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Show Wubfoot Statesmen, Idaho it appears has reason no less than Utah to complain of "Webfool" tateemen, an may bo aeon by the following fol-lowing correspondence clipped from a San Francisco pip.ir: Since the days of "George the Third," as Se-iator Ncsmith faccti-uusiy faccti-uusiy called San a tor George H. Wil- ham, down to the days of Governor 1 Thompson, Oregon has been deluging delug-ing Idaho with Web toot statesmen in 1N0. b hats and o. boots, who have arrived amoug us with commissions commis-sions in their pockets, and claiming positions from governor down to prison guard. We are not content with the continuance of this state of affairs. The people of Idaho desire to shake off this incubus they are not willing to longer remain a political politi-cal dependency of Oregon and accept the corrupt and incompetent mon that come as their instruments to fill our offices. Idaho has had a territorial terri-torial organization nearly fifteen years, has paid considerable more than half a million dollars internal revenue, baa a u area of 86,000 square miles, aud as good a climate as can be found in America. Her timber is good, water abundant, soil productive, mines fabulo iBly lich and yet her population is less than 20,000. The population decreases instead of io-rcifiitur. io-rcifiitur. wliih i iba-Ji.ro m, ivt. y'At- muu K'jvci niueui suu mining enterprises en-terprises on the wildcat plan We want general reform in all depart meuts, and as little of Oregon iudu-encs iudu-encs as pos.ible. |