The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-12-19
NORTH MUST UNITE
TO SECURE SENATOR
HAS NO CHANCE UNLESS IT
AGREES ON STRONGEST
CANDIDATE.

! VIII pDiitlcal history repeat ttSelf IN
north Idaho? The Caldwell Tribune is
led to make this inquiry i'm view of the
senatorial situation, and adds the fol-
lowing comment:
For some years north Idaho has been
restless about an alleged undue pro-
portion Of state taxes that II has paid
and It's lack of political representation.
/ A careful review Of the situation, how
ever shows that north Idaho IL alone
to blame If IT Is not receiving its full
share of political recognition.
| Under the next administration north
Idaho will have but one member upon
the state board of equalization and the
state land board and no member at all
on some of the other boards This Is
the fault alone of the northern portion
of the state, because the people of
north Idaho neglected to support their
own candidates for nomination. The
significance of this condition of affairs
will be recognized in view of of the
fact that nine tenths of the business
of the state. outside of the legislature,
is conducted by state boards. Then,
again. the g,lbernatorial primary con-
test is still fresh in the public mind.
With a view to equitable distribution
of official lionors the southern part of
the state was willing to concede the
republican nomination for GOV ernor to
north idaho. The north instead Of
uniting upon one good, strong man.
aud giving him loyal support, came out
with multitude of candidates, so that
there was no hope Of any one of them
winning the honor. The result was
that the stronger aspirants, men who
might have been nominated and elect
cd, Withdrew from the contest. leaving
the field to Paul Clagstone, with the
result as known.
Now comes the contest for United
States senator. 1t has been an unwrit-
ten law since the days of statehood
that the north should have one senator
and the south one. The south has a
senator and will continue TO have
senator in the person of VIM. f. Borah, F.!
who will be reelected at the coming
session for the six year term. The
short term senator therefore. is looked
upon in the north as belonging to the
north and it is not surprising in view ,,
of past political history to find that
portion of the state divided as to whom
the northern senator should be. Each
county is bringing forth its favorite
son, just as it did in the contest for
governor
There is at this time just one man
in north Idaho that is looked upon as
Of senatorial stature. from state wide
standpoint. That man is Judge James
F. Ailshie. The Tribune is not to be
understood as casting any reflections
upon any other aspirants whose names
have been mentioned from the north. !
There are men of splendid capacity
and of unquestioncd integrity. whose
names have received favorable com
uent. but the best that they could |
command would he merely'a local sup
port and every complimentary vote
thus given will lessen the chances for
a northern man to win the senatorial
toga Judge Ailshie can bring to his
candidacy support from every part Of
the state. His great ability and long !
and honorable public service have won |
for him high place in public cstma-
tion. The north should realize the fact |
that the i,olior senator from Idaho will |
he either Judge Ailshe or south Ida
no man.
This condition of affairs in north I
Idaho is matter that does not espc
ciolly concern the Tribune or the peO
pie of south Idaho, If the north de- /
sires to play the imbecile in this polit- /
ical contest II Is no funeral of the Tri /
bunc. nor the people Of south Idaho /
The south appreciates the generosity /
of the north in permitting us to have /
the governorship and there are several |
splendid. ambitious men who will be I
glad to have the short term senator
shin on the same terms.