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Show SPIRIT OF THE IDAHO PRESS. This would be a good time for the silver men to commence boycotting the New York World, Sun, l'ont and Tribune. Trib-une. A very large share of tho wealth that gives them strength and insolence comes from the pockets of silver producers pro-ducers and their friends west of the Mississippi. Were this generosity bestowed be-stowed upon newspapers friendly to silver tho attorneys of Wail street who edit the above sheets would be less contemptuous con-temptuous in their manner of speech when referring to the "ignorant miner and cowboy" population of the "corrupt "cor-rupt silver boroughs of the west." Ketchum Keystone. H -5- -t- The greatest joke perpetrated during the sixty days' session of the legislature was the introduction of a resolution giving each member a copy of tho Acts of that body during tho session. The people want to know w here the "Ads" come in. Rlaekfoot News. --!- Mr. Claggett's story in Washington w ill create laughter in Idaho, particularly particu-larly that portion of it saying that hundreds of democrats who voted his ticket would not do so again and that the republican party wouid tie dissolved unless he was seated. If Mr. Claggett is correct in his premises the Democrat earnestly hopes that he will bo rejected. In which event tho grand old patty of Jefi'ersonian principles in this state would be hunky dory at the next election. elec-tion. lioise Democrat. -t- -- -4- Mr. Claggett wants Fred T. Rnbois' senatorial bools, and wants them badly ami desperately, but we object. The gentleman hail better go home quietly and attend to his business, if ho has any, and chew gracefully his end of disappointment. dis-appointment. Idaho does not want him the lying press dispatches to the contrary notwithstanding, and thu I'nited States senate would not have hira in exchange for Dubois at any price. And moreover, the effort being made to crowd himself in where he is not wanted is a mean cowardly trick anyway, and wc hope the ambitious agitator will be ignored by our state legislators, and placed hors do combat. Paris independent. ------ A good strong, roomy, iron bound nnd combination locked coolor is a long felt want in this. burg. The present pres-ent little ''mouse trap" is entirely inadequate inad-equate to the demands. What we need is a building of stillicient size and strength that when the fiery spirits of some one of our untamed, wild and wooly, knock em down and drp.g out individuals, reach about 1(30 in the shade, ho may be placed in the cold, silent vault of our city bastile until his overheated svslein sinks to about li!) below be-low zero. Rocatello Herald. -- -t- - Claggett has left for Washington. We will not be surprised when we hear of his leaving for Idaho. Malad Enterprise. |