The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-02-27
FEDERAL BUNCH ARE
after SCALP OF
GOV. HAINES
Editor Caldwell Tribune:

Editor Caldwell Tribune:
The movement now on foot by GER
tain Idaho federal Office holders of
this city to undermine and destroy
Governor Haines teens with the
greatest interest and may be fraught
with the gravest results to the Repub-
lican party. For some time federal
Office holders have been active against
Governor Haines. This activity is
thought to be due to the rupture
which came about during the last cam
paign between Haines and Borah
when the former insisted that the lat
ter support the Republican state tick
ct. At the time Senator Borah was
undecided as to where he was politi-
cally and probably uniformed as to
the demands Colonel Roosevelt might
make and held himself aloft from the
Republican nominees. The Office
holders however claim that they are
simply looking for a leader. They
demand leader who will enthuse
them, encourage and stir them to ac-
tivity. AS a rule the most inanimate
object on earth is a federal office
holder when his term of Office is
about TO expire and there is no hope
of re-appontment. He takes or an
apathy that would put to scorn the
General himself. They now demand
leader in order that they may en-
thuse. They feel that Governor
Haines is not such a leader for the
reason, undoubtedly, that he has not
come through properly with the
promises of Office. His record as
q, Of Of he fot
over which federal officeholder can
enthuse. Why should he enthuse
over a good, clean economical admin
istration of state affairs? 1T boots
him not cuss. He needs Office
pap so to speak-and nothing else
would get rise out of him.
Prominent among the federal bunch
is Shad Hodgins, United States mar
shall. Shad is strong on office. lie is
also the handy little man TO Senator
Borah. In his capacity as United
States marshal he gets over the state
to quite an extent and never fails to
divide time equitably and fairly be-
tween his duties to his Office and his
function as handy man. He knocks
the administration because his office
resulted from his susceptibility to.
leadership, and the leadership now
says knock In the little matter at
hand Senator Borah's hand will not
appear if he can help it. He will pull
the strings and the puppets will face
the music. Borah, you know, is run
ming for the presidency, and has a long
way to go. He cannot afford to mix
UP in this affair directly and it is I'M
necessary. His handy men will do the
work.
William Balderston, who knows
that Borah knows thing or two that
is unprintable, is as usual lending his
weak assistance to the game. He,
through the landoffice, will be able
to fetch a newspaper or two into line.
OF course he does this through the
Forward and Upward movement
working by Puritan morality through
the Y. M. c. A.
apprehend that there is little dan
ger of the federal clique accomplish
ing its purpose but it is we'll that the
people know the program. 1t is hard
ly conceivable that the Republican
voters will repudiate an administra-
ton clean and aboveboard in every
respect at the behest of few pro-
fessional politicians. Knowing the
gamesters, the people will be on their
guard.