The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-28
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of that section Immediately revive tn,
talk of new state. This proposed
state would include the panhandle O.
Idaho and the eastern part of Wash
ington. Spokane would be the metro.
polls and capital of the new state. AS
there is little likelihood of the state be-
ing created specific and exact delina-
ton of its boundaries would be OF
little worth to any one. We have
never been able to understand the in
ward workings of the north Idaho
mind The people of that section OF
the state are shrewd, farseeing men
and women, both in politics and in
business, but for some reason or other
they have not been able to land the
particular offices for which they were
most anxious. The real reason is that
north Idaho cannot get together for
more than twenty minutes at time.
When north Idaho wants northern
man to fill the office of governor, i'm
mediately there arises Is or 80 north
Idaho men, each of whom thinks that
he individually is the man that the
entire north is looking to. AS all of
these men are in the same state of
mind in regard to their own candidacy
they beat each other at the primaries.
Because they do this they blame the
southern part of the state; claiming
that they never get square deal from
the Mormon counties.
At the present time the public mind
of north Idaho is greatly agitated be-
cause southeastern man was elected
United States senator to succeed the
late Senator Weldon B. Hepburn.
Here again north Idaho defeated it.
self. There never was a solid support
given any northern man by the north
ern counties. Judge Alshie early in
the fight showed that he was easily
the strongest man from the north
Did Beale, Babb and French urge
their friends to rally to the support
of Judge Ailshie? Not that any one
has heard of. Congressman French
even though not an avowed candidate
himself, was so indifferent to the
claims of north Idaho that he refused
to exercise himself even with his own
county. Congressman French figures
that there is better chance of win
ming against south Idaho man two
years hence than against north Ida
no man. He wants to go to the SEN
ate. The election of Judge Ailshie
was not the best thing for the can
didacy of French, hence French per-
ferred that the short-term senator be
someone else. The people of the
northern counties should place the
blame where it rightly belongs.
The north should remember that
under the direct primary there is no
way in which the Offices can be dis
tributed. The people generally will
vote for the man for the nomination
with whom they are the best
acquainted. North Idaho does this as
well as south Idaho. Until the north
ern counties can in some way or
other agree among themselves they
can have no assurance that they will
ever have another United States sena-
tor. No particular section of Idaho
can arrogate to itself the right and
privilege of furnishing one out of two
senators. While The Tribune would
naturally perfer that one senator
should come from the north and the
other from the south, there is no valid
argument that can be put forth in
favor of such division. The south
east could as reasonably claim a sena-
tor from that section and one from
the north or west.
So long as ability, foresight and
political sagacity is as apt to arise in
one section OF the state as the other
there can be no certainty that offices
Will be located by metes and bounds.
AS politicians and statesmen flourish
IN the north, south, east and west in
about the same splendor the offices
will always be about evenly distribut-
ed although at times any particular
section may have the advantage.
Is the North Getting a Square Deal?
The Tribune has never been able to
see the justice of the complaint made
by north Idaho that that section is
not getting square deal. 1t has al
ways had very good representation
in the state house and for ten wears
had better representation in Con-
gress than the rest of the state. 1t is
true that the governor of the state
mas not come from north Idaho for a
number OF years. But with the ex-
ception of the Hon. Paul Clagestone,
north Idaho has not had candidate
tor the Office, who was really in earn
est, for many years. The north
can hardly blame the south for the
dearth OF candidates for governor in
that particular part of the state. Aside
from the office of governor, north
Idaho has Jared extremely we'll dur
ing the past ten years. Considering
population, north Idaho has had about
everything she could Justly claim,
In all calculations we have ever seen
made by north Idaho man, the south
ern boundary of Washington county
is taken as the line when estimating
the wealth and population of north
Idaho: When considering the num-
Der OF offices that have been filed by
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