The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-09-13

upholders; men who have no NOR
interest in = laboring man than they
have in the last northeast wind
Their only interest in the world il
to work him-fool him and worl
him, and vote him Straightforward.
him think it 10 all fun. A peon
verify, these republicans have made
the laboring people Of this country
And still they vote him, and h
goes to his own altar with q smile
on his face, incapable Of seeing al
inch before his nose. He is still an
American citizen and votes the re.
publican ticket straight.
A. ]. MCGOWAN, Esq. followed
He is the republican candidate fol
district judge Of the 4th district
Judge MCGOWAN is an able lawyer,
shrewd, and public-spirited, and
we believe that if elected he will
make fair and competent judge.
This much is due him profession
ally, for as such we know him.
Mr.. MCGOWAN in his illustrations,
had much to say about MARY"
He was anxious to know whether
the audience would take MARY" or
the republican party. Some wicked
democrat suggested that well take
Mary every time" It occurs to
US that "Mary" (Stockslager) may
take the Judge about the first of
next month for better or for worse.
God help him! Even the free coin
age which he SO heartily reprobates
will hardly save him.
Geo. E. Mills, candidate for the
house of representatives, addressed
the crowd in a neat and modest
way-very pleasantly and effective
ly. He is new to the stage, but
with experience will make good
worker in the halls of legislation.
He has many friends in this part
of the country, and they gave him
a hearty greeting at the close OF his
remarks.
Judge Mcconnell, of Moscow,
was then loudly called for and re-
ceived with general applause.
Thanking the people here for the
good will manifested everywhere in
this town and neighborhood, and to
some old antagonists in the rear of
the hall-once enemies, now friends, |
appreciative, he referred to his early
pioneer life in southern Idaho; to
MS settlement in the Boise valley in
1868; to the days when he was a |
granger with no hay-seed in his
1air; to his youthful life, his strug-
yles, his faith in the future, his
works in Idaho, north and south.
Turning from these early memories !,
n the pioneer life of Idaho terri
ory to political matters Of the
present, he brought up the tariff
question. Assuming that all dem
'crats are free traders, as a matter
# course-(although, as a matter
# fact, none have ever been dis
covered in Idaho)-he gave the
opinions of some celebrated men,
y the book. These opinions were,
# course, very new and interesting
o the benighted denizens of the
ark Wood River region, where few
'eople are supposed to have ever
cad the history of their own coun-
ry; but he entertained the crowd,
nd that was sufficient. The audi
nee was of republican formation.
nd his intelligence was mostly new
, them, and instructive. The
Judge comes from the State Uni
ersity of the State of Idaho, located
Moscow, and was presumed to
e well posted. The regents of the
University should see that he re-
Ewes legal mileage for the infor-
lation afforded to the State about
Re tariff. But when President
fillmore was quoted as democratic
lthority on the tariff question, we
fought we heard old Rough and
eady" and Willard Fillmore rum
le in their Wing tombs, and deny .
,e record. The last Wing presi-
snt Of the United States will appear
efore Judge Mcconnell some time
nd read him chronological table.
But Judge Mcconnell handled
is subject and his audience pretty
ell, although he bothered the poor
hites of Wood River with many
range, bewildering figures, not
sually found in the census reports.
o the untutored, republican mind,
owever, the figures were mostly
Itisfactory. North Idaho is un-
oubtedly great country, and
1ght to have a United States Sen
or. We trust the south Idaho ,
will not be able to out
cure it.
Having gotten through with the
rmal parts of the address, the :
'eaker came down to his work,
ID he put it in with good form,
ough he stated many things we c
lould not like to endorse. The f
Itural humor and good sense of
ldge Mcconnell floated volunta- v
ally to the surface, and he enter d
ined the audience in a hearty,
1ole-souled way that won the es- :
em and friendship of his hearers.