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Show A Word to Legislators. Dolse Sun. The returns now indicate that the first legislature of Idaho will be overwhelmingly over-whelmingly Republican in both branches. the Democrats will not have more than eleven out of tho fifty -four, and may have only nine. The burdens and responsibilities of legislation legisla-tion will therefore fall upon the shoulders shoul-ders of the Republican party of Idaho. Taken all irf all, it is likely to be the most important session for many years to como. There will be two United States senators sena-tors to elect, a (natter which will tax the wisdom of that body to a large extent. ex-tent. All the laws will have to be revised re-vised which will require careful anil patient work and thought. The water question will come up for settlement, tnan which no more important question will come before the legislature; it behooves be-hooves the members of the legislature, therefore, to set down cooly before the time of meeting and think carefully upon up-on the line of policy to be pursued. The questions likely to come up before the legislature should be carefully canvassed can-vassed by each member with his constituents, con-stituents, that he may obtain their views and come here fully able to represent them and carry out the wishes of tho people. As this is the first meeting of the legislature of the state of Idaho, it is to be hoped that.it will be a credit to the state and the republican party. |