Show IDAHO AFFAIRS the t cy makes S serious I 1 march 9 herald special governor mcconnell cConnell I has addiele addres f wd the follow following inc letter to the pr prosecuting securing sec attorney of this districts district I 1 t borsi boisr CITY march 8 mr 0 C II 11 hayes district attorney third district boise city DEAK sm slit the second session of the alic idaho legislature adjourned on tho oth instant during the session and since it has li been een a notorious fact that parties were here herein in tho the int interest of different colleg colleges 0 esaud and beh schemes enies who were willin willing 0 to and undoubtedly did use money in in purchasing votes to carry out their particular ae legislation nis lation neither either of the three political parties represented in the recent legislature are bl aniable for the action of their members in receiving bribes and I 1 do not think that bri bribery bery was confined to any one or even two of the parties I 1 believe that the members of all three were inal fenced in a corrupt manner and justice to the state demands that prosecution should be begun and that the people of this st state ate may mav know that an all individual elioso rho so lar far forgets his duty as to receive a bribe will be obnoxious not only now but for all time J 1 mi might lit enumerate different measures which were carried through 0 gli or defeated by the use of money but it if you will e call it 11 upon the state boord c will give you such anfor i mation as we can call and 3 place you in a position where you can obtain such evidence as will lead to the arrest and punishment of the offenders both inside and outside of the legislature 0 it matters not where the ax am may fall whether in high or low places whether upon republicans libas or democrats your duty and tile duty of every good catiz citizen en is to see that the charges are sifted to tha bottom that the guilty are punished aud and the honest way may receive their just meed of commendation if this cannot be stopped and if men cannot bo be prevented from coming coining here and openly purchasing chasin 0 the vote of tho the re presenta tives of tile people we nye might as well prepare ourselves to bid goodlive goodbye to a republican r government very respect respectfully hilly W V J mcconnell chairman of the state board it lias has been openly charged that money money was ivas freely used for a V great nu number n of measures and the general opinion is that votes of many members were bought the practice became very open toward the close of the session and it would not be surprising to those who have watched the matter if an investigation should entangle a number of members and lobbyists hobbyists in ill prosecutions for bribery |