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Calfttpdl xihmz. CALDWELL. IDAHO. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1906 WEEKLY, $2.00 PER YEAR Has Stockslager Sold Out? INTER-URBANCONTRACT LET. Paris & Kesl Will Build 2» Miles and Expect to have Work l)oiie by Jan. 1—Entire Road in Operation by Feb. 1. The Boise & Interurban Railway company Saturday afternoon award ed the contract for the grading and laying of track from Colllster's Lane to the Boise river near Caldwell to the Farls-Kesl Construction company. The distance included in the con tract is 23 miles. The contractors will begin work this week and with a large force of men will push the work to early com pletion. The contract calls for the completion of the work by February 1, 1907, but the contractors believe that they will have it finished by Jan uary 1. The bridge work along the line has been completed a distance of three miles and the bridge gang will keep a head of the graders all the way to Caldwell. Work on bridge over the Boise river near Cald well is progressing satisfactorily. It is believed that the new road will be in full operation by February 1, the date on which it was announc ed some time ago that operations would probably begin. The overhead work will be constructed as rapidly as they track layers proceed. The rolling stock will all be here in time for the beginning of operations at at the date named.—Monday's Cap ital News. The issue. The people of Idaho are facing a crisis. The result of the approach lng election will announce to tV world the character of the citlze ship of this young commonwealth An issue of national importance it before the voters of this state to be settled by the ballot. The eyes of the entire country a focused upon Idaho. At no time the past, and, in all human probabil lty, at no time in the future, will Idaho occupy the center of the poli tical stage as she does at present. The executive and judicial author ity of theis state has deen indited for high crimes and misdemeanors by the metropolitan press of many cities, by magazines of national cir culation and influence, and by a horde of speakers on public plat forms in many states. Oppression, corruption and con spiracy have been charged against these officials because of the prose cution of those alleged to have been implicated In the assassinat, onof ex ftnvornnr Steunenberg. I Governor Steunenberg. It is now up to the voters of thh I state to say by their ballots whetherhully they believe that Governor Gooding,] our Supreme and District Courts are the servient tools of the Mine Own era' Association, as alleged; whethe, the people believe the prosecuting I attorneys on behalf of the state and the Grand Jury which returned the indictments against Moyer, Haywood Petti bone and Simpklus, are a part of the alleged conspiracy to judicial ly murder Innocent men, as has beer repeated throughout the Union with damnable Iteration ever since the day certain of those persons wen extradited from Colorado; or wheth er the people believe that In the ap prehension and prosecution of thes: persons, the Governor and judicium officers have acted In good faith and in accordance with their oaths to enforce the laws of the state without "fear, favor or affection." It is in nowiBe a question as t what Judge Stockslager might, ot would do, towards upholding th law, or in the prosecution of these men, in the event of his election a? Governor. It Is not. a question af to whether or not the Democratic candidate for Governor Is In favor of law and order. The great, over -shadowlng, all-Im portant question is, have Governor Qoodlng and the Judicial officers done their duty towards an enforcement ol the law, and do the people approve o! their course? The defeat of Govern or Gooding on the 6th <*ay of Novern ber will have, and could have, nc other significance, either at home or abroad, than that the people of Ida ho believed the Governor is a pliant tool of the Mine Owner's Association aa alleged, and that he corruptly con •pired with the Governor of Colora do in procuring the extradition of the Federation officials. The defeat of Governor Gooding would be hailed with delight by every anarchist. Socialist and dynamiter In the nation. Such a verdict would atrengthen the enemies of law and order throughout the country Our boasted integrity would be laughed to scorn and gibbeted by a chorus from forty-four sister states. * And what of the result to the mor al and commercial interests of our fair young state if murder, asasssina tion and dastardly outrage go nn whipped of justice? What of the future if the noble and fearless stand for law and order made by our mar tyred governor is repudiated by a failure of the people to support those who are following the pathway mark ed out by Frank Steuuenberg? What will the world say, if the courageous efforts of those who seek to punish his assassins are repudiated by the voters of Idaho? The answer is clear as the noon day sun. Idaho, abroad, will be spurned and held up to ridicule as the home of dishonest executives and "kangaroo" courts; depised and scorned by honest men, she will hang her head in shame. Her very name will become a by-word and a # ^ ^ corrup . tion, conspiracy, lawlessness, outrage and murder unavenged; an object of terror, aversion and abomination. Capital will avoid the state as it would dodge the highwayman, and home seekers, who believe in law and order, will have the shivers as they look from the car windows in pass ing through Idaho on their way to our sister states where the masses believe that murder should be pun ished, no matter whether it is com mitted by the thief In search of plun der or by those within the charmed circle of the Western Federation of Miners. Voters of Canyon county, do you like the prospect if repudiation is the verdict? If you do, vote the Dem cratlc ticket, turn the picture of Gov ernor Gooding to the wall, and tell the living friends of Frank Steunen that he died for a mistaken Charming Wedding. | Miss Mary Redway and Mr. John Flynn were married at St. David's Church Wednesday evening. Rev. Curtis of Boise was the officiating At 8:30 o'clock the cere nony took place. Mr. James Munro K ted as best man, while Miss Ann tedway was bridesmaid. Miss Ver Horn and Cecelia Hay were the ,1 Ethers Promptly at the appointed lime the groome and his best man •ntered the church, preceded by he minister and followed by the iridesmaid. They were met In front the alter by the bride and her The beautiful and impies ather The eau t, «a. »., I >ve episcopalian ac. .. The church was beautl I .erformed. The enure»' decorated with white ^emums, smylax and car a Vtter the ceremony a «"»plioi Le* at the home of Mr. and M». tedway. About 150 persons wit-1 I îessed the ceremony and attended t e eceptlon. M lss Redway Is the charming and iccomplished eldest J au « hter iU d Mrs. W. H. Redway. ,ived in Caldwell a numbei of year . she is very popular In social circles vir. Flynn Is a member of the W. H. ,t od way Mercantile Co. He Is one of oul . enterprising and substantial business men. Ho has lived in this 0 ity for a number of years, and 1 b conceded to bo one of the coming young men of the community A Correction. Mesdames Hall and Oakes were fribune callers Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Hall stated that The Tribune was in error In saying that she sale chat Governor Gooding was a Mor mon and had two wives. Mrs. Hall says that she had been so informed and simply asked for Information. The Tribune's Informant still insists hat Mrs. Hall made the statement referred to. It was, no doubt, a gen-1 ;ral misunderstanding, as probably Mrs. Hall was not as explicit as Bhe intended to be. She intended ask ing, not'giving information. T,K Tribune apollges to all concerned, We wish to express our thanks to those who so kindly helped us In the I recent accident and death of Mr. De I Fratls In our well. I Mr. and Mrs. E. J. CUMM1NGS. ROBT. R. CUMMINGS. We are told by a man who knows that Mr. Badley is the only Demo sratlc nominee, who sought the noml nation. He was persistent. Insistent, and determined. O. V. Badley has returned from a campalgn tour. He feels highly en couraged. A Murkcd Contrast. Perhaps there is no greater con trast in the qualifications of any two candidates for the same office on the tickets of the two leading parties | than in the qualifications of the can- | didates for the county attorneyship. And it might be added, as a matter of course, that there is not likely to be a wider difference in the vote re ceived by any two candidates than in that received by the two to whom the Independent refers Owen M Van Dnvn, the Republl can candidate, is one of the brightest young lawyers of the State, and one of much more than ordinary experi ence for the time that he has been practicing. Ho is a graduate of the University of Oregon and has been practicing law in Canyon county for the last six years, during which time! he has won an unenviable reputation in his profession and because of his many good qualities has made warm friends of all with whom he has come in contact. For the last two years he has filled with great credit the office for which he has been re-1 nominated. During this time he has had to deal with one of the most diffl cult and important cases that have arisen in this or any other State in years, and it is needless to say to the people of Canyon county who have watched his course that he has per formed his duties In this connection faithfully and well, showing at all times the conscientious purpose of the high minded citizen and the zeal ous public official. On the candidate, J. G. Maughan, is inex perlenced as a lawyer, having been admitted to the bar but a few months ago, and does not seem to be strong- | ly po8S essed of those characteristics of w hich good county attorneys are I made p 0 r one thing, he is knjjwn to , )e un8ta ble in a political way, which leaves room for doubt as to whether he will prove stable in auv other way. There is no room for doubt, , hough) about Owen M. Van Duyn. The peop ie of Canyon county know lltm both as citizen and as official, and they know that they can depend on him. He has proved himself to be the right man for the place, and knowing this the Independent pre d i Cts that the voters will give him 4UC h an Indorsement at, the polls as* «m ma ke it hard to believe that he L V er had an opponent, good, bad 01 indifferent.—Payette Independent. made? Thai is the question agitating the public mind of Canyon county today. Ha — — ^ Democratic can .... »... s didate for governor, consumated t A week ago yestterday Judge Stocke lager was in Caldwell for a few hours. He was not seen about town ^" W ith the"Socialists of Idaho wh)ch he and Edward Bryan a r< y ^ socialist vote? What following ^s are epo tecl to The Tribune tacts are repor hours He was not seen auout iu>«i hours.^ yery lmle 10ven the st auuchest Democrats, like Mr A K steime nberg and John C Rice did not even know that he wat | In the city. It Is stated that the I Judge was closeted with several Democrats and some Socialists for several hours the same day. The Tribune cannot believe that that Is I true. However Friday evening Mr I Johnson, a prominent Socialist, well known in Caldwell, was enthusiastic I for Judge Stockslager, offering to bet money with several persons that Stockslager would be elected. Twr or three bets were made by Mr. Johnson that evening, and he has 1 since offered to bet with others on the election of Stockslager. That might simply be a co-Incident, but I t hings follow. In Its issue ot Monday t h e Capital Evening News, gtockslager - B original supporter and warmest admirer says, editorially: I ,. The Socialists of Idaho are just I aa much oppo8 od to the election of 1 Judge stockslager as they are to the j election of Governor Gooding. It I« 1 1 '|irue that a great majority of the I , abor votp of the «täte which is not socialistic will be for Judge Stocks- I j ager hut is there anything discred- I Ua) ,i e i n that? Do not the Republl- I pans ordinarily bid for the labor vote and do they not claim that their ,nrty la the only true friend of la bor ? i H it fair, now that this vote la determined to go to Stockslager because It believes that ho will give t he state the best administration, to c i,arge that It has suddenly become | socialistic and anarchistic? That shows that the cat is out. I it was put forth simply to prepare I the public mind. Had Judge Stocks-1 | la 8 er not been to ° iuamal e wlth So_ demning. But that is not all. The Caldwell Socialist, which is in a post cialists, there never would have j been cause for such a statement by the Capital News. The very denial, before the accusation, is self con tion to know, states in its last issue that the ramifications of the deal ex tends down to the district judge. The Caldwell Socialist states at the head of its first page, "no state or local organization of the Socialist party shall under any circumstances, fuse, combine or compromise with any other political party or organization, promise in Idaho The Party and the Prisoners or refrain from making nominations in order to favor the candidate of such organization.'—From the Na tional Constitution of the Socialist Party." Under the heading "Com Soclalist In Boise Jail—A Sad Story Reluctantly Told Democratic Counsel Attempt to Use the Socialist Party—Moyer and Hay wood Yield—An Attempt Every True Socialist will Resent." The Social ist gives the history of the whole miserable affair, bb far as it concerns thp district judge. It is not unfair to assume that if the deal has been made on the Judgeship, it has also I lieön made on the governor. After reading the following from the Cald I well Socialist, the people of this county can decide to what depths the j Democratic organization is going In I its effort to defeat the Republican ticket. Thy Socialist says: Here is a story which I would a thousandfold prefer to leave untold, which I have worked for months past to prevent the necessity of telling, and which only the Interests of the So< fo id C 1 list party as I conceive them me now to tell. the 7th Judicial District of j, comprising the counties of yon, Washington and Owyhee, ge Frank J. Smith, the present incumbent, is the Republican candi djjite to succeed himself. He is the tli*u who elected the famous Repub Mean Grand Jury, who has refused bail, and who was originally an ap polntee of Governor Gooding to his present office. He is regarded by counsel for the defense as a very dangerous man before whom to try the case. His choice of jurymen and his rulings in course of trial, are I expected to be strongly biased against the prisoners. In order to defeat Judge Sm <t the polls, counsel for the defense particularly the Idaho counsel Nug Unt and Whitsell, both small Demo cratlc politicians and friends of la bor" in mining camps, have con celved their duty to their clients to lead them Into politics In their In terests. First, they sought to defeat Judge Smith's nomination at the Repub lican convention. To that end they spent many hundred dollars from the •Defense Fund" in order to get del »gates chosen to the Republican County Conventions favorable some rivals of Smith. When this miserably failed and _ S Smith won hands down, as any but a small politician must have known he would win, these same counsel for the defense turned their attention to the Democratic nominee. Nugent was chosen a delegate from the Dem jcratlc State Convention from Owy I hee County, where he has for yearB been the most prominent of the only I three lawyers In the county and also j Prosecuting Attorney of the County, The Explanation In the last issue of The Tribune vou ask why the city administration does not consider gambling an evil luring fair week, but considers it so at other times. Let me say that gambling is considered an evil all times. a word of explanation may not be miiss here. Representatives of the K a i r Association made the request ,hat this year the privileges hereto f ore allowed the association on the fair grounds be extended to the i(reet8 Q f the town. All attractions i Jlx>U ght to Caldwell by reason of the p ail . were to be considered undei he supervision of the Fair Associa ;lon Messrs. Campbell and Gowen ji res i dent aud Secretary, respective J of thp {air association, and in I .j don taiiy, chairman and secretar> I )f (hp Ke|n ,biican County central I , onml ittee, are generally considered I . on80 | ent i 0 us and careful men, and wr | t er Is not ready to admit thai I l? j t h er of them would be guilty of granting a concession for gambling 1 purpose8 j t t he editor of The Trl knowg t h al gambling was al lowed lsn>t , t up t0 h lm, as a good | e i t i ien , to have the above named gentlemen arrested? If they as of fleers of the fair association granted privileges to gamble and received money therefor, arc they not guilty of gambling? R. S. MADDEN. THIRD BUTT. Dear Editor—Received the News and have been wading through that article devoted to me on the first page. It ought to have been trans lated. How Mr. Badley can expect anybody to know what he Is talking about without furnishing a key is be yond me. I give it up. Mr. Badley denies that the Democratic county central committee edits the News and then goes on to say, "As to ourselves, we, us, I," and etc. Well, 1 will pass it up to the readers of the News. Per haps they understand by a sort of intuition. They use their brains to grease a gimlet; 1 don't. But, layiug all this aside, I will take up another matter. Mr. Badley says—I know Mr. Badley says this from the way the thing Is put to gether, and would not for the world lay the blame on the Democratic county central committee. Mr. Bad ley says,"If you were not too coward ly to come out In the open and be known as I am known, Instead of hiding behind a goat skin to misrep resent," etc. I am modest, Mr. Bad ley. There is something to me be sides merely egotism. Again, I shouldn't for all the world "like to be known as you are known." I am uot a Republican to Republicans, a Democrat to Democrats, a Socialist to Socialists, an Independeiit to In dependents, a bribe-taker and a spoilsman. And I should have to be all these to be known aB you are known. You say that you know me, Mr. Badley, and, if you do. you know I tell the truth. You have got all the affidavits, Mr. Badley, so why , . .. . , XT 1 don t you open up the batteries. Now I ... . . I let us consider that part of the sen- I 1 ,.,,., . .. . , ,, tence, "hiding behind a goat skin | 1 where you can misrepresent." Isn't that Just the evidence a person would need to use "his brains to grease a gimlet." You are a public character, Mr. Badley, and how can poor I misrepresent so great a man as you are, Mr. Badley? The truth or falsehood of any statement does not depend upon anyone's personal ity. A truth is a truth, no matter who utters it, and so with a false hood. I said you were given the nomination for clerk on the Demo cratic ticket in exchange for the sup port of the Caldwell News. I call that bribery. You may call it what you please, Mr. Badley. Before you were nominated on the Democratic ticket you were pledged to vote another ticket, were you not, Mr. Badley? You made a sudden change, Mr. Badley, and whyfor? Squirm out of It the best way you can. Your friend Mr. Hawks did nearly as bad. He wanted a soft birth on the Re publican ticket, failing in that he took the Democratic nomination. Are these evidences of good morals, Mr. Badley? Did Mr. Hagelin or Mr. Tucker these things? You may pull the wool over the eyes of some simple church men and women, and a few old soldiers, but your double dealing hypocrisy will not work all along the line. You talk about mud slinging, Mr. Badley. What do you .... „ , ... call those stories you are circulating over here on the Payette about your opponent? Why do they not, if '[" e "^ Pear .. l , n tb ®. N . eW8? 0r . WOn>t the Democratic county central com tplttee which has bought your boots, breeches and all, permit you to put them In, Mr. Badley? say, Mr. Badley, "Anyone caring to know the truth, knows the News has been publishing Democrat ic and anti-ring issues for months be fore the convention, and was tender- I sd the unanimous nomination at the I convention," etc. 1 can't burden the I patient editor of The Tribune with I more of that sentence. But why was the nomination tendered to the News, I \lr. Badley, and not to yourself? The j \'ews, then, is the candidate for I •ounty clerk, Mr. Badley, and not I .ourself? You are then the putative I -andldate for county clerk, as you I ire the putative editor of the News, You are a pretence, a sham, and ev- I •rything that you hold, or thai you I are connected with is a pretence and I a sham, upon your own confession. I Mr. Badley. Of course, that Is not I what you Intended to say, Mr. Bad ley; but that Is what you did say, and some day, should you be foisted upon the county as Its clerk, you will make just such a bull as that In your records, and there will be the very devil to pay, and lawyers and a court costs, galore. But this much can be extricated from that sentence: You say "The News has been publish ing Democratic Issues"—these are your very words, Mr. Badley— "months before the convention." You lie, Mr. Badley. When has any issue of the News been given up wholly to Democracy before your most recent deflowerment, Mr. Bad ley? Produce them, Mr. Badley! Your mention about the county clerk's office being a family affair. Has there been anything that you have been connected with, that has not been a family affair, Mr. Bad ley? So, then, how will the county better itself, conceding all that you say to be true, by exchanging two competent members of a family for two or more members of a family, which has been distinguished for Its Incompetency? You say, Mr. Badley,"Our fore fathers fought England to free them selves from a one man rule," etc. You amuse me. When did this re markable event occur, Mr. Badley? You will be conferring a great bene fit on mankind should you give date and place of this remarkable histor ical Incident. Your excursions Into historical by-paths has unearthed something remarkable, and It should no longer be kept from the world. Give us the whole story, Mr. Badley. You challenge, Mr. Badley, to a discussion of the Issues of this cam paign. I certainly must beg off, Mr. Badley. These few butts have been my first effort at mlcrospocal analy sis. 1 have taken up the task of ex aming two issues of that mongrel convention recently held at Nampa, and am already Buffering from eye strain. No, thank you, Mr. Badley. THE GOAT. County Superintendence. If there is one institution more than another to which the American u ta the ueonle pay strict attention it is tne 1 1 , , o»,.. n» i m public school. They realize the im |JU mense importance of the school to the community and each locality en deavors to keep its school up to a high standard of excellence. Canyon county people are just like all other Americans in this regard, and this being so the fact that Miss Cora B.. Bean was the unanimous choice of the Republicans of Canyon county for a third term in the office of super intendent of public Instruction speaks volumes for the efficiency with which she has attended to her duties. Those Republicans who nominated Miss Bean for a third term repre sented the majority of the voters of Canyon county. They are good citi zens, were just as much interested in keeping up good public schools as any of their neighbors, and It Is safe to say that they fairly represented the sentiment of the county in taking the step they did. Miss Bean's elec tion, therefore, by a handsome ma jority, seems absolutely assured.— Payette Independent. PIONEER IRRIGATION DISTRICT WARRANT CALL. I will pay at my office at Cald veil Banking & Trust Co., upon pres tation, the following warrants: All General Fund Warrants dated April 19th, 1902 to Feb. 5th., 1904, Nos. 1 to 1344 Inclusive. All construction warrants. All Maintenance Warrants dated lgt m4 to June 7th . 190 4, 1 to 209 lnclu8lve . Maintenance Warrants dated Nov. " 7th. 1905 to June 9th. 1906, Nos. 189 to 632 inclusive. All General Warrants dated July 5th. 1905 to Oct. 3rd. 1905, Nos. 2411 to 2598 inclusive. A. K. STEUNENBERG, Treas. County Attorney Van Duyn spent Saturday and Sunday at Boise, Commissioners' Proceedings. . First Day of Term, Caldwell, Idaho, October 8th, 1906. jhe Board of County Commissioners me t at 10 o'clock a. m. pursuant to ) aw> AH members of the Board be i ng present, to-wit: Commissioners, p j;. Flsk, Chairman, D. P. Dodd and j p t. Bayse. and John A. Tucker, clerk, when the following proceed lng8 were had: Q n mo tlon the following county I and p re clnct officers reports were ex I amlnetl and approved: I Watkins, Assessor and Ex I officio Tax Collector. I Cora B. Bean, Supt. of Public In 1 3 t ruc tlon. I j ç Nichols, Sheriff. J Continued on Pa«« 6