The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-14


fee. He is indifferent to candidates
About all that he cares for is tina
good, clean men be nominated.
1t the political manipulators of boil
parties will let the people alone al
will be we'll There is no demand fol
trades, and deals and manipulations
The people of the county and state
can be trusted to nominate the mer
they desire as their candidates.
Sullivan-Mr. Chief Justice, 1. N
Sullivan, will be a candidate for justice
of thesupreme court at the coming
election. Mr.. Sullivan was elected :
justice of, the supreme court at the
first election after statehood was
granted He has been a member oil
the court ever since No matter what
turn the political trend of Idaho took
Judge Sullivan was retained. He en-
joys the respect and confidence of the
members of the bar and of the people
generally.
No man can remain in public office
continuously for Is years unless he
has many sterling qualities of mind
and character. There must be some
thing about, him that is admirable in
every respect. Each succeeding cleo
ton has shown less opposition to
Judge Sullivan than its predecessor.
A little while ago Judge Sullivan
had birthday. The leading members
of the bar of Idaho gathered together
to do honor to the occasion. 1t was
entirely spontaneous. The action was
taken simply because close friends and
acquaintance were moved to pay a
tribute to a man they admired. Re-
publicans, Democrats and Progress
sives were at this gathering. Each
and every one testified by his pres
ence and by the words which he ex-
pressed that he held Judge Sullivan
in confidence, respect and affec-
ton. When man can attract so
manv after years of close. association,
| frequent contact from many angles
and often from opposing viewpoints,
it indicates beyond doubt that that
man is an unusual man. Judge Sulli-
van is an unusual man. Of his stand
ing as a jurist The Tribune need not
speak. Many men of greater knowl-
edge have spoken of that on innumer-
able occasions We simply pause to
call attention to the fact that Judge
Sullivan has won a most enviable po-
sition in the hearts of the people Of
the State of Idaho.
Judge Sullivan is we'll past middle
age but he is still in his prime in
mental vigor. His wide experience
on the bench is invaluable to the peo-
pie of the state. He must be an ex-
traordinarily good man who can hope
to defeat Judge Sullivan at the COM
ing election.
Answered-February rs, discussing
the fight then raging in the DEM
ocratic party between the Day
Macbeth faction and the Pence-Nu-
gent-Elder faction. The Tribune said:
Before any primary election, state
convention or referendum vote can
be taken by the Democratic party, a
vacancy will have occurred in the Of
fee of United States Surveyor Cen
eral for Idaho. Mr. c. w. Within is
a candidate for that office. He has
the support, endorsement and hearty
good will of all Democrats of Canyon
county. Now in case Mr.. Elder
should say, take me or lose Within,
what will the Democrats of Canyon
county do? Mr.. Within cannot get
the appointment without the help of
Elder and Pence. He can get it with
that help. Will the local Democrats
continue to fight against Elder? Will
Mr.. Within and his friends tell Mr..
Elder to do as he pleases but that
they will continue the fight? Or, will
they prefer to save the scalp of Mr..
Within even though they lose their
prestige, self-respect and caste in the
Democratic party"
Those question asked by The Tri-
bune last February were answered in
this city Saturday last, when County
Chairman Buckner threw fairness to
the winds and laid aside disguise. At
the behest of Pence Nugent-E Elder Mr.
Buckner undertook to deliver the
county delegation, and after a man
ner delivered it. He carried out his
instructions. He delivered the goods. 4
He paid the price. 1t now remains to
be seen whether Penoe-Nugent-E Elder
will come through with the consider
ation-the appointment for Mr. Whit !
fin. Mr. Buckner acted the catspaw
and his friends sincerely trust that he
derives satisfaction from his action
commensurate with the anguish which
always accompanies the betrayal of
ihS~iOhS anu Pdity dSSoNidtSS.
Politics, at least Democratic poll
tics. must be awful, when such sacri-
fees are demanded and made. For
ten years Mr.. Buckner has been as
sociated with the Democrats of Can
yon county. He has worked with
them, lost with them and finally won
with them. In the hour of triumph he
is called upon to run over them
roughshod and he does it notwith-
standing his word given "a hours be-
fore that he would not. He was
branded as a liar before his associates
by Mr.. O'Conner and had to accept
the stigma in silence He has paid an
awful price. The friendship he has
shown for Within. Elder. Pence, and
Nugent is above understanding. 1t is
entitled to great reward. Mr..
Buckner should be remunerated. He
probably never will be.
Fairness to Mr.. Buckner demands
that we give him credit for great sin
cerety somewhere or other. We cam
not hold that he justi6es his action