Show DEMOCRACY IN IDAHO LOOKING al lie situation in idalio froni 1 distance we have been filled a degree of nl alio llio course pursued by abc leaders of alio democratic party in alint territory it has to its hint the grand old party was leaders in our northern neighbor alio llio lins been it is certain that the democrats hare duct defeat nt a lime when it naturally appear that victory should be theirs that are reasons for the humiliation chii be no doubt alie q now domo briita is diio baroo pusillanimous course of policy will be continued to the of the parly in the coming elections democrats of the true blue dislike alic policy of dancing to the luno sounded by the republicans they prefer to put on a bravo front nobly contending for their parly to ilicin it is to stop nil the monkey business that lias been going on alio past few years and to march in the line of success to victory idaho is democratic she only needs able leaders courageous and true to assert herself as lucli alic following from alic democrat tells a story that should be carefully weighed by the democrats of idaho there seems to be just enough old fossils and young chumps among abc leaders of the democratic biily of idaho to keep it following right along in the rear of the enemy the republican parly got Us arsi victory on alic annexation gang plank and elected the congressional delegate the republicans capturing alic legislature at the anine kiino passed n law dis franchising several thousand voles taic democrats followed slowly and stupidly along and in luicir convention endorsed alio test oath jin which the smart ridiculed ilcin into doing and alic democratic nominee for congress was beaten alio republican led off into an anti klauk in political platform the democrats followed far in alio rear the republicans named wood river as the place for holding again danced after them the republicans public ans again wood river as alic place where to leold convention and ll 11 is fair to assume that alio llio araud old party will do the same not for any imaginary advantage to bo gained but simply because alio llio republicans want them to do so and thus it las gone on for several years until the democratic party is now full of breaches and at sea almost rudderless while ahe is ready to toe the mark feeling bonfi dent of victory in its thorough organization it is even whispered by that no light should be made against mr dublois at the coming election that he was entitled to bo returned for saving idaho from disintegration and nil that sort of thing again the parly will in the coming campaign have in its platform another strong anti mormon plank knowing it will force alio llio bewildered democracy to do alic same thus causing it to again lose the mormon vote and alic republican party on the question if it sees strength in it will also again throw out an annexation plank to catch 1300 of incz and the oilier several hundred votes of north diiulis lias shown liis hand on annexation but his party h not and arc still free to toy with that question as best suits their wily leaders republicans arc also holding public places that should be filled by and alicy have used and arc still using such positions to help bell the life out of the democracy which the great advantages of the administration being democratic and all of alie important federal positions in alic territory licud by democrats to be splendidly und invincible it is hiigli kiino the democratic party of idaho way throwing off its lct haigy buckling on its armor and taking the lead in alic procession it once led and where it now belongs or will it stilt play follow my leader with the republican parly |