein
hrge numbers of lives would certainly
e lost, is something that one can
Sardly conceive without a shock IF
epulsion. One must wonder, indeed,
hat there could be in the mind OF any
ne the plan to commit such a shock
ng outrage as this.
1t is said that the amount of dyna-
nite placed at the piers Of the bridge
yas ample to have shattered the struc-
ler into fragments. 1t is also said
hat the dynamiter must be close by,
nd that there is hope of catching
im We surely trust that this may be
realized hope, both to the end that
he man may receive merited treat
bent by the law, and that the public
bay learn the reason why any per-
pn or any set of persons should con-
eivc such horrible scheme as this.
would really be more important to
nd the motive of such an outrage as
bis than to punish the person engag-
in it. That motive is something
conceivable, and if it could be car
ed out, results would be beyond all
peasure out of proportion to any in
Try either fancied or real, that Presi-
ent Taft or the government could be
harged with.
1t must be evident to any criminal
inded person that the killing of the
Resident of the United States could
nothing towards bringing anarchy
the country; so that, if anarchy is
be incentive, it is impossible that an
Fchy can be brought about by that
leans. And so it is of the highest
fportance to find the persons engag
in this awful plot, and ascertain just
hat is in their minds, why they could
pnceive of such a fiendish idea, and
hat they could expect to accomplish
it.
Fortunately the plot was foiled by
e vigilance of the bridge Waterman;
% thus the president and his party
capped the peril. And now, if there
any possible way to get at it, let us
ust that the peace officers may find
persons engaged in this fendish
prk, and learn from them, if possible,
Pat their motive is, and also what
1T of wretched hope they could in
llge in that would lead them to
mmit such an atrocious crime.