Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-09-17

&" ldah" could not hope to he able I"
co"pete with them when paid $3.50
T. "a aud Is per day. On this point
there was no difference of opinio" be.
tween the two political parties in
Idaho. The trouble was in the East.
But unfortunately the Democratic
party Of the East WAS committed to
free trade, and nothing that tho Demo-
Gratis Of the W.st could 4" would
avail t" cause u change, as they are in
too hopeless u minority.
What then, would the peopl. of
Idaho do on the FIRST of October?
Would they vote to elect Democrats.
AID thus say to the people If the
East tina, we Of Idaho did no. want
lead projection? Or would they VOTE
to elect Republicans, aud thus ALL
"ou"ce their dccisi III to be for the
protection Of lead?
The sec""d question which the
spexk.r discussed was the silver Qn-s
ton. He did not come here to affirm
that the Democrats were either op.
posed to silver, or favorable to it.;
nor did he wish to state that the Re
publ,cxns were either favorable to il,
0, opposed to It. But he would state
the facts rs he knew them, and leave
the audience to decide.
He had the honor Of being mem.
her of the National Convention which
nominated Nj. Harrison, and WAS on
the Committee on Platform of tina,
Convention. He claimed non. of the
credit for the work OF that crmm,t,ee.
aud especially on the silver question,
Is Senator Stewart, of Nevada, did
more than any otter man t. have the
silver plank inserted. M. Stewart
came there with grip sack full OF
silver resolutions. Some were long,
some were short; others were inter
mediate; some were aggressive, Others
conciliatorv. He offered these ut
every opportunity. Whenever n re.
solution on any subject was offered
he proposed silver resolution AS N
substitute or all smendmr ut, or al
amendm+ to All amendment. Mr.
Stewards tactics finally won, despite
the most strenuous objections of
many. Mr.. Warner Miller, of New
York, was one of these. He b. eyed
the commi't-e not t, hamper him with
the resolution. He salt, in substance.
"l'm going to b- the nominee for
Governor. and will have to run agains,
Hill aud Cleveland, who will not b-
weighted With this r-solut,on!" But
MIR. Stewart was obdurate, aud won
his point.
The re. ult you know. The Na,i"nal
Republica" party promised to res.
tore silver; ard it has done so. 1t
raised its value from 90 c-,ts an
ounce to between $l.l5 to Fl 10.
Now, how are you going to decih-?
If in favor of the Republicans, l am
confident that the next Congress will
give us free coinage, and we will
then have "othing more to ask for on
this question.
Regarding Statehood We all know
the attitude of the Democratic party.
1t opposed US Ut every step, and voted
unanimously against our admission.
That covers the ground.
In conclusion the eloquent gentle.
man h-sought his hearers TO forget
that they we're either Republicans or
Democrats, aud to vote this once for
Idaho, her industries and her in.
hahitants.
Mr.. Sweet is a very pleasant, logi
cal and convincing speaker. He cap
tured his audiunc- from the start,
held it to the end, and was frequentI,
applauded.
At the conclusion of his speech
three farmers from down the valley,
sitting together, said that they would
vote the Republican ticket from now
on.