Show THE independents OF or IDAHO the and cowardly ex jiul sion of the A mormon lormon delegates from the late democratic territorial convention of idaho has bus led to the establishment of an independent party ia in our sister territory to the north as will be seen by refer ence to our local column columns where we publish the platform and declaration of principles of the new or buth both the democratic and republican publican Ke parties parti et of idaho have gone crazy over a fictitious agitation against the mormons who lavein the southern portion of the territory chiefly As the result of this unusual and unnatural craze the regular democratic party of idaho has practically repudiated its staunchest eta and truest old time friends and colleagues who have bare been therefore compelled to come out upon an independent platform which ia is nevertheless generally democratic in point of principle we are glad to see that the people of southern idaho idabo manifest such courage and determination as this independent movement indicates the convention of the independents of idaho was held at franklin frank din last saturday on the following tuesday morning the salt lake tribune Tri butte published what purported to be a telegram from franklin containing an infamous lie to the effect that the independents had bad endorsed hon john hailey for delegate to congress this turns out to be a it falsehood made out of whole cloth As the independents are hot not as yet strong enough by any menus means to control the election of a delegate they wisely refrain from nominating or endorsing any one for that position but after they had been unceremoniously kidded out of the convention which nominated mr hailey it was about the last thing in the world to expect that they would endorse that gentleman indeed after such treatment it would not have been so surprising if they hed endorsed mr opponent dubois but they did al neither yet there was a liar ready to feed the tribune with its most savory morsel an out and out lie I 1 the platform and declaration of principles of the independent party of idaho are worthy of careful perusal they have a sound and honest ring and evidently the party which they usher into existence is destined to live and flourish RECENTLY A new york pirl girl of 16 15 who bad had taken lessons in 11 first aid to the injured was in Falla burgh JN Y when a boy was thrown from a wagon and hie his leg broken she at once put her knowledge into use set the leg and be he is recovering fast |