Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-12-12
MALICIOUS ATTACKS PRINTED
Misrepresentation of Senator Elect
Walker Now Being Circulated.

Misrepresentation of Senator Elect
Walker Now Being Circulated.
A cunningly diabolical mind has
recently secured publicity for a GER
tain conglomeration of falsehoods
and misrepresentation, of a GER
tainty the intent being to harm
a respected citizen of Bonners Ferry
and the state senator-elect of Boun-
peared in the Portland Journal and
was copied in the Boise Evening
News, at Boise, Idaho. The people
of Boundary county are justly in
censed at the cloal1ed attack made;
it can do Major Walker no harm, it
will in no wise discredit him where
he is known and his friends will see
to it that the people of Idaho are
advised that some one with a sin
lister motive, the origin of which is
suspected, is endeavoring to place in
false position and in the wrong light
the man whom the voters of Boun-
dairy county recently honored with
one of the highest offices in their
power to give. Following is the
article which has been referred to:
ALBANY, Ore, Nov. 22-To the
Editor of The Journal was glad
to read in your issue of yesterday
notice of the political success in
Idaho of Major Welsingham L.
Walker, former president of Philo-
math college, this state. l was one
of three Italian students to come
under his instruction at Philomath.
He was one of the ablest men
ever knew. By birth a Scotchman,
he was the most enthusiastic Ameri-
can l ever knew. Neither his speech
nor his manners betrayed his foreign
birth. He looked and acted like
a native. He fought in the Civil
war and was twice promoted for
bravery. At the siege of Atlanta
he lost leg and was wounded in the
back. The late President Harrison,
who was at Atlanta, declared that
Major Walker was the ablest COM
mander Of cavalry in that siege.
Upon leaving. Philomath Major
Walker became professor of Greek
at Edinburgh (Scotland) university.
He resigned his chair there and was
made doctor of philosophy by that
institution.
Upon his return to America he
settled at a small town in northern
Idaho call Moravia. There he erect
ed a stone building resembling a
large Scottish castle. Here he and
his beautiful and accomplished wife
now live and pursue their scientific
and classical researches. Together
they have published several volumes
of poetry and treatises on the flora
and fauna of Idaho.
To the friends and former stu
dents of this old-time Oregonian il
will be gratifying to know that il
was largely due to the eloquence anC
writings of Major Walker and hi.
distinguished son, Rev. Byron Walk
err, that Idaho became a prohibition
state. Father, mother and son la
bored for yearas in the cause O.
Idaho temperance and prohibition.
Doctor Walkers recent election t.
the state senate, in the most de
cidedly democratic county in tn,
state, is a signal testimony of tn,
high appreciation in which he is helc
by his neighbOrs. Doctor Walker
although 81 years of age, is as activ,
and ambitious as the average MAJ
of so or 60.
The last time I visited his mag
nificent castle-hke home we walked
for more than six hours over tn,
hills and valleys of his 1000 acr,
estate, and this venerable sage an,
educator was still fresh. L. o. A.
The above was written by a maj
with a command of more than tn
average vocabulary. The lack o
truthfulness, even in details, need
no particularizing among those VIII
know Major Walker best. Sucl
parts of the article which are in an,
manner true are so stated as t.
become out-and-out falsehoods. TIL
whole article is the frothing of
warped and wholly degenerate ant
unprincipled creature.
Entertained SIamnira CIuh