Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-19
DEMocRArlC ORATORS.

as per announcement. The court
house was literally crowded at 5
o'clock, the hour for turning the fau-
Get for an outpouring Of an ample
storage of nicely colored Democratic
concoctlon. The ladies of Idaho City
were we'll represented in the audience,
and their presence was welcomed by
all the speakers, who complimented
them upon the interest they take in
political issues and the discussion OF
questions Of political nature. Hon.
M. G. Luney FIRST introduced Judge
j. Brumback, who gave an introduce
tory talk, confined principally 10 the
SILVER question. The Judges remarks
were to the point, and when he made
plea for free and unlimited coinage
OF silver his hearers we're all with him,
without regard to political complex
ion. He endeavored to prove that
the Democratic party was the true
friend of silver as coin metal, not
withstanding the fact that no admin
istration, from Washington's to the
present, has been as bitterly and IN.
compromisingly opposed to the double
standard az was Cleveland's, but
Democrats tell US that his administra-
ton did not carry out the wishes d
the party. You have no doubt taker
notice of the fact that Democrats
hold the Republican party, as party
responsible for what its agents, rep
resentatives, Presidents or admins
trations do, whether their actions are
in accordance with the wishes of the
majority OF the party or not, aud we
will not attempt to deny that Repub
licans do the same thing. The ad
ministration or representatives of {
party that oppose the free and un
limited coinage of silver is an enemy
of the great body of the people o
that party. The people composing
both parties earnestly demand tht
complete restoration of silver to it:
old place-the position it has occu
pied from the formation of this gov
ernment up to 1873, and this tn,
people will have. Their voice can
not much longer be dlsregarded. Dem
ocrats and Republicans both charge
that John Sherman tampered with the
coinage bill of 1873, and no on,
knew-not even the President-tha
isriver was completely knocked ou
until the bill was on the statute bool
then law through the chicaner,
of Sherman. Senator Stewart, Re
publican, is the man who probed t.
the depths of this infamy, and thor
oughly exposed this man Sherman
who has the respect of neither tn,
Democrats nor Republicans of tn,
Pacific slope. The Democrats of thu
present Congress did give goot
vote for free and unlimited coinage
but their aim was chiefly to dowl
President Harrison, who, although h
is more friend of silver than wa
Cleveland, expressed himself to tn,
effect that although he favored al
improved silver bill he would not en-
dorse what he termed an extrem,
measure-free and unlimited coinage
i The ablest advocates of free and un
limited coinage were Pacific coas
Republicans in Congress. When th
Democrats saw that their trap woul,
} not work, they opposed the compro
mise bill that has become law, ant
has brought silver up to its presen
} price.
Judge Mayhem was next introduced
and made a very lengthy speech
which, if boiled down and its soil,
arguments and facts extracted, woul'
be considerably shortened. Th
Judge referred to his own abilities
his average truthfulness, ETC., whic
looked little as il he knew he was
stranger to the people as publ
man, and so he is. If asked, wha
has Mayhem done for Idaho, what
his public record, who is he, wha
positions has he held? but very fe,
people could answer. His name
not familiar one to the public. Fror
his own mouth we have it, howeve
that he is man of considerable fore.
and if elected to Congress, to quot
his own language, will snake qui,
fuss" May be so. He has goo
strong lungs and ringing voice, bu
, men with voices not so loud hav
made records that have added fam
to their names, and their fame
national. He stated that he ha
come up before Claggett, the Henr
Giay nf IJaho who ,,,a,y x..a.. -